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How Do Earthquake Resistant Buildings Work?

Article - 18 May 2019

An earthquake moves the ground, both vertically and horizontally, beneath a building; typically as a sequence of shock waves radiated from an epicentre at brief intervals, like ripples emanating from...

The Benefits of Reinforced Concrete

Article - 3 Apr 2019

Builders have been using reinforced concrete since prehistoric times, and over the millennia, this technology has evolved.

Ancon Stainless Steel Housing Lintels

Article - 20 Jun 2007

Housing Lintels are suitable for most domestic, small commercial developments and framed structures.

Isolate from Pests – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation

Article - 31 May 2007

In terms of strategies to protect timber from degradation, isolating all timber and wood fibre in a building from biological hazards is one of the most effective.

Rapid Seismic Damage Prediction of Buildings Rooted on Structural Strength

Article - 15 Jun 2022

This study in the journal Buildings compares the suggested method to refined finite element model analysis and simplified model analysis and recommends a method for the rapid prediction of seismic...

Mass Timber and its Use in Architectural Planning

Article - 9 Dec 2021

The implementation of mass timber in construction projects has the potential to mitigate the construction industry’s carbon footprint.

Revolutionary Graphene Applications for Construction

Article - 12 Apr 2018

Graphene has some excellent strength properties that enable it to be used in a wide variety of applications in the construction industry.

Does the Significance of Brutalism Endure?

Article - 2 Nov 2021

AZoBuild talks to Alex Anderson from the University of Washington about the history of Brutalism and its significance now.

World Trade Center Collapse, What Happened and Why The World Trade Center Tower Buildings Collapsed

Article - 14 Oct 2008

This article examines what happened to the buildings of the World Trade Center on the morning September 11 2001 and why the towers collapsed after being hit by jet aircraft

Infrastructure Management and Development from the Center for Infrastructure Management

Article - 1 Oct 2008

The Centre for Infrastructure Management which is a part of the Materials and Engineering Research Institute has a strong track record and reputation in the field of infrastructure management and...