PEER Research Highlight

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.

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The impact of a PEER funded research project “Towards Multi-Tier Modeling of Liquefaction Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Brett Maurer, Assistant Professor, University of Washington. The research team includes Mertcan Geyin, Graduate Student Researcher, University of Washington and Alex Baird, Graduate Student Researcher, University of Washington.

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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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Research Impact

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

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...