UT-Austin researchers develop earthquake model
Two UT researchers developed an earthquake risk prediction model with the help of UT’s Frontera Supercomputer, applying artificial intelligence to natural hazard prediction.
The research was inspired by the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. The earthquake left infrastructure damaged due to a process called liquefaction, which occurs when soil turns from solid to liquid and loses its strength.
“We wanted to introduce machine learning into the field of earthquake engineering and natural hazards,” said postdoctoral associate Maria Giovanna Durante.
With many possible applications such as first response, urban planning and prevention, Durante and Ellen Rathje, an earthquake engineering and natural hazards professor, say they hope to expand this model beyond the 2011 earthquake.
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