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The ‘death box’ where Seattle earthquake researchers work
By ANNA BOIKO-WEYRAUCH KUOW July 16, 2018 When the next major earthquake roils our region, University of Washington’s civil engineers and seismic experts will not be safe. That's because their building is vulnerable to earthquakes. More Hall was built in…
Lessons learned from catastrophe
By JIM DAVIS The Herald Business Journal December, 2017 EVERETT — Kobe in 1995. Wenchuan in 2008. Christchurch in 2010. Dave Swanson rattles off the names and dates like well-remembered lines. The Everett engineer has traveled the globe chasing earthquakes…
What can Seattle area learn from Mexico City’s quake experience?
By BENJAMIN MINNICK Journal Construction Editor, Seattle DJC November 6, 2017 Just days after the 7.1 earthquake hit Mexico City in September, Reid Middleton had two teams of engineers from three offices en route to help with the aftermath and…
City to Rebuild Pier 62
"Rebuilding of Pier 62 on the Seattle waterfront is scheduled to begin in September and be complete at the end of 2019." Read the Entire Article
16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE) in Santiago, Chile
This week, Reid Middleton structural engineers are presenting three papers at the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE) in Santiago, Chile University of Alaska, Anchorage (UAA) Engineering on Display Project 16WCEE UAA Engineering on Display Presentation Paper PDF EERI…
Kent Plans Major Improvements at Lake Meridian, Hogan Parks
The council approved a $197,660 contract with Everett-based Reid Middleton, Inc., an engineering firm, to design the new dock. Construction is scheduled to start after Labor Day weekend following the busy summer swimming season at the park. The dock will…
SEAW Nepal Earthquake Symposium
Structural engineer, Sabina Surana, is presenting at the Nepal Earthquake Symposium at Seattle University, as part of the GFI team that assisted in the April 2015 disaster response. Sabina, a Nepal native, will share her observations on the performance of…
Society of American Military Engineers Small Business Conference, New Orleans, LA
There is no better place to hold a Small Business Conference than in New Orleans, commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina -- one of the costliest natural disasters as well as one of the deadliest hurricanes, in U.S. history.…
2015 EERI Seattle Technical Seminar
Structural Engineer David Gonzalez is presenting on Seattle’s nonductile concrete structures The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) invites practicing structural engineers and researchers, building and government officials, students, architects, and urban planners to the 2015 Technical Seminar Series, Update on…