5. Earthquakes Are Not Affected By Weather – Lots of kids who live in cold places look forward to blizzards and huge snow storms because they know school will be closed when the snow starts falling.

An experimental program using a 6 degree-of-freedom earthquake simulator at the University at Buffalo was executed to generate data for supporting validation of numerical models for seismic ...

An article on Science News for Kids looks at earthquake testing conducted at UB and the impact it had on the wooden townhouse and its contents constructed specifically for the experiment. The article ...

RENO — One day after a deadly earthquake struck Mexico City, University of Nevada scientists will mimic quakes to test new bridge designs developed to help the structures better withstand ...

Researchers from UC San Diego on Monday (June 23) carried out tests on a 10-storey building with its own built-in earthquake, to test its structural integrity. The building is positioned on machinery ...

The Jerusalem municipality blew up an old school building shortly after noon on Monday as part of an experiment set up to test a unique new earthquake cage. The building, located in Jerusalem's ...

Dr. Lucy Jones and Dr. Sue Hough, prominent seismologists, say there is no pattern when it comes to earthquake activity. KTLA reports on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.

Tuesday's 40-second test, approximating a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, was the strongest test, occurring on a seven-story condominium tower with 23 one- and two-bedroom living units.

Until this study, however, engineers and builders significantly underestimated the seismic strength of cold-formed steel structures. In fact, following the shake-table experiments at ...

I have now experienced two earthquakes in my life, the first on July 16, 2010, the same morning my son was born, and again yesterday, August 23, 2011. I never thought that living on the East Coast ...