BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Learn about what makes buildings and structures withstand earthquakes with marshmallows and spaghetti. Every Monday, Kern County STEM educators and enthusiasts share ideas for experiments and demonstrations you can do at home ...

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, highlighting the country's vulnerability to frequent tremors. The seismic activity is due to its location on the Eurasian tectonic plate and the transgression zone with the Indian plate.

Investigators have found that a product called cellular concrete may be an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional concrete for constructing earthquake-resistant buildings. In research published in Structural Concrete, the team analyzed the ...

Several initiatives are underway to strengthen Malaysia's earthquake monitoring capabilities, says the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry.

LOS ANGELES — George Housner, who pioneered the modern field of earthquake engineering, developing the most complete mathematical system to analyze the effects of ground-shaking on structures, has died. He was 97. Housner, the Braun Professor of ...

Hemmed in by rugged mountains, Afghanistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, but its earthquakes cause the most fatalities, killing about 560 people on average each year and causing annual damages estimated at $80 million. Studies indicate at least 355 earthquakes with a magnitude higher than 5.0 have hit Afghanistan since 1990.

SRINAGAR: The Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, in collaboration with Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR) J&K,

In recent years, Japan has experienced major problems with concrete sewage pipes corroded by the highly acid environment in sewage systems. As a result, the Japanese authorities are pressing for sewage system pipes with strong corrosion resistance and ...