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 ...

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.

The Latest on California researchers putting a six-story, steel-frame building to a series of earthquake tests (all times local): 3:20 p.m.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Several projects pushed the ... replicated an earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people and destroyed 10,000 buildings in Taiwan in 1999. The 10-story test building was the tallest ...

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Scientists at the University of Bristol have used the UK's largest shaking table to mimic conditions of a medium-magnitude ...