The NEES@UC San Diego shake table, at 25-by-40 feet, can simulate the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. (Photo provided/NEES). Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The biggest outdoor shake ...

In California, earthquakes are commonplace, but with the possibility of the ‘Big One’ always looming, the state’s authorities are doing all they can to prepare for it. This week saw the construction ...

Building codes will be changing soon, now that a study at UC San Diego found a common steel building column won’t withstand the stress of a strong earthquake. KPBS Science and technology reporter ...

SAN DIEGO — The biggest outdoor shake table in the world and a robot designed to move along utility lines have received Best of What’s New awards from Popular Science, the world’s largest science and ...

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When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck San Francisco in 1989, it gutted the Marina neighborhood. While part of that was due to liquefaction effects caused by the area’s underlying landfill ...

The biggest outdoor shake table in the world and a robot designed to move along utility lines have received Best of What's New awards from Popular Science, the world's largest science and technology ...

A 10-story tower mostly made of wood withstood a simulated 7.7 earthquake on UC San Diego’s outdoor shake table Tuesday, underscoring a belief by some engineers that such structures could safely be ...

Researchers from The Johns Hopkins University will conduct tests tomorrow to see how a Southern California earthquake could impact a two-story office building. But the tests are not being held at ...

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"Three, two, one!” The tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator started moving slowly, swaying and twisting. The 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations ...