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September 19, 2023

The impact of a PEER funded research project "Stochastic Simulator-Based Uncertainty Quantification for Seismic Responses of Bridges" is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Ziqi Wang, UC Berkeley. The Co-Principal Investigator is Marco Broccardo, University of Trento.

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Kanto fire imageThe 1923 Great Kantō earthquake is one of the most deadly and destructive natural disasters in history. The event had strong ground shaking lasting four minutes, hundreds of aftershocks, thousands of landslides, liquefaction, a tsunami and fires lasting days after the earthquake, and claimed nearly 142,000 lives.

September 13, 2023

The impact of a PEER funded research project "Cascading Seismic and Tsunami Loads for the Design of Open Wharves" is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Andre R. Barbosa, Ph.D., P.E. (Portugal) School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University. The Co-Principal Investigator is Claudia Reis, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University. The Research Team includes Jorge Romero Loyola, M.S., School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University.

cover image of Aftershocks bookIt arrived at 11:58:44 am, on September 1, 1923, just as citizens of Tokyo and Yokohama were preparing to take their noon meal. The strong shaking lasted four minutes, but the earthquake and its aftermath had a lasting impact on Japan. With over 800 aftershocks, thousands of landslides and days of fire, nearly 142,000 people perished in the Great Tokyo earthquake and fire.

June 13, 2023

Join the PEER Student Committee for an engaging session with Caltrans to learn from their exciting work and explore diverse career paths in Structural Engineering.

June 9, 2023

PEER has continuing funding from the State of California related to the seismic performance of transportation systems. This funding supports the Transportation Systems Research Program (TSRP), the purpose of which is to lessen the impacts of earthquakes on the transportation systems of California, including highways and bridges, port facilities, high-speed rail, airports, and other related structures.

May 22, 2023

May 11, 2023

PEER Student Committee Industry Insight Series #3: Seismic Analysis and Rehabilitation of Pre-Northridge Steel Moment Frame Building

Seminar Details:
PSC Industry Insight Series #3 - Jim Malley, COO, Senior Principal, Degenkolb Engineers

May 2, 2023

PEER has published Report No. 2023/02: "PEER Workshop on Liquefaction Susceptibility." It was authored by Armin W. Stuedlein, Besrat Alemu, T. Matthew Evans, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; Steven L. Kramer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Jonathan P.

April 27, 2023

PEER is pleased to announce the publication of software and reports from the major research initiative, “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Assessment Tool for Natural Gas Storage and Pipeline Systems,” referred to as the “OpenSRA Project.” This was a

April 14, 2023

The California Energy Commission has published “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Assessment Tool for Natural Gas Storage and Pipeline Systems, Final Project Report.” It was written by Micaela Largent, Jennie Watson-Lamprey - Slate Geotechnical Consultants; Jonathan Bray, and Norman Abrahamson - UC Berkeley.

April 11, 2023

PEER has published Report No. 2023/01: "Models for the Cyclic Resistance of Silts and Evaluation of Cyclic Failure during Subduction Zone Earthquakes." It was authored by Armin W. Stuedlein, Ali Dadashiserej, and Amalesh Jana, School of Civil and Construction Engineering Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

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April 6, 2023

March 30, 2023

The California Energy Commission has published “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Assessment Tool for Natural Gas Storage and Pipeline Systems, Task 3 - OpenSRA Report.” It was written by Barry Zheng, Micaela Largent, Tom Clifford, and Jennie Watson-Lamprey - Slate Geotechnical Consultants.

The California Energy Commission has published “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Assessment Tool for Natural Gas Storage and Pipeline Systems, Task4F - System Wide Natural Gas Infrastructure Response and Fragility Model Report.” It was written by Jennie Watson-Lamprey, Micaela Largent, and Barry Zheng - Slate Geotechnical Consultants.

March 29, 2023

The California Energy Commission has published “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Assessment Tool for Natural Gas Storage and Pipeline Systems, Knowledge Transfer Report.” It was written by Grace S. Kang - UC Berkeley; Jennie Watson-Lamprey, and Micaela Largent - Slate Geotechnical Consultants.

March 24, 2023

The California Energy Commission has published “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Assessment Tool for Natural Gas Storage and Pipeline Systems, Validation Report.” It was written by Chris Bain, Jonathan D. Bray, Daniel Hutabarat - UC Berkeley; Thomas D.

March 17, 2023

PEER has published Report No. 2022/06: "Parallel Level-Set DEM (LS-DEM) Development and Application to the Study of Deformation and Flow of Granular Media." It was authored by Peng Tan and Nicholas Sitar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California, Berkeley.

March 2, 2023