Three-Story Structure Slammed in Magnitude 8 Earthquake on Shake Table
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 15:35
in Earth & Climate
Engineering researchers are subjecting a three-story structure resembling a parking garage to a sequence of earthquake "shake test" jolts as powerful as magnitude 8.0 as part of a series of seismic tests to help improve building codes across the nation.
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