PEER has just published Report No. 2020/10: "Low Seismic Damage Columns for Accelerated Bridge Construction." It was authored by Arpit Nema and Jose Restrepo, UC San Diego.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project "Advanced Guidelines for Stability Design of Slender Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns" is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Michael H. Scott, Professor, Oregon State University. The Co-Principal Investigator is Mark D. Denavit, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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PEER has just published Report No. 2021/01: "Fire-Induced Structural Collapse on Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, May 23, 2020." It was authored by Mohammadreza Eslami, Khalid Mosalam, Ankit Agrawal, Amarnath Kasalanati, UC Berkeley.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project "Refined Bridge Deck Design and Analysis" is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Lijuan “Dawn” Cheng, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis. The Research Team includes Xun “Clay” Wang, Graduate Student Researcher, UC Davis.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project "Prediction of Seismic Compression of Unsaturated Backfills" is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is John McCartney, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Structural Engineering, UC San Diego. The Research Team includes Wenyong Rong, Post-doctoral Researcher, UC San Diego.
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PEER has just published Report No. 2020/26: "Long-Term Monitoring of Bridge Settlements using Vision-Based Embedded System." It was authored by Henry L. Teng and Khalid Mosalam, UC Berkeley.
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The project "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings,” (PEER-CEA Project), coordinated by PEER and sponsored by the CEA, was recently featured in two presentations at the Structural Engineers Association of California
Three PEER colleagues were recently honored with election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), which is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
PEER has just published Report No. 2020/25: "Regionalized Ground-Motion Models for Subduction Earthquakes Based on the NGA-SUB Database." It was authored by Norman Abrahamson, University of California, Berkeley and Zeynep Gülerce, Middle East Technical University.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project "Seismic Evaluation of the California High Speed Rail System" is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is John Stanton, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Washington. The Research Team includes Marc Eberhard, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Washington and Michelle Chang, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington.
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PEER has just published Report No. 2020/21: "Comparison of the Response of Small- and Large-Component Cripple Wall Specimens Tested under Simulated Seismic Loading," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by Brandon Schiller and Tara Hutchinson, Universiity of California, San Diego; and Kelly Cobeen, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
PEER has just published Report No. 2020/24: "Seismic Performance of Single-Family Wood-Frame Houses: Comparing Analytical and Industry Catastrophe Models," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by Evan Reis, Reis Consulting.
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PEER has just published Report No. 2020/18: "Cripple Wall Small-Component Test Program: Wet Specimens II," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by Brandon Schiller and Tara Hutchinson, University of California, San Diego; and Kelly Cobeen, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
PEER has just published Report No. 2020/23: "Earthquake Damage Workshop," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by Kylin Vail and Bret Lizundia, Rutherford + Chekene; David P. Welch, Stanford University; and Evan Reis, Reis Consulting.
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PEER has just published Report No. 2020/22: "Technical Background Report for Structural Analysis and Performance Assessment," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by David P. Welch and Gregory G. Deierlein, John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University.
PEER has just published Report No. 2020/20: "Large-Component Seismic Testing for Existing and Retrofitted Single-Family Wood-Frame Dwellings," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by Kelly Cobeen, Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates, Inc.; Vahid Mahdavifar, University of California, Berkeley; Tara Hutchinson and Brandon Schiller, University of California, San Diego, David P.
PEER has just published Report No. 2020/19: "Cripple Wall Small-Component - Test Program: Comparisons," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by Brandon Schiller and Tara Hutchinson, Universiity of California, San Diego; and Kelly Cobeen, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
PEER has just published Report No. 2020/15: "Development of Testing Protocol for Cripple Wall Components," a report for the "Quantifying the Performance of Retrofit of Cripple Walls and Sill Anchorage in Single-Family Wood-Frame Buildings" Project. It was authored by Farzin Zareian and Joel Lanning, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine.