19 min

When the Earth moves, E11S2 Engineering Out Loud

    • Science

What happens to bridges, buildings, and pipelines when the soil holding them up behaves like a liquid? Ben Mason, associate professor geotechnical engineering, has traveled the world doing post-earthquake reconnaissance to find out and make us better prepared for impending earthquakes.
BONUS CONTENT: At Work: Ben Mason (Seismological Society of America) General Information
Cascadia Subduction Zone (Oregon.gov) Earthquake Hazards (USGS) Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association (GEER) Op-eds
Napa earthquake argues for better education in Oregon: Guest opinion (Oregonian) Education is our best ally for earthquake and tsunami preparedness (Gazette Times) News articles
A Pacific Northwest Earthquake Could Cause Thousands of Landslides (Newsweek) Earthquake study could make Pacific Northwest safer (Tillamook Headlight Herald) Napa quake spurs advice for earthquake preparedness in Oregon (quiz) (Oregonian) https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/season-11-engineering-natural-disasters/when-earth-moves-s11e2
 

What happens to bridges, buildings, and pipelines when the soil holding them up behaves like a liquid? Ben Mason, associate professor geotechnical engineering, has traveled the world doing post-earthquake reconnaissance to find out and make us better prepared for impending earthquakes.
BONUS CONTENT: At Work: Ben Mason (Seismological Society of America) General Information
Cascadia Subduction Zone (Oregon.gov) Earthquake Hazards (USGS) Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association (GEER) Op-eds
Napa earthquake argues for better education in Oregon: Guest opinion (Oregonian) Education is our best ally for earthquake and tsunami preparedness (Gazette Times) News articles
A Pacific Northwest Earthquake Could Cause Thousands of Landslides (Newsweek) Earthquake study could make Pacific Northwest safer (Tillamook Headlight Herald) Napa quake spurs advice for earthquake preparedness in Oregon (quiz) (Oregonian) https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/season-11-engineering-natural-disasters/when-earth-moves-s11e2
 

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