Additional material and pictures provided by Ellington Cross LLC. In the past, the conventional method for handling loose sands, soft clays and poorly compacted fills on a construction project was to ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers at UC San Diego on Monday put a 10-story, cold-formed steel building to the test, simulating how the structure would move in the midst of a major earthquake. The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Concrete structures of the past weren’t built to withstand the fury of an earthquake but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue University could change that. A ...

We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human development collide. Right now, fast-moving wildfires are forcing mass evacuations ...

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — The Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project just received a big boost in funding from Oregon Metro. The project — to ensure that the Burnside Bridge will survive a major ...

In Vancouver’s False Creek Flats, a 10-story mass timber office tower called the Hive has been completed with an innovative seismic design that allows it to flex and re-center during earthquakes.