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TGEP 066: How Seismic Hazards Affect Our Community and Infrastructure

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Seismic HazardsIn this episode, we talk to Chukwuebuka Nweke, Ph.D, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Southern California, about seismic hazards and the impact of earthquakes on our infrastructure.

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Seismic Hazards

Seismic Hazards

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Chukwuebuka:

  • What made you make the transition from consultant to professor in your engineering career?
  • What types of seismic hazards have you investigated and how do you measure seismic risk?
  • What is a seismic site response?
  • What is the impact of earthquakes on infrastructure?
  • Why is evaluating the seismic hazards damage of urban road infrastructure systems important?
  • How has your involvement in various associations and committees helped grow your engineering career?
  • What advice would you like to give to geotechnical engineers out there?

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About How Seismic Hazards Affect Our Community and Infrastructure:

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TGEP 12: What Geotechnical Engineers Should Know About Static and Seismic Liquefaction

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In this episode, we talk to Scott M. Olson, Ph.D., P.E., Professor of Geotechnical/Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, about his career journey and about static and seismic liquefaction. He also provides some of the latest updates about the residual strength of liquefied soils.

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Liquefaction

Liquefaction

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Scott:

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TSEC 03: Here’s Why Base Isolation is Rarely Used in the United States — It Doesn’t Sell Units

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base isolationIn this episode of The Structural Engineering Channel podcast, we will be taking to Ronald O. Hamburger, SE who is a Senior Principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger and Evan Reis, SE, co-founder of the U.S. Resiliency Council. We will be talking about recent articles in the New York Times on the concept of base isolation, including the article: Buildings Can Be Designed to Withstand Earthquakes – Why Doesn’t the U.S. Build More of them?

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base isolation

base isolation

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Our Guests in This Episode:

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