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Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance Reports

New Albion Geotechnical synthesizes our direct observations made following major earthquakes worldwide, strong motion and geotechnical monitoring data, recent advances in engineering science, and sound engineering principals in the development of practical solutions to broad-ranging earthquake engineering applications.

• 2018 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake. Advisor to COWI and GEER Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance Teams. Coauthor of pertinent reports and papers;

  • Christie, S., Zhang, Y., Dickenson, S., and Pintner, B. (2019). “Seismic Analysis and Ground Improvement Design for the PCT Marine Terminal at the Port of Alaska,” accepted for the proc. of Ports ’19, ASCE COPRI.

  • Franke, K.W. and Koehler, R.D. (2019). “Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance of the 30 November 2018 Mw 7.0 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake.” Contributor to the section addressing “Ports” in Version 2.0, report of the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association (GEER).

• 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Tokyo to Sendai region, Japan. Team Leader, ASCE COPRI Post-Earthquake and Tsunamis Reconnaissance Investigation of Ports and Coastal Infrastructure.

  • Co-author, Tohoku, Japan, Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011; Survey of Port and Harbor Facilities, Northern Region (2014). Percher, M. (editor), ASCE COPRI.

• 2007 Kashiwazaki Earthquake, Niigata region, Japan. Member of the GEER Reconnaissance Team.

  • Co-author, Kashiwazaki, Japan Earthquake of July 16, 2007; Lifelines Performance, A.K. Tang and A.J. Schiff (editors), ASCE-TCLEE Monograph No. 31.

• 2001 Nisqually Earthquake, Southern Puget Sound/Tacoma/Seattle, Washington. Oregon State University Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance Team.

• 1995 Kobe Earthquake, Kobe/Osaka, Japan, Co-Leader of ASCE TCLEE Ports Reconnaissance Team.

  • Werner, S.D. and Dickenson, S.E. (1996). Hyogo-Ken Nanbu Earthquake of January 17, 1995: A Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance of Port Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers – Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering, Ports Committee, ASCE-TCLEE Special Report, ASCE, 161 p.

• 1994 Northridge Earthquake, Los Angeles/Long Beach, California. Independent investigator at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

• 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Northern California. Member U.C. Berkeley Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance Team.

  • Seed, R.B., Dickenson, S.E., Riemer, M.F., Bray, J.D., Sitar, N., Mitchell, J.K., Idriss, I.M., Kayen, R. E., Kropp, A., Harder, L.F., and Power, M.S. (1990). Preliminary Report on the Principal Geotechnical Aspects of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Report No. UCB/EERC-90/05, April, 137 p.