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 ...
On January 1, 2008, at 1:59 am in Calipatria, California, an earthquake happened. You haven’t heard of this earthquake; even if you had been living in Calipatria, you wouldn’t have felt anything. It ...
TWICE AS MANY LANES. CIVIL ENGINEER STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS GOT THE CHANCE TO TEST CERTAIN TYPES OF STEEL TO SEE HOW THEY HANDLE SEISMIC ACTIVITY ...
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 ...