A National Science Foundation Earthquake Engineering Research Center:
 
Mid-America Earthquake Center Seminar Series

Headquartered at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  

 
 

A Multi-hazard Approach for the Mid-America Earthquake Center

James E. Beavers, Ph.D., P.E.
Deputy Director, Mid-America Earthquake Center

 
 
During the next five years, the Mid-America Earthquake Center will be focusing on the reduction of losses from earthquakes using the Consequence-Based Engineering (CBE) paradigm as its foundation. However, CBE can be used for other hazards, e.g., wind, flood and malevolent events. 		 
 
From 1990 to 1999 the average annual economic loss due to tornadoes, hurricanes and windstorms in the United States was $5.8 billion compared to the $4.4 billion projected from earthquakes using HAZUS. In Year 6, the Center will have its first multi-hazard research project that will be conducted at its new core institution, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. This project will focus on earthquakes and hurricanes. This presentation will be on wind effects in Mid-America, with a focus on tornadoes due to it being tornado season.
 		  


Sponsored by the MAE Center Student Leadership Council
 Thursday, March 28, 2002: 4:00 – 5:00 CST - Grainger Library Commons Room, Urbana IL

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For questions, comments or concerns about this conference, please email wditzler@uiuc.edu