Shaking in a Winter Wonderland

Shaking in a Winter Wonderland

Modern buildings are designed to withstand the forces of earthquakes. But what about gingerbread houses? That’s what a group of engineering students sought to discover on Wednesday, as they put their holiday structures to the test in the Department of Civil and...
Preventing Ground Failure Due to Earthquakes

Preventing Ground Failure Due to Earthquakes

Professors Mishac Yegian and Akram Alshawabkeh were awarded a $1.2M NSF grant from the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) to use Induced Partial Saturation (IPS) to try and prevent ground liquefaction from occurring under structures during earthquakes.

Professor Yegian Protects Artwork

Professor Yegian Protects Artwork

Prof. Mishac Yegian of Northeastern University in collaboration with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has conducted research on evaluation of a mechanical isolator to protect four MFA sculptures against earthquakes in Nagoya Japan.