GEO-ENGINEERING EXTREME EVENTS RECONNAISSANCE
Turning Disaster into Knowledge
Contributing Authors:
(alphabetical order)
Amy Ya-Chuan Huang, Doctoral Candidate, Columbia University (USA), and Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan (Taiwan)
Ching-Wen Hsu, Director, Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan (Taiwan)
Farn-Yuh Menq, NEES Operation Manager, University of Texas, Austin (USA)
Min-hao Wu, Assistant Professor, National University of Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
Editor and Contributing Author:
Hoe I. Ling, Professor, Columbia University (USA)
GEER Association Report No. GEER-018
August 2009
SPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the GeoEnvironmental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation Program under Grant No. CMMI-0825734. 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:
http://www.geerassociation.org