UC San Diego Shake Table
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Home of the world's largest high-performance outdoor shake table. Reducing the devastating impacts of earthquakes since 2004.
San Diego, CA
Joined December 2018
🎉 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! 👏
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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 👇
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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:
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Buckle up!.
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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 ⬇️.
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RT @DesignsafeR: How will a 10-story, steel-framed building fare in an earthquake? Ben Schafer, @HopkinsEngineer , joins us to discuss the….
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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
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🚧 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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RT @theNASEM: Each year, thousands of the world’s leading experts serve pro bono on National Academies' study committees in order to addres….
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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
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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
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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⤵️.
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RT @NHERIDesignSafe: DYK? Federally funded EQ engineering research helps save lives. Read about cold-formed steel studies underway at @JHUC….
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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 ⤵️.
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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⬇️.
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At the @UCSanDiego shake table, we're not just testing buildings—we're pushing the envelope of seismic research. Our researchers are collecting real data that can change building codes and make our communities safer. More on @fox5sandiego ⤵️.
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RT @NHERIDesignSafe: .@DesignsafeR podcast: A fascinating new series w/cold-formed steel researcher Ben Schafer, @HopkinsEngineer . https:/….
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Top 10! So much innovative life-saving research going on at @UCSDJacobs !.
We’re Top 10, Yet Again🔱The @UCSanDiego Jacobs School of Engineering ranked #10 best in the nation in the influential @usnews rankings, up from #11 last year. Among public engineering schools, the Jacobs School ranks #6. More details: @UofCalifornia
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🚨 Earthquakes rocked San Diego County this week!. Good news: @UCSanDiego's world-famous shake table is helping make buildings, bridges & other structures safer when the ground shakes. 💪🌍. Thanks to support from @NSF!. Watch on @CBS8 ⤵️.
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