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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
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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
4 days
🎉 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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
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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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
16 days
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
19 days
Buckle up!.
@slpei
Shiling Pei
21 days
@NHERI_UCSD shake table😎.Consider changing the name to.
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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
24 days
RT @NheriGsc: #nherigsc. Going to the 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop/ Researchers Meeting in July? We are planning a few opportunities to me….
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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
24 days
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
24 days
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
24 days
Keeping buildings and people safe, one sensor at a time. .
@ALERTCalifornia
ALERTCalifornia
30 days
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
1 month
🚧 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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
1 month
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
1 month
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
2 months
Training the next generation! Can't wait!.
@NheriEco
NHERI ECO
2 months
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
2 months
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
2 months
RT @NHERIDesignSafe: DYK? Federally funded EQ engineering research helps save lives. Read about cold-formed steel studies underway at @JHUC….
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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
2 months
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
2 months
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
3 months
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
3 months
RT @NHERIDesignSafe: .@DesignsafeR podcast: A fascinating new series w/cold-formed steel researcher Ben Schafer, @HopkinsEngineer . https:/….
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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
3 months
Top 10! So much innovative life-saving research going on at @UCSDJacobs !.
@UCSDJacobs
UCSD Engineering
3 months
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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@NHERI_UCSD
UC San Diego Shake Table
3 months
🚨 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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