ABSTRACT ONLY:
Charleston, South Carolina, is one of a limited number of locations worldwide subject to severe earthquakes and hurricanes. The design of a new medical facility there had to address both threats as well as significant geotechnical challenges.
BIOS: By Thomas M. Doyle, P.E., S.E., a partner of Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc., of Columbus, Ohio; Greg Jones, P.E., M.ASCE, a principal of ADC Engineering, of Hanahan, South Carolina; and Ronald R. Austin, P.E., M.ASCE, a vice president of Soil Consultants, Inc., of Charleston, South Carolina.