During seismic events, staircases become incredibly critical structural components, allowing people to escape the building and for rescuers to enter. The failure of a staircase during an earthquake would be…

Overview of the hybrid shake table configuration. San Diego — Hybrid simulations involving experimental substructures on the largest shake table in the U.S. were successfully completed through the collaborative effort…

West Lafayette, Ind. — Natural hazard engineers now have a roadmap for research. Development of this five-year plan was spearheaded by the NSF-funded Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI), a…