Japanese earthquake and tsunami warning forces evacuation from Fukushima nuclear plants

Workers at two Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan were forced to evacuate to higher ground following earthquake and tsunami warnings today (20 April). The post Japanese earthquake and tsunami warning forces evacuation from Fukushima nuclear plants appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Acoustic excellence helps revive Wellington’s Central Library

After seven years of closure, Wellington’s Central Library, Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, has reopened, featuring design excellence from the country’s leading partners, and bespoke acoustics from Autex. Under construction since March 2019 due to earthquake safety concerns, the library’s major redesign improved infrastructure, while revitalising Wellington city in a way that prioritises environmental […] The post Acoustic excellence helps revive Wellington’s Central Library appeared first on Building Today.

Skanska to deliver pre-cast earthquake protection system for Rolls-Royce SMRs

Rolls-Royce SMR has appointed Skanska to design and deliver a demonstrator of a device that will protect its small modular reactors (SMRs) from seismic activity. The post Skanska to deliver pre-cast earthquake protection system for Rolls-Royce SMRs appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

A major shake-up: Earthquake strengthening rules overhauled

The Government has announced an overhaul of New Zealand’s earthquake-prone building system, marking the most significant regulatory shift in seismic standards since the post-Canterbury and Kaikoura earthquake era. Tanya Young (Principal) and Nikita Day (Associate) of law firm Greenwood Roche comment on how this shift changes the way seismic risk is assessed and managed under […] The post A major shake-up: Earthquake strengthening rules overhauled appeared first on Building Today.

Fugro supports earthquake-resilient bridge design in US Pacific Northwest

Fugro has successfully completed deep foundation testing for Multnomah County’s Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project in Portland, Oregon. Spanning the Willamette River, the nearly 100-year-old Burnside Bridge is a key downtown crossing, and an officially designated emergency route in the Pacific Northwest’s second-largest city. The new bridge, recently bolstered by additional federal funding, is being […]

Tom Scott - Shake tables are way more complex than I thought 22052023

At the University of California San Diego, there's the Shake Table: an earthquake simulator with the heaviest payload capacity in the world

The Times - After the earthquake - Proving why Turkey's buildings collapsed, 19022023

The city of Antakya in southeastern Turkey has been destroyed by the most powerful earthquake to hit the region for 100 years. Tens of thousands have been killed and thousands more are still under the rubble. Eser Duran survived. Now he's one of a group of lawyers who are racing against the clock to gather evidence of illegal construction before the ruins are cleared away

Vox - How these buildings made Turkey-Syria’s earthquake so deadly, 14022023

This video will explain how bad building design made the Turkey-Syria earthquake more deadly than it had to be

Mat Picardal - Top 5 Ways Engineers “Earthquake Proof” Buildings - Explained by a Structural Engineer, 01112022

Top 5 ways civil engineers "earthquake proof" buildings, SIMPLY explained by a civil structural engineer, Mat Picardal

TED Ed (Animation) - Why do buildings fall in earthquakes? 26012015

Earthquakes have always been a terrifying phenomenon, and they’ve become more deadly as our cities have grown — with collapsing buildings posing one of the largest risks. But why do buildings collapse in an earthquake? And how can it be prevented? Vicki V. May explains the physics of why it is not the sturdiest buildings, but the smartest, that will remain standing.