Earthquake Engineering Research Facility
- Location:
- 2235 East Mall
- Date:
- 2003
- Architectural features:
- 7900 square feet.
- Use history:
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Notes:
- The building houses test equipment
for specialized research on earthquakes and their effects on structures
and the soil that supports them. The 10 m high overhead area enables the
testing of large scale structural models. Three different earthquake simulators
(or shake tables) are housed in the facility.
- Sources:
- UBC Properties Trust; UBC Civil Engineering website.
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