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… Continue Reading

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… Continue Reading

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… Continue Reading

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. [caption id="attachment_67940" align="alignright" width="951"] Casa… Continue Reading

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… Continue Reading