With the popularity of 3D-printed homes rising, University of Bristol scientists are using the UK’s largest shaking table to test their durability against earthquakes. As a rapidly emerging technology ...

Research on one of the world's largest earthquake simulators has made buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure more earthquake-safe. Homes, offices, parking garages, bridges and other structures ...

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 ...

Geotechnical Engineering Professor Ramin Motamed is a faculty member in the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. His areas of research include shake table tests on ...

An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

San Ramon, Calif., has been rattled by dozens of small earthquakes in recent months. Even in a region used to regular shaking, it’s been a lot.