What is seismic isolation?
Mechanism of a seismically isolated building. “Seismic isolation” is a method of protecting a building from major earthquakes....
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The Top 100 Countries With the Tallest Buildings
The Top 100 Countries With the Tallest Buildings, all ranked by the tallest building in each country. ...
North Korea blows up joint liaison office with South in Kaesong
The inter-Korean liaison office completely disappeared on Tuesday after being destroyed by North Korea. The liaison office was...
Macropiles
Macropiles, ultra-high-capacity micropiles, are deep foundation elements constructed using steel pipe. Typically, the pipe is advanced using a...
Today is the 3rd anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire in London, which claimed 72 lives.
The fire was thought to be caused by a faulty refrigerator and further spread by the extremely flammable...
How Have Earthquakes Shaped Civil Engineering
The devastating impact of past major earthquakes, that caused thousands of fatalities and billions of dollars in property...
Trajan’s Column
Building Trajan’s Column The Column of Trajan was constructed in 113 CE to remind the citizens of Rome...
Troll A platform. The tallest and heaviest structure that has ever been moved to another position
The Troll A platform is a condeep offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the...
MARSHA. BUILDING A MARS HABITAT.
ARCHITECTURE ON MARS Architecture on Earth plays a critical role in the way we live. On Mars, this...