[fusion_text]Professor Oral Buyukozturk and postdoc Hao Sun teamed up with professor Nafi Toksöz and postdoc Aurélien Mordret, both of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), to create a computational model that utilizes ambient vibrations to indicate the stability of a building.  To test their model, the researchers placed 36 accelerometers that record vibrations and movements on several floors of MIT’s Green Building. These accelerometers combined with a complex, data-filled, computer simulation of the Green Building, allow the researchers to determine intrinsic properties of the building and survey the building for damage. Read more on MIT News.[/fusion_text]