For the competition, various national and international teams submit a prototype of a building capable of withstanding varying earthquake magnitudes within certain architectural constraints.

Shaking things up: Young girls tackle designing earthquake-proof buildings Competition at Fleet Science Center encourages elementary school girls to think ‘I can do that’ when it comes to ...

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

Cities in NCR including Faridabad and Gurugram are seeing the development of high-rise buildings that feature the qualities and technologies of an earthquake-proof project.

There are four steps to earthquake-resistant buildings: understanding forces, how structures respond to those forces, codes and code enforcement, and inspection/retrofitting of older buildings.

A deadly earthquake that reduced buildings to rubble in West Java, Indonesia has once again exposed the dangers of living in poorly built homes in one of the most seismically active zones on the ...

An article on Futurism about how engineering earthquake-proof buildings could have saved lives in the Sept. 20 earthquake in Mexico City interviews Andrew Whittaker, professor of civil, structural and ...

Architects, engineers and urban planners have long sought to disaster-proof Japan’s buildings through ancient wisdom, modern innovation and ever-evolving regulations.

Seismologists and earthquake engineers have sought to understand and predict earthquakes and to develop better building designs to withstand them for well over a century. In the United States, the ...

Engineers say the city’s building code is meant to prevent the collapse of buildings and was amended starting in 1995.