Projects

Prospective Piggyback Projects

January 2010

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Principal Investigator: William Stephenson, US Geological Survey (USGS)
Acquire high-resolution images of the sediment structure in the Truckee Meadows Basin and vicinity, providing key constraints on earthquake hazard assessments and leading to improved earthquake ground motion simulations of this high-risk area.
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Principal Investigator: Jacobo Bielak, Carnegie Mellon University
Develop the capability for characterizing detailed geological structure and mechanical properties by means of integrated in-situ field testing techniques, observation of earthquake ground motion, and inversion-based modeling.
NEEScentral: NEES-2007-0391
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Principal Investigator: Barbara Luke, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Perform SASW-style surface wave testing, filling a vital data gap between shallow depths accessible with existing UNLV test equipment and greater depths imaged through explosive testing and group-wave velocity teleseism measurements.
Component Institutions:
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- University of Texas at Austin

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Principal Investigator: Robert A. Williams, US Geological Survey (USGS)
Imaging the upper 1 km of the sedimentary basin underlying the Santa Rosa Plain in California for a 10-km long P-wave seismic reflection profile.
NEEScentral: NEES-2007-0392
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Principal Investigator: Russell A. Green, University of Michigan
Development of quality assurance metrics which take aging effects of recently liquefied sands into account.
NEEScentral: NEES-2006-0166
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Principal Investigator: Glenn Rix, Georgia Institute of Technology
Determining the performance of port system and the associated uncertainties to be used as the basis for seismic risk mitigation decisions.
NEEScentral: NEES-2005-0086
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Principal Investigator: Giovanna Biscontin, Texas A&M University
Linear and nonlinear dynamic testing of soils to refine and calibrate numerical simulations.
NEEScentral: NEES-2006-0163
Component Institutions:
- Texas A&M University
- University of Texas at Austin

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Principal Investigator: Brent L. Rosenblad, University of Missouri-Columbia
Develop and utilize a low-frequency surface wave testing methodology for effective and efficient characterization of the stiffness structure of very deep sediments.
NEEScentral: NEES-2006-0164
Component Institutions:
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- University of Texas at Austin

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Principal Investigator: Dennis R. Hiltunen, University of Florida
Compare the measured and predicted response of three shallow foundations located on a thoroughly characterized site.
NEEScentral: NEES-2006-0171
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Principal Investigator: Sharon L. Wood, University of Texas at Austin
This collaborative project addresses one of the most critical needs in earthquake engineering today: improved knowledge of soil-foundation-structure-interaction (SFSI).
NEEScentral: NEES-2005-0088
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Principal Investigator: Kenneth H Stokoe II, University of Texas at Austin
Contribute to the development of a community velocity model of the Salt Lake Valley basin.
NEEScentral: NEES-2006-0173
Component Institutions:
- University of Texas at Austin

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Principal Investigator: Joan Gomberg, US Geological Survey (USGS)
Provide high-resolution images of the sediment structure in the Mississippi embayment, which will in turn provide key constraints on earthquake hazard assessments in this large, at risk area.
NEEScentral: NEES-2006-0167
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