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Massive Shake-table Experiment
Illustration depicting several of the components contained in a massive shake-table experiment being conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Howard University and San Diego State University. The shake table is part of the National Science Foundation-supported Network for Earthquake Engineering Research.
For more on the research, see the Project Summary, the Industry Steering Committee and the Medical Equipment Suppliers pages on the BNCS website.
[This image accompanied NSF Media Advisory NSF Webcast: Testing for Earthquakes, Inside and Out, released on April 11, 2012.]
Credit: Detail illustrations and layout Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation; Building illustrations UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering
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