A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of California San Diego to see how well it can withstand earthquakes. The UC San ...

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Rain leaked through the roof and puddled on the floor. Yet Kara never stopped hoping. Whenever someone walked by, she pressed her body against the cold metal gate. She didn’t bark. She just waited. A ...