EEFIT

The Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) is a joint venture between industry and universities, conducting field investigations following major earthquakes.

Founded in 1982, EEFIT has since then led 50+ post-disaster reconnaissance studies following major earthquakes or return missions to check the trajectory and efficacy of recovery.

EEFIT objectives

Following earthquakes and tsunamis, carry out detailed technical evaluations of the performance of structures, foundations, civil engineering works and industrial plants within affected regions
Collect geological and seismographic data, including strong motion records
Assess the effectiveness of earthquake protection methods, including repair and retrofit, and compare actual performance with designer expectations
Study disaster management procedures and the socio-economic effects of earthquakes
Study the effectiveness of response and relief operations, as well as short- to long-term recovery through return missions

EEFIT also undertakes the following important activities which benefit the wider seisimc engineering and disaster response sectors:

Organise training courses focussed on different aspects of post-disaster reconnaissance work
Train the next generation engineers and disaster risk management professionals through mission work
Stay embedded within the international post-disaster reconnaissance communities
Capacity sharing with strategic disaster management stakeholders and partners worldwide
Influence disaster resilience policy through reports, consultations, and research output
Use the groundwork and field data as a testbed for developing, piloting, validating and verifying for advanced technology such as remote sensing products

View EEFIT resources

Additional imagery and data can be found on the Learning from Earthquakes website.

EEFIT mission team undetaking structural assessments

Management Committee

EEFIT is managed by a Committee elected by its membership. The current Managment Committee composition is given below:

Chair	Yasemin D. Aktas	IStructE representative	Sebastian Kaminski
Vice-Chair	Mike Whitworth	SECED representative	Valentina Putrino
Immediate Past-Chair	Valentina Putrino	Young member representative	Sarah Esper
Elected members	Mariana Asinari Jacob Black Fabio Freddi Matthew Free Viviana Novelli	Co-opted members	Kaveesh Abeysuriya Keith Adams Ji-Eun Byun Katherine Coates Kokcan Donmez Giorgia Giardina Roberto Gentile Daniel Gilmore Rajani Jirel Zeyad Kahlil Vipul Kumar Sean Wilkinson Enes Veliu

We rely on volunteer engineers and academics, the financial support of our individual and corporate members, and secretariat support from IStructE.

Get involved

Membership of EEFIT means making a fundamental difference in understanding the impact of earthquakes and recovery.

As an EEFIT member, if you are seleced for a mission you will have the opportunity to survey the aftermath of earthquake events and learn from experienced engineers.

You'll also share your findings with industry, the research community, policy makers and reconstruction stakeholders.

Types of membership

Corporate member - recommend a member of staff to join a mission team who will be given some priority over other candidates.

Pricing structure:

Small organisations (<100 employees):	£250 - One nominee for full membership
Medium organisations (100-499 employees):	£375 - Two nominees for full membership
Large organisations (>500 employees):	£500 - Three nominees for full membership