Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which fall and which are left standing, engineers can develop new strategies for the future. Win McNamee/Getty Images When you first see ...

A student in the Advanced Structural Collapse 5 course at TEEX is conducting a breach at a 45-degree angle while suspended two stories in the air. Photo courtesy of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension ...

Disasters. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Terrorist attacks. Climate change. All have the capacity for immense suffering. But such catastrophes also provide tremendous opportunities to enhance the ...

First-responders continued to search for survivors after a high-rise residential building near Miami Beach partially collapsed in the early morning hours Thursday. By Friday morning, at least four ...

First-responders continued to search for survivors after a high-rise residential building near Miami Beach partially collapsed in the early morning hours Thursday. By Friday morning, at least four ...

First-responders continued to search for survivors after a high-rise residential building near Miami Beach partially collapsed in the early morning hours Thursday. By Friday morning, at least four ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand takes audiences from the deadly 1995 Chicago heat disaster deep into one of our nation's biggest growth industries - disaster ...

MOE Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety, GXU has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view ...

Bruneau was the invited Keynote Speaker, where he gave a talk titled “Christchurch: Rebuilding a Resilient City?” His discussion referenced a report from January he published with colleagues from the ...

There are earthquake risks around the world and in most areas of the United States. In this podcast we learn a little bit about the risks, but spend most of the time on how we can address those risks ...