Press Release Archive
2005 News Releases
Seven-Story Building at UCSD Rattled on Largest Earthquake Shake Table in U.S.
November 22, 2005
In a first-of-its-kind earthquake test, UCSD engineering researchers on Nov. 22 subjected a 275-ton, seven-story building to mechanical shakes that duplicated ground motions recorded during the Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake. Full Story
UCSD Structural Engineers Receive $7.5 Million Contract to Test Bomb Blast Mitigation Technologies
May 4, 2005
UCSD structural engineers together with a team of industry and university partners will develop and evaluate blast mitigation technologies to harden buildings and bridges against terrorist bomb attacks through a new $7.5 million federal contract. More than 40 tests will be performed over the next two years in the new blast simulator laboratory at the Jacobs School's Englekirk Structural Research Center. Full Story
Jacobs School Celebrates Opening of the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center
April 11, 2005
Industry supporters, government representatives, family, friends, faculty and students gathered April 7 to celebrate the dedication of the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. The center is named in honor of Robert and Natalie Englekirk, who recently provided a $1.5 million gift for research and fellowships and scholarships for structural engineering students at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. Full Story