An experimental program using a 6 degree-of-freedom earthquake simulator at the University at Buffalo was executed to generate data for supporting validation of numerical models for seismic ...

Keywords: Molten salt, pebble-bed reactors; graphite reflector; annular tanks; seismic behavior; fluid-structure interaction; base isolation; design recommendations. Abstract: This report describes ...

A multi-disciplinary team has simulated the largest, longest multiphysics earthquake simulation to date. Just before 8:00 a.m. local time on December 26, 2004, people in southeast Asia were starting ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VISTA, Calif. — An earthquake simulator in ...

CHINATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Earthquakes can be frightening for those who may have never experienced one, but the state of California has resources to get you prepared. The California Office of ...

Researchers solving today’s most important and complex energy challenges can’t always conduct real-world experiments. This is especially true for nuclear energy research. Considerations such as cost, ...

Missouri emergency management officials are buying a $200,000 machine that will simulate an earthquake to prepare residents for a big temblor in a region where one of the most powerful earthquakes ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue University community is encouraged to participate Thursday (Oct. 15) in a campus drill simulating a major earthquake. The exercise is designed to educate faculty, ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — A shake simulator capable of replicating a 7.0 magnitude earthquake is coming to El Cajon on Thursday as part of the Great California Shakeout program. Along with giving residents ...

The light bulb above our dining room table begins to swing. The windows rattle. The table shakes. Then the whole room shudders, the walls vibrating violently. A vase of flowers wobbles on a top shelf.

Have you ever wondered what a big earthquake feels like? The world’s largest mobile earthquake simulator can give you some insight. ‘The Big Shaker’ is headed to the Delta Plaza in Marysville tomorrow ...

A new fault simulator maps out how interactions between pressure, friction and fluids rising through a fault zone can lead to slow-motion quakes and seismic swarms. Earthquakes can be abrupt bursts of ...