Displaying Items By Tag: Earthquakes
News on Earthquakes
New foundation design to tackle the effect of earthquake induced deformations
- Dec, 31, 2020
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists from the University of Technology (UTC) in Sydney, Australia, have introduced a new method to protect buildings from earthquakes. An earthquake can be devastating for civil engineering inf...
Read More
Numerous landslides reported on Raoul Island (New Zealand) after strong earthquakes
- Mar, 05, 2021
- Landslides Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 300 landslides struck Raoul Island, New Zealand after strong earthquakes occurred in early March 2021. A series of earthquakes and aftershocks with the largest being M 8.1 and M 7.4 recentl...
Read More
Iceland volcano erupts after a series of earthquakes
- Mar, 19, 2021
- Other Geotechnical Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Iceland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A volcano in Iceland erupted after a period of intense earthquakes which lasted for weeks. Iceland lies on the mid-Atlantic plate boundary where the Eurasian and the North American plates meet. The t...
Read More
Powerful M 7.1 earthquake struck Japan
- Feb, 13, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan, Namie
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive M 7.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Japan is an earthquake-prone country that lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has historically experienced great...
Read More
Study suggests that smaller earthquakes generate most strong ground motions
- Jan, 04, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, smaller earthquakes have caused the strongest shaking incidents in the vicinity of the epicentral areas. The study was recently published in Seismological Research Letters b...
Read More
