When you hear about designers biomimicking butterflies, your first thought is probably about creating remote-controlled ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers at UC San Diego on Monday put a 10-story, cold-formed steel building to the test, simulating how the structure would move in the midst of a major earthquake. The ...

An new innovative building design reduces the impact of earthquakes by absorbing energy and protecting structures from severe ...

A new steel cylinder filled with spheres could save buildings from earthquakes without electricity. Discover how this passive ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — “We are creating our own earthquake,” Tara Hutchinson, a professor of structural engineering at UCSD said. UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center is home to ...

Drivers on Interstate 15 may have noticed smoke near Pomerado Road this morning. KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas says it was part of a UC San Diego study on how fire spreads through ...

Vancouver’s Hive building is the latest proof that mass timber construction is here to stay. As visitors head into downtown ...

Zig-zagging around the glass-and-steel perimeter of the UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center, 36 thin metal rods could be what it takes to prevent the building’s total destruction. The rods are the ...

TWICE AS MANY LANES. CIVIL ENGINEER STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS GOT THE CHANCE TO TEST CERTAIN TYPES OF STEEL TO SEE HOW THEY HANDLE SEISMIC ACTIVITY ...