The Baltimore Sun reports that Johns Hopkins researchers will conduct an earthquake simulation at UB’s MCEER

An article in the Baltimore Sun reports engineering researchers at the Johns Hopkins University will conduct an earthquake simulation in UB’s MCEER, which the article describes as “a huge laboratory with a soaring ceiling, big enough to contain a two-story building set on a giant hydraulic ‘shake table.’” The lead researcher described the earthquake simulation, which will test the resilience of cold-formed steel, as “awesome, the best project of my life.”

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-sci-earthquake-20130809,0,7582598.story