Kenichi Soga was an invited lecturer of the 26th International Conference of the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2024), which was held on August 25-30, 2024 at Daegu, Korea. He presented a topic on large formation behavior of sols based… Read More »Kenichi Soga Gives Invited Lecture at ICTAM 2024 in Korea
Active engagement with community organizations in wildfire preparedness activities is an important goal for our Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) project “Designing Smart, Sustainable Risk Reduction in Hazard-Prone Communities: Modeling Risk Across Scales of Time and Space”, funded by the… Read More »Engagement with Community Organizations in Wildfire Preparedness Activities
The UC Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure (CSI) hosted a visit by the California Energy Commission (CEC) on October 7, 2024. CSI co-directors Kenichi Soga and Matt DeJong provided a guided tour for Pooya.Khodaparast, CEC’s Commission Agreement Manager (CAM) on the OpenSRA 2 project.… Read More »CEC visits CSI lab
The Soga Research Group secured funding from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to assess the feasibility of a Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Measurement System for long-term monitoring of buried gas pipelines at risk of ground deformation due… Read More »PHMSA Project: Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Pipeline Safety Against Fault Movement and Landslides
In collaboration with NHERI SimCenter, Tianyu co-mentored Cristian Varela, a student from NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Over ten weeks, Cristian worked on the project, Impact of Urban Flooding on Transportation Infrastructure, with the support from his mentors. The project… Read More »SimCenter REU Project
Professor Kenichi Soga did a presentation on the PEER recovery bridge project at the 2024 Researchers’ Workshop held on August 15, 2024. This project aims to identify critical corridors by comparing post-earthquake networks. For more information about the presentation, please… Read More »PEER Recovery Bridge Project – 2024 Researchers’ Workshop
A novel DFOS-embedded steel strand tendon ground anchor was developed with embedded fiber optic cables for strain measurement throughout the anchor cross-section. This unique cable configuration enables distributedstrain sensing (DSS) along the steel strand tendon, internal grout, and external grout… Read More »DFOS Embedded Ground Anchor Field Testing
DFOS was deployed on a new 140 m (460 ft) segment of 6-inch Earthquake Resistant Ductile Iron Pipe (ERDIP) in a location within the Hayward Fault Zone in Berkeley, California which had previously experienced water leakage and multiple main break… Read More »DFOS Water Pipeline Installation in Hayward Fault Zone
Geopolymers are being researched as alternative materials to conventional cement (Portland cement, PC) in the construction industry due to their lower CO₂ emissions during manufacturing. Given their chemical composition, which resembles certain subsurface formations, we propose that geopolymers may be… Read More »Geopolymer Testing: Advancing the Future of Deep Geothermal Energy
The Evacuation Simulations Team visited Sunol on a site visit (May 7, 2024) to learn more about wildfire risk and emergency preparedness. Professor Louise Comfort and PhD Student Paola Lorusso with Sunol Experts Sunol site visit trailhead Sunol site visit… Read More »Evacuation Simulations site visit to Sunol