Largest earthquake simulation ever - video

[Ninis, Dee]

Hi all,

Overnight, the Jacobs school of Engineering at the University of California San Diego, undertook the largest ever earthquake simulation. The full-scale mass-timber high rise was tested on a shake table with motions equivalent to the 1994 M6.7 Northridge earthquake, as well as the 1999 M7.7 Chi Chi earthquake (I'm not sure at what distance).

The recording is ~23 minutes long, and there is noticeable shaking at 12:30 and again at 18:00. Watch it here - it's pretty cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5f2aaH3ldXM

You're welcome 😉

Dee

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