Clarence R. Allen - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

144 Pages·2005·2.81 MB·English

by  Laura Moger

C ON N EC T I ON S
The EERI Oral History Series
Clarence
R. Allen
Stanley Scott
Interviewer

CON N ECT I ON S
The E E R I O r a l H i s t o r y S e r i e s
Clarence R. Allen

CON N ECT I ON S
The E E R I O r al H i s t o r y S e r i e s
Clarence R. Allen
Stanley Scott, Interviewer
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

Acknowledgments
The help, encouragement, and editorial feedback of EERI Executive Director
Susan K. Tubbesing and the EERI Board of Directors were instrumental in both
establishing Connections: The EERI Oral History Series and in bringing this volume
to publication.
EERI gratefully acknowledges partial funding of this project by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
The EERI Oral History Series ix
Foreword, by Stanley Scott xiii
Personal Introduction, by Lloyd S. Cluff xv
Chapter 1 Early Years and Family Background 1
Chapter 2 1942-1946: Reed College and World War II 13
Chapter 3 Caltech: Graduate Work and Joining the Faculty 19
Chapter 4 Field Studies of Faults and the Geology of Earthquakes 27
Chapter 5 Colleagues and Work at Caltech 37
Chapter 6 Consulting on Major Dams and Water Projects 41
Chapter 7 Nuclear Concerns: Power Plants and Waste Disposal 55
Chapter 8 Significant Scientific Papers 61
Chapter 9 Service on Local, State, National, and International Boards 81
Chapter 10 Interdisciplinary Communication and EERI 91
Chapter 11 Personal Notes 95
Photographs 99
Index 111
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