For centuries, innovations in structural materials have prioritized strength and durability—often at a steep environmental ...

Standard home insurance doesn’t cover earthquakes, but paying extra for earthquake insurance isn’t just for Californians.

While no building can be completely earthquake-proof, Petco Park was constructed to meet the highest standards for earthquake resistance.

Choose a desk you can move with, if needed. · Buildings that are earthquake-resistant rarely collapse. Injuries usually result from falling furniture or objects. Therefore, taking cover under a ...

“The height of a building does not make it susceptible to collapse. There’s no earthquake-proof building, but quake-resistant ones can be constructed,” Moulshri Joshi, an architect, was quoted as ...

The men were caught illegally entering the accident site during last week's powerful earthquake in Myanmar and removing over 30 files from there. As the investigation into the collapse of a ...

Myanmar held a minute's silence on Tuesday in tribute to victims of a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, buckling roads and flattening buildings as far away as Bangkok.

This means that older buildings would have been particularly vulnerable. This is not unusual, as earthquake-resistant buildings can be more expensive to construct and Thailand, unlike Myanmar ...

GSMB Seismologist Nilmini Thaldena told the Daily Mirror both the international and local mega building contractors now consider applying earthquake resistant technology in their buildings ...

Rooftop pools spill as buildings sway Adding to the chaos, dramatic videos have emerged showing the earthquake's impact on Bangkok's high-rise buildings. Rooftop swimming pools violently sloshed ...

The building collapsed to dust within seconds in Bangkok, Thailand, after the massive earthquake on Friday. After the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar led to the collapse of a 33-storey high-rise ...