PEER-EERI-GEER Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake Briefing – August 13, 2015

The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), and Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association co-hosted a reconnaissance briefing of observations from the April 25, 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake.

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2015

Location: Room 310, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley  & online

Time: 11:45 am – 1:45 pm (PST)

Topics and Speakers:

Welcome
Grace, Kang – PEER
Welcome & Agenda [PDF – 230 KB]

(1/7) Reconnaissance Briefing Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake – August 13, 2015

Engineering Seismology and Geotechnical Engineering
Youssef Hashash, University of Illinois & GEER
Download presentation [PDF – 11 MB]

(2/7) Reconnaissance Briefing Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake – August 13, 2015

EERI Reconnaissance Overview & Findings
Bret Lizundia, Rutherford+Chekene & EERI
Download presentation [PDF – 4.2 MB]

(3/7) Reconnaissance Debriefing (Gorkha) Nepal Earthquake -- August, 13, 2015

Structures and Data Collection

Andre Barbosa, Oregon State University & PEER
Download presentation [PDF – 38.3 MB]

(4/7) Reconnaissance Briefing Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake – August 13, 2015

Health Care Facilities
Judy Mitrani-Reiser, Johns Hopkins University, EERI & PEER
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(5/7) Reconnaissance Briefing Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake - August 13, 2015

Social, Psychological and Cultural Factors
Courtney Welton-Mitchell, University of Colorado,
University of Denver & EERI
Download Presentation [PDF – 3.4 MB]

(6/7) Reconnaissance Briefing Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake -- August 13, 2015

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