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DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION AND ROOM RESERVATIONS ARE APPROACHING!!! Don't forget that hotel and early registration cut-off dates for this meeting are fast approaching. The last day to reserve your room at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center at the conference rate has been extended to Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Hotel reservations can be made here or by contacting the hotel directly*. The conference pre-registration deadline is also January 20, 2009. Onsite and late registrations will be an additional $50. You can register online here . Looking forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City! *For those of you making your reservation by phone, please use the EERI group code "EER" to get the conference rate. |
THEME: EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION -- ARE VOLUNTARY ACTIONS THE KEY?
February 11-14, 2009, at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Utah
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The Organizing Committee for the 9th U.S. National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering , to be held in Toronto, Canada July 25 - 29, 2010, invites you to submit an abstract. Abstracts (500 words or less) must be submitted online at submissions.miracd.com/2010eqconf by March 31, 2009.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 January 2009 )
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Applications are being accepted for the English-language master’s program, called Masters In Earthquake Engineering and/or Engineering Seismology (MEEES), which is being conducted in Europe under the framework of the Erasmus Mundus program. The deadline is January 31, 2009. MEEES is organized by a consortium of European University/Research Institutions, led by the Centre for Post-Graduate Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (ROSE School, www.roseschool.it ) and featuring the participation of the University of Patras (Greece), the University of Grenoble Joseph Fourier (France), Imperial College London (UK), the European Joint Research Centre (EC), and the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (Italy). Scholarships ranging in value from €14,000 to €35,000 are available to applicants from all nations. For full details on the program and the online application procedure, visit www.meees.org . |
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EERI President-elect Farzad Naeim of John A. Martin & Associates was elected to represent the United States earthquake engineering community on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE). The General Assembly of National Delegates held the election during 14WCEE (the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in China last October. Directors’ terms are four years, and they are eligible for one re-election. Established in 1963, the IAEE sponsors the quadrennial world conferences and aims to reduce global seismic risk by promoting international cooperation among scientists, engineers, and other professionals in the broad field of earthquake engineering. 15WCEE will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2012. |
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William A. Anderson, recently retired Associate Executive Director of the Division on Earth and Life Studies at the National Research Council, Washington, D.C., and Reginald DesRoches, Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, were elected the newest members of the Board of Directors in the 2009 election. |
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Norman A. Abrahamson, a senior engineering seismologist in the Geosciences Department at Pacific Gas and Electric Company in San Francisco, is EERI’s 2009 Distinguished Lecturer. He will present his lecture on the topic of “The State of the Practice of Seismic Hazard Analysis: From the Good to the Bad” for the first time during EERI’s 61st Annual Meeting in February 2009 in Salt Lake City. An EERI member since 1984, Abrahamson specializes in ground motion assessments and seismic hazard assessments for important engineered structures and systems, including dams, bridges, nuclear power plants, nuclear waste repositories, water and gas pipelines, rail lines, ports, landfills, hospitals, electric substations, and office buildings. |
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 January 2009 )
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Earthquake Risk Reduction: Addressing the Unmet Challenges -- The Need for an Interdisciplinary Research Approach This 30+-page paper prepared by an EERI Working Group addresses complex vulnerabilities in earthquake risk reduction and the role that interdisciplinary research plays to improve our understanding of vulnerabilities and potential solutions. The nature of earthquake risk reduction dictates that new research opportunities and approaches be identified. The 13 recommendations offered in this paper are targeted at many audiences, including NSF and other potential funding agencies, policy makers in executive and legislative branches of various levels of government, universities and academic researchers, and professional societies that support the earthquake risk reduction community. While the paper focuses on earthquake issues, the lessons of disaster vulnerability are widely applicable to hurricanes, floods and other disasters. Download paper (2.3MB) |
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 January 2009 )
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Applications are being sought for participation in the NSF-Sponsored Asia-Pacific Summer School (APSS) in Smart Structures Technology, which will be held July 3rd – July 25th, 2009, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This graduate-level summer school is aimed at lowering the barriers that currently divide the disciplines required to conduct cutting edge research in smart structures technology through a student-oriented international program. Applications are due February 15, 2009. Download APSS2009 flyer (836kb) . |
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The NSF-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Project is seeking applicants for 16 new junior faculty fellowships. This the third round of a successful, intensive, two-year mentoring and training program that introduces junior faculty to the study of natural, technological, and social hazards and disasters. This round is different in that the project is particularly seeking junior engineering professors who are working at the intersection of engineering and social science. |
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 December 2008 )
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Contributions of Earthquake Engineering to Protecting Communities and Critical Infrastructure from Multihazards This 62-page report lays out the wide-ranging contributions of earthquake engineering that enhance public safety and improve the protection of U.S. communities from hazards beyond earthquakes. Four categories are chosen to identify major contributions and present representative examples: planning, advanced technologies, emergency response, and community engagement. The goals of the report are to help the earthquake community define its role in a multihazard world with an understanding of its contributions to multihazard mitigation, and to make the general public, governmental agencies, and elected representatives and their staffs aware of the impact and value of their investments in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). Authors: Thomas D. O’Rourke, Thomas Holzer, Christopher Rojahn, and Kathleen Tierney. Download PDF (12Mb) |
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Fault rupture at Bailu Middle School did little damage to new bldg (left), Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Damaged building, Bailu, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: V. Cedillos, Project Manager, GeoHazards Intl]
Ground settlement in Bailu, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: V Cedillos, GeoHazards Intl]
Temporary housing in Bailu, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: V Cedillos, GeoHazards Intl]
Timber lace construction, Bailu, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: V Cedillos, GeoHazards Intl]
Bridge, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
GaoYuan Bridge [photo: Build Change]
Han Wang High School shear wall, external view [photo: Build Change]
Collapsed spans of reinforced concrete arch bridge, Xiao Yu Dong [photo: Build Change]
Adjacent bldgs may have averted collapse of 5-story masonry bldg in Dujiangyan [photo: Build Change]
Ground floor column failure (see previous image) [photo: Build Change]
6-story unreinforced masonry bldg with precast concrete plank floors, Dujiangyan [photo: Build Change]
Precast concrete plank rubble, collapsed unreinforced masonry bldg, Dujiangyan [photo: Build Change]
Dujiangyan Shelter, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Shelter in Dujiangyan, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Damaged multistory building, Dujiangyan, Wenchuan [photo: V Cedillos, GeoHazards Intl]
Damaged 6-story residential bldg, Dujiangyan, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Temporary housing, Dujiangyan, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: V Cedillos, GeoHazards Intl]
Reconnaissance team near Gaoyuan Village, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Damaged buildings at Lidui Park, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Residential building, Phoenix Lane, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Shenxigou, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Tonji Middle School, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Xiaoyudong Bridge damaged by fault rupture thrusting abutment, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Collapse of bldgs straddling fault running through town of Xiaoyudong, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Damaged aluminum plant at Xuankou, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Landslide in Yinchanggou, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Damaged building in Yingxiu, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Interview with local colleague in Yingxiu, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
Extensive damage in Yingxiu, Wenchuan 2008 [photo: M Lew]
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