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Sep 21, 2011

What kind of earthquake is Portland in for?

Since the 1990s, the United States Geological Survey has based its earthquake predictions on research that was conducted in one location in 1987 and that indicates there is a 10 to 15 percent likelihood that a Cascadia earthquake will occur in the next 50 years. Do those numbers still hold up?

Sep 21, 2011

Portland bridges likely to fail in major earthquake

The city of Portland is preparing for a "worst-case scenario" in which the city, without any usable bridges, would have to handle the destruction while being essentially split in two.

Aug 8, 2011

Seismic retrofit business booming after recent quakes

Steve Gemmell started a renovation business in Portland in 1995. But a division, Earthquake Tech 鈥� which last year was a 鈥渙ne-man show,鈥� according to Gemmell 鈥� is growing so quickly that he is thinking about franchising the business.

Aug 5, 2011

Ticking clock for earthquake-unsafe schools

In yesterday's paper I wrote about a statewide program that funds seismic upgrades for K-12 public schools. A tidbit that I didn't mention in the story is this: the program has a deadline for when ALL of the state's schools and emergency buildings should be upgraded.

Aug 4, 2011

Program funds seismic upgrades in public schools

A 2007 survey by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries identified approximately 649 public K-12 schools in Oregon that are likely to collapse in the event of a major earthquake. But a state program offering grants to help school districts pay for upgrades is almost out of money.

Jun 30, 2011

Oregon’s public schools are unprepared for earthquake

In Oregon, more than 307,000 students attend public school in buildings that experts say would be at risk of collapse if a big earthquake were to hit the Pacific Northwest. But school and government officials and safety advocates are struggling to find a solution to pay for seismic upgrades.

Jun 28, 2011

Can a Portland agency save us from near-certain doom?

Portland鈥檚 Office of Emergency Management has a Basic Emergency Operations Plan to coordinate the city鈥檚 bureaus to meet man-made and natural disasters head on. The Office of Emergency Management will present five administrative items for approval before the city council tomorrow to address how it plans to confront disasters in the future.

Apr 20, 2011

Multnomah County Courthouse, deteriorating, needs upgrade

For more than 40 years, studies have taken place in an effort to determine whether Multnomah County should renovate or replace its downtown courthouse. Many of the building's mechanical and electrical systems "have reached the end of their useful life," according to a recent study.

Apr 12, 2011

Portland ready to help homeowners with seismic retrofits

A recently-released city of Portland brochure establishes standards for seismic retrofits in the city and is supposed to help homeowners make educated decisions about retrofitting their homes.

Mar 18, 2011

Engineer takes firsthand look at earthquake damage in Japan

Kit Miyamoto, CEO of Miyamoto International, has already visited several cities in Japan to assess damage and determine engineering solutions. He said the use of unreinforced concrete, which resulted in the complete ruin of buildings, is a worldwide problem.

Mar 17, 2011

Engineer Kit Miyamoto surveys damage in Japan after earthquake

Kit Miyamoto, an earthquake and structural engineer who’s done work in Haiti and other international locales, is in Japan after the country’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami. Here’s his […]

Mar 17, 2011

Engineer Kit Miyamoto surveys damage in Japan after earthquake

Kit Miyamoto, an earthquake and structural engineer who’s done work in Haiti and other international locales, is in Japan after the country’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami. Here’s his […]



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