After the large earthquake off the shores of Japan caused a tsunami warning off the coast of California on March 10, many students and San Luis Obispo residents now must consider preparing themselves for the possibility of a natural disaster.
Seismic shake-up places Cal Poly second in competition
Cal Poly’s Seismic Design team placed second out of 28 teams at the 2011 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)’s undergraduate Seismic Design competition last weekend.
Earthquakes remain at core of public eye
With constant tectonic activity happening below our feet and the potential for catastrophe like that which befell Haiti on January 13th, scientists and engineers are finding new ways to prepare for the inevitable.