The Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE) is a non-profit organization, established in 1988, devoted to the advancement of earthquake engineering research, education and implementation.

  • International Conference on Public Works for Public Learning, June 2012 - CUREE, in partnership with the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is the recipient of a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a permanent outdoor exhibition in the south visitor area at the San Francisco end of the Bridge.

    An international conference is planned, starting with an evening reception on June 20, followed by two full days of presentations and a field trip to the Bridge. The keynote speaker will be Dr. G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute.

    The conference will present the process and results of the Golden Gate Bridge project, and showcase other examples of visitor-serving programs both locally and internationally including representatives from:

    • The Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
    • The Sydney Harbor Bridge - Sydney, Australia
    • The Panama Canal - Panama City, Panama
    • The Hoover Dam and more...

    For more information go to
    www.publicworksforpubliclearning.info
    www.pwplconference.com

    Or simply download the Conference Registration Form.
  • 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, September 24-28, 2012 - Abstracts due October 15.
    For more information: see [15WCEE newsletter] or visit [www.15wcee.org]



  • Announcement of the passing of Professor Helmut Krawinkler - It is with great sadness that we share with you the news of the passing of Helmut Krawinkler, Professor Emeritus and past CUREE president. [read more]

  • Professor Maria Moreyra Garlock named new CUREE President - Congratulations to Professors Maria Garlock (Princeton), Bill Iwan (Caltech), Michael Engelhardt (U. of Texas, Austin), and Ronald Y.S. Pak (U of Colorado) on being elected to the CUREE Board of Directors.

  • Announcement of the passing of Joseph Penzien, A Pioneer in Earthquake Engineering - It is with great sadness that we share with you the news that Joseph Penzien passed away the morning of Sept. 19, 2011 - A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday, November 12, 2011 [read more]
  • CUREE Newletter : Golden Gate Bridge Outdoor Exhibition Project [read more]

  • Winner of the prestigious 2008 SEAOC Excellence in Engineering Award -
    General Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Woodframe Buildings
    edited by J. Osteraas

  • NEES Research Program Funds Grand Challenge on Ceiling-Piping-Partition Systems - The vision of this Grand Challenge research project is to significantly enhance the seismic resilience of buildings and communities, by providing practicing engineers and architects with verified tools and guidelines for the understanding, prediction and improvement of the seismic response of the ceiling-piping-partition nonstructural system. [read more]

  • CUREE Education and Outreach Services: [learn more]

  • Information from NSF on NEESR Awards: [see complete listing]

BOOKS by CUREE MEMBERS
Ductile Design of Steel Structures, 2nd Edition
Michel Bruneau, Chia-Ming Uang, and Rafael Sabelli, S.E., 2011
The Life and Art of Sumbat
compilation, text and translations by Armen Der Kiureghian
Shaken Allegiances: Two Days from the Continuum of Nonsense
Michel Bruneau
CePages Press (East Amherst, NY), 2009.



Félix Candela - Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist
Maria Garlock and David P. Billington
Yale University Press, 2008.

Watch video - Felix Candela: An interview with Maria Garlock

Structure and Design
G. G. Schierle
University Readers (San Diego, CA), 2008.
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: An Earthquake Engineering Retrospective 100 Years Later
edited by William Holmes and Robert Reitherman
Earthquake Spectra Special Issue II, 2006.
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On this day in history, the May 22, 1927 Non-Shan, China Earthquake occurred.

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Building Bridges Between Civil Engineers and Science Museums

NEES Cityblock Project

Earthquake Architecture

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