Earthquakes are a natural phenomena and we can't do anything to stop them. What we can do is to take precautions to minimize the destruction caused by them. It...
Many buildings are being fashioned in such a way that they are earthquake-resistant. That is all and well for the new buildings that are being made and will be...
In past few decades, earthquakes have become a common phenomenon and have caused destruction on a massive scale, especially for mega structures like schools,...
Our earth is not a dead globe of matter. There is a reason we call it mother earth. Whether you agree with the motherly nature of our planet or not, some...
China is a major center of earthquakes and has seen some truly devastating disasters over the years. This has led to the people coming up with a unique timber...
Styrofoam is one of the most versatile and useful materials out there; from uses ranging from containers to insulators, packaging materials, and even...
Japan has a very unfortunate history with earthquakes, particularly because the country lies on a major fault line. Nevertheless, the Japanese have found...
Earthquake is a word that we are all scared of. Numerous earthquakes have caused countless disasters on the face of the planet, causing the intelligent human...
An earthquake occurs due to a sudden release of energy in Earth's lithosphere. Seismic waves are in fact, the vibrations that carry this energy from the source...
We have seen too many times how a devastating earthquake can destroy an entire city within a flash. This natural phenomenon has probably taken millions of...
How do you make a structure quake-proof? Precast concrete? Steel Plates? Column-Beam system? Forget that, these "curtains" made of carbon fibers can also...
Two days ago, Italy was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 killing more than 240 people in the disaster. About 4,300 Italian Red Cross rescuers are...
As tornados rage in Oklahoma and Kansas states causing damages to property and life, people's attention has once again returned to the table about possible...
Parts of Japan were jolted by a strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Saturday morning leaving scores of people dead and hundreds unaccounted...
Have you heard about MyShake? It’s an amazing app that has been designed by researchers at University of California, Berkeley and Deutsche Telekom’s...
Taiwan was hit by a strong earthquake and rescuers are busy trying to find and save over 100 persons that are still missing after 24 hours. A 17-storey block...
Good news for Sesimophobics and bad news for claustrophobics as this amazing new invention aims to confine a person in a steel coffin-shaped space complete...
Asia was jolted today by an 8.1 Richter earthquake causing loss of life in different countries. We believe that many lives could be saved had there been more...
With the reports coming in from Nepal regarding the devastating 7.9 Richter scale quake and the damage it has brought to the poor nation, the limited...
Structural integrity can be compromised by even the slight jolts that we experience due to the movement of tectonic plates. Bringing the structural integrity...