GEO-ENGINEERING EXTREME EVENTS RECONNAISSANCE
Turning Disaster into Knowledge
R. Lee Wooten, PE; Rober B. Gilbert, PhD, PE; William F. Marcuson III, PhD, PE; Leslie F. Harder, Jr., PhD, PE, GE; and Peter G. Nicolson, PhD, PE
February 2009
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the GeoEnvironmental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation Program under Grant No. CMMI-0323914. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. The GEER Association is made possible by the vision and support of the NSF Geoenvironmental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation Program Directors: Dr. Richard Fragaszy and the late Dr. Cliff Astill. GEER members also donate their time, talent, and resources to collect time-sensitive field observations of the effects of earthquakes. The GEER Association web site, which contains additional information, may be found at:
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