About the author  ⁄ Gary Chock, S.E.

Gary Chock, S.E. is the President of Martin & Chock, Inc. and chairs the ASCE 7 Standard Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee. He led the ASCE 2011 Tohoku Tsunami Reconnaissance Team and the EERI 2010 Chile Tsunami Reconnaissance Team. Mr. Chock is also an NCSEA delegate from the Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii.

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