SEATTLE (KOMO) — University of Washington researchers are in San Diego conducting earthquake tests with the tallest building ever on a shake table. This project is part of a potential push for ...
Engineers developed a low-cost steel ball damper that reduces vibration, helping protect buildings from earthquake damage and shaking.
A newly patented mechanical device may offer a simpler way to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings. Developed by civil engineering researcher Moussa Leblouba at the University of Sharjah, the ...
FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's College of Engineering tested a full-scale steel beam against simulated earthquake forces Wednesday, an experiment that can influence design ...
Keywords: Nuclear power plants (NPP). Base isolation. Seismic isolation systems. ASCE 43-05. Damage. Design level earthquakes. Moats. Gravity loads. Seismic loads ...
Keywords: ALE, LS-DYNA, earthquake-simulator tests, reactor vessels, reactor internals, seismic fluid-structure interaction, seismic isolation Abstract: This report describes physical and numerical ...
Four earthquakes up to magnitude 4.0 shook Louisiana, raising questions about hidden faults, seismic risks, and the region’s rarely studied geology.