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Earthquake strucks Alaska with 8.2 magnitude, The US National Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings for Tsunami
- Jul, 29, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A huge magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Alaska, on Wednesday July 28th 8:15 p.m., 91 kilometers (56 miles) east southeast of Perryville. The quake hypocenter was about 46 kilometers (29 miles) below t...
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Massive 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Peru: at least 40 people injured
- Aug, 01, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) News On Events
- Peru
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake hited Peru, near Sullana, Provincia de Sullana, Piura, around noon on Friday 30 July 2021 at 12:10 pm local time, as the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) report...
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Parthenon: Triple anti-seismic protection and brilliant engineering
- Jul, 28, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Foundations Structural Stability
- Greece, Athens
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Parthenon is one of the most iconic structures in the history of Western civilization. On Acropolis Hill in Athens, Parthenon stands more than 2.500 years. For decades it has survived a large num...
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Researchers in New Zealand develop a new 'rocking' technology for earthquake-resilient bridges
- Jul, 08, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Structural Behavior Bridge Design
- New Zealand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new “rocking” technology that could make bridges more resilient to earthquakes has been developed by researchers in New Zealand. Their so-called ‘low-damage solution’ has a series of rocking bridge...
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Tajikistan earthquake killed five people, dozens of houses destroyed
- Jul, 10, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Failures Damage (Structural)
- Tajikistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An earthquake struck at Tajikistan 27km (17 miles) east of Rasht district on Saturday July 10th at 7:14 am (02:14 GMT). The earthquake magnitude was 5.9 and the temblor was also felt in the capital,...
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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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Low-cost community-based earthquake warning system under development in New Zealand
- Apr, 16, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- New Zealand, Lower Hutt
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A ground-braking, low-cost, earthquake early-warning system is being developed in New Zealand. The community-based project is a collaboration between the New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) an...
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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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