Undergraduate Researcher Alex Quiachon Presents his work on Seismic Site Characterization

August 5, 2022By adminAchievement, News, Presentation No Comments

This summer our research group had the pleasure of hosting Alex Quiachon, an incoming civil engineering freshman student from the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program hosted by USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Alex was tasked with performing field studies to determine the  spatial distribution of site period at two earthquake strong motion recording stations (Tarzana … Read More

Deployments of Seismometer Arrays for HVSR and MAM Data Collection at Tarzana Clubhouse (CE 24103) and LA VAMC Brentwood (NP 638)

July 26, 2022By adminDeployment, Field Testing, Research No Comments

The Nweke Research Group conducted field testing  to collect data for Horizontal to Vertical Spectral Ration (HVSR) and Microtremor Array Method (MAM). The field tests were conducted at two locations: (1) Nearby the Tarzana Clubhouse (Network/Station code = CE/24103) which recorded large amplifications in ground shaking during the 1994 Mw 6.7 Northridge Earthquake; and (2) … Read More

Prof. Nweke Invited to Present at the Orange County ASCE Geo-Institute Seminar on Geotechnical Site Characterization

July 14, 2022By adminPresentation, Research No Comments

Prof. Nweke was invited to join a panel of experts to present on recent innovations and findings in geotechnical site characterization. Prof. Nweke presented on Seismic Hazard Parameters for Site Response Analysis and Assessment with regards to Basin Effects. It was a wonderful event with very interesting and inspiring presentations by Prof. Jason DeJong (UC … Read More