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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- Three CUREE members Inducted Into National Academy of Engineering - Congratulations to Professor Gregory G. Deierlein (Stanford University), Professor Edward Kavazanjian (Arizona State University), and Professor Sharon L. Wood (University of Texas at Austin) on their election to the National Academy of Engineering [read more]
- CUREE Seed-funding Proposals Awarded - A seed-funding solicitation was sent out in late 2012 that offered funding to enable the development of the project ideas of CUREE members. From the proposals submitted, three were selected to receive development funds in the amount of $10,000 each.
The awarded proposals are:
Fire Following Earthquake: Exploring Potential Funding Opportunities
- Team Lead: Maria Garlock, Princeton University and Tara Hutchinson, University of California, San Diego
Development, Integration and Large-Scale Validation of Seismic Protection Systems for Increased Seismic Resilience
- Team Lead: Michael Symans, Rennselear Polytechnic Institute
A CUREE Workshop in 2013 on Development of Torsional SSI Provisions and Other Advances for Earthquake Engineering
- Team lead: Ronald Y.S. Pak, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Project Updates - Quick reports for the NEES Cityblock and the NEES Nonstructural Project now available - updated 02/07/13.
- Results of the CUREE Board of Directors Election - Congratulations to our continuing Director, David Sanders with the University of Nevada, Reno and welcome to our three new Directors; James Ricles with Lehigh University, Adolfo Matamoros with the University of Kansas, and Michael Symans with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
 CUREE at the 15WCEE -
Bob Reitherman, Executive Director of CUREE, presented the keynote address on the fifty year history of the Internation Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE).
CUREE also hosted a special evening reception for friends and colleagues. [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]
- Information from NSF on NEESR Awards: [see complete listing]
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- 2013 CUREE Calendar - Celebrating 25 Years - features photos, project updates, and an essay by Robert Reitherman taking a look back at the first 25 years of CUREE.
 (New Release!) NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Briefs No. 7 - Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Mat Foundations - by R. Klemencic, I. S. McFarlane, N. M. Hawkins, and S. Nikolaou
The NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Briefs are an ongoing publication series, part of the NEHRP Consultants Joint Venture - a partnership of ATC and CUREE, in cooperation with MCEER, and PEER. [read more]
- Earthquake Damage and Assessment and Repair Project:
General Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Woodframe Buildings edited by J. Osteraas
Out of Stock - digital copies still available
 NEES Nonstructural report series: Modeling and Seismic Evaluation of Nonstructural Components: Testing Frame for Experimental Evaluation of Suspended Ceiling Systems, by A. M. Reinhorn, K. P. Ryu and G. Maddaloni
- NEES Nonstructural report series: Experimental Seismic Evaluation, Model Parameterization, and Effects of Cold-Formed Steel-Framed Gypsum Partition Walls on the Seismic Performance of an Essential Facility, by R. Davies, R. Retamales, G. Mosqueda and A. Filiatrault
- Building Bridges Between Civil Engineers and Science Museums - funded by the Informal Science Education branch of NSF, this monograph completed by CUREE is now available for a free PDF download [read more]
- CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Project:
Recommendations for Earthquake Resistance in the Design and Construction of Woodframe Buildings by K. Cobeen, J. Russell, and J. D. Dolan
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On this day in history, the March 13, 1992 Erzincan, Turkey Earthquake occurred.
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