Largest earthquake test for mass-timber tower successful in California

US architecture studio Lever Architecture and a team of researchers have successfully tested the earthquake-resistant capabilities of a 10-storey, mass-timber building in California.
Carried out early this year, the test featured a massive hydraulic table to prove the resiliency of a skyscraper constructed out of engineer timber against seismic magnitudes similar to 6.7 and 7.7 earthquakes.
A team of architects and researchers have successfully tested a 10-storey mass-timber tower for earth