but the patent document describes the invention as unique since it merely relies on containers filled with sand or other granular material to protect a building's structure from damage or failure ...

Contemporary Building Design, Celje, Slovenia. Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia. Kager Hisa d.o.o., Ptuj, Slovenia. [4] Cruz, P ...

This study evaluates the seismic response of an existing two stories RC building ... of buildings as well as the damage occurred from previous earthquakes, demonstrate a high vulnerability in existing ...

PHOTOS: Apartment building collapses in central Turkey, killing 2 people The second anniversary of an earthquake that hit southern Turkey and north Syria, killing more than 59,000 people ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Emergency and rescue team members work in the aftermath of a building that collapsed in the city of Konya ...

Many buildings and other structures have been strengthened or designed and built to be earthquake-resistant. Look at how building construction and regulations can help an area to prepare for an ...

Turkey has experienced several deadly earthquakes in recent years. A video shared on Facebook claims that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck ... people in front of buildings, with a man taking ...

The 1999 magnitude 7.7 quake killed 2,415 people, damaged buildings around the island of 23 million people and led to tightened building codes, better response times and coordination and widespread ...

Emergency and rescue team members work in the aftermath of a building that collapsed in the city of Konya, central Turkey, early Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo via AP) ...

Anadolu Agency reported that four people linked to businesses operating on the building's ground floor were detained as part of the investigation. The second anniversary of an earthquake that hit ...