NEES

The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation  (NEES) is a national network of shared facilities and tools, and a centerpiece of the NSF effort to understand earthquakes and prevent or mitigate the damage they cause. NEES sites across the United States feature shake tables, geotechnical centrifuges, a tsunami wave basin, large-scale testing facilities, and mobile and permanently installed field equipment. Together they help researchers understand how earthquake and tsunami forces affect ground motion and soil liquefaction, the built environment--such as buildings, bridges, and utility systems--and nearshore and coastal environments.