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.
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- CUREE congratulates the newly elected members to the CUREE Board of Directors -
Professor JoAnn Browning (KU); Professor Tara Hutchinson (UCSD); Professor Mervyn Kowalsky (NCSU); and Professor Sashi Kunnath (UCD)
- Sad news concerning George W. Housner - The California Institute of Technology has issued the news that Professor Emeritus George W. Housner died on November 10, 2008. Professor Housner (1910-2008) was 98 years old, and his important contributions to the field of earthquake engineering spanned from the late 1930s to the present decade. [more]
- Winner of the prestigious 2008 SEAOC Excellence in Engineering Award -
General Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Woodframe Buildings edited by J. Osteraas
- 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]
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BOOKS by CUREE MEMBERS
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Felix Candela - Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist
M. Garlock and D. Billington
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Structure and Design
G. G. Schierle
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Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD (6th edition)
D. E. Breyer, K. J. Fridley, K. E. Cobeen, and D. G. Pollock
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Snow Loads - Guide to the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05
M. O'Rouke
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Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures
M. J. N. Priestley, G. M. Calvi, and M. J. Kowalsky
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[view entire list]
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On this day in history, the January 5, 1843 Memphis, Tennessee Earthquake occurred.
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