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 ...

Structural engineers at UC San Diego were waiting to see how a tall building, made from recycled steel, would react in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake shake table was ready to go as 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, ...

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 ...

Thousands of people were shaken awake last night across the B.C. South Coast during a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that struck at 11:39 pm PT just 19 kilometres north-northeast of Victoria. For many ...

Could the seismic signal of an underground nuclear test explosion be 'hidden' by the signal generated by a natural earthquake? Could the seismic signal of an underground nuclear test explosion be ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 hit Mandalay, Myanmar 's second largest city, on Friday. It struck at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock. It also shook neighbouring ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San ...