AI Strips Earthquake Risk Prediction Down to a Handful of Vital Clues
Researchers at Erciyes University show that interpretable machine learning with a reduced set of critical building parameters can predict the ...
Tag: Earthquake engineering
AI Learns the Physics of Earthquakes: Neural Network Predicts How Buildings Absorb Seismic Energy
Researchers have developed a physics-guided neural network that embeds energy conservation and error correction into deep learning to predict seismic ...
Replaceable Steel Fuses Could Make Precast Buildings Earthquake-Proof and Fast to Repair
Researchers have developed a hybrid precast concrete connection with a bolted, replaceable I-shaped steel fuse that absorbs earthquake damage and ...
Energy-Redistribution Pushover Framework Brings Dynamic Insight to Static Seismic Analysis
A new quasi-adaptive pushover framework called IOPER uses hysteretic energy dissipation to redistribute seismic forces between analysis iterations, matching dynamic ...
Buildings as Seismometers: AI Turns City Structures into Earthquake Mapping Networks
Researchers at Harbin Institute of Technology have shown that sensors inside ordinary buildings, combined with building-specific hybrid deep learning models, ...
Burnt Clay Bricks Beat Greener Blocks on Strength but Fail More Brittle in Quake Tests
New experiments in Bangladesh show that burnt clay brick infills give reinforced concrete frames the highest lateral strength but brittle ...
Semi-Active Damper With Negative Stiffness Tames Earthquake Shaking Without Adding Peak Forces
Researchers in China have built and tested a semi-active friction damper that dissipates seismic energy only during unloading, extending structural ...
New Ductile Connections Keep Hollow Core Slabs Standing When Earthquakes Strike
Researchers at Anna University have developed two novel ductile slab-to-beam connection details that kept hollow core floor slabs supported at ...
Earthquake-Harvesting Base Isolation Turns Seismic Shaking Into Its Own Control Power
Researchers in Türkiye have developed and shaking-table-tested a hybrid base isolation system in which piezoelectric PVDF layers harvest seismic energy, ...
Triple Pendulum Bearings Emerge as the Safest Way to Keep Hospitals Running After Earthquakes
A new probabilistic life-cycle study shows that triple friction pendulum isolation systems consistently outperform single pendulum bearings in keeping base-isolated ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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