To participate in the PHI Challenge 2018, contestants should register in advance. A contestant can be either an individual or a team (with a maximum of 4 team members). There are two ways to register:
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August 15, 2018
The impact of a PEER funded research project, "Micro-inspired Continuum Modeling Using Virtual Experiments," is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is José E. Andrade, George W. Housner Professor of Civil & Mechanical Engineering, Caltech. The research team includes John Harmon, Graduate Research Assistant, Caltech
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The impact of a PEER funded research project, “NGL: Next Generation Liquefaction Database Development and Implications for Engineering Models” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Jonathan P. Stewart, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, and Steven L. Kramer, Professor, University of Washington. The research team includes Paolo Zimmaro, Project Scientist, University of California, Los Angeles; Scott J.
August 14, 2018
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 2-year EAGER grant (CMMI 1841667) to the Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance (StEER) Network.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNR invites applications for up to two assistant professors in the area of structural engineering for extreme events. These full-time, tenure-track positions include teaching, research, and service responsibilities.
August 13, 2018
The impact of a PEER funded research project “Shake Table Tests on Shallow Foundations in Liquefied Soils Supported on Helical Piles” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Ramin Motamed, Associate Professor, University of Nevada Reno. The research team includes Prof. Ahmed Elgamal, Collaborator, UCSD, and Milad Jahed Orang, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nevada Reno.
August 9, 2018
PEER has just published Report No. 2017/12: “Experimental Investigation of the Behavior of Vintage and Retrofit Concentrically Braced Steel Frames under Cyclic Loading.” It was authored by Barbara G. Simpson, Stephen A. Mahin, and Jiun-Wei Lai.
Visit the PEER publications page to download a free color pdf of the document.
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August 6, 2018
NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit - Chicago, Illinois
August 2, 2018
The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) is pleased to offer exciting opportunities for students to explore new directions in earthquake studies and research. In the summer of 2018, two undergraduate students from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia (UNINORTE) participated in the PEER Internship Program. Below, they share some of the highlights and valuable learning opportunities they experienced during their summer internship.
July 24, 2018
Register today to attend a one-day exploration of hybrid simulation technologies and methods for a variety of engineering applications.Guided by academic and industry thought leaders, seminar attendees will gain an understanding of the tools, techniques and best practices required for pursuing safe, meaningful and productive Pseudo-dynamic and Real-time hybrid simulation investigations.
July 19, 2018
The NHERI SimCenter has just released three research tools and its third educational tool that support natural hazards engineering. Details of the tools and apps are below.
Yuqing Gao, 3rd year Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, recently received Second Prize in the Best Poster Award at the student poster competition at the Annual Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI) retreat held in June 2018.
July 12, 2018
PEER has just published Report No. 2018/02: “Update of the BC Hydro Subduction Ground-Motion Model using the NGA-Subduction Dataset.” It was authored by Norman Abrahamson, Nicolas Kuehn, Zeynep Gulerce, Nicholas Gregor, Yousef Bozorgnia, Grace Parker, Jonathan Stewart, Brian Chiou, I.M. Idriss, Kenneth Campbell, Robert Youngs.
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July 9, 2018
PEER has just published Report No. 2018/01: “PEER Annual Report 2017 – 2018.” This report was prepared by PEER staff, led by Khalid Mosalam, Amarnath Kasalanati and Selim Günay. It contains a summary of research, educational and outreach activities at the PEER Center from July 2017 to June 2018.
Executive Summary
June 26, 2018
PEER has just published Report No. 2017/11 titled “Preliminary Studies on the Dynamic Response of a Seismically Isolated Prototype Gen-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor (PGSFR).” It was authored by Benshun Shao, Andreas Schellenberg, Matthew Schoettler, and Stephen Mahin.
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June 20, 2018
Many PEER-affiliated researchers participated at the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering held in Los Angeles, California, on June 25 – 29, 2018.
MEET THE EXPERTS
June 5, 2018
The Structural Engineering Association of Northern California (SEAONC) honored PEER researcher Mary Comerio during the June 2018 Awards dinner meeting. SEAONC President Taryn Williams bestowed the Honorary Membership to Mary Comerio, Professor of Architecture at UC Berkeley.
June 1, 2018
July 8-11, 2018, Natural Hazards Center Annual Workshop - Broomfield, CO
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