15-06-2016 19:28 via seattletimes.com

Six-story, steel-frame building put to earthquake test

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California researchers plan to rock and rattle a six-story steel-frame building on the world’s largest shake table to see if the structure can withstand the force equal to a 6.7-magnitude earthquake. Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, hope the experiment Wednesday will help them determine whether steel frames are […]
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