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Back-up City for Tokyo
In the wake of the recent devastating earthquake in Japan, the Japanese government is exploring the idea of building a “back-up&rdquo... |
Nov 10, 2011 8:00:00 AM |
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Surviving an Earthquake
While engineers are concerned with designing buildings that are able to survive earthquakes, maybe there are also other ways to combat such an emergency. Bob von Bereghy remembers the horror and helplessness of being in a multi-story building during ... |
Jun 16, 2011 8:15:00 AM |
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Japan’s Building Codes Saved Lives
Although the toll in lost life is still rising from Japan’s earthquake, it is safe to say that Japan’s building codes saved countless lives. As noted in a New York Times article, extra steel bracing, giant rubber pads, and embedded hydraulic ... |
Mar 16, 2011 1:45:00 PM |
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Rebuilding Haiti
The devastating earthquake that crushed Haiti on January 12 killed more than 150,000 people, and pummeled the poverty-stricken nation’s infrastructure. A group of Haiti’s most prominent architects and engineers have begun meeting every day, ... |
Feb 2, 2010 8:11:00 AM |