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Apr 8, 2024
Scaling the Challenges Posed by Earthquakes
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The 21st century has seen destructive and deadly earthquakes. Whether in the Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Japan, or most recently in Turkey-Syria, earthquakes from around the globe have demonstrated that failure to predict or anticipate soil behavior can heighten the already devastating effects to people and infrastructure.
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GeoStrata Magazine Archive
Volume 28 • Issue 1 • February 2024
Pages: 46 - 53
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© 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1, 2024
Published online: Apr 8, 2024
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Ramin Motamed, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Associate Professor, Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno
Mourad Zeghal, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy, N.Y.
Daniel W. Wilson, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Associate Director, Center for Geotechnical Modeling, University of California at Davis; Davis, Calif.
Srikanth S. C. Madabhushi, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Assistant Professor and Co-director, Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing, University of Colorado Boulder
Ahmed Elgamal, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Distinguished Professor, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
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