The purpose of this Research roundtable is to provide knowledge on this research by highlighting the Next Generation Liquefaction (NGL) project vision, the database graphical interface, the current status of the database, and its path-forward. Liquefaction is covered as the starting topic of this research. Paolo covers several incidents in which liquefaction occurred during and after earthquakes. Most analysis techniques for ground failure are empirical or semi-empirical. The NGL database provides information on whether or not liquefaction might occur at a site. However, there are very small data sets - a few sites are especially consequential, which is why building such a database with case histories is very important for future risk management. Relational databases is the key to separating the data into categories: events, stations, and motions. This database consists of 53 tables, all connected by major and minor keys. Currently, their goal is to collect data from case histories with relatively small magnitudes. Even small earthquakes may cause liquefaction. Ways to get involved include data distillation and analysis, data analysis and cloud-based computing, and ground motion characterization. 

EERI at UCLA held its first seminar of the year with a joint cooperation with CalGeo by inviting Dr. Francis Au, Dean of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. The seminar was held in BH 4275, The purpose of this seminar was to allow Dr. Au to introduce his research to the Geotechnical and structural graduate students here at UCLA.  Dr. Au covered his research of concrete bridges with corrugated steel webs. Around 10 students were present at this event, as shown in the first photo.  He began his discussion by providing an overview of the structure of his design. while connecting its importance to earthquake engineering. Technical aspects of the research were later introduced in his presentation, which involved experimental processes and results. He highlights the use of concrete bridges in Asian countries due to its ability to mitigate sounds experienced by steel bridges.