Podcasts about earthquake engineering

Johns Hopkins earthquake engineer and cold-formed steel researcher Ben Schafer introduces the NHERI CFS10 project underway at the NHERI UC San Diego shake table facility. Tara Hutchinson, Schafer's co-PI on the project, is a research engineer at UC San Diego. (We will meet Hutchinson in an upcoming episode.) The CFS10 shake table experiment caps off a long-term collaboration between NSF researchers and industry. The goal: to understand seismic performance of taller cold-formed steel buildings. The structure on the shake table mimics an apartment building or hotel; it exceeds current height and system limits – which will help the team understand how far engineers can go designing for CFS structural elements, subsystems, and non-structural elements, like stairs, gas lines and sprinkler systems. The CFS10 shake table tests are slated for early June, 2025. Follow along on the UCSD live cameras: https://nheri.ucsd.edu/live-cams

In this episode, we talk with Reyhaneh Navabzadeh, Ph.D., A.M. ASCE, engineer at Structural Integrity Associates, about how the earthquake engineering evolution transcends traditional practices to tackle critical challenges with innovative strategies for safer, more resilient structures. ***The video version of this episode can be viewed here.*** Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions We […] The post The Ultimate Earthquake Engineering Evolution That Is Reshaping Structures – Ep 150 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, Sophie Warwick joins the Clocking Out podcast. Sophie Warwick is Co-Founder of the Thoughtful Co, a consultancy that supports women in negotiating their compensation, and advises employers on improving gender equity in the workplace. She specializes in developing in-house gender equity policies and chairing Employee Resource Groups, helping employers become more sustainable, profitable, and innovative.Sophie has a Masters of Structural and Earthquake Engineering from the University of British Columbia. She practiced structural engineering consulting in the residential sector for over 7 years where she saw firsthand the challenges employers face recruiting and retaining women in male dominated environments. She is passionate about approaching gender equity in an intentional and strategic manner by providing a clear and concise list of actionable items to empower employers to start making positive change today. At The Thoughtful Co, she has supported clients in the public sector, engineering firms, construction companies, technology companies, and more.Sophie has a long history of dedication to building more inclusive and equitable environments for women. In 2018, she Co-Founded Women in Consulting Engineering (WCE) Vancouver, a non-profit community devoted to supporting and empowering women in engineering and increasing gender diversity and inclusion in the consulting industry. Listen as Sophie shares her background, career path, and pivotal “clocking out” moments. Connect with Sophie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophieewarwick/Visit https://www.thethoughtfulco.net/Follow The Thoughtful Co.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethoughtful.co/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-thoughtful-co/Follow Careerminds: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/careermindsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerminds/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareermindsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@CareermindsVisit Raymond's website: https://www.raymondlee.co/Order Clocking Out: A Stress-Free Guide to Career Transitions: https://www.amazon.com/Clocking-Out-Stress-Free-Career-Transitions/dp/1586446541 Follow Raymond: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondmlee/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raymondlee.coTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clockingoutpodX: http://twitter.com/hrentrepreneurYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@clockingoutwithraymondlee/videosBecome a guest on Clocking Out: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSTQmww_Gvld1zfLzTmS16PDfZvltFna7Gh6iSYehL-maUvA/viewform

Discover the groundbreaking seismic innovation by Latino inventor, Arturo Arias Suárez. Learn how his game-changing sensing technology revolutionized the world of earthquake engineering.Explore the life, achievements, and impact of Arturo Arias Suárez in this fascinating episode.Arturo Arias Suárez, seismic technology, earthquake sensing, Arias Intensity, Latino inventor, seismic innovation, earthquake engineering, Arturo Arias, sensing technology, seismic safety, groundbreaking invention, game-changing technology. His work has had a lasting impact on the field of earthquake engineering, making buildings safer and enhancing our understanding of seismic activities.Arias intensity according to (19) is given by the following expression: I a = F 2 V 2 A m ¯ 2 exp ⁡ − 2 π κ f H 32 π 2 κ g ρ 2 β 6 R 0 2 × A 2 × R 0 R 2 ζ × exp ⁡ − 2 π f R Q 0 β .Chapters:0:00 Intro0:36 Who is Arturo Arias Suárez1:30 Graduated 2:00 Key Contributions6:29 5 most influential latinosPODCAST LINKS:WEBSITE | https://thegloballatinfactor.comMERCH | https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3ALotta+Shirts+Shop&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011Support the Show.Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalLatinFactorPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/thegloballatin1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegloballatinfactorpodcastTiktok: ...

In this episode, we talk with Ashly Cabas, Ph.D., M.ASCE, assistant professor at North Carolina State University, about the impact of local soil conditions on ground shaking during earthquakes, and the importance of understanding this for safer infrastructure design in earthquake engineering. Dr. Cabas also highlights the tools and technologies used in seismic hazard assessment […] The post TGEP 098: How to Make a Difference in the Field of Earthquake Engineering appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.This week, we hear from Lumepa Hald who survived the devastating tsunami that hit Samoa in 2009 but suffered a tragic loss.Our expert guest, Prof Tiziana Rossetto, looks back at some of the worst tsunamis in history and how they have shaped our landscapes.Plus we talk to Caster Semenya, the gold medallist who faced questions over her gender at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.There's also an interview with Peter Greste, one of three Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to seven years in jail in Egypt. We also look at the mystery surrounding the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda with his driver, Manuel Araya.And finally we talk to singer Dafydd Iwan, the “bad boy of Welsh politics”, who was arrested for defacing an English sign. He wanted official recognition for the Welsh language.Contributors: Lumepa Hald – survivor of the tsunami that hit Samoa in 2009. Tiziana Rossetto - Professor of Earthquake Engineering at University College London, UK. Caster Semenya – world champion runner who faced questions over her gender. Peter Greste – journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in Egypt. Manuel Araya – driver of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Dafydd Iwan – singer who campaigned for official recognition the Welsh language.(Photo: Devastation at a beach in Samoa after the 2009 tsunami. Credit: Getty Images)

How can swaying buildings help diagnose breast cancer? Katy Gosset meets a team of engineers taking inspiration from earthquake engineering to design a new, cost-effective device to help detect breast cancer. Listen to find out how the device works, and how it could help more women get tested sooner.

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and hurricanes all have the power to cause deadly destruction. One event can lead to another, causing a chain reaction of devastation that can take years to rebuild from. But do all natural events have to turn into a disaster? Is there anything we can do to mitigate their impacts? Gaia Vince speaks to Anastasios Sextos, Professor of Earthquake Engineering at the University of Bristol to find out how we can engineer buildings to withstand earthquakes, and Bruce Malamud, Executive Director of the Institute of Hazard Risk and Resilience at Durham University, to learn how we can build models to forecast the risk of a natural disaster occurring. Lucy Easthope is a leading advisor on emergency planning and disaster recovery and a Professor in Hazard and Risk at Durham University. She joins Gaia in the studio to discuss her experience of being one of the first responders to disasters and how in fact, the way they unfold is more predictable than we might think. Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health at UCL, also joins them to discuss the importance of social resilience, long-term planning and effective alert communication in managing and mitigating the aftermath of these events. Presenter: Gaia Vince Producer: Hannah Fisher

World-leading New Zealand research has made a breakthrough in earthquake strengthening higher-risk buildings. They've come up with some immediate repair solutions for buildings that are more than forty years old, including for more than 120 buildings in Wellington's CBD built before 1982.The breakthrough was announced at the annual conference for the NZ Society for Earthquake Engineering in Auckland. Kathryn speaks with University of Auckland Civil and Environmental Engineering lecturer and lead researcher in a project to strengthen damaged or earthquake-prone concrete walls, columns, and in a world first, floors with carbon fibre patches, Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo.

Performance-based engineering or the use of probabilistic methods in building design are not inventions of Fire Safety Engineering. But we sometimes tend to act like we need to 'discover' and work out everything on our own. I strongly believe this is not the best way forward. And certainly not the cheapest one...Where I see a lot of potential is the adaptation of methods and models that work in other parts of civil engineering, that could act as solutions to issues related to fire. Such a case is with The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center's Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) - brought to the fire safety engineering community by David Lange (a previous guest on the show) and Asif Usmani in 2014, and now is championed by my today's guest Dr Negar Elhami Khorasani. Negar gives us a very in-depth view of the status of Structural Fire Safety Engineering and shows an inspiring framework in which probabilistic inputs at different stages of the analysis can be used to build up a model of safety in a building, that is much more informative than whatever we assume through design with prescriptive rules. A step up from the structural fire safety engineering framework, but one that feels very smart and natural. The best part of this episode is reading this framework between the lines. Yes, it is adopted for structural design. But it does not have to. It can be adapted to many different areas of fire science, and in my case, we will definitely seek an implementation in wind-fire coupled modelling. So, no matter if you are dealing with the most impressive structural designs crafted for fire, or if it is something not very relevant to your current tasks, please have an open mind and try to understand the workflow and ideas behind this framework, it seems really worth it!And here are some resources I received from Negar, that may be relevant to you, if you find this topic interesting:  2014 paper by Lange et al. on the application of performance-based earthquake engineering framework to structures in fire2014 paper on a probabilistic model for fire load2015 and 2020 papers on probabilistic material models2016 paper on fire fragility curves2020 paper on probabilistic models for permanent and live loads2022 on the reliability of US prescriptive standard for steel column Fire Science Show is sponsored by OFR Consultants.OFR Consultants is a multi-award-winning independent consultancy dedicated to addressing fire safety challenges. OFR is the UK's leading fire risk consultancy. Its globally established team has developed a reputation for pre-eminent fire engineering expertise, with colleagues working across the world to help protect people, property, and the planet. 

In this special DSR episode, earthquake engineer Keri Ryan takes us on a 20-minute walking tour of the NHERI Tallwood structure. See the 10-story mass-timber building under construction — from the outside in! This milestone experiment is taking place at UC San Diego on the world's largest outdoor shake table. For the first time, researchers are developing and validating a resilient seismic design methodology for tall wood buildings. The work is funded by the National Science Foundation, with support from many industry partners.Curious? Get the backstory on NHERI Tallwood: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/ Follow the NHERI Tallwood project with the live video stream at UCSD: http://nheri.ucsd.edu/video/Find Professor Keri Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keri-ryan-29332399/#NHERITallwood #CLT #Crosslaminatedtimber #massTimber #rockingwalls #naturalhazards #resilience #NSFfunded #earthquakeEngineering #womeninengineering #NSFStoriesTwitter: @NHERI_UCSD @Unevadareno @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs @unrengineering, @NSF @slpei @commresilience @swinerton @MinesCEE @coschoolofmines @Boise_Cascade

Join Zakaria Sheikh and Raza Ahmed for Tuesday's show from 4-6pm where we will be discussing: "Maths" and "Natural Disasters" Maths Katharine Birbalsingh, the Social Mobility Commissioner for England suggested that the reason so few girls take Maths based A-levels was because they found the subject too hard. Is there any truth in this or could it be due to a lack of female role models in STEM subjects as the Children's Commissioner has suggested? Join us as we discuss STEM subjects and female representation. Natural Disasters With many parts of the world including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan facing natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes we explore the main causes of them including climate change and look at the theological link – are all natural disasters a sign of divine punishment? Guests David Alexander (Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College London) Anastasios Sextos (Professor of Earthquake Engineering at the University of Bristol) Producers: Ruhi Yaqub, Arub Anwar and Cemal Inam

Gilberto Mosqueda, PhD, is a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego. His work focuses on protecting buildings from earthquake damage. How did he find is way to such an interesting and rewarding career? A first gen college student, his parents instilled a strong work ethic and an understanding of the value of education. He shares how finding mentors and connecting with other students in STEM fields helped motivate him to pursue advanced degrees and a career focused on research and innovation. Series: "Education Channel" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 37899]

Gilberto Mosqueda, PhD, is a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego. His work focuses on protecting buildings from earthquake damage. How did he find is way to such an interesting and rewarding career? A first gen college student, his parents instilled a strong work ethic and an understanding of the value of education. He shares how finding mentors and connecting with other students in STEM fields helped motivate him to pursue advanced degrees and a career focused on research and innovation. Series: "Education Channel" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 37899]

Gilberto Mosqueda, PhD, is a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego. His work focuses on protecting buildings from earthquake damage. How did he find is way to such an interesting and rewarding career? A first gen college student, his parents instilled a strong work ethic and an understanding of the value of education. He shares how finding mentors and connecting with other students in STEM fields helped motivate him to pursue advanced degrees and a career focused on research and innovation. Series: "Education Channel" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 37899]

Gilberto Mosqueda, PhD, is a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego. His work focuses on protecting buildings from earthquake damage. How did he find is way to such an interesting and rewarding career? A first gen college student, his parents instilled a strong work ethic and an understanding of the value of education. He shares how finding mentors and connecting with other students in STEM fields helped motivate him to pursue advanced degrees and a career focused on research and innovation. Series: "Education Channel" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 37899]

Gilberto Mosqueda, PhD, is a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego. His work focuses on protecting buildings from earthquake damage. How did he find is way to such an interesting and rewarding career? A first gen college student, his parents instilled a strong work ethic and an understanding of the value of education. He shares how finding mentors and connecting with other students in STEM fields helped motivate him to pursue advanced degrees and a career focused on research and innovation. Series: "Education Channel" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 37899]

Gilberto Mosqueda, PhD, is a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego. His work focuses on protecting buildings from earthquake damage. How did he find is way to such an interesting and rewarding career? A first gen college student, his parents instilled a strong work ethic and an understanding of the value of education. He shares how finding mentors and connecting with other students in STEM fields helped motivate him to pursue advanced degrees and a career focused on research and innovation. Series: "Education Channel" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 37899]

There's an invisible revolution happening right now, and it's probably affecting you. How? Join host Todd and guest Oliver Lepinoy as they discuss the potential benefits of disruption, the importance of perceptions and belief systems, the best ways to measure success, and how to address the biggest changes facing the industry today. Olivier Lepinoy belongs to the Autodesk Business Development team for the AEC industry. Olivier took part in multiple platform initiatives for the largest firms worldwide. He now focuses his effort on helping AEC companies explore and build new business models. Before joining Autodesk, Olivier worked in Architecture, for VINCI, for Accenture, and for IBM. He is one of the co-authors of two acclaimed books about Innovation in Construction. Olivier holds two Master's Degrees: in Civil Engineering and in Earthquake Engineering. He is also a licensed architect and an urban designer.

On this episode, natural hazards Jason DeJong discusses the experimental centrifuges, including the giant nine-meter centrifuge, at the UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling, a NHERI facility. DeJong explains how rapidly spinning centrifuges create “hypergravity” — a force up to 200 Gs — to study how structures and soil withstand natural hazards. Here's how it works: researchers place a physical model in the centrifuge bucket and subject it to a high-speed, hypergravity field. Then, using equations, they scale the loading forces proportionate to the model. This crazy, high-speed environment, enables scientists to see and measure the stresses of earthquakes, waves and wind on natural and built environments.“That proportional scale is amazing. We can simulate real-world systems that we can't really do any other way.” - Jason DeJongJason DeJong  NHERI UC Davis Centrifuge

Don't miss our full interview with Ian Robertson on today's episode. We are discussing the NHERI Science Plan, a long-term guide to addressing gaps in natural hazards engineering research. Robertson explains this community-driven document and how it is evolving in the upcoming third edition to incorporate aspects of hazard simulation, modeling tools, and social science integration. Download a copy for a fascinating look at the work ahead in natural hazards engineering research. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/

NHERI's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides 10 weeks of hands-on research experience for undergrads from across the country. In this episode, three young engineers describe their experiences working at the NHERI SimCenter, the network's simulation hub based at UC Berkeley. The students are Adithya Salil Nair from the Ohio State University, Clair Sorensen from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and William Zakka from University of Texas Austin.Related Links:NHERI REU Summer Program InformationMeet the REU StudentsNHERI Simcenter

The NHERI UC San Diego Experimental Facility is home to the large, high-performance shake table called “LHPOST.” Earthquake engineers use this huge outdoor facility at the UCSD Englekirk Structural Engineering Center to test the seismic behavior of full-scale structures. In the summer of 2021, LHPOST is in the final stages of a $16.3M upgrade that will enable its platen base to move with six degrees of freedom, simulating the full, three-dimensional range of earthquake ground motions: up and down, left and right, as well as pitch, roll, and yaw. In June 2021, DesignSafe Radio features Koorosh Lotfizadeh, PhD, operations manager at the UC San Diego facility. In this episode, Lotfizadeh discusses the evolution and the research capabilities of LHPOST6. This is the full interview episode with Koorosh Lotfizadeh. Related Links:LHPOST6 upgrade virtual tour - Professor Joel Conte, PI for NHERI at UC San Diego, provides an in-depth video tour of the LHPOST upgrade.Research article on LHPOST6 - Van Den Einde, L., Conte, J. P., Restrepo, J. I., Bustamante, R., Halvorson, M., Hutchinson, T. C., ... & Tsampras, G. (2020). NHERI @ UC San Diego 6-DOF Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table Facility. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, 181.Details on the NHERI Tallwood Project - Tallwood PI is Shiling Pei, professor of engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.Tune in to the LHPOST6 webcams to see construction underway.Workshop discussion from Koorosh Lotfizadeh: Example uses of RAPID-like tools in large-scale experimental programs.Listen to the podcast on the DesignSafe Radio website, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Interested in natural hazards research? Follow DesignSafe Radio on Facebook and Twitter.

What is it like to build in one of the most seismically active countries in the world? How do you design an earthquake resistant building? On this episode of Sounds Like Infrastructure, we dig into the rules that govern construction in Chile and find out the techniques that engineers and companies like Ferrovial are using to combat the huge forces produced by an earthquake. Sounds like Infrastructure is produced by Ferrovial and Veleta Media. Our team includes Kevin Garcia King, Candela Del Valle Dominguez, Jose Luis Garcia Guaita, Theresa Beno, Arantxa Gulías Valverde, and Craig Lawless. Editing by Craig Lawless.We have a great blog with more infrastructure stories like this one at https://blog.ferrovial.com/en/. You can also learn more about Ferrovial at www.ferrovial.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The NHERI UC San Diego Experimental Facility is home to the large, high-performance shake table called “LHPOST.” Earthquake engineers use this huge outdoor facility at the UCSD Englekirk Structural Engineering Center to test the seismic behavior of full-scale structures. In the summer of 2021, LHPOST is in the final stages of a $16.3M upgrade that will enable its platen base to move with six degrees of freedom, simulating the full, three-dimensional range of earthquake ground motions: up and down, left and right, as well as pitch, roll, and yaw. In June 2021, DesignSafe Radio features Koorosh Lotfizadeh, PhD, operations manager at the UC San Diego facility. In three episodes, Lotfizadeh discusses the evolution and the research capabilities of LHPOST6.In this episode, Lotfizadeh discusses the upcoming Tallwood project, the first to run on LHPOST6. This multi-faceted NSF-funded project is investigating the seismic behavior of tall wooden structures. On the shake table base, the research team will construct a full-scale,10-story, cross-laminated-timber building with a rocking wall. Lotfizadeh explains the purpose of non-structural payload projects, which are still available to arrange through principal investigator Shiling Pei, professor of engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.Related Links:LHPOST6 upgrade virtual tour - Professor Joel Conte, PI for NHERI at UC San Diego, provides an in-depth video tour of the LHPOST upgrade.Research article on LHPOST6 - Van Den Einde, L., Conte, J. P., Restrepo, J. I., Bustamante, R., Halvorson, M., Hutchinson, T. C., ... & Tsampras, G. (2020). NHERI @ UC San Diego 6-DOF Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table Facility. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, 181.Details on the NHERI Tallwood Project - Tallwood PI is Shiling Pei, professor of engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.Tune in to the LHPOST6 webcams to see construction underway.Workshop discussion from Koorosh Lotfizadeh: Example uses of RAPID-like tools in large-scale experimental programs.Listen to the podcast on the DesignSafe Radio website, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Interested in natural hazards research? Follow DesignSafe Radio on Facebook and Twitter.

The NHERI UC San Diego Experimental Facility is home to the large, high-performance shake table called “LHPOST.” Earthquake engineers use this huge outdoor facility at the UCSD Englekirk Structural Engineering Center to test the seismic behavior of full-scale structures. In the summer of 2021, LHPOST is in the final stages of a $16.3M upgrade that will enable its platen base to move with six degrees of freedom, simulating the full, three-dimensional range of earthquake ground motions: up and down, left and right, as well as pitch, roll, and yaw. In June 2021, DesignSafe Radio features Koorosh Lotfizadeh, PhD, operations manager at the UC San Diego facility. In three episodes, Lotfizadeh discusses the evolution and the research capabilities of LHPOST6.UCSD's Koorosh Lotfizadeh explains the shake table upgrade, which will enable itto shake structures with six degrees of freedom.The newly named LHPOST6 can simulate subtle ground rotations, for example, which will provide new insights on inter-story drift, top-story displacements and the behavior of internal building components. Also, the new ability to test vertical motions will enable researchers to see “punching” action by building columns. Learn how the facility staff can help researchers plan funding proposals and testing protocols.Related Links:LHPOST6 upgrade virtual tour - Professor Joel Conte, PI for NHERI at UC San Diego, provides an in-depth video tour of the LHPOST upgrade.Research article on LHPOST6 - Van Den Einde, L., Conte, J. P., Restrepo, J. I., Bustamante, R., Halvorson, M., Hutchinson, T. C., ... & Tsampras, G. (2020). NHERI @ UC San Diego 6-DOF Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table Facility. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, 181.Details on the NHERI Tallwood Project - Tallwood PI is Shiling Pei, professor of engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.Tune in to the LHPOST6 webcams to see construction underway.Workshop discussion from Koorosh Lotfizadeh: Example uses of RAPID-like tools in large-scale experimental programs. Listen to the podcast on the DesignSafe Radio website, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Interested in natural hazards research? Follow DesignSafe Radio on Facebook and Twitter.

The NHERI UC San Diego Experimental Facility is home to the large, high-performance shake table called “LHPOST.” Earthquake engineers use this huge outdoor facility at the UCSD Englekirk Structural Engineering Center to test the seismic behavior of full-scale structures. In the summer of 2021, LHPOST is in the final stages of a $16.3M upgrade that will enable its platen base to move with six degrees of freedom, simulating the full, three-dimensional range of earthquake ground motions: up and down, left and right, as well as pitch, roll, and yaw. In June 2021, DesignSafe Radio features Koorosh Lotfizadeh, PhD, operations manager at the UC San Diego facility. In three episodes, Lotfizadeh discusses the evolution and the research capabilities of LHPOST6.Koorosh Lotfizadeh introduces LHPOST, the nation’s largest shake table. He describes its components, its sophisticated machinery, and the advantages of an outdoor shake table—including the ability to use drones and GPS monitoring and to conduct fire tests. Lotfizadeh explains LHPOSTS testing capabilities, which include LiDAR, soil boxes, and hybrid simulation, and he describes the broad range of full-scale specimens that can be constructed and tested on the shake table.Related Links:LHPOST6 upgrade virtual tour - Professor Joel Conte, PI for NHERI at UC San Diego, provides an in-depth video tour of the LHPOST upgrade.Research article on LHPOST6 - Van Den Einde, L., Conte, J. P., Restrepo, J. I., Bustamante, R., Halvorson, M., Hutchinson, T. C., ... & Tsampras, G. (2020). NHERI @ UC San Diego 6-DOF Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table Facility. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, 181.Details on the NHERI Tallwood Project- Tallwood PI is Shiling Pei, professor of engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.Tune in to the LHPOST6 webcams to see construction underway.Workshop discussion from Koorosh Lotfizadeh: Example uses of RAPID-like tools in large-scale experimental programs. Listen to the podcast on the DesignSafe Radio website, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Interested in natural hazards research? Follow DesignSafe Radio on Facebook and Twitter.

Award-winning structural engineer and designer of low-cost technology to make buildings more resilient in earthquakes, Dr Ashkan Hashemi has developed a means of absorbing and dissipating seismic energy.

Award-winning structural engineer and designer of low-cost technology to make buildings more resilient in earthquakes, Dr Ashkan Hashemi has developed a means of absorbing and dissipating seismic energy.

Holly Brandon breaks free from her analytical side to produce Life in the Chastity Zone. Holding a PhD., M.S., and B.S. in Civil Engineering, Holly is best known for her published works in the Journal of Earthquakes, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibrations, and Earthquake Science. Unbelievable as it may appear, many of the scenes in Life in the Chastity Zone are based on true-life experiences. Holly invites readers to follow Chastity on her crazy and hilarious adventures in her search for love and happiness. With more to come, Life in the Chastity Zone is the first in an unforgettable, brand-new Chastity Zone series.   Topics of Conversation About Life in the Chastity Zone Those crazy stories! Letting the character take the lead Comparing men to buildings More to come in the Chastity Series!   Life in the Chastity Zone Thirty-year-old Chastity (Chase) Morgan has always dreamed of her fairytale life—the perfect career, wedding, marriage, family, and on and on. A structural engineer, Chase is brilliant in her line of work, but keeping to her moniker, she is as chaste as they come. Although she doesn’t know the first thing about love and dating, everything changes when she meets Grant Stevens. Wedding bells appear to be right around the corner until he unceremoniously abandons her for another. Derailed but determined, Chase has to find a way to move on. Little does she know that sinister plans are at work to squash her hopes and dreams. While a psychic medium comes to her aide, it’s uncertain whether or not Chastity will follow the clairvoyant’s advice. Only time will tell if she’ll choose between throwing away her virginity and diving full force into the dating world, or clinging to her fairytale life plan.   CONNECT WITH HOLLY BRANDON! Website Facebook Instagram   Read the Reader Views review of Life in the Chastity Zone

An earthquake engineer talks about modelling strong ground motions in an earthquake and a psychologists talks about what it takes to have a good life.

In episode 9 of The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast, we talk to Menzer Pehlivan, Ph.D., P.E. a geotechnical engineer with a specialization in seismic hazards and resiliency. Menzer knows four languages, has a Ph.D., spent two years working in New York, was featured in a movie, and is now working at Jacobs in Seattle. And in […] The post TGEP 9: Earthquake Engineering – Dream Big and Aim High! appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.