Mishac Yegian Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering m.yegian@neu.edu 617.373.2448 Expertise seismic response of landfills, shaking table in earthquake engineering Mishac Yegian for Northeastern Global News And the gingerbread houses came crumbling down And the gingerbread houses came crumbling down "Build not to fail" is a lesson all civil engineers are taught. But failure was the only option at the annual student-run gingerbread house competition and oh was it sweet fun! Gingerbread houses get a shaky reception Gingerbread houses get a shaky reception Engineering students competed Wednesday in the second annual gingerbread house competition, in which the structural integrity of their candy-covered creations was put to the test using the university’s earthquake simulator. Better partnerships for a better society Better partnerships for a better society The annual Engineering Research and Innovation Conference comes to a close today after several partnership-focused events. Shaking in a winter wonderland Shaking in a winter wonderland Engineering students built gingerbread houses and then quickly destroyed them by subjecting the tasty structures to earthquake forces in a Northeastern lab on Wednesday. Bubbling with innovation Bubbling with innovation Engineering professors earn NSF grant to advance research to mitigate building damage during earthquakes by shoring up the surrounding soil. Testing the strength of the Brooklyn Bridge Testing the strength of the Brooklyn Bridge Famous span could withstand a 6.5 earthquake, finds civil/environmental engineering expert Mishac Yegian