Researchers have developed a new design for the framework of columns and beams that support bridges, called 'bents,' to improve performance for better resistance to earthquakes, less damage and faster ...

A team of UB engineering students placed third in a recent national earthquake engineering design competition. The 2008 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition, held last month during the annual ...

Bridges that "dance" during earthquakes could be the safest and least expensive to build, retrofit and repair, according to earthquake engineers. Bridges that "dance" during earthquakes could be the ...

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 ...

Already, journalists have begun pointing out what one might call the "design angle" on the Japan earthquake story: as The New York Times put it in an article titled "Japan's Strict Building Codes ...