Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

  • Written by Osman Ozbulut, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient constructionTurkey's Adana Hospital survived February 2023 earthquakes with no damage because of its seismic isolation system. Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc., CC BY-ND

The Feb. 6, 2023, earthquakes in Turkey and Syria damaged over 100,000 buildings, caused more than 10,000 collapses and killed more than 50,000 people. These earthquakes also put to the...

More Articles ...

  1. Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one parcel of land at a time
  2. How much is the world's most productive river worth? Here's how experts estimate the value of nature
  3. New EU-UK trade deal has promise for Northern Ireland and US as well
  4. Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA's plan for the future of space exploration
  5. Donald Trump faces his arrest with a public perp walk into a Manhattan courtroom – this could energize, not humiliate, the former president
  6. Liebres sagradas, brujas de invierno desterradas y culto pagano: las tradiciones del conejo de Pascua tienen raíces antiguas
  7. Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it's difficult to do and important to get right
  8. Sex, love and companionship ... with AI? Why human-machine relationships could go mainstream
  9. Why are snails and slugs so slow?
  10. Sabertooth cat skull newly discovered in Iowa reveals details about this Ice Age predator

Magazine

Integrasi pengetahuan lokal sebagai solusi iklim: Belajar dari masyarakat adat Bayan di Lombok

● Masyarakat adat Bayan di Lombok Utara, NTB, punya Wariga sebagai sistem pengetahuan alam yang presisi.● Ada juga arsitektur Bale Bayan yang terbukti tahan gempa dan sistem ‘awiq-aw...

Tan Malaka untuk pemula: Sejauh mana kita bisa mempercayai mitos?

● ‘Madilog’ karya Tan Malaka mengajak masyarakat Indonesia meninggalkan cara berpikir mistik dan beralih ke logika ilmiah.● Mitos dan rasio bukanlah lawan, melainkan dua bentuk...

Kenaikan harga tiket Transjakarta: Antara kemampuan masyarakat dan beban pemda Jakarta

● Setelah 2 dekade, harga tiket Transjakarta bakal naik.● Pemerintah daerah Jakarta sedang menghadapi paceklik sehingga harus mengurangi subsidi.● Jika kenaikan harga tiket lebih tin...