World's largest earthquake simulator tests 10-story building
The University of California, San Diego, has the largest outdoor shake table, or earthquake simulator, in the world — the only one capable of testing a 10-story building. The shake table can support 2000 metric tons, or 4.5 million pounds, or about the weight of 1300 cars. Two years ago, it was used to simulate a 7.7-mag…
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