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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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