Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on the Geotechnical Engineering Aspects of the August 15, 2007 Pisco, Peru Earthquake

Report of the National Science Foundation-Sponsored Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Reconnaissance (GEER) Team

Posted Online on September 8, 2007

 

Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, Washington State University (Team Leader)

Jorge Alva Hurtado, Universidad Nacional de Ingenierķa

Brady Cox, University of Arkansas

Jorge Meneses, Kleinfelder

Viviana Moreno, Catholic University of Peru

Manuel Olcese, Catholic University of Peru

Rodolfo Sancio, Golder Associates

Joseph Wartman, Drexel University

 

Questions and comments about the geotechnical reconnaissance may be directed to Professor Adrian Rodriguez-Marek


 
 

Narrated slide show of reconnaissance (3 min)

 
Site last updated on September 13, 2007
 
1. Introduction and Acknowledgements
2. Seismological Aspects and Recorded Ground Motions

(Table 2.1 is updated)

3. Soil Liquefaction
4. Landslides