We welcome our group of pre-collegiate researchers who will be join us this summer. The group includes Alejandra Diaz and Leila Clinton joining us as part of the Viterbi Summer Institute; as well as Syuanwei (Sandra) Lee, Nicole Carlos, Lucky Guevarra, Ryan Repp, and Zachary Gunning joining us as part of the Viterbi SHINE program.
Prof. Nweke was invited to speak for the Geo-Congress 2023 Sneak Preview Seminar highlighting major geotechnical engineering projects in Southern California. He presented on his research investigation about Seismic Site Response in Southern California Sedimentary Basins. A link to the video is here.
Prof. Nweke joins the GEER team for their expedition to southeastern Taiwan after the September (9/17 & 9/18) M6.4 and M6.9 earthquake events for the collection of perishable data and investigation in the to Geotechnical damages and observed seismic hazard consequences. Three Nanometric 120 second broadband seismometers also made the trip to collect ambient noise … Read More
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