Press Release Archive
2004 News Releases
UCSD Shakes 70-Ft.-Tall Wind Turbine In Real-Time Earthquake Demonstration of World's First Outdoor Shake Table
November 15, 2004
A 70-ft.-tall, 23,400-lb. wind turbine shook and shivered while it was subjected to historical ground motions from the 1992 magnitude 7.3 Landers earthquake, as the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Jacobs School of Engineering today demonstrated the unique capabilities of the world’s first outdoor shake table for testing full-scale buildings and structures. Full Story
UCSD Receives Additional $4.4 Million Contract for Construction of Bomb Blast Simulator
May 5, 2004
San Diego , CA – May 5, 2004 The University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has received a new $4.4 million federal contract for the bomb blast simulator now under construction at UCSD. The Explosive Loading Laboratory Testing Program at UCSD is supported by the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), the federal interagency organization for combating terrorism. The new contract brings TSWG’s total support for construction of the UCSD blast simulator to $8.6 million. Full Story