Japan Researchers Unveil Quake Simulator
ABC News: Jan 15
... Claimed to be the world's largest such simulator, E-Defense, as it is called, is equipped with a 3-D shaking table and can reproduce the ground motion recorded in the Kobe earthquake - 7.3 magnitude - that claimed more than 6,400 people in 1995. On Monday, January 17, Kobe marks the 10th anniversary...more...
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As shown just above, Japan has zillion of these quake simulators that travel around Japan in trucks. Demonstrations are put on for the public and schools to promote earthquake safety like in the hapless gaijin exchange student above. I just watched on TV the new 'E-Defense' simulator for entire buildings shown at the top: Mega-kool! I wish Pongi could make a video testing it by riding out a simulated M-7 quake in it.
