As earthquakes take their toll, engineers look at enhancing building designs

Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 11:50 in Earth & Climate

A next generation of design criteria for buildings located in geographic regions where earthquakes are known to occur, either rarely or frequently, is under development at Virginia Tech through a research contract awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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