Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Clearinghouse Briefing #2 Report (Monday, August 25, 2014)

Download the report here: Clearinghouse Briefing #2 Summary Slideshow. Below is a list of preliminary report-outs from discipline-based teams that were presented at the Clearinghouse briefing: GeosciencesTeam members: Cooper Brossy, David Trench, and Mike Buga, Fugro Consultants Geotechnical Team Members: Keith Kelson and John Weslily Buildings: Residential, Single FamilyTeam members: Veronica Crothers and Karl Telleen, Maffei Structural […]

Video: Taiwan Earthquake Reconnaissance Briefing Webinar

Briefing content was a collaboration from more than five teams that traveled to the impacted region, and provided key insights into the various aspects of shaking characteristics, earthquake damage, response, and performance of pre-event mitigation measures.     The topics discussed include: Geology & Seismology (6:00)by Kevin Clahan, Lettis Consultants International (representing GEER Team)Presentation PDF File […]

Clearinghouse Briefing #3 Report (Tuesday, August 26, 2014)

Clearinghouse Briefing #3 Summary Slideshow Below is a list of preliminary report-outs from discipline-based teams that were presented at the Clearinghouse briefing: Buildings: Commercial, Unreinforced MasonryTeam Members: Jonas Houston and Adam Azofeifa (Holmes Culley), and Brian Olson (Tipping Mar) with Badri Prasad (TTG), Andre Barbosa and Ben Mason (OSU), Alex Julius and Erik McAdams (EERI) Buildings: […]

USGS Earthquake Science Center Seminars: Lessons from the South Napa Earthquake

Presentations included the following topics and speakers. Links have been provided below for any slides received by the Clearinghouse. Introduction – Jack Boatwright, USGS Earthquake sequence, aftershock probabilities & EEW – Brad Aagaard, USGS Aftershock sequence modeling – Andrea Llenos, USGS Earthquake relocations – Jeanne Hardebeck, USGS UAVSAR– Andrea Donnellan, NASA JPL Surface rupture & ground […]

2014 SEAOC Convention: Special Session on Napa Earthquake

 Some of the presentation slides from the speakers in this Special Session can be downloaded as PDF files from the list below. Damaged Unreinforced Masonry Buildings by Bill Tremayne, Holmes Culley Alexandria Hotel Seismic Retrofit by Craig Chamberlain, Nishkian Chamberlain SEAOC EPEP Deployment Following the American Canyon Earthquake by Scott M. Adan, Adan Engineering Performance of Non-Structural Components […]