UC Berkeley News: Stadium Science

Earthquake and Seismology (Audio) by UCTV

Oct 17, 201100:05:50Science & Medicine

UC Berkeley's 1923 Memorial Stadium sits on top of an active earthquake fault. In case of a major quake, the Hayward fault could tear the ground apart below the stadium. A huge retrofit project is well underway, and the...

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