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May 10, 2008

UCSD quake simulation tests strength of precast concrete

“Twenty years ago that would not have been the case. That's how far we've come.”

SAN DIEGO -- -- Groaning and trembling slightly, a three-floor, 400-ton concrete structure was playing its part Wednesday in an earthquake simulation project meant to help prepare California for the Big One. via Los Angeles Times

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