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SUMMARY:Haiti Earthquake of 12 January 2010 - Edmund Booth\, Consulting En
 gineer\, Dr Gopal Madabhushi\, CUED\,  Keiko Saito – University of Cambr
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CONTACT:Zelda Stuck
DESCRIPTION:January’s earthquake in Haiti was one of the most destructiv
 e in recent times in terms of concentration of building damage and human c
 asualties.  This makes it an event of vital importance to study\, but also
  gave rise to formidable difficulties in terms of organising and executing
  a field mission.  After much debate and preparation\, a 3 person team mob
 ilised just after Easter for six full days in the field.  Team member Dr S
 aito has played a central role in the pivotal use of aerial imagery in res
 ponding to this earthquake\, and validation of this method by field observ
 ations was the principal focus of the EEFIT team.  However\, important obs
 ervations were also made on geotechnical aspects\, including liquefaction\
 , on the distribution of damage (which varied between intense and relative
 ly light within quite small distances) and on building performance.  The t
 eam’s initial findings will be presented\, and plans to study further mo
 re general aspects of earthquake preparedness and response will be discuss
 ed.\n\n
LOCATION:Engineering Department - Lecture Room - LR3A
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