A newly patented mechanical device may offer a simpler way to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Developed by ...

As buildings age, the demand for effective monitoring of their structural integrity has grown significantly. A breakthrough in nano-optical sensor technology now enables precise, real-time measurement ...

Becoming familiar with two structural inspection reports that condo associations are required to submit this year can save buyers money or help them avoid making an expensive mistake. Sellers will ...

Real-time structural sensing is conventionally provided by embedded/attached sensors, which result in high cost, low durability, small sensing volume and the mechanical performance being diminished.

Jenna DeAngelis is an Emmy award winning journalist. She joined CBS News New York as a general assignment reporter in March 2018. NEW YORK-- There are more concerns following the partial building ...

Structural engineers have been assessing the safety of buildings in Daytona Beach Shores after Nicole.Daytona Beach Shores residents are being allowed to return to the Twin Towers.The city said a ...

SURFSIDE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The fire marshal and fire inspector have discovered structural problems in buildings due to corrosion from ocean salt. Some issues found on properties include aged and ...

Los Angeles residents strongly back the city’s landmark earthquake retrofit law, a new poll has found, despite decades of conventional wisdom that such a rule would be politically unpopular because of ...

The city Buildings Department found such serious structural issues at four parking garages after last week’s fatal collapse that it immediately ordered them totally or partially shut down, officials ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - Two buildings in Muscatine had to be closed and evacuated, Thursday due to structural concerns. The two buildings are located in the 200 block of East 2nd Street in Muscatine, ...