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Seismic hazard for British Columbia - Alaska region is complicated new study finds

Coast of British Columbia and south eastern Alaska are frequently hit by strong earthquakes originating from a complex system of faults that give high magnitude shakes. The close examination of the tw...

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Vertek CPT: What is Seismic Cone Penetration Testing?

Get an introduction to Vertek's Seismic CPT in the following article and discover its unique capabilities! Seismic CPT or SCPT is a method of calculating the small strain shear modulus of the soil...

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16 States at high risk of earthquake according to updated USGS map

A new report with updated earthquake maps, issued by the U.S. Geological Survey, reveals the 16 states recognized as high risk areas for seismic activity. In addition, areas of 42 states, located in t...

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Videos TNO DIANA's seminars: Structural & Geotechnical Engineers Handshake for Seismic Soil Foundation - Structure Interaction Analysis & Design of Civil Structures

TNO Diana's seminar on Structural & Geotechnical Engineers Handshake for Seismic Soil Foundation & Structure Interaction Analysis & Design of Civil Structures took place on the 21st o...

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2014 de Alba lecture in Geotechnical Engineering by Professor Kenneth Stokoe

The 2nd Annual de Alba Lecture in Geotechnical Engineering was delivered by Professor Kenneth H. Stokoe at the University of New Hamshire on April 9th 2014. Prof. Stokoe's lecture was on "The Inc...

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GEER Report announcement - Christchurch New Zealand 2014

GEER report on "Geotechnical & Flooding Reconnaissance of the 2014 March Flood Event Post 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand" is published and available online! The...

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GEER reconnaissance report - Cephalonia island, Greece earthquakes 2014

Following the intense seismic activity occurring in Cephalonia island, Greece, in January 26th and February 3rd, GEER (Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaissance) Association in collaboration with EERI...

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Thousands of Los Angeles buildings may need to be seismically retrofitted after PEER report

A decade after the identification of potentially vulnerable concrete school buildings across the state of California, a new report published by UC Berkeley based Pacific Earthquake Engineering Re...

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Additional seismic testing at Millennium Hollywood site

Millennium Partners, co-owners of the Capitol Records and developers of the proposed - 1million square foot - Millennium Hollywood project have agreed to perform additional seismic testing o...

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Vertek posted a new video about Seismic CPT options

Vertek CPT, a Geoengineer.org sponsor, posted a new video on their Youtube channel referring to the Seismic Cone Penetration Testing options via Visualization Toolkit (VTK) and head tubes cones. Lear...

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