UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center shares a preview of the largest, most complex seismic test ever conducted. Get an inside look at how UC San Diego’s five-story hospital may be impacted by dramatic earthquakes, and gain an understanding of how complex hospital building systems perform after earthquakes.
This UCSD-TV documentary, which was produced in collaboration with the California Seismic Safety Commission, explores the history of seismic safety for California’s hospital infrastructure, and reviews what’s being done to secure its future.