January 2022 Chapter Meeting
Regional-scale seismic risk assessment of building structures using physics-based earthquake simulations
Speaker: Maha Kenawy, PhD | Engineering Consultant | Exponent
When: January 20, 2022 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Where: Virtual – Online Link Coming Soon
Engineers have studied the occurrence of earthquakes and their impacts on civil structures for decades. Despite our increased knowledge and level of preparedness for earthquake events, there is significant uncertainty surrounding our understanding of the potential impacts of large and rare earthquakes, for which we do not have sufficient observational data. Such rare events may cause significant damage to structures, and incur substantial economic losses due to interruption of community functions. Because the timely recovery of communities following natural disasters is a national priority, the 2018 U.S. Congress reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program called for improving the seismic safety and recovery standards of critical infrastructure. To achieve this goal, structural engineers must predict the performance of infrastructure under the expected ground shaking in future earthquakes. This seminar will discuss the use of physics-based earthquake fault rupture simulations and high-performance computing tools to assess the expected risks to building structures over entire geographical regions.
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December 2021 Chapter Meeting
The Upper and Lower San Fernando Dams: 50 Years of Advances in Seismic Analysis of Dams Potentially Susceptible to Seismic Soil Liquefaction
Speaker: Ray Seed, PhD | Professor Emeritus | UC Berkeley
When: Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 | Noon – 1:30 PM
Where: Teams Meeting Link
The well-documented field performance case histories of the Lower San Fernando Dam (LSFD) and the Upper San Fernando Dam (USFD) during the February 9, 1971 San Fernando earthquake (Mw = 6.61) have been foundational to the development of the field of modern seismic geotechnical dam engineering, and to the inception of the U.S. national seismic dam safety programs still ongoing today. The liquefaction-induced upstream flow failure of the LSFD, and the only small to moderate deformations that occurred for the similarly constructed USFD, provide an unusually valuable pair of case histories for back-analyses of the behaviors of embankment dams subject to soil liquefaction and strong near-field seismic loading.
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2019 California Building Code Workshop
“Short Course: Updates to the 2019 California Building Code and CGS Review Requirements for Schools and Hospitals”
When: October 21, 2019 | 9 AM – 5 PM
Where: Citizen Hotel, 926 J St., Sacramento, CA 95814
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists (AEG)
American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Geo-Institute
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
More details to come soon.
SPEAKERS:
Chase White, PE, GE, PG, CEG | California Geological Society
Jennifer Thornburg, PG, CEG, CHg | California Geological Society
Zia Zafir, PhD, PE, GE | Kleinfelder
April 2019 Chapter Meeting
Assessing disaster resilience: from regional losses to household well-being” & “Lunch Discussion with Certis Solutions”
Speaker: Maryia Markhvida | PhD Candidate | Stanford University & Certis Solutions
When: April 18, 2019 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Where: California State University, Sacramento | 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819
A framework for modeling direct and indirect economic losses considering uncertainty will be presented. Furthermore, an extension of traditional seismic risk analysis that models the effect of disaster on the well-being of individual households will be shown. The model considers post-disaster changes in consumption as a metric to better capture the impact of earthquakes on individuals. It allows to make fair comparisons between different socio-economic groups, considering their ‘experience’ over the recovery period. Such a metric can also be used in design and assessment of equitable risk mitigation policies. A case study of the San Francisco Bay Area following a hypothetical magnitude 7.2 earthquake on the Hayward fault will be presented
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2019 Geo Symposium and Field Expo
“A Geo-Resilient Sacramento: State of the Practice and State of the Art”
When: March 29 – 30, 2019
Where: Lions Gate Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham | 3410 Westover Street, McClellan Park, CA 95652
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists (AEG)
American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Geo-Institute
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
We are excited to announce the upcoming 2019 Geo Symposium and Field Expo! The theme for this conference is “A Geo-Resilient Sacramento” with a focus on Engineering Geology, Seismology, and Geotechnical Engineering. Activities will include:
- Keynote Speakers
- Field Expo to include vendor demonstrations and discussions with the experts
- Career Fair and Networking Event
- Poster Sessions and Oral Presentations on Engineering Geology, Seismology, and Geotechnical Engineering
- And more!
KEY DATES:
Abstracts shall be submitted no later than February 8, 2019
Early registration is available until February 22, 2019
For more information, please click here.