Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States with many 19th-century apartments and numerous architecturally and culturally significant historical buildings. Th [...]

The vulnerability of unreinforced masonry structures (URMs) was highlighted during the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Swarm which impacted the city of Christchurch, New [...]

Understanding the risk due to natural and man-made catastrophes is one of the primary steps in evaluating the capacity of a community to manage disasters and in creating [...]

Rapid economic growth in China over the past decade has resulted in an increasing number of new building construction projects. As a result, investors, contractors, and t [...]

The May 12, 2008, M8.0 Great Wenchuan earthquake caused more than 69,000 fatalities, and approximately 18,000 individuals are still missing. The quake ruptured more than [...]