Simulations still can't predict exactly when an earthquake will happen, but with the incredible processing power of modern ...

New building designs may help make cheap, accessible materials like wood as earthquake-proof as expensive ones. But first, researchers have to test the designsÂin the world's largest shake lab.

These earthquake-proof beds may keep you safe, but could also be a claustrophobic person's worst nightmare.

Cornell University Seismic Design Team, started in 2013, works to model and prototype earthquake resilient buildings as part of an annual competition, Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition ...

Seismic resistance: Model analyzes shape-memory alloys for use in earthquake-resistant structures Date: February 9, 2012 Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Research News Summary: Recent ...

A team of civil engineering students will have seven minutes to place metal rods into an intricate, wooden structure. When they finish, the building must withstand an earthquake simulated by a ...

Innovative designs for earthquake-resistant buildings highlight advancements in architecture and safety standards.

A team of engineers based at California's Stanford University has developed a new method of building new earthquake-resistant homes that could be implemented relatively easily and inexpensively.

A building in Japan is using a curtain of carbon fiber rods to anchor it to the ground, protecting it from earthquakes.

An experimental program using a 6 degree-of-freedom earthquake simulator at the University at Buffalo was executed to generate data for supporting validation of numerical models for seismic ...