Structural safety

'Coastal people everywhere face serious threats, but imagine if we can build a home that would still be there after the storm,' said UAB Associate Professor of Engineering Nasim Uddin, Ph.D...

'We desperately need to put together a plan aimed at reducing the valley's vulnerability, and preparing the city for the inevitable,' said UN Resident Representative in Nepal, Robert Piper...

'We need an investigation into why so many were damaged,' said Asad Zaheer, a Quetta-based architect advocating quake-safe buildings in seismic zones...

The 'Orissa flood resilient shelter program - 2008' is a strategy designed by the non-governmental organization, SEEDS, and its partner Christian-Aid, for the purpose of rehabilitating and helping communities build resilience against floods....

The Emergency Bridge Reconstruction and Vulnerability Reduction Project for Haiti was approved on 18 November 2008 by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors...

Very simple illustrated guidance is provided in this brochure for incorporating the earthquake resistant features suitable for seismic zone V.

The Building and construction improvement program developed galvanized wire-mesh wall reinforcement provides a simple, cost-effective solution for making houses and buildings resistant to earthquakes.

This report outlines the possible extent of non-structural damage to nine hospitals in Nepal in case of earthquakes. But even more importantly, it also outlines very practical and easy-to-use mitigation measures, many of which the maintenance sections of