Smithsonian Magazine

When a Natural Disaster Hits, Structural Engineers Learn From the Destruction

Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which fall and which are left standing, engineers can develop new strategies for the future. Win McNamee/Getty Images When you first see ...
Nature

MOE Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety, GXU

MOE Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety, GXU has the following research output in the current window (1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to ...
Medicine Buffalo

Structural engineering professor and director of UB's SEESL lab featured at the Research Institute of Structural Engineering and Disaster Reduction

Bruneau was the invited Keynote Speaker, where he gave a talk titled “Christchurch: Rebuilding a Resilient City?” His discussion referenced a report from January he published with colleagues from the ...
The Conversation

The disasters we talk about shape our priorities and determine our preparedness

In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was to make disaster-risk reduction part of everyday thinking worldwide. Today ...