Full Issue PDF

Abstract

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute operates Earthquake Spectra with the purpose of improving the practice of earthquake hazards mitigation, preparedness, and recovery. It is intended to serve the informational needs of the diverse professions engaged in earthquake hazards reduction: civil, geotechnical, mechanical, and structural engineers; geologists, seismologists, and other earth scientists; architects and city planners; public officials; social scientists; and researchers in all these disciplines. Earthquake Spectra serves as the top publication venue for manuscripts in these diverse fields that address issues relevant to practice, including new analysis methods and seismic risk assessment procedures; innovations in earthquake-related codes, regulations, and public policy; documentation of field performance of civil infrastructure and other earthquake effects from post-earthquake investigations; and reports describing data gathered from major experimental research programs.