Bend, Don’t Break: How ECC Can Secure Buildings in Earthquakes Prone Regions
Pakistan is in an earthquake-prone region, as evidenced by the catastrophic earthquake in October 2005, which resulted in the loss of more than 75,000 lives, injured thousands, and left millions homeless. Entire towns like Balakot were destroyed, and the collapse of well-known buildings such as the Margalla Towers in Islamabad became a powerful symbol of…