MCEER Site Tips
- To learn about MCEER Research, read our Annual Reports to the National Science Foundation.
- Our Annual Meetings and NSF Site Review pages contain presentations, reviews and photos on MCEER Research Activities.
- Bridge and Highway Research includes information on NCHRP Project 12-49: Comprehensive Specification for the Seismic Design of Bridges
- Learn about how MCEER's Disaster Resilience concept drives development of new knowledge, tools and technologies.
- REDARS software helps manage earthquake damage to highway systems.
- The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) includes 15 advanced engineering laboratory facilities, including UB's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL), which contains a state of the art shake table.
- International Research includes the Asian Pacific Network of Centers for Earthquake Engineering Research (ANCER).
- Earthquake & Multi-Hazard Reconnaissance includes reports, photos and other information on 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the 2003 Bam, Iran Earthquake, the 9/11/2001 World Trade Center Attacks and other disasters.
- To understand how Remote Sensing Technologies aid in disaster mitigation and post-event reconnaissance, view publications, reconnaissance materials, presentations and information about products.
- Our Research Summaries include articles about Center Research and Student Research.
- MCEER's Research Team includes investigators from more than 16 consortium institutions.
- The Mid-America Earthquake Center (MAE) and Pacific Earthquake Center (PEER) collaborate with MCEER on Tri-Center research.
- MCEER Users Networks are dedicated to sharing and distributing the information developed and studied by consortium institutions.
- The World Trade Center Project includes a special report series and workshop.
- Use QUAKELINE®, a free database covering literature on earthquakes, earthquake engineering, and natural hazard and disaster mitigation.
- Review Literature Searches on a variety of topics in structural engineering and natural and manmade hazards mitigation from MCEER’s QUAKELINE® database.
- Need help locating strong motion records? Check our Guide to Obtaining Strong Motion Records.
- Visit EQNET, a Web portal with links to resources about earthquakes and related topics.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) showcase some of our most commonly requested topics about earthquakes and earthquake engineering.
- Guides to U.S. & International Seismic Codes and US Seismic Codes and Provisions outline resources on building code development and current specifications.
- Have you got a reference question? E-mail us.
- The MCEER Bulletin is MCEER's newsletter. It features stories on research, education and outreach activities, reviews of recent events and publications and other news of the Center.
- MCEER publications include technical reports, workshop and conference proceedings, monographs, special publications, white papers and more. The searchable catalog includes abstracts, links to additional information, and our online store.
- MCEER Education provides learning opportunities for k-12, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for engineering and emergency management practitioners.
- The fundamental structural dynamics of seismic base-isolation and structural control can be interactively explored at the Virtual Laboratory in Earthquake Engineering, a project partially supported by MCEER.
- The UB-MCEER-EERI seminar series features topics on earthquake hazard mitigation-related topics since 2000. Most past events can be viewed as archived webcasts.
- Seeking teaching resources? Visit our Education Sources.
- Looking for a meeting, conference, or short course? Our meetings page includes upcoming MCEER-sponsored events and the searchable EQNET Conference Calendar.
- MCEER's Strategic Partnerships Network recruits members from multiple sectors of business industry and government to advance technology development and application.
- Other projects with industry include Electrical Utilities Consortium (EUC) and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- Can't find something? Try our site map, use our search engine or contact us.


