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Timber has re-emerged as a versatile and sustainable structural material for mid-rise and high-rise construction, yet its light weight and inherent material variability pose unique challenges under ...

Metro officials said designs for piles, pillars and stations are being updated to meet specifications under the new seismic zone notification issued by BIS.

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DURING the thirty seconds the earth shook in General Santos City, facades broke and whole structures collapsed. However, some of the older buildings, built with deep foundations, stood the shaking but ...