PEER Research Highlight

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: "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...

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: “Development of a Database and a Toolbox for Regional Seismic Risk Assessment of California’s Highway Bridges”

May 29, 2018

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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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Swarm-Enabled Infrastructure-Mapping for Rapid Damage Assessment Following Earthquakes”

The impact of a PEER funded research project, “Swarm-Enabled Infrastructure-Mapping for Rapid Damage Assessment Following Earthquakes,” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Tarek Zohdi, Will C. Hall Family Endowed Chair in Engineering, UC Berkeley. The research team includes Khalid Mosalam, Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley and Yuqing Gao, Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley.

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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Next Generation Liquefaction (NGL) Project”

The impact of a PEER funded research project, “Next Generation Liquefaction (NGL) Project,” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Jonathan P. Stewart, Professor and Chair, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UCLA. The research team includes Dong Youp Kwak, Post Doctoral Scholar, UCLA, Steven L. Kramer, Professor, University of Washington (collaborative project leader), and Jonathan D. Bray, Professor, UC Berkeley (collaborative project leader).

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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Towards Next Generation P-Y Curves – Part 1: Evaluation of the State of Art and Identification of Recent Research Developments and Potentials”

The impact of a PEER funded research project “Towards Next Generation P-Y Curves – Part 1: Evaluation of the State of Art and Identification of Recent Research Developments and Potentials” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Anne Lemnitzer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Irvine. The research team includes (collaborators & reviewers in alphabetical order) George Anoyatis, University of West England; Pedro Arduino, University of Washington; Scott Brandenberg, University of CA Los Angeles; Tara Hutchinson, University of...

PEER Research Project Highlight: “System Level Performance Evaluation of Earthquake Resilient Bridges Using Hybrid Simulation”

The impact of a PEER funded research project “System Level Performance Evaluation of Earthquake Resilient Bridges Using Hybrid Simulation” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Khalid M. Mosalam, Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley. The research team includes Selim Günay, Project Scientist, UC Berkeley; Yingjie Wu, Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley.

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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Performance Based Tsunami Engineering II – Data Set”

The impact of a PEER funded research project, “Performance Based Tsunami Engineering II – Data Set,” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator (PI) is Hong Kie Thio, Principal Seismologist, AECOM, Los Angeles. The research team includes Wenwen Li, Coastal Engineer, AECOM, Los Angeles.

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PEER Research Project Highlight: “Performance Based Tsunami Engineering II”

The impact of a PEER funded research project “Performance Based Tsunami Engineering II” is highlighted below. The project Principal Investigator is Harry Yeh, Professor of Civil & Construction Engineering, Oregon State University. The research team includes Dylan Keon, Associate Director of NACSE, Oregon State University and Juan Restrepo, Professor of Mathematics, Oregon State University

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