Dr. Universe: When will the next earthquake be?
Our planet’s surface is constantly on the move. Sometimes this movement really shakes things up.
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Rock Doc: Major earth-shaking on the horizon
By E. Kirsten Peters, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – I once experienced a small earthquake when I was visiting the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The natives thought little of the temblor but I was impressed that the ground beneath my feet could suddenly and without warning start […]
Wood lab simulates natural disaster on 32-foot-long wall
Dan Dolan, a WSU professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Scott Lewis, research associate at the Wood Materials and Engineering Lab, are working with other wood lab associates to construct a 32-foot-long wall, which will be knocked down at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7 during a test simulating natural disasters’ effects on buildings.A filmmaking […]