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In the first of a series of seismic shake-table tests to gauge the effects of major earthquakes and fire on a hospital’s non-structural components and systems, a five-story specimen and its contents ...

Introduction Earthquakes can cause serious damage to buildings and be dangerous to people. But some of the world’s most populous cities are in earthquake-prone regions. How can engineers keep the ...