Day 4: One last look at Ercis
On our last day, we decided to head toward the City of Ercis since the first day was raining it was very difficult to take photos and notes. With rescue operations transitioning to clean-up, the residents of the city were trying to access their apartments and businesses. We observed at least 20 collapsed buildings during our walk through the city. Collapsed buildings ranged from those more than 15 years old (noted by the use ...
Posted by Ricardo Hernandez on November 3, 2011 6:15 PM
Day 3: Industrial Facilities and the Port
Rafael and I wanted to observe the performance of the industrial facilities and ports. With the exception of the sugar plant near Ercis, all of the industrial facilities, including the port, were near the city of Van. We were pleasantly surprised to see very little damage, if any, at these facilities despite the purported ground shaking.
Photo #1: Ferry Pier at the City ...
Posted by Ricardo Hernandez on November 3, 2011 6:12 PM
Today Rafael and I visited the City Center of Van. It was known to have less damage than the City of Ercis, but we wanted to make sure that we covered all of the main cities surrounding the epicenter...
Posted by Ricardo Hernandez on October 29, 2011 12:00 AM
Last week, Las Vegas was abuzz with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) conference.
Posted by Hanan Harb on October 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Arrived at the airport in the city of Van, Turkey just before lunch. Our EERI/METU team had a taxi ready to take me directly to the city of Ercis where most of the damage occurred. It was raining when I arrived and very cold. There was a lot of inconsistency in the damage.
Photo #1: Mosque under construction near the city of Van. No damage visible.
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Posted by Ricardo Hernandez on October 27, 2011 10:22 PM
Partnership Resulted in 58 Government Engineers Trained and Various Structural Engineering Design Resources Developed
Port-au-Prince, Haiti.--(10/12/2011) -- Build Change, the international non-profit social enterprise that designs earthquake-resistant houses in developing countries, has partnered with Degenkolb Engineers, a leading structural design engineering firm, to provide technical assistance and training services to the Government of Haiti (GoH) following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake.
Build Change and Degenkolb have been working with the Haitian Ministry of Public Works, Transport & Communications (MTPTC) to ...
Posted by Alethea Odell on October 17, 2011 5:24 PM
