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Two powerful earthquakes hit China: Reports of 3 people dead
- May, 24, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Dali
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Two separate, strong earthquakes that struck in China have resulted in, at least, 3 fatalities. The 2 seismic shocks occurred within a 5 hour time period on May 21, 2021. The first one (M 6.1) stru...
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Seismic hazard could pose a severe threat to high-rises in Vancouver, Canada
- Mar, 31, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Research / Academia
- Canada, Vancouver
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Research using rigorous deterministic 3D physics-based simulations point out the vulnerability of tall concrete buildings in Vancouver, Canada. Citation to original article: Kim, S. E., 2021, Hi...
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Online Seismic Monitoring System installed at Iconic Ancient Doric Temple of Neptune in Paestum
- Mar, 19, 2021
- Structural Health Monitoring Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Italy, Paestum
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A seismic monitoring system has been implemented to the Temple of Neptune in Paestum, to assess the deformational behavior and record structural changes. The, so called, Temple of Neptune is one of...
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Central Greece shaken by a surprising earthquake doublet
- Mar, 08, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- Greece, Elassona
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A strong earthquake doublet struck Central Greece on March 3rd and 4th 2021. According to the United States Geological Survey, an M6.3 earthquake hit central Greece early afternoon on Wednesday Marc...
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Strong earthquake struck Mexico: at least 10 people killed
- Jun, 23, 2020
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Oaxaca
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A major 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Tuesday June 23, killing at least 10 people and generating a small tsunami. According to U.S. Geologic Survey the eart...
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Instant monitoring of inter-story drifts via laser sensors
- May, 22, 2020
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Research / Academia Structural Health Monitoring Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Reliability Professional Examinations Preparation
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Real time record of seismic displacements between floors of multistory buildings is now possible thanks to light-sensitive optical sensors. The new technology is called Discrete Diode Position Sensor...
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