Building It Better
How are we protecting our buildings - and ourselves - from the next big earthquake? Find out when UCSD-TV joins universities and industry from around the country at UCSD's Englekirk Center to perform the largest real-time seismic test of a concrete structure ever conducted.
| Building It Better |
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| Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections 3 This is a documentary series presented by Richard Hammond, looking at the connections behind the greatest feats of engineering, including the earthquake proof bridge Rio-Antirio bridge. |
| Home Preparedness in Earthquake Country If you live with the potential of earthquakes it is important to be prepared. Matthew Springer, UCSF Professor of Medicine, gives specific strategies about how to secure your home, yourself and your pets. |
| Earthquakes in Your Backyard This course provides an introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard and risk. |