A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of ...

Later, researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute will set rooms on fire to test the frame's resistance. Hard-hatted scientists, engineers, earthquake safety experts and news media witnessed ...

That occurs when the upper stories of a multi-story building sway in an earthquake, causing the building to lean. Ironically, the use of the columns, which that failed the shake table test ...

MyShake, an earthquake alerts app created to give people a few seconds’ warning before dangerous shaking, sent a test seven hours early on Thursday. By Amanda Holpuch Some West Coast residents ...

The shake table test broke an unreinforced brick wall in half on Feb. 18 at the University at Buffalo's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research. The 14-foot (4-meter ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of ...