The February earthquake in Turkey and Syria was an enormous natural disaster, causing nearly 60,000 confirmed deaths in both countries, though most of them in Turkey. The magnitude of the Turkey quake ...

The five-year research program considered the seismic design of corrugated metal decks, with and without concrete topping, as a diaphragm system that is an integral part of the steel structure. Photo ...

Turkey's Adana Hospital survived February 2023 earthquakes with no damage because of its seismic isolation system. Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc., CC BY-ND The Feb. 6, 2023, earthquakes in Turkey ...

Bruneau, who is also a distinguished member of ASCE—the highest honor the society can bestow—was recognized for “his contributions to advancing seismic design and improving the safety and resilience ...

Keywords: Earthquake engineering, Seismic fluid-structure interaction, Verification and validation of numerical models, ALE, ICFD, Fluid-filled advanced reactors, ARPA-E Abstract: This report presents ...

The U.S. Resiliency Council (USRC) has unveiled the USRC Earthquake Building Rating System. This first-of-its-kind performance rating is based on decades of earthquake engineering research and ...

This Safety Guide provides recommendations on how to meet the applicable safety requirements in relation to the design aspects of new nuclear installations subjected ...

Pei‘s next project is to prepare the rocking-wall system proposal for the 2028 update of ASCE/SEI 7, the design bible for buildings. In his spare time, Shiling Pei watches woodworking videos on ...

Which discipline in engineering is called the Ground Specialist of Engineering? Learn about the scope, leading institutions, ...

Buildings and urban infrastructure are designed to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, based on data from previous events. But how do you design a building to get through the extreme ...