After travelling for 36 hours halfway across the world from San Francisco to Padang, Indonesia, I wearily walked past the collapsed wing of the Hotel Inna Muara and into a make shift hotel lobby where I met Greg Deierlein , 4 recent Stanford alumni, and the rest of the EERI reconnaissance team. This was my first exposure to Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW). All four Stanford alums had participated in ESW’s Seismic Mitigation and Tsunami Evacuation Project in Padang. ...
Posted by Brian DiBarnaba on August 5, 2010 6:53 PM
Following the unpredictability of drastic earthquakes all over the world, including Haiti and Chile, cities across the US are now questioning if they are actually prepared in the event a big earthquake were to occur. Will the buildings remain standing? This is one of the many questions John Siu, principal engineer for Seattle's Department of Planning and Development, and Cheryl Burwell, senior engineer, asked themselves as they walked through Seattle's Pioneer Square.
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Posted by Shafaq Chawla on June 10, 2010 11:01 PM
The Journal of Disaster Research has published "Commentary on Building Disaster Resilient Communities". To download a copy, register here http://bit.ly/dCBIWQ.
These comments are the result of his work with SPUR, where he serves as Co-Chair of their Disaster Planning program.
Posted by Alethea Odell on May 27, 2010 6:35 PM
Stacy Bartoletti introduces the two reconnaissance teams dispatched to Maule, Chile after the February 2010 earthquake. He also talks about the geography and gives a brief history of the the country. (13:16)
Posted by Lana on April 27, 2010 8:42 PM
David Gonzalez reports on the seismicity, ground motions and Chilean building codes (20:05)
Posted by Lana on April 27, 2010 8:41 PM
Anuj Bansal reports on the damage and impact on local hospitals (28:38)
Posted by Lana on April 27, 2010 8:40 PM
