News tagged with concrete masonry
One-story masonry building survives strong jolts during seismic tests (w/Video)
A one-story masonry structure survived two days of intense earthquake jolts after engineering researchers at the University of California, San Diego put it to the test. The series of tests, performed at UC ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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A simple, mildly invasive solution for conserving historic buildings
Stone masonry arches form part of numerous historic buildings – religious edifices, bridges, walkways and aqueducts. Although solid structures are involved, the environmental and historical conditions of the bearing ...
May 09, 2011 |
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Scientists show how men amp up their X chromosome
What makes a man? His clothes? His car? His choice of scotch? The real answer, says Brown University biologist Erica Larschan, is the newly understood activity of a protein complex that, like a genetic power tool, gives enzymes ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Earthquake engineers release report on damage in Haiti
A five-person team sent to evaluate damage from the devastating magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 found no surface evidence of the fault that might have caused the quake, but installed four ...
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Feb 22, 2010 |
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Retrofitted Historic Building Survives Strong Simulated Jolts During UCSD Test (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a series of rigorous simulated earthquakes - measuring up to a 7.5 magnitude - jolted the three-story, 1920s era reinforced concrete structure, UC San Diego engineers were not quite sure ...
Aug 25, 2009 |
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A full-sized California-style home made of bamboo
A new type of eco-friendly residential house made of bamboo now stands in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Engineers Try to Bring Down the House During Simulated Earthquake Tests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of California at San Diego put a single-story house to the test on January 26 via a series of strong simulated earthquake shakes. The first jolt to the wood-stud ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Engineers work to make historic buildings safer during strong earthquakes
Recent simulated earthquake tests conducted by UC San Diego engineers are expected to lead to retrofit schemes that make historic buildings safer. The structural engineers tested a structure similar to those ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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MIT tool may reveal architectural past
A computer design tool originally created for animation may soon unlock the secrets of the structure of ancient cathedrals, according to MIT Assistant Professor John Ochsendorf of architecture.
Mar 08, 2006 |
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Post-tsunami Thailand yields lessons for coastal construction
Engineering experts see how buildings and materials fared against walls of water An inspection of Thai villages and ports struck by tsunami waves has uncovered some engineering lessons that might reduce casualties and destru ...
Feb 25, 2005 |
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