Man-Made Quakes Could Lead to Safer, Sturdier Buildings
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
Earthquakes never occur when you need one, so a team led by Johns Hopkins structural engineers is shaking up a building themselves in the name of science and safety. Using massive moving platforms and an array of sensors and cameras, the researchers are trying to find out how well a two-story building made of cold-formed steel can stand up to a lab-generated Southern California quake.