If the “Big One” — the anticipated massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake — hit today, Oregonians west of the Cascades ...

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We all know concrete is a top construction material known for its compressive strength and durability. But over time, even the strongest placements can be affected by outside factors, like seismic ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday the start of a $54.4 million structural steel repair and seismic retrofit ...

The deadline for a grant program enabling homeowners, landlords and property owners to seismically retrofit select houses has been extended to Oct. 17, the California Residential Mitigation Program ...

If your Southern California home is on the older side, there's a chance it might not stand up against the next big earthquake. Here are some of the vulnerabilities to watch out for and how ...

Bay Area firm introduces a new audit service to help individual homeowners and building owners learn whether their seismic retrofits provide real protectionSan Leandro, California--(Newsfile Corp. - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This January 2019 photo shows construction work for an earthquake retrofit. At left is a special cantilever column made out of ...

Several suburbs closest to the widely felt earthquakes that struck Los Angeles County this summer and fall have no active plans to require retrofits for seismically flimsy “soft-story” apartment ...

Researchers hope to give building owners a number of different options at a variety of price points to retrofit their buildings and make them safer. Some of these options, like the shape-memory alloy ...

Mayor Daniel Luire, Supervisor Danny Sauter, and San Francisco Department of Public Health Director Daniel Tsai attend the ...

Every year, more than 1,000 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher occur around the world. While scientists understand why ...