In many areas of the United States and around the world, the prospect of an earthquake or another seismic event is a frightening reality. Building experts, architects, and engineers are hard at work ...

Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Seismic retrofit techniques will ...

In a warming world where greenhouse gases emissions of buildings construction, heating and cooling contribute to about 40 per cent of the total world emissions — 27 per cent building operations, 6 per ...

Low-cost base isolation technology as a means of protection from earthquakes developed at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus can be effectively used to retrofit existing buildings, significantly enhancing ...

This blog post was co-authored by NBBJ Principal Andrzej Czech and Associate Sandra Lozano, and KPFF Principal Mark Hershberg and Associate Maikol Del Carpio. Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated ...

Structure Type: W36x125 Rolled Beam Length: 9 ft 11 in The Retrofit Beams are integral components to one of S-BRITE’s our training course, Effective Retrofits for Select Steel Bridge Details, where ...

The conference featured keynote sessions, technical talks, case studies, student competitions, and an expert-led panel discussion with leaders from academia, government, and industry. Since its ...