An article in Construction News about an innovative structural concrete system cites UB among the organizations that have spent years researching and testing the new SpeedCore construction system.

TRT World, the English language public broadcaster in Turkey, interviewed Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the massive earthquakes that happened last week in Turkey and Syria.

An article in Construction Digest about prestressed concrete, a process that puts compressive stress on the concrete before it is inserted into the final structure, mentions that researchers from UB and Purdue University, in conjunction with bridge engineering firm Modjeski & Masters, are looking into post-tensioned concrete.

Al Jazeera mentioned UB’s Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory and quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in a story explaining how earthquakes happen in light of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Many factors can contribute to a building collapsing during extreme earthquake shaking, such as which occurred Feb. 6 in Turkey and Syria, University at Buffalo earthquake engineers say.

News media quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the earthquake that rattled the greater Buffalo area Monday.

The Buffalo News spoke with Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was felt across the Buffalo Niagara region Monday morning.

Structure Magazine shared the contributions and experiences of Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in helping build California’s first SpeedCore tower.