PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Multnomah County’s Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project is moving into its next phase after receiving federal approval on Friday. After reviewing the project’s ...

Additional material and pictures provided by Ellington Cross LLC. In the past, the conventional method for handling loose sands, soft clays and poorly compacted fills on a construction project was to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete structures of the past weren’t built to withstand the fury of an earthquake but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue University could change that. A ...

An new innovative building design reduces the impact of earthquakes by absorbing energy and protecting structures from severe ...

In a world built by structural engineer David Mar, buildings should bend — not break. California lives with the certainty that the Big One will come. In a major earthquake, buildings might not ...

Colorado State University along with Simpson Strong-Tie and other partners successfully led the world’s largest earthquake shake table test in Japan yesterday, proving that midrise wood-frame ...

Vancouver’s Hive building is the latest proof that mass timber construction is here to stay. As visitors head into downtown ...

Multnomah County announced that the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project will receive $10 million in funding from Oregon Metro’s Regional Flexible Funding Allocation. The Metro Council approved ...

Duke faculty and students are working with colleagues in Nepal to give the country more warning before deadly earthquakes ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Members of the news media are invited to the University at Buffalo on Thursday, Dec. 21, for earthquake tests that could help lead to millions of buildings nationwide being safer from ...