PEER Research Highlight

PEER Research Project Highlight: “High-Performance Computing Based Distributed Multi-Layered City-Scale Transportation Network Tool”

April 25, 2018

The impact of a PEER funded research project “High-Performance Computing Based Distributed Multi-Layered City-Scale Transportation Network Tool” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Kenichi Soga, Chancellor’s Professor, UC Berkeley. The research team includes Joan Walker, UC Berkeley; Alexandre Bayen, UC Berkeley; and Jack Baker, Stanford University.

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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Implementation and Validation of PM4Sand in OpenSees”

April 26, 2018

The impact of a PEER funded research project “Implementation and Validation of PM4Sand in OpenSees” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Pedro Arduino, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington. The research team includes Long Chen, PhD Graduate student, University of Washington.

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PEER Research Project Highlight: "Post-earthquake Fire Performance of Industrial Facilities"

May 8, 2018

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 losses from post-earthquake fires can be comparable to those experienced only from earthquakes. Typical building design allows for...

New PEER Research Project Highlight: “Modeling Bay Area Transportation Network Resilience”

May 8, 2018

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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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Aftershock Seismic Vulnerability and Time-Dependent Risk Assessment of Bridges”

May 8, 2018

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 research team includes Sujith Mangalathu, Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA and Mehrdad Shokrabadi, PhD...

PEER Research Project Highlight: “Liquefaction Triggering and Effects at Silty Soil Sites”

May 22, 2018

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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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Accounting for Earthquake Duration in Performance-Based Evaluation and Design of Bridges (UNR-Stanford Collaboration)”

May 29, 2018
The impact of a PEER funded research project “Accounting for Earthquake Duration in Performance- Based Evaluation and Design of Bridges (UNR-Stanford Collaboration)” is highlighted below.

PEER Research Project Highlight: "Fluid–Structure Interaction and Python Scripting Capabilities in OpenSees"

May 8, 2018

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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This project will increase the user base of OpenSees with the popular Python interpreting and improve the user experience of OpenSees with a friendlier user...

PEER Research Project Highlight: “Tsunami Debris: Simulating Hazard and Loads”

May 8, 2018

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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PEER Research Project Highlight: "Influence of Vertical Ground Shaking on Design of Bridges Isolated with Friction Pendulum Bearings"

May 8, 2018

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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Performance-based design techniques are used for critical...