Lisa Shusto, P.E., and John Osteraas, Ph.D., P.E.Lisa Shusto, P.E. is a senior managing engineer at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, an engineering and scientific consulting firm specializing in the investigation, analysis, and prevention of failure in engineered structures and systems. She may be reached at 310-754-2701, lshusto@exponent.com.
John Osteraas, Ph.D., P.E. is group vice president at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates. He managed the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Wood Frame Construction project for the Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, which developed the Earthquake Damage Assessment Guidelines discussed in this article. He may be reached at 650-688-7206, osteraas@exponent.com |