Two Applied Technology Council hazard-mitigation projects targeting nonductile concrete buildings—often referred to as “killer buildings” because many are at risk of collapse in an earthquake—are ...

Keywords: Shaking Table Tests, Lightly Reinforced Structures, Joint Confinement, Gravity Load Design, Beam Reinforcement, Reinforced Concrete Structures, Failure Mechanisms, Existing Buildings, ...

A new study of the property insurance costs for wood frame and concrete mid-rise residential buildings has found a substantial gap in the risks and insurance rates between the two building systems.

Security concerns alone make building a federal detention center challenging. Building a secure, radius-shaped concrete facility on a very steep, terraced, compact site in only 20 months is an even ...