Researchers are perfecting a new technique that could speed construction of skyscrapers while also providing enough stiffness and strength to withstand earthquakes and forces from high winds. The project aims to develop a new kind of "core wall," a vertical spine that runs through the...

Special Seminar on construction partnering Lecturers:Eng. Alireza Pourasad, Dano...

IranCivilCenter.com, Tehran - The first National Congress on Iranian Construction Developers will be held by Samair.ir on 24 June, 2011 in Olympics Hotel. The congress aims at expanding the intercommunications and achieving such objects as founding a council for construction industry...

TOKYO – A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control. Hours later, the waves washed ashore on...

A new assessment of global earthquake fatalities over the past three decades indicates that 83 percent of all deaths caused by the collapse of buildings during earthquakes occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt. Authored by Professor Nicholas Ambraseys of the Imperial...

Call for Papers: International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering (IJASE) Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to introduce the “International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering (IJASE)” and would like to extend our invitation to all the researchers and structural...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Southwestern Pakistan near the South Asian country's border with Afghanistan at 1:23 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Jan. 19 (3:23 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 18), the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake, which was at a depth of 52.2 miles, hit...

Nearly one year after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Republic of Haiti, engineering and concrete experts at Georgia Tech report that concrete and other debris in Port-au-Prince can be safely and inexpensively recycled into strong new construction material. In a paper published in...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, prompting tens of thousands to flee the coast for higher ground amid fears it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the area last year. There were no reports of deaths or damage, and Vicente...

Whether in a hurricane, tornado, or bomb attack, a leading cause of injury and death is often fast-flying shards of glass. Explosions and high winds can cause windows in buildings to shatter-spewing jagged pieces of glass in every direction. A Pentagon report on the 1996 Khobar Towers...