A 10-story mass timber “rocking” frame, designed to be resilient enough to withstand powerful earthquakes with little or no structural damage, proved its worth May 9 during seismic simulations at the largest high-performance outdoor shake table, located at the University of California San Diego.
During the first test on May 9, the research team simulated the 1994 Northridge quake, a magnitude-6.7 temblor in Los Angeles. Soon after, they ran the magnitude-7.7 Chichi quake that struck Taiwan in 1999.
