UC San Diego Shake Table
@NHERI_UCSD
Home of the world's largest high-performance outdoor shake table. Reducing the devastating impacts of earthquakes since 2004.
At @UCSanDiego's Shake Table, we’re not just shaking buildings — we’re shaping the future. Ph.D. student Charlie Zhang is living a dream, testing the tallest cold-formed steel building ever on a shake table. This is more than research — it’s real-world impact. @NSF Watch 👇
Keeping buildings and people safe, one sensor at a time...
Did you know that ALERTCalifornia scientists work closely with the @NHERI_UCSD to use drones and other sensors to monitor shake table experiments? Learn more about this amazing @UCSanDiego research tool in this new article bit.ly/3HD2Edo
Fire season on the shake table!
Outstanding coverage of yesterday's CFS10 fire test at @NHERI_UCSD . Many thanks to Joe Little & crew @nbcsandiego . nbcsandiego.com/videos/studyin…
Fire testing for the CFS-10 building starts today! Watch on cams ⬇️ esec.ucsd.edu/live-cams
Kudos to Tara Hutchinson, Benjamin Schafer & team for pushing boundaries with the #CFS10 project! This 10-story CFS tower — taller than code allows — is shaking up what’s possible for safer, greener and more resilient buildings. Thanks @NSF for supporting this critical work!
Engineers are pushing boundaries to make infrastructure safer from earthquakes. Using the @NHERI_UCSD shake table, the team recently tested a 10-story building made of cold-formed steel to gather data on its performance during an earthquake. bit.ly/3GOw5Jw
Ever wondered what it’s like to step inside an earthquake? Co-PI Joel Conte takes us underground at the world’s largest outdoor shake table @UCSanDiego — now upgraded with 6 DOF to simulate the strongest quakes in history and funded by the @NSF! Watch⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=3abu7s…
🎉 Congrats to Gabriel Acero, @UCSDJacobs structural engineering MS grad, for being named Engineer of the Year 2025 by @SEAOSC ! 🏆 With 25+ yrs in the field, he's led major projects like @UCSanDiego's shake table & co-authored key research. A true leader in the industry! 👏
Next week, a full-scale 10-story cold-formed steel building will undergo a first-of-its-kind test — shaking + fire. Phase 1: Simulated mega earthquakes Phase 2: Live fire testing after quake damage led by Richard Emberley, @CalPoly Watch live: lnkd.in/gRdpHRZ9
Buckle up!
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#nherigsc Going to the 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop/ Researchers Meeting in July? We are planning a few opportunities to meet in person and look forward to meeting you! Fill out this form at: lnkd.in/gKSeUCDR. We hope to see you soon!
Did you know? Cold-formed steel is strong, lightweight, & sustainable! @JohnsHopkins Prof. Ben Schafer leads research showing CFS handles extreme stress like #earthquakes & high winds. Smart, durable, eco-friendly building! @NHERIDesignSafe interview ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=iDTnzS…
How will a 10-story, steel-framed building fare in an earthquake? Ben Schafer, @HopkinsEngineer , joins us to discuss the (not so) surprising capabilities of cold-formed steel. designsafe-ci.org/community/news…
🚧 We had a great time at the NHERI@UC San Diego Industry-Academia Workshop & shake table tour! Researchers & industry leaders came together to advance earthquake engineering, explore grand challenges & highlight the power of collaboration. Thanks to all who joined!
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It’s almost shake time for CFS10! PI Tara Hutchinson and team at @UCSanDiego's shake table just wrapped an epic month of sensor installs: ✅ 750 analog sensors (some 100 ft up!) ✅ 26 miles of cable ✅ 47 cameras ✅ 9 GNSS receivers ✅ Hundreds of UAV tracking markers @NSF
Training the next generation! Can't wait!
Congratulations to David Kroeker, Jimena Barba, Samantha Shapiro, and Victoria Mann the 2025 NSF NHERI REU Summer Program cohort at the NSF NHERI Large High Performance Shake Table6 at the University of California, San Diego. Welcome to NSF NHERI! #nheriREU #NHERISpotlight #NSF
When a 6.3 quake hit Christchurch in 2011, it caused tragic devastation — especially downtown. But buildings on helical piles held up. In 2016, Amy Cerato @UofOklahoma led the first seismic tests on them at @UCSanDiego's shake table. Watch⤵️ youtu.be/fjUaS_INRyI?si…
DYK? Federally funded EQ engineering research helps save lives. Read about cold-formed steel studies underway at @JHUCaSE and @NHERI_UCSD . engineering.jhu.edu/case/news/how-…
Proud to spotlight @UCSanDiego SE Ph.D. alumni Claudio Sepúlveda & Ricardo Bustamante, with @UCSDJacobs Prof. Gilberto Mosqueda, for co-authoring a landmark study on seismic protection for the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile! Read ⤵️ se.ucsd.edu/awards/uc-san-…
During a recent visit to our shake table, legendary structural engineer Ashraf Habibullah experienced a real 5.2 magnitude quake alongside our researchers — talk about seismic timing! 😱✨ Read⬇️ se.ucsd.edu/awards/legenda…
