Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

GEER Geotechnical Impacts Reconnaissance Briefing Webinar Recording

May 16, 2023

On May 30, 2023 in the final webinar in this series, the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association shared reconnaissance findings on the geotechnical impacts of the February 6, 2023 earthquake sequence. GEER and EERI sent an advance reconnaissance team to Turkey in mid-February, a week after the earthquakes, to collect perishable data and identify areas for further research. A Phase I GEER team followed to collect data along extensive fault ruptures, inspect affected dams, and map areas with variable levels of liquefaction-related damage. A Phase II GEER team later performed reconnaissance of liquefaction-related damage to port facilities and foundations. Members of all teams joined the webinar to present their findings and respond to questions from the audience.

Speakers Included:

  • Jonathan Stewart, UCLA (Moderator)
  • Kemal Önder Çetin, Middle East Technical University
  • Özgür Kozacı, Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Tristan Buckreis, UCLA
  • Diane Moug, Portland State University
  • Kristin Ulmer, Southwest Research Institute
  • Robb Moss, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
  • David Frost, Georgia Institute of Technology

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