Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters

Liquefaction is a serious hazard that much of the San Francisco Bay Area faces. To determine the areas at risk for liquefaction, one must look at the soil composition and saturation level. Liquefact...

As global temperatures continue to spike, an introduction to extreme weather events has led to an increase in wildfires in the Western United States, and also to an increase in the frequency at whic...

I decided to research the infamous 1964 Niigata Earthquake because it was one of two earthquakes that kick-started geotechnical research in liquefaction and liquefaction prevention methods. In this r...

Though constructed with different materials and built in different sizes, dams share the same purpose of controlling water. This structure is utilized to hold back water which creates a reservoir wit...