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Computational Mechanics for Impact and Penetration Modeling

Professor J. S. Chen and his students are working with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center to develop a multiscale reproducing kernel particle method (RKPM) formulation to model impact and penetration into brittle materials.

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Professors Brandenberg and Stewart shake fragile levee on peaty organic soil

The nees@UCLA mobile field shakers were mounted on the crest of a model levee in the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta to study the influence of earthquake ground motion on peaty organic soil. The Delta provides fresh water to over 23 million California residents, and a moderate earthquake in the seismically active region would be projected to disrupt water delivery for a period of 28 months. Little is known about the seismic response of the extraordinarily soft peaty organic soils that underlie many of the levees.

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Reflections on the Gulf Oil Spill - One Year Later

On April 20, 2010 an explosion rocked the BP Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig. On April 22, 2010 Deepwater Horizon sank, leaving the well gushing at the sea floor and causing the largest offshore oil spill in United States history. Civil & Environmental Engineering associate professor Eric Hoek is one of two UCLA experts asked to weigh in on the anniversary of the disaster.

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Taciroglu and Hoek Awarded Huber Prizes

Professors Ertugrul Taciroglu and Eric Hoek have each been awarded a 2011 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize.

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Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku Earthquake

Professor Jonathan Stewart traveled to Japan from March 26th to April 1st as part of the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance team in coordination with Japanese colleagues. The team documented extensive ground failure and helped pave the way for future collaborations and additional reconnaissance.

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NEES@UCLA shakes up the LAX Theme Building

A portable shaking machine nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" was mounted on the Theme Building's observation deck to simulate a magnitude-3.0 earthquake that gently jolted the structure and rattled workers preparing for the lunch rush inside the Encounter Restaurant. Researchers from UCLA's Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation conducted the test to ensure the landmark's recent seismic retrofit project would be able to withstand a much more powerful temblor.

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NEES@UCLA performs tests in aftermath of Chile Earthquake

On March 13 2010, nees@UCLA dispatched a team to Santiago, Chile for post-earthquake data reconnaissance, taking with them instrumentation for structural monitoring. In this photo Alberto Salamanca installs sensors to record aftershocks.

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Professor Hoek leads engineering team to optimize new device to remove oil from gulf waters

http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/newsroom/featured-news/archive/2010/engineering-team-optimizes-new-device-to-remove-oil-from-gulf-waters

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