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Soil Classification Using the H/V Techniques
by Rania Bedair, Ph.D. Eng
Key terms
Ambient Vibrations, Modal Analysis, H/V Techniques
Today, statistical estimates of the probability of a large earthquake and the identification of the highest seismic hazardous areas are available. However, the lack of information about local subsoil conditions and the vulnerability...
Disaster Mitigation Strategies
by Alexandre Darche
Key terms
Hazard, Early Warning System, Disaster Mitigation
Earthquakes are a tremendous and unpredictable force that cause countless fatalities and expensive infrastructural destruction when they hit. In recent memory, earthquakes have been the culprit of many catastrophes globally...
The Internet of Things is Taking Over
by Alexandre Darche
Key terms
Internet of Things, Cloud Computing
The future of technology is aiming to build a seamless connection between everything around us. The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be the way to achieve this by fusing cloud computing and a network of data sensors together...
The de la Concorde Disaster
by Alexandre Darche
Key terms
Structural Assessment, Infrastructure, Analysis
On September 30th 2006, around 11:30am, a representative for Transport Québec was sent to investigate a falling block of concrete from the de la Concorde overpass on AutoRoute 19 between Montreal and Laval. After a brief visual inspection ...
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