The Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE) is a non-profit organization, established in 1988, devoted to the advancement of earthquake engineering research, education and implementation.

  • Requests for Statements of Interest for a NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief on Steel Special Moment Frames - Deadline: September 30, 2008 [more]

  • NEES Research Program Funds Grand Challenge on Ceiling-Piping-Partition Systems - The vision of this Grand Challenge research project is to significantly enhance the seismic resilience of buildings and communities, by providing practicing engineers and architects with verified tools and guidelines for the understanding, prediction and improvement of the seismic response of the ceiling-piping-partition nonstructural system. [read more]

  • CUREE Education and Outreach Services: [learn more]

  • Wilfred Iwan awarded the 2007 George W. Housner Medal : Professor Wilfred Iwan, past president and current Vice-President of CUREE was awarded the George W. Housner Medal by EERI at their 2007 Annual Meeting. [read more]

  • Information from NSF on NEESR Awards: [see complete listing]

BOOKS by CUREE MEMBERS
Felix Candela - Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist
M. Garlock and D. Billington
Structure and Design
G. G. Schierle
Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD (6th edition)
D. E. Breyer, K. J. Fridley, K. E. Cobeen, and D. G. Pollock
Snow Loads - Guide to the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05
M. O'Rouke
Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures
M. J. N. Priestley, G. M. Calvi, and M. J. Kowalsky
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On this day in history, the September 21, 1993 Klamath Falls, Oregon Earthquake occurred.

CUREE Projects

NEES Nonstructural

Building Bridges Between Civil Engineers and Science Museums

CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Project

Earthquake Architecture

Earthquake Damage Assessment and Repair Project

CUREE-Kajima
Joint Research Program

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