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With more houses, buildings, Solidum says NCR should always prepare for 'Big One'

With more buildings and houses for its population, the National Capital Region (NCR) should always brace for the "Big One," a ...
Yahoo

Oregon Gov. Kotek orders state buildings earthquake-proofed to prepare for ‘Big One’

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Shaking things up: Young girls tackle designing earthquake-proof buildings

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — As any good structural engineer knows, materials matter. Saturday at the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park, it was masking tape and hot glue. Ten teams from five elementary ...
Governing

Oregon Moves to Quake-Proof Government Buildings

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...

Should those in low-risk areas still quake-proof their buildings?

Institute of Building Surveyors President Darryl August says while an earthquake isn't likely in Auckland, it could cause a ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Student Team Designs Earthquake Resistant Buildings for Competition,Wins Third Prize

If you’ve ever seen footage of enormous buildings swaying uncontrollably during an earthquake or actually felt the Earth opening under your feet, you would know just how terrifying an earthquake can ...
Digital Journal

Do earthquake hazard maps really predict future building damage?

The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast - Copyright AFP Toshifumi KITAMURA The magnitude-7. ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Building an earthquake-resistant Southeast Asia with Japanese technology

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — On March 28, a magnitude (M) 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, causing a horizontal shift along a fault line that extended over 400 kilometers from north to south. Said to be ...