The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced in Dubai that current codes of practice around the world are inadequate for the seismic design of tall buildings and has called for a more ...

Dehradun: The Union govt's decision to roll back India's newly introduced seismic zonation map and revised earthquake design ...

India's decision to withdraw its updated seismic zonation map and earthquake design code has alarmed experts, who fear it weakens national preparedness for major seismic events. The revised framework, ...

Ahmedabad was shifted to higher seismic risk zone under the code; govt says it would raise ongoing metro projects’ cost by 30–50% ...

Less than four months after issuing a revision to India’s earthquake zoning framework, the Centre has withdrawn its own notification following a major backlash from several government departments, ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — “We are creating our own earthquake,” Tara Hutchinson, a professor of structural engineering at UCSD said. UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center is home to ...

India's seismic hazard zones have been revised with the introduction of Zone VI, representing the highest risk, primarily encompassing the Himalayan arc. The updated classification now includes five ...

A technical report on the failure of the Canterbury Television building during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand in February 2011 illustrates how important seismic codes are in saving lives.