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Resilience

Earthquake risk reduction

News and Updates

A wide view of a concrete beam assembly inside a large metal frame. A hydraulic arm is part of the metal frame, and it’s posed to press down at a section in the middle where the concrete pieces connect.

NIST Engineers Design 5 New Ways to Connect Concrete Pieces for More Resilient Buildings

Building that has been destroyed by a tornado

NIST, NSF Award More Than $7.6 Million to Support Disaster Resilience Research

A steel column with a deep web on the left and a steel column with a shallow web on the right.

Proposed Updates to Steel Building Standard Could Enhance Earthquake Resilience

A man in safety gear crouches to examine a damaged wall inside a building after an earthquake.

The Highs and Lows of Studying the Aftermath of One of Turkey’s Deadliest Earthquakes

Jazalyn Dukes poses in front of a display that reads "Engineering a Safer World."

How My Childhood Fascination With Bridges Helped Me Build a Career Protecting People and Buildings From Natural Disasters

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