Chris Cramer
Research Associate Professor

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Teaching:
  • Probabilities and Seismic Hazard Analysis - Spring 2008
Research Goals:

My goal is to contribute to the improvement of our understanding of seismic hazard and loss in the central U.S., the nation, and the world, and to credibly communicate this understanding to earth science professionals, engineers, emergency response planners, private industry, and the general public.

Research Overview:
  • Probabilistic and Scenario Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis
  • Earthquake Strong Ground Motion and Site Effects
  • Uncertainty in Hazard and Loss Estimates
  • Seismology, including Downhole Seismology
  • Tectonics

Current and Recent Research Projects

  • Strong- and Weak-Motion Comparisons at Turkey Flat Site Effects Array, Parkfield, CA
  • Ground Motion Intensity Modeling for the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes
  • Memphis, TN, St. Louis, MO, and Charleston, SC, Urban Seismic Hazard Mapping
  • Effect of the Upper Mississippi Embayment on Seismic Hazard Modeling
  • CEUS ground motion database for soil and rock (various soil conditions)
Current and Recent Grad Students
  • Allison Shumway - Focal Mechanisms for the Northeast New Madrid Seismic Zone
  • Jerry Kutliroff - Seismic Hazard of the Israel, Middle East
  Recent Publications
    Cramer, C.H., J.S. Gomberg, E.S. Schweig, B.A. Waldron, and K. Tucker, 2006, First USGS urban seismic hazard maps predict the effects of soils, Seism. Res. Lett. 77, 23-29.

    Cramer, C.H., 2006, An assessment of the impact of the EPRI (2003) ground motion prediction models on the USGS national seismic hazard maps, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 96, 1159-1169.

    Cramer, C.H., 2006, Quantifying the uncertainty in site amplification modeling and its effects on site-specific seismic-hazard estimation in the Mississippi embayment and adjacent areas, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 96, 2008-2020.

    Cramer, C.H., G. Rix, and K. Tucker, 2007, Probabilistic liquefaction hazard maps for Memphis, Tennessee, Seis. Res. Lett., submitted.
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