SHERMAN ISLAND — A model levee wobbled and tossed as if it were on a giant waterbed but held up nearly intact during a series of simulated earthquakes Monday. The tests were meant to investigate a ...

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

Keywords: Numerical simulations. Computer-based models. Disaster recovery. Disaster resiliency. Disaster resilient communities. Northridge, California earthquake ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

SEATTLE - In Westlake Park, the City of Seattle is encouraging people to try out a new ride. It's called the "big shaker," a portable reality machine that lets somebody experience what it's like to ...

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 ...

A roving earthquake simulator gave San Diegans in the biotech and medical fields a chance to experience the feeling of a 9.5-magnitude quake – and think about how to prepare for a potential “big one.” ...

UC San Diego’s earthquake simulator, one of the two biggest shake tables in the world, is scheduled to test the tallest full-scale building ever built on an earthquake simulator. The NSF-funded ...

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (KTVU) - A disaster readiness event is showing the Bay Area how to prepare in case of a natural disaster, like an earthquake or fire. First responders and emergency workers ...

The world's largest earthquake-simulation shake table in Miki City, Japan played a large role in helping scientists design buildings that could withstand large earthquakes. The devastating earthquake ...

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.

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, ...