A video lecture that introduces a technique that can be used to make buildings earthquake-resistant. The instructor demonstrates and explains how to use simple materials to build a shear wall for a building. [9:15]

A video lecture that looks at what factors impact on the amount of damage that is caused by an earthquake. These depend on the intensity of the vibrations and the methods of construction used in the buildings. [6:05]

Students think like geotechnical engineers as they take core samples of a model building site and decide how deeply the pier foundations for a model skyscraper should be anchored into the soil. [11:40]

Structural engineer Andre Filiatrault at the University of Buffalo explains what happens when an earthquake occurs and how scientists measure them so they can reproduce them in a controlled setting. They use this information to study...

Students think like geotechnical engineers as they take core samples of a model building site and decide how deeply the pier foundations for a model skyscraper should be anchored into the soil. [17:22]