Atorod Azizinamini, professor in the department of civil engineering, shares his insight on the earthquake and the importance ...

The imperative for such innovation in that field is massive. For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 ...

Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel sphere cylinder developed by researchers at the University of Sharjah. The ...

Japan sits on one of the most seismically volatile regions on Earth, yet its skyscrapers survive magnitude 7.0+ earthquakes that would flatten ordinary buildings. From rubber isolation pads to massive ...