An experimental program using a 6 degree-of-freedom earthquake simulator at the University at Buffalo was executed to generate data for supporting validation of numerical models for seismic ...

Keywords: Molten salt, pebble-bed reactors; graphite reflector; annular tanks; seismic behavior; fluid-structure interaction; base isolation; design recommendations. Abstract: This report describes ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists can do is map the hidden layers beneath the surface that control how ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VISTA, Calif. — An earthquake simulator in ...

Researchers solving today’s most important and complex energy challenges can’t always conduct real-world experiments. This is especially true for nuclear energy research. Considerations such as cost, ...

Scientists used supercomputer simulation to reveal the underlying mechanism by which the irregular fault geometry, characterized by multisegments, controlled the variation of the fault slip and ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Living in California, residents should always be prepared for the next Big One. To get people ready, the California Office of Emergency Services is sending an earthquake ...

An earthquake simulator was set up at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday to give people the chance to test how ready they are for "the big one." The simulator was installed by the ...

BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH, BRIAN. SO IF AN EARTHQUAKE WERE TO HIT, WOULD YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO? WELL, RIGHT NOW, CAL OES WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE ...

Shaking the rust off people’s emergency preparedness skills, an earthquake simulator that has been touring the state ahead of California’s annual drill stopped at Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday, Oct ...