Associations

World Housing Encyclopedia World Housing Encyclopedia- Web-based encyclopedia of housing construction types in seismically-prone areas of the world. Seismic Design Review Seismic Design Review- Offer courses for the special civil/seismic principles portion of California Civil Professional Engineers examination. Includes course schedule, and instruc… Middle East Seismological Forum - MESF Middle East Seismological Forum - MESF- Non-profit scientific forum that provides a source for authoritative earthquake information on the middle eastern region’s seismicity, seis… Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC) Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC)- Research, teaching and commercial activities at the University of Bristol (UK). MAST Laboratory, University of Minnesota MAST Laboratory, University of Minnesota- Earthquake simulation research laboratory specializing in testing the durability of large-scale structural components. A participant in t… Earthquake Country Handbook (SCEC) Earthquake Country Handbook (SCEC)- Electronic version of the "Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country" handbook released to Southern Californians in October of 1995. Earthquake Engineering and other Research Projects Earthquake Engineering and other Research Projects- California State University, Northridge research projects in the area of earthquake, wind and terrorist blast protection. USC Strong Motion Research Group USC Strong Motion Research Group- Research on earthquake response of man-made structures, aiming to improve seismic design procedures and to reduce earthquake risks. Located at th… California Earthquake Authority (CEA) California Earthquake Authority (CEA)- The site of California Department of Insurance provides information on earthquake coverage. Structural Engineering Earthquake Simulation Laboratory Structural Engineering Earthquake Simulation Laboratory- Includes a 12 X12 foot seismic shaking table simulator, and an 18" thick concrete "strong floor" which covers an overall a… Hot Topics in Earthquake, Wind and Blast Protection Engineering Hot Topics in Earthquake, Wind and Blast Protection Engineering- The site contains research papers which are developed at CSUN and presented in a brief and visual format. Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (Japan) Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (Japan)- Special report. ABAG Data on Earthquakes and Housing ABAG Data on Earthquakes and Housing- Videos and other information on typical building damage. Out-of-Plane Seismic Resistance of Masonry Walls Out-of-Plane Seismic Resistance of Masonry Walls- Online publication at WorldSciNet. Damage of Steel Piers at Kobe Earthquake (Japan) Damage of Steel Piers at Kobe Earthquake (Japan)- Information about damage of steel piers by focusing on column and beam members with variable cross-sections. Center for Earthquake Research and Information (ERI) Center for Earthquake Research and Information (ERI)- Research center at the University of Memphis is focusing on the earthquake activities and campus vulnerability studies. Linbeck Distinguished Lecture Series in Earthquake Engineering Linbeck Distinguished Lecture Series in Earthquake Engineering- Online broadcast and archived lectures. Earthquake Resistance Committee (Japan) Earthquake Resistance Committee (Japan)- Japan Society of Civil Engineers Special Task Committee of Earthquake Resistance of Civil Engineering Structures' activities information. UALR Arkansas Earthquake Center UALR Arkansas Earthquake Center- Information concerning earthquakes, related campus research, design and preparedness. Seismic Resistance Experiment Center (Japan) Seismic Resistance Experiment Center (Japan)- Aichi Institute of Technology presentation. CUREE CUREE- Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering. Earthquake Engineering Projects Summaries (NIST) Earthquake Engineering Projects Summaries (NIST)- Information from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory of NIST. Seismic Design and Construction Seismic Design and Construction- AISC information on the design and construction of fabricated structural steel buildings. Earthquake Engineering Technology of New Zealand Earthquake Engineering Technology of New Zealand- Information and services available through the New Zealand Earthquake Engineering Technology Business Cluster. NZSEE Home page NZSEE Home page- The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering electronic newsletter and other information. Progress and Challenges in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Progress and Challenges in Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering- Linbeck Distinguished Lecture Series online. Earthquake and Housing Impacts for Bay Area Earthquake and Housing Impacts for Bay Area- Seismic analysis of the extensive Bay Area housing stock including buildings that are broadly classified according to their basic char… Earthquake Research Institute (Japan) Earthquake Research Institute (Japan)- Links to Divisions and Research Centers of the Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo. The Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES) The Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES)- A technical society of the Australian Institution of Engineers presents its earthquake related activities. International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE)- Links and publications in the field of earthquake engineering for interchange of knowledge, ideas, results of research…