Learning from Earthquakes – The Mw 5.8 Virginia Earthquake of August 23, 2011 EERI, GEER, and DRCD
Members of the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association team: Russell Green, James Martin, Sissy Nikolaou, and Sam Lasley. Other contributors: Jeff Munsey. Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware team: Yvonne Rademacher, Alex Greer, Laura Keeley, James Kendra, Benigno Aguirre, and Lucia Velotti. December, 2011. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance […]
2010 Chile Earthquake: Masonry and Historic Buildings
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Issues regarding damaged buildings in Christchurch
The City of Christchurch is facing a number of difficult policy decisions regarding damaged buildings. One is whether to allow home onwners to repair or rebuild their homes in the many areas where there was significant liquefaction damage (the subject of a separate post). Another difficult policy issue comes as a result of the damage to […]
Kathmandu Cultural Emergency Crowdmap
Overview Report of the Nepal Cultural Emergency Crowdmap Initiative
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Overview Slideshow of Nepal Earthquake Impacts
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Preliminary damage survey report on 2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake Pokhrel
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2015 Gorkha Nepal Earthquake: Effects on Built Environment & A Perspective on Growing Seismic Risk in Bihar-Nepal Region
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Reconnaissance of the effects of the M7.8 Gorkha (Nepal) earthquake of April 25, 2015
Historic Gordon Building Case Study: Pre- and Post-Quake 3D Laser Scanning
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