A student in the Advanced Structural Collapse 5 course at TEEX is conducting a breach at a 45-degree angle while suspended two stories in the air. Photo courtesy of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension ...

Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which fall and which are left standing, engineers can develop new strategies for the future. Win McNamee/Getty Images When you first see ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto must address years of institutional neglect to tackle the structural failures fuelling ...

First-responders continued to search for survivors after a high-rise residential building near Miami Beach partially collapsed in the early morning hours Thursday. By Friday morning, at least four ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper attempts to shed fresh light on the structural causes of the Fukushima accident by illuminating the patterns of behavior of the ...

There are earthquake risks around the world and in most areas of the United States. In this podcast we learn a little bit about the risks, but spend most of the time on how we can address those risks ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand takes audiences from the deadly 1995 Chicago heat disaster deep into one of our nation's biggest growth industries - disaster ...

Disasters. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Terrorist attacks. Climate change. All have the capacity for immense suffering. But such catastrophes also provide tremendous opportunities to enhance the ...

First-responders continued to search for survivors after a high-rise residential building near Miami Beach partially collapsed in the early morning hours Thursday. By Friday morning, at least four ...

First-responders continued to search for survivors after a high-rise residential building near Miami Beach partially collapsed in the early morning hours Thursday. By Friday morning, at least four ...