About half of buildings constructed under previous quake-resistance standards were destroyed in the New Year’s Day earthquake ...
Earthquakes are among the greatest global challenges for the safety of structures. Existing buildings constructed before the ...
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Semiconductor plants withstand earthquakes

When a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Taiwan in 1999, TSMC’s semiconductor factories ground to a halt. While the buildings ...
The damage in Caracas and La Guaira has reignited the debate over the safety standards required for buildings in earthquake-prone countries ...
For years, engineers worried about how collapse-prone Venezuela’s buildings could be in an earthquake. The big problem, they ...
Santo Domingo.- Structural engineering, risk management, and insurance experts called for stronger building safety standards ...