That’s a sign that when the structure was built, too little steel rebar was used to keep the concrete columns in place between the floors during an earthquake, said Kit Miyamoto, a structural ...

The University of California has released to Los Angeles city officials a list of about 1,500 old concrete buildings that are potentially at risk of collapse during an earthquake.

UC Civil Engineers Carrying Out Critical Tests On New Post-quake Designed Bridge Columns. June 6, 2013. University of Canterbury (UC) civil engineering researchers are carrying out critical tests ...