Base isolation is reshaping how engineers design earthquake-resistant buildings, offering dramatic reductions in structural damage and downtime after seismic events. Studies comparing fixed-base and ...

Living in the Bay Area comes with a constant reminder of the seismic fault lines that crisscross the region, as minor earthquakes occur regularly. These tremors serve as stark reminders of the ...

A seismic retrofit project is intended to help stabilize the home and minimize damage caused by earthquakes. According to Angi and HomeAdvisor, the cost of retrofitting a house for earthquake ...

Keywords: Earthquake engineering, seismic isolation, testing specifications, heating effects, short- and long-duration motions, ASCE/SEI-7 Abstract: This report presents a methodology and describes ...

Steel reinforcement cages are assembled to support base isolators on the west side of the temple in Salt Lake City. Construction, renovation and seismic retrofitting on older buildings can take a long ...

Keywords: Seismic isolation, nuclear power plants, risk analysis, fragility analysis, test specifications. Revision 01: This revision updates the discussion on the derivation of fragility functions ...

Researchers have developed a novel negative-stiffness isolation device that offers a pioneering solution for seismic protection. The device, designed to provide multidirectional negative stiffness and ...

An earlier version of this page included retrofit information from the city of Los Angeles that contained numerous errors. This story has been updated and buildings from Los Angeles have been removed ...

San Francisco wants to identify thousands of concrete buildings across the city and retrofit them ahead of a major earthquake. Mayor London Breed has released an executive directive calling upon city ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California is long overdue for a major earthquake. In fact, new data from the United States Geological Survey suggests the next one to hit the Bay Area will likely be larger and ...

The deadline for a grant program enabling homeowners, landlords and property owners to seismically retrofit select houses has been extended to Oct. 17, the California Residential Mitigation Program ...