Press Clips Archive
The End is Nye
NBC Universal | August 26, 2022
Bill Nye?s new show features the UC San Diego shake table in their episode about earthquakes. Subscription required. Full Story
National Science Foundation director visits San Diego to talk NSF mission, investments
KPBS | July 1, 2022
The director of the National Science Foundation, Sethuraman Panchanathan, paid a visit to San Diego this week to dedicate an upgraded earthquake shake table at UC San Diego. Full Story
Bearings key to buildings withstanding earthquakes? UCSD tests new technology
KPBS | February 7, 2022
A new test began last week on an earthquake shake table on the campus of UC San Diego. Researchers were testing building bearings. San Diego researchers are testing bearings that could help buildings withstand earthquake-generated forces that make a structure sway side to side. Full Story
Shake table test at UC San Diego could change buildings codes for earthquake protectio
KPBS | January 24, 2022
An 18-foot steel column shakes in the grip of a vise on UC San Diego?s shake table. The column would stand vertically in a building, and the shake table stimulates the stress of a building?s weight and the movement of a strong earthquake. Ultimately, the column buckles and bends, which could cause a structure to lean or even collapse.Building codes will likely be changing soon, following the shake table experiment, because the column is used in many California buildings. Full Story
Shake table test at UC San Diego could change buildings codes for earthquake protection
KPBS | January 24, 2022
An 18-foot steel column shakes in the grip of a vise on UC San Diego?s shake table. The column would stand vertically in a building, and the shake table stimulates the stress of a building?s weight and the movement of a strong earthquake. Ultimately, the column buckles and bends, which could cause a structure to lean or even collapse. Full Story