<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="m_-2742345523166105244gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In light of Hurricane Dorian, the NHERI RAPID Facility would
like to remind the coastal and wind communities that its tools are available as
community resources. The RAPID facility enables the natural hazards and
disaster research communities to conduct next-generation rapid response
investigations to characterize the hazard, civil infrastructure performance and
community response; evaluate the effectiveness of design methodologies;
calibrate simulation models; and develop solutions for resilient
communities.  </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Equipment offered by the RAPID includes equipment for
multi-hazard broad use (e.g., computing, laser scanning, surveying, unmanned
aerial systems, digital imaging, data visualization, and backpacks with natural
hazards reconnaissance essentials), site characterization, ground
investigation, coastal monitoring and investigation, and social science data
collection. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">More information on the NHERI RAPID Facility can be found
at: <a href="https://rapid.designsafe-ci.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://rapid.designsafe-ci.org/</a>. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Please direct inquiries to <a href="mailto:uwrapid@uw.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">uwrapid@uw.edu</a>.</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jeffrey W. Berman</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thomas & Marilyn Nielsen Professor</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">University of Washington</p>

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