Municipalities with older populations tend to have lower rates of earthquake-resistant housing, an Asahi Shimbun analysis found. Although the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck 30 years ago ...

This included Anamizu town, with an earthquake-resistant housing rate of 48 percent, and Wajima city, at 46.1 percent. The town of Shika has not assessed its rate.

Residents of a luxury housing complex in southern Turkey thought their apartments were 'earthquake-proof' until it toppled like a domino in last week's devastating earthquake, leaving hundreds ...

“The houses affected by this earthquake are required to use earthquake-resistant building standards by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing,” he said. “These earthquakes happen ...

A 1999 Nature article warned, however, that earthquake-resistant housing is a “low priority,” adding: “The absence of earthquake-resistant construction in future cities would be indefensible.” ...

A Denmark-based 3D printing company has pioneered Guatemala's first 3D-printed, earthquake-resistant house. The structure, which is 527 square feet, was built to withstand earthquakes up to 9.0 in ...

3D-printed, earthquake-proof homes on SA’s horizon By Simnikiwe Mzekandaba Johannesburg, 15 Jun 2023 Read time 5min (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The use of 3D printing technology not only ...

Where earthquake-resistant structures using materials like reinforced concrete may only sustain moderate damage, more vulnerable structures — like the mud-brick houses typical in the High Atlas ...

Earthquake-Proof, Not Corruption-Proof ... the heart of Turkey’s earthquake-ravaged region. Published May 4, 2023 Updated May 9, ... housing and off-the-books payments that commonly flowed from ...

HATAY, Turkey — Residents of a luxury housing complex in southern Turkey thought their apartments were "earthquake-proof" until the structure toppled like a domino in last week's devastating ...