Team investigates earthquake retrofits for 'soft' first-floor buildings
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers, led by Colorado State University engineering professor John van de Lindt, has spent the last month shaking a four-story building in San Diego to learn how to make structures with first-floor garages better withstand seismic shocks.