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UNLV’s environmentally friendly Science and Engineering Building is monitored for earthquake shaking

Fact Sheet 2013-3022
In cooperation with University of Nevada, Las Vegas
By: , , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20133022

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Abstract

The University of Nevada Las Vegas’ (UNLV) Science and Engineering Building is at the cutting edge of environmentally friendly design. As the result of a recent effort by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Strong Motion Project in cooperation with UNLV, the building is now also in the forefront of buildings installed with structural monitoring systems to measure response during earthquakes. This is particularly important because this is the first such building in Las Vegas. The seismic instrumentation will provide essential data to better understand the structural performance of buildings, especially in this seismically active region.

Suggested Citation

Kalkan, E., Savage, W., Reza, S., Knight, E., and Tian, Y., 2013, UNLV’s environmentally friendly Science and Engineering Building is monitored for earthquake shaking: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013-3022, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20133022.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title UNLV’s environmentally friendly Science and Engineering Building is monitored for earthquake shaking
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2013-3022
DOI 10.3133/fs20133022
Year Published 2013
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Earthquake Science Center
Description 4 p.
Country United States
State Nevada
City Las Vegas
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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