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Test results are in: TallWood building a resounding success

Temblor | February 14, 2024

After three months of testing and more than 100 simulated earthquakes, one 10-story building has demonstrated the impressive seismic resilience of mass timber buildings. As previously reported, the TallWood building was designed and constructed by a team led by Colorado School of Mines associate professor Shiling Pei and dubbed the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) TallWood Project. The National Science Foundation-funded project is managed by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) where the tower was built. Full Story

Home Disasters: Earthquakes, Landslides, Sinkholes, and What To Do

Home Diagnosis | January 27, 2024

An exploration of the natural phenomena around our homes that are unexpectedly hard or soft- hail, landslides, liquefaction of the ground during earthquakes, and the research around all of these. Features the UC San Diego shake table. Full Story