Structural safety

Critical infrastructure such as hospitals and schools must meet earthquake-resistance standards higher than other buildings in the same areas, according to new legislation, passed over the weekend...

Over the past year there has been accelerated progress in the construction of child-friendly and earthquake-resistant schools...

New legislation will be introduced in Trinidad next year to enforce developers to pay compensation to owners of property damaged by floods and landslides due to poor building practices...

This guide outlines the construction and maintenance of defensive structures and discusses how current disaster prevention and emergency response planning can be improved by using research on past tsunamis.

These guidelines are for engineers, sub-engineers and all those involved in providing technical training and advice for housing reconstruction. It is a single source of information on all ERRA (Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority)

This guide first lays out the relevant building codes in force in Colombia for small and medium scale construction projects. Subsequent sections discuss factors affecting earthquake vulnerability of masonry structures and mitigation strategies, factors in

Construction of shelters along vulnerable coastal areas is one of the important cyclone mitigation measures. These guidelines address conditions in the north Bay of Bengal, where storm surge conditions are among the most extreme worldwide in case of

This guidebook is a companion publication to be used in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's document "FEMA 178 - NEHRP Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings." This guidebook is intended for use by school facility