Earthquake Resistant Structures

Afghanistan, Earthquake

Afghans begin clean-up after earthquake that killed at least 27

By Sayed Hassib TANGI TASHQURGHAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Residents of northern Afghanistan began a clean-up operation on Tuesday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake left at least 27 dead and almost 1,

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Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 20 and injures hundreds, Health Ministry says

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6.3-magnitude quake in Afghanistan kills at least 20

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Afghanistan: Why is the country hit so often?

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring around 260, officials said, as reported by Reuters.

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At Least 10 Dead and Hundreds Injured After Strong Quake Hits Afghanistan

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Afghanistan, Pakistan have been hit by a spate of quakes in recent years

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Multiple casualties feared after powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan

USGS models estimate the shaking could result in hundreds of fatalities.

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Afghanistan earthquake survivors overnight in the open; quake damaged historical site

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Afghanistan earthquake: At least 20 dead, 320 injured in Afghanistan after 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Mazar-e Sharif city

The Financial

Constructing earthquake-resistant structures

The FINANCIAL — Devastating earthquakes are a global phenomenon, as anyone in Nepal, Japan, or Indonesia can tell you. The consequences can be crushing: human lives are lost and confusion in everyday life and stagnation of economic activities occur.

Indiatimes

Earthquake resistant architecture: Designing safe and resilient structures

The after-shocks of the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey and closer-to-home disasters such as the Joshimath crisis have made a global impact, compelling us to look closer into available engineering solutions for natural disasters and how to enforce them.

Science Daily

Seismic resistance: Model analyzes shape-memory alloys for use in earthquake-resistant structures

Recent earthquake damage has exposed the vulnerability of existing structures to strong ground movement. Researchers are now analyzing shape-memory alloys for their potential use in constructing seismic-resistant structures. Recent earthquake damage has ...

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 retrofitting project. (Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital ...

Gulf Times

QU hosts earthquake-resistant structures competition

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, Qatar University (QU), organised the first competition of its kind for 'Earthquake-Resistant Structures.' The competition saw wide participation from various high schools ...

Science Daily

Earthquake-resistant engineering

How do engineers prepare buildings to withstand earthquakes? According to experts in Spain, one approach to this problem is to consider a building as you would a living being. How do engineers prepare buildings to withstand earthquakes? According to ...