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 ...

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 ...

This is how a lack of building code adherence may have caused thousands of deaths.

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

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Despite the ever-looming threat of a major earthquake hitting the Cascadia Subduction Zone, efforts to reinforce Portland’s Burnside Bridge have been delayed. Multnomah County ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The earthquake-ready Burnside Bridge Project will receive $10 million in funding through Oregon Metro's Regional Flexible Funding Allocation. Metro Council approved nearly a quarter ...

State agencies must upgrade their buildings to meet stronger safety standards by 2060 under a Sept. 8 executive order signed by Gov. Tina Kotek. The higher standards are in preparation for the “100% ...

THE Philippines sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire — the belt of tectonic activity around the Pacific Ocean where more than 75 percent of the world’s volcanoes and 90 percent of earthquakes occur.