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The 2,000-year-old mud-brick citadel in the Iranian city of Bam,
a world heritaage site, was destroyed in a 6.7 magnitude earthquake
in December. "We couldn't have prevented Bam," says Berkeley CEE
professor Khalid Mosalam. "But as earthquake engineers, we hope
to identify hot spots where strong earthquakes are likely to hit
and introduce strengthening techniques for structures that could
collapse."
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Earthquakes
Seismic test data that could save lives where earthquakes strike
by Christopher Jones
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New scan for osteoporosis opens the door to earlier diagnosis and treatment
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