World Forum 2006 Final Report

15 Aug 2013 | Contributor(s): Billie F. Spencer, Robert T. Leon

World's Largest Earthquake Simulator Top Draw for Seismic Experts

08 Aug 2013 | Notes | Contributor(s): Aurie Swartz, NEES Media Communications

Capital Public Radio | August 8, 2013 | Radio | Sacramento, CA's Capital Public Radio aired a story about Quake Summit 2013 in Reno, NV, and the new seismic lab currently being constructed at the NEES@Reno site. See attachments.

'Shake tables' simulate 6.7 magnitude quakes in a Buffalo lab

01 Aug 2013 | Notes | Contributor(s): Aurie Swartz, NEES Media Communications

Wired UK | August 1, 2013 | Magazine | Wired UK published an article about the CFS-NEES testing taking place at the NEES@Buffalo site led by Dr. Benfamin Schaffer, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins. See attachment.

'T-Rex' truck heading to Christchurch

29 Jan 2013 | Notes | Contributor(s): NEES Media Communications, Marti LaChance

New Zealand's Farming Show | Jan 29, 2013 Radio and web For online article, see attached PDF.

​Development and experimental validation of deformable connection for earthquake-resistant building systems with reduced floor accelerations

30 Jun 2015 | Publications | Contributor(s): Georgios Tsampras, Richard Sause

This report briefly presents the development of the deformable connection of an earthquake-resistant building structural system in which the lateral force resisting system (LFRS) is connected to the gravity load resisting system (GLRS) using this type of connection instead of a rigid connection....