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 ...

Scientists at the University of Bristol have used the UK's largest shaking table to mimic conditions of a medium-magnitude earthquake to assess the potential damage to a 3D-printed building. The ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — “We are creating our own earthquake,” Tara Hutchinson, a professor of structural engineering at UCSD said. UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center is home to ...

A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Johns Hopkins University tested a 10-story, cold-framed steel building for seismic safety on Monday morning. The 10-story ...

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 ...

"Three, two, one!” 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 ...

The earthquake on Friday may have felt like a few light shakes to city residents. It most likely would have been much different if the epicenter was closer. By Mihir Zaveri For New York City residents ...