Communication, Education and Outreach (CEO)
	California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS)

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Category	Projects
Joint Participation and Cooperation Agreements	1993: A joint applied research program between SCEC and CALTRANS was established to provide important earthquake and ground motion information relevant to the safety and stability of bridges in southern California.
Meetings and Field Trips: Workshops Shortcourses Seminars Technical Training Field Trips
Print and Electronic Products and Services	1992-1995: The California Department of Transportation, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, funded the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) over a three year period, April 1992-March 1995, for studies related to the improvement of our knowledge and understanding of the nature and characteristics of strong ground motion resulting from probable major earthquakes in southern California, particularly in the greater Los Angeles region.The project as a whole was divided into nine separate tasks, each with its own Principal Investigators. The Principal Investigators for the overall project were Keiiti Aki (SCEC Science Director) and Geoffrey R. Martin (SCEC Assistant Director for Engineering Applications). Each Final Task Report has been published in separate volumes, as follows: Task H-1 (Volume 1) Empirical Equations Describing Attenuation of Horizontal Peaks of Strong Ground Motion in Terms of Magnitude, Distance, Path Effects and Site Conditions Task H-1 (Volume 2) Frequency Dependent Attenuation Functions and Fourier Amplitude Spectra of Horizontal Strong Earthquake Ground Motion in California Task H-1 (Volume 3) Pseudo Relative Velocity Spectra of Horizontal Strong Earthquake Ground Motion in California Task H-2 Paleoseismology, Tectonic Geomorphology and Seismic Hazards of the Hollywood and Santa Monica Faults Task H-3 Effects of Local Site Characteristics on Ground Accelerations Task H-4 Frequency Dependent Duration of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion: Updated Empirical Equations Task H-5 (Volume 1) Geotechnical Site Data Base for Southern California Task H-5 (Volume 2) Geotechnical Site Data Base for Southern California: Digitized Boring Logs Task H-5 (Volume 3) Geotechnical Site Data Base for Southern California: Digitized Boring Logs with Shear Wave Velocity Estimates from SPT Data Task H-6 Evaluation of Bridge Damage in the 1990 Luzon and 1991 Costa Rica Earthquakes Task H-7 Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis and Development of Earthquake Scenario Time- Histories for Southern California Sites Task H-8 Map Based Characterization of Liquefaction Potential for Southern California Task H-9 Characteristics of Vertical Ground Accelerations
Public Awareness: Media Briefings and Partnerships Speakers' Bureau Civic Events
Formal and Informal Education: K-16 Earth Science Curricula Teacher Training Museum exhibits Undergraduate Internships

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