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  • Regional and Site-Specific Vulnerabilities of the Western Power Grid from a M9.3 Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake

    Creator:
    Lathrop Eve D.
    Abstract:
    The likelihood of a Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake is estimated between 37 to 42% in the next 50 years, leading to strong shaking, liquefaction, landsliding, and other seismic ground failure resulting in major impacts to critical lifelines such as the western power grid. Electrical power is essential for continued...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Michael J. Olsen Armin W. Stuedlein The likelihood of a Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake

  • Soil-bridge interaction during long-duration earthquake motions

    Creator:
    Romney, Kyle T.
    Abstract:
    Earthquake engineering analyses are often performed using shallow, crustal earthquake motions (e.g., 1940 El Centro). However, large areas of the world are subject to subduction zone earthquake motions (e.g., the Pacific Northwest). A subduction zone earthquake motion is characterized by its long duration (e.g., strong shaking lasts for more than...
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    Masters Thesis
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    TCL programming language. I would also like to thank Dr. Michael Olsen and Dr. Edward Dever, who gra

  • Use of Controlled Blasting to Quantify the Dynamic, In-Situ, Nonlinear Inelastic Response of Soils

    Creator:
    Jana, Amalesh
    Abstract:
    The seismic response of deep deposits of liquefiable and cyclic-softening susceptible soils has presented the geotechnical profession with significant engineering challenges. Strong ground motions may serve to soften soils under cyclic shear, trigger liquefaction, and produce damaging displacements as a consequence. This study improves the understanding of the in-situ, nonlinear,...
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    Dissertation
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    Anne Trehu, Professor Michael J. Olsen, and Professor Ben A. Leshchinsky, for their valuable