Researchers shook a five-story building in a simulation to test the post-earthquake and fire performance of the building and many of its contents on Tuesday, April 17, at the University of California ...

SAN DIEGO - The largest earthquake simulator was used Tuesday to demonstrate new technology that could save lives and money. Engineers want to screw buildings, bridges and homes into the ground to ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Researchers at the University of California, San Diego rocked and rattled a six-story steel frame building on a giant shake table Wednesday to see how the structure would withstand ...

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 — SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego's outdoor shake table is pushing the boundaries of earthquake engineering, testing full-scale buildings to enhance California's resilience against seismic events.