Earthquake engineering is getting a lot more exposure recently, with websites like Gizmodo reporting on research into testing light wooden frames for large buildings - traditionally a material only used in small residential buildings in…
Full scale seismic testing of structures
A 15-minute documentary film on a project titled “Seismic performance assessment of existing buildings through full-scale tests” can be viewed below. The project was supported by Istanbul Development Agency and Istanbul Technical University. The web site of the…
Shaking Up Australians’ Beliefs
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake - the size of the destructive 2011 Christchurch earthquake - happens in Australia every 10 years, according to engineers and seismologists at the recent Australian Earthquake Engineering Society conference. “Australians are…