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We started the day by meeting over breakfast. We discussed and mapped the locations throughout the City that Team 1 had already visited and annotated information related to ground motions and critical facilities on the map. Next we started to conduct…

Day 6 - First day in the field for “Team 2,” which consists of Kenny, Darin, and Erik from Reid Middleton, joined by Erica Fischer from Oregon State University and Brian Knight from WRK Engineers. We knew that Mexico City is…

Day 5. Early this morning our team spent some time planning our work for the next week and reviewing maps of the city’s infrastructure. The cooperation and collaboration was astounding. Seven engineers worked furiously to collect specific information and then brought it…

Day 4. It’s the end of our “work day.” Standing in the middle of a covered basketball court while rain pours and lightning strikes around us, I'll reflect on the day that has just passed. Casa del Arquitecto in Mexico…

Day three begins with Team 1 heading towards the Historic Center of Mexico City to make visual assessments of any buildings that may have been damaged near the Zócalo, Mexico City's main plaza. We scanned and photographed buildings along our…

I was honored when David Gonzalez asked me to be a member of Team 1. I felt sad for those affected by the strong M7.1 earthquake in Central Mexico and joining the team seemed to be a way for me…

Team 1 – We are here, Not sure what to expect... This journey started on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 while I was attending a conference in Sacramento, CA. Soon after the conference began, the devastating M7.1 earthquake hit the central…

8 Engineers, 3 Offices, 1 Mission: Improve Community Resilience Aiding the local engineering community in performing safety assessments is a critical step in community recovery after an earthquake. Reid Middleton is fielding two small earthquake teams to conduct volunteer safety…