New design keeps buildings standing and habitable after major earthquakes (w/ Video)
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 08:35
in Earth & Climate
A new earthquake-resistant structural system for buildings, just successfully tested in Japan, will not only help a multi-story building hold itself together during a violent earthquake, but also return it to standing up straight on its foundation afterward, true and plumb, with damage confined to a few easily replaceable parts.