In an effort to support community resilience goals, the concept of improving post-earthquake functional recovery time of buildings through development of better building codes has received significant attention in the last 5 years in particular, but the work to enable these discussions has been ongoing for the last 10-20 years if not more.
The ongoing California Department of General Services (DGS) Resources Building Renovation (RBR) Project is an ongoing seismic retrofit and modernization of the 17-story and 657,000 GSF structure located at 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, utilizing the Progressive Design-Build project delivery method.
Boundary Element Methods based on the discretization of boundary integral equations have been shown to be very well-suited to model waves in unbounded domains.
Are you considering applying for faculty positions in India after completing your PhD or postdoctoral studies in the USA? Wondering what universities seek in a candidate? Look no further!
Damage to embankments containing slurry-deposited Coal Combustion Product (CCP) can lead to static liquefaction or slope failure, resulting in the release of the contained material.
Meet Civil and Environmental Engineering students and their 20 foot bridge which they design and fabricate each year and compete against other Colleges and Universities!
The purpose of this presentation is to open the door for geotechnical and civil engineers to realize that they can apply their knowledge and skill set to underground construction and tunnel design.
Floats, such as for ferry terminals, ferry maintenance facilities, and other floating waterfront structures, often rely on long vertical piling to provide lateral support while allowing the floating structures to move up and down with changing water levels.
