Ketter Hall Earthquake Lab Breaks Ground
By JOHN BANNON | Oct. 6, 2004While the country is fascinated by recent volcanic tremors surrounding Mount St. Helens, there is a different kind of rumble these days coming from UB's Ketter Hall.According to department officials, UB's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory continues to break new ground each year in earthquake analysis, and the addition of a new simulator will re-enforce the program as a world leader in its field.Operations director Andrei Reinhorn called UB's program "the most rounded program in the world," and said its high status means more students, faculty, and degrees offered with "enhanced educational possibilities."Reinhorn, a principal investigator on the project, stressed that the real purpose of the program is to research protective systems for earthquake disaster prevention."It's a lot more than that.
