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
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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Abstract
Many PEER-affiliated researchers participated at the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering held in Los Angeles, California, on June 25 – 29, 2018.
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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.
The impact of a PEER funded research project “Development of a Database and a Toolbox for Regional Seismic Risk Assessment of California’s Highway Bridges” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Ertugrul Taciroglu, Professor, UCLA. The research team includes Barbaros Cetiner, Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA and Peng-Yu Chen, Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project “Liquefaction Triggering and Effects at Silty Soil Sites” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Jonathan D. Bray, Faculty Chair in Earthquake Engineering Excellence, Professor of Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley. The research team includes Daniel Hutabarat, Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley.
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Research Impact:
The impact of a PEER funded research project “Dissipative Base Connections for Moment Frame Structures in Airports and other Transportation Systems” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Amit M. Kanvinde, Professor, UC Davis. The research team includes Vincente Pericoli, Post-doctoral Researcher, UC Davis; Yazhi Zhu, Post-doctoral Researcher, UC Davis; Mason Walters, Forell Elsesser, PEER BIP; Geoff Bomba, Forell Elsesser, PEER BIP; and Ali Roufegarinejad, Forell Elsesser, PEER BIP.
The Division of Engineering Services is hiring bridge design engineers and bridge construction engineers. The Department has expedited the hiring process to rapidly bring on new engineers.The impact of a PEER funded research project “Aftershock Seismic Vulnerability and Time-Dependent Risk Assessment of Bridges” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Henry V. Burton, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Englekirk Presidential Endowed Chair in Structural Engineering, UCLA. The Co-Principal Investigator is Jonathan Stewart, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA.
The impact of a PEER funded research project “Modeling Bay Area Transportation Network Resilience” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Jack Baker, Associate Professor, Stanford University. The research team includes Rodrigo Silva, Graduate Student Researcher, Stanford University and Gitanjali Bhattacharjee, Graduate Student Researcher, Stanford University.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project “Post-earthquake Fire Performance of Industrial Facilities” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Erica C. Fischer, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project “Influence of Vertical Ground Shaking on Design of Bridges Isolated with Friction Pendulum Bearings” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Keri L. Ryan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project “Modeling Bay Area Transportation Network Resilience” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Jack Baker, Associate Professor, Stanford University. The research team includes Rodrigo Silva, Graduate Student Researcher, Stanford University and Gitanjali Bhattacharjee, Graduate Student Researcher, Stanford University.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project "Fluid–Structure Interaction and Python Scripting Capabilities in OpenSees" is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Minjie Zhu, Oregon State University.
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The impact of a PEER funded research project “Tsunami Debris: Simulating Hazard and Loads” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Patrick J. Lynett, Professor of Civil Engineering, USC. The research team includes Aykut Ayca, Graduate Student Researcher, USC.
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Research Impact