Currently, the development of seismic design and construction procedures is oriented toward reducing damages in structures and in building equipment in response to variou [...]

In many developing countries there are low-income zones in urban areas where people build their houses with non-engineered or even non-structural materials. The main reas [...]

On August 15, 2007 an 8.0 Mw magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific coast of central Peru. Widespread destruction over a 300km diameter area was recorded, thousands of d [...]