Oregon-produced mass timber proves strong on tall building earthquake test

Mass timber manufactured in Oregon was put to the test of 6.7-magnitude and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes on a shake pad in San Diego Tuesday as researchers work to learn if tall buildings constructed using the material will be resilient to earthquakes.

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