Older buildings, especially brick, need to be retrofitted to preserve life. Many of the 1,100 buildings that Seattle ...

San Francisco is one step closer to finding out how many buildings are not seismically sound. Here's how the proposed ...

many older buildings are made of brick or concrete blocks and are not reinforced with rebar or steel beams. 'Essentially, what an earthquake retrofit is is connecting the knee bone to the leg bone.

Built in 1896, the historic Lincoln Hall underwent seismic retrofitting in 2016 to repair and reinforce the brick structure. The restoration was done with great care and attention to detail, ...

Seismic retrofitting of bridges on these routes involves two phases: initial work to prevent bridge decks from falling and additional reinforcement to ensure rapid post-disaster recovery.

The meeting aims to enhance knowledge exchange on policy best practices and evidence-based engineering solutions to strengthen earthquake preparedness and school resilience in Türkiye, through ...