There are basically four different types of seismic design methods. Most building designers immediately assume that the building code provides the best seismic design method. This is a good assumption ...

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Learn how seismic-resilient bridge design uses advanced materials, curved geometry modeling, shape memory alloys, and performance-based methods to reduce earthquake damage and downtime.

Los Alamos scientists have developed a novel method using shockwaves from sonic booms to track objects entering Earth's ...

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Space agencies have long worried about what happens when old satellites and rocket parts fall back through the atmosphere, ...

Scientists have discovered a method to track the movement of space debris falling into the atmosphere using seismic sensors ...

The research done at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences has shown that after geochemical experiments, the porosity of crystalline rocks in the middle crust increases sharply due to water-rock ...

Chevron Corporation CVX has entered into a three-year capacity agreement with TGS, a global leader in geophysical services, in a significant move to enhance its seismic acquisition capabilities. This ...