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Professor and head of the School of Civil and Construction Engineering Scott Ashford
The catastrophic magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile was caused by geologic forces that are very similar to the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest, as well as other subduction zones around the world. This week, about 30 members of a scientific team will be in Chile to study this disaster on the ground. The work is sponsored by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and their “Learning from Earthquakes Program,” an initiative of the National Science Foundation.
Among the scientists in Chile is Dr. Scott Ashford, professor and head of the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at OSU. Working amid the devastation, he and other team members will try to bring back lessons for practical application and academic research. Ashford is a leading international expert on earthquake ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides and lateral spreading, as well as construction techniques that can be used to help resist these forces.
Dr. Ashford will be using the Powered by Orange blog over the next several days to report to the Oregon State community on some of his observations, experiences and reactions to the tragedy in Chile.
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