Tara Hutchinson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering, is the lead researcher on a series of tests on a 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building at the UC San Diego ...

Drivers on Interstate 15 may have noticed smoke near Pomerado Road this morning. KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas says it was part of a UC San Diego study on how fire spreads through ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers at UC San Diego on Monday put a 10-story, cold-formed steel building to the test, simulating how the structure would move in the midst of a major earthquake. The ...

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 of real earthquakes, ...

It took about 40 seconds before the effects of the simulated earthquake on the wooden structure were audible: snapping, cracking, popping. The wood structure itself, at the height of the two minutes ...

With seismically active regions in the west and east of Canada, engineers are always looking for ways to improve the safety of dwellings in these areas and beyond. Nader Aly, PhD candidate in the ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's College of Engineering tested a full-scale steel beam against simulated earthquake forces Wednesday, an experiment that can influence design ...

STORY: :: Researchers use an earthquake simulator to test the structural integrity of a 10-storey building in California :: The tests include re-enactments of a 6.9 magnitude tremor on light, high ...

The structural integrity of a 3D-printed building has been tested by scientists at Bristol University on the UK’s largest shaking table. The 3D printed concrete building ready for testing - Bristol ...

Canterbury University has done a large scale test on the sort of steel frame and concrete multistories common in New Zealand.

MANILA, Philippines — Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has instructed building officials and municipal engineers of areas affected by the Cebu earthquake to conduct assessment on ...