Earthquake Reconnaissance and Investigations

Abstract:

Professor Yegian has been involved in reconnaissance efforts directed at assessing earthquake- induced damages to constructed facilities and evaluating reconstruction plans of the devastated communities. Following the earthquakes of Spitak, Armenia (1988), Manjil, Iran (1990), Erzincan, Turkey (1991), and Northridge, California (1994), he surveyed the damaged regions and gathered data to understand the impact of the earthquakes on the built environments and to improve the earthquake engineering state-of-knowledge and practice.

Relevant Publications:

• Yegian, M.K. and V.G. Ghahraman, (1995). “The Northridge Earthquake of 1994: Ground Motions and Geotechnical Aspects,” 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, St. Louis, MO, April.
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G., Nogole-Sadat, M.A.A., and Daraie, H. (1995) “Liquefaction During 1990 Manjil, Iran, Earthquake, I: Case Histories Data,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, February.
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G., Nogole-Sadat, M.A.A., and Daraie, H. (1995). “Liquefaction During 1990 Manjil, Iran, Earthquake, II: Case Histories Analyses,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, February.
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G. and Harutuinyan, R.N. (1994). “Liquefaction and Embankment Failure Case Histories, 1988 Armenia Earthquake.” Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, March
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G. and Gazetas, G. (1994). “Ground-Motion and Soil-Response Analysis for Leninakan, 1988 Armenian Earthquake.” Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, February.
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G. and Gazetas, G. (1994). “Seismological, Soil and Valley Effects in Kirovakan, 1988 Armenian Earthquake.” Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, February.
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G. and Gazetas, G. (1994). “1988 Armenia Earthquake, I: Seismological, Geotechnical, and Structural Overview.” Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, January.
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G. and Gazetas, G. (1994). “1988 Armenia Earthquake, II: Damage Statistics Versus Geologic and Soil Profiles.” Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, January.
• Yegian, M.K., Ghahraman, V.G. and Gazetas, G. (1993) “Soil Response and Valley Effects During the 1988 Armenia Earthquake.” Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, St. Louis, Missouri, June.
• Yegian, M.K., Nogole-Sadat, M.A., Ghahraman, V.G. and Darai, H. (1993). “Liquefaction Case Histories from 1990 Manjil, Iran Earthquake.”. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, St. Louis, Missouri, June.
• Ghahraman, V.G. and Yegian, M.K. (1993). “Reconstruction After the 1988 Armenian and 1990 Iran Earthquake: A Comparative Study.” Proceedings of 1993 National Earthquake Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, May.
• Yegian, M.K. and Ghahraman, V.G. (1991). “Earthquake Engineering Evaluations and Reconstruction in Armenia.” Proc. 1st Int. Conf. Seismology & Earthq. Engrg., Vol. 3, May.
• Yegian, M.K. and Ghahraman, V.G. (1990). “The Manjil, Iran Earthquake of June 21, 1990.” Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Newsletter 24 (12).
• Yegian, M.K. (1989). “December 7, 1988 Earthquake in Armenia: Engineering and Technological Aspects of Reconstruction.” Proceedings of the International Conference on the Armenian Earthquake: One Year Later, Paris, December.
• Yegian, M.K. (1989). “December 7, 1988 Earthquake in Armenia: Engineering and Technological Aspects of Reconstruction.” Proceedings of the International Conference on the Armenian Earthquake: One Year Later, Paris, December.
• Yegian, M.K. and Ghahraman, V.G. (1989). “Geotechnical Aspects of the December 7, 1988 Spitak Earthquake.” Proceedings of the World Congress of the Armenia Engineers and Scientists, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, August.