As a newcomer to the AEC industry, my knowledge of earthquake awareness prior to joining Reid Middleton was limited to drop, cover, and hold on! Over the past two years, I have been fortunate to work with a team of… Continue Reading
[caption id="attachment_70839" align="alignleft" width="300"] Exposed roof framing at the PCC in Bothell, WA[/caption] If you notice someone who immediately looks up as they enter a building, there’s a good chance he or she is a structural engineer. We just can’t… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 5, 2017 I write our last blog in the México Earthquake Reconnaissance series while en route home, passing over the incomprehensibly expansive city once again. It has been a whirlwind of long days lleno (full) of field observations,… Continue Reading
Day 11 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017). Yesterday, on our way to Jojutla, we briefly stopped in the Coapa area and observed some damage before moving on. Today, we decided to return to the area to see what else we could… Continue Reading
From the first day Team 2 arrived in Mexico, one of the items on the itinerary was to do earthquake reconnaissance in some of the more rural Mexican towns that were closer to the earthquake epicenter than Mexico City. We… Continue Reading