Earthquake Engineering Lab News

A day after a deadly earthquake struck Mexico City, University of Nevada scientists mimicked quakes to test new bridge designs developed to help the structures better withstand violent temblors. The engineers on Wednesday rattled a 100-ton, 70-foot (21-meter) bridge model …

A 52-ton concrete bridge survived a series of 10 earthquakes in the first multiple-shake-table experiment at the University of Nevada’s new Earthquake Engineering Lab in Reno. The 70-foot bridge was shaken Tuesday in a series of simulated earthquakes, culminating in …