Engineers developed a low-cost steel ball damper that reduces vibration, helping protect buildings from earthquake damage and ...

The simple energy-dissipation device, the team explained, is a cylinder filled with steel balls that relies on the power of friction to protect infrastructure from earthquakes, wind and industrial ...

A newly patented mechanical device may offer a simpler way to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Developed by civil engineering researcher Moussa Leblouba at the University of Sharjah, the ...

Withdrawal of India's new earthquake map raises concerns about overestimated seismic risks and impacts on infrastructure in the Himalayas.

The future of earthquake-proofing might just be a simple cylinder filled with steel balls.

A University of Sharjah researcher develops an innovative cylinder-and-particle system that promises to offer enhanced protection against earthquakes, wind loads, and industrial vibrations.

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As temblors shook Dubai and people fled high rises, Ben Millington found out how safe we truly are from a seismic disaster as buildings reach even further into the sky. Hundreds of people evacuated ...

PONTIAN: The Public Works Ministry (KKR) expects the cost of constructing buildings in areas with earthquake risks to increase due to construction factors and methods, as well as structural ...

Less than four months after issuing a revision to India’s earthquake zoning framework, the Centre has withdrawn its own notification following a major backlash from several government departments, ...