Press Release Archive
2008 News Releases
UC San Diego Engineers Work to Make Historic Buildings Safer During Strong Earthquakes
November 25, 2008
Recent simulated earthquake tests conducted by UC San Diego engineers are expected to lead to retrofit schemes that make historic buildings safer. The structural engineers tested a structure similar to those that were built in California in the 1920s that have masonry-infilled walls and reinforced concrete frames. Full Story
Structural Engineers and Computer Scientists Hope to Integrate Disciplines to 'Revolutionize Building Construction'
October 2, 2008
A group of UC San Diego engineers and computer scientists, together with their counterparts at Germany's Bauhaus University of Weimar, are hoping to completely reform the way buildings are constructed by integrating the two fields and bringing data visualization and online collaboration to the fore of structural design. Full Story
UC San Diego Engineers Part of Nationwide Effort to Make Buildings Earthquake Safe
August 20, 2008
Engineering researchers from UC San Diego and the University of Arizona have concluded three months of rigorous earthquake simulation tests on a half-scale three-story structure, and will now begin sifting through their results so they can be used in the future designs of buildings across the nation. Full Story
Three-Story Structure Slammed in Magnitude 8 Earthquake on Shake Table
May 7, 2008
Engineering researchers are subjecting a three-story structure resembling a parking garage to a sequence of earthquake "shake test" jolts as powerful as magnitude 8.0 as part of a series of seismic tests to help improve building codes across the nation. Full Story