Seismic design of buildings in Canada

This course covers the design of common structural elements to Eurocode 2. Participants will be introduced to concrete material properties and learn about designing for durability and fire.

This course provides guidance on specific aspects of demolition and refurbishment from an engineering perspective, while addressing safety, environmental and sustainability influences.

This lecture introduces the Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support Environment, a participatory, people-centered approach to risk-informed decision making to help minimise future urban risk creation.

This course introduces key concepts in vibration serviceability of building floors. Techniques for analysis, design and mitigation for satisfactory vibration performance are outlined, as well as their potential impact on sustainability of floor construction.

This Joint Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report details the damage caused by the March 2025 earthquake in Myanmar.

Structural engineers will require and enforce specifications for materials like steel and concrete but will rarely apply the same standards to structural isolation bearings. Here, Adam Fox, engineer and director of structural isolation specialist Mason UK, explains why overlooking bearing design means introducing an unacceptable level of risk.

The industry must pull together and urgently develop new vibration serviceability guidance if we are to realise a future of lighter-weight, lower-carbon structures, argues Gillian Browning, Head of Structural Dynamics at Buro Happold.

This article explores the various benefits that can be obtained by incorporating a supplementary damping system to reduce footfall, wind and seismic vibration, and dynamic structural response.

This article tackles the challenge of reducing embodied carbon in the seismic design of new buildings.