Geotechnical Engineering

An introduction to the causes of earthquakes in New England by Alan L. Kafka of the Weston Observatory.

This 2006 Boston Globe article looks at the risks of seismic amplification and soil liquefaction due to Boston's history of landfilling.

This article by Prof. John E. Ebel of Boston College provides a detailed look at this 1755 seismic event.

A fact sheet from the NH Dept. of Environmental Services.

An overview of the region's seismic risks from the Northeast States Emergency Consortium.

This mapping report shows that much of Boston's filled land could liquefy in the event of a severe earthquake.

Full-color maps, publications, and reports on the state's mineral resources, earthquakes, and geological hazards.

More than 300 full-text documents on strong-motion California earthquakes, earthquake mitigation, and soil mechanics.

Research on assessing and mitigating the threat of earthquake in large population centers.

An open-access collection preliminary reconnaissance reports on major earthquake events, geotechnical failures, and structural damage.

Extensive online collection of earthquake mitigation research reports.

Significant, publicly-funded research and development literature, photographs, data, and software in earthquake, structural, and geotechnical engineering.

The USGS reports and monitors earthquakes, assesses earthquake impacts and hazards, and researches the causes and effects of earthquakes.

Free online access to thousands of papers, technical reports, fact sheets, and books on all aspects of geology, geological hazards, and hazards mitigation.