Professor Seed 's published nearly 300 papers and reports on various topics on Geotechnical Engineering . His early research on pile-soil interaction , soil compaction and pavement formed the scientific basis for modern design . In the 1960s he established a new research area , geotechnical earthquake engineering , and he is commonly regarded as the founding father of this area . His pioneering works included the development of equivalent linear method ( SHAKE ) for seismic site response analysis , soil structure interaction analysis , evaluation and mitigation of soil liquefaction , etc . He investigated many major disasters , such as the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake , the 1971 San Fernando earthquake in California , the 1976 failure of the Teton dam , the 1979 slide at the port of Nice in France , and the 1985 Mexico City earthquake . He served as a consultant on hundreds of projects all over the world , including more than 100 major dams , more than 20 nuclear power plants , and innumerable major buildings and transportation facilities . His research , founded on sound scientific principles , have led to a total revision of concepts and methods for geotechnical earthquake design , as well as revision of codes of practice , design procedures , and regulations throughout the world
1971 San Fernando earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
Harry Bolton Seed