Structural engineers at UC San Diego were waiting to see how a tall building, made from recycled steel, would react in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake shake table was ready to go as the ...

The tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator started moving slowly, swaying and twisting. The 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations of real earthquakes, ...

SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego's outdoor shake table is pushing the boundaries of earthquake engineering, testing full-scale buildings to enhance California's resilience against seismic events.

A 10-story building looms above UC San Diego’s earthquake shake table near Scripps Ranch. Next week, the device will simulate an earthquake to see whether a structure made from a lightweight, recycled ...

We never know when an earthquake is coming, but there’s one location in San Diego County that can actually recreate the conditions of an earthquake. Here is a tour of UCSD’s Shake Table, where you can ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A controlled fire test was conducted Thursday on the 9th floor of a 10-story building at the UC San Diego Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table to study the impact of ...