Office of Earthquake Engineering

The  Office of Earthquake Engineering:

• Provides earthquake engineering and seismic hazard services to Caltrans' engineers
• Develops new and improved structural earthquake engineering analysis tools and analysis methods
• Evaluates and recommends new materials and devices for use in seismic design
• Develops and prepares structural earthquake engineering and seismic hazard related standards, guidelines, details and manuals

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Seismic Advisory Board

• The Race To Seismic Safety (pdf)
• The Continuing Challenge (pdf)
• Competiting Against Time (pdf)

 

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The GEESD IV conference is coming up in May in Sacramento, CA. Information can also be found at www.geesd.org

6th National Seismic Conference !

 

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What's New...

• Research Implementation Reports
• The 1st Caltrans Bridge Research Conference was held October 31-November 1, 2005 in Sacramento, California. Papers from the Conference Proceedings are now available online free of charge. Go to Bridge Research Conference 2005
• The PEQIT Manual (Post Eq. Investigation Team Manual)
• The Structures Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) site, with completed research report
• The Seismic Hazard Map now includes eratta embedded in the map

 

Our Mailing Address

California Department of Transportation
Division of Engineering Services
Office of Earthquake Engineering 
P.O. Box 168041, MS 9 2/5I
Sacramento, California 95816-8041