Ricardo Dobry and Tarek Abdoun have been selected by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to receive the Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award.

A team of researchers has been brought together under LIQUEFACT project to investigate and find solutions against one of the most devastating forms of seismic phenomena – liquefaction.

The National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine (NASEM) recently released a report of high value for the engineering community on the "State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences". The report aims to help the technical community reach again consensus on issues related to liquefaction triggering assessment and build confidence in methods used to assess liquefaction initiation and its consequences.

See how the sand is converted into liquid state due to vibrartion. This is what happened during the earthquake of September 4 and February 22 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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A powerful M_w 7,5 earthquake hit Indonesian Island of Sulawesi triggering a large tsunami and killing at least 840 people.

Three major landslides have struck Palu city causing fatalities and significant structural damage after the M_w 7,5 earthquake in Sulawesi Island.

Following Elon Musk's attempt to introduce underground transportation systems a question is raised. Is tunneling safe in Los Angeles?

Port Royal is a city located at the end of a 18-mile sandy beach known as Palisadoes, in south-east Jamaica. It was founded in 1518, and it became the most important trading post in the Caribbean Sea, because of its strategic location.