A technical report on the failure of the Canterbury Television building during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand in February 2011 illustrates how important seismic codes are in saving lives.
The Manila Times on MSN
Why earthquake-resilient structures flex
DURING the thirty seconds the earth shook in General Santos City, facades broke and whole structures collapsed. However, some of the older buildings, built with deep foundations, stood the shaking but ...
Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions. By Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller has reported on why ...
The Vancouver Sun on MSN
City of Vancouver plans 'high-risk building inventory' to reduce earthquake hazard
The City of Vancouver intends to create a public “high-risk building inventory” to help reduce earthquake risk in private ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Narek Ekmekjyan, vice president of Optimum Seismic, takes a look at the retrofit work done by the company at an apartment building ...
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