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Friction Isolators Help Timber Buildings Meet Seismic Safety Without Extra Costs

Frictional base isolation systems improve earthquake resistance in timber buildings, reducing costs and complexity while ...
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Designing for earthquakes starts before the ground shakes

The Philippines has many natural hazards—earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, floods, ...
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UCSD shake table simulates earthquakes to help safety, building codes

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — “We are creating our own earthquake,” Tara Hutchinson, a professor of structural engineering at UCSD said. UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center is home to ...
The New York Times

How Much Damage Might a Big Earthquake Do to N.Y.C. Buildings?

The earthquake on Friday may have felt like a few light shakes to city residents. It most likely would have been much different if the epicenter was closer. By Mihir Zaveri For New York City residents ...