Seismic Performance of Adobe and Masonry Workshop

Ahmad Hamid, Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, presented work at a bilateral invitational workshop on Seismic Performance of Adobe and Masonry Structures at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on June 8 and 9, 2008.  Organized by the U.S. National Academies, in collaboration with PEER, and Sharif University of Technology, the workshop involved specialists from 14 Iranian institutions as well as American specialists.  The workshop was followed with a one-day public seminar on Seismic Hazard Reduction also held at Sharif University, which was attended by over 100 participants