AGENDA
SEISMIC HAZARD DESIGN ISSUES IN THE
CENTRAL UNITED STATES SYMPOSIUM
MEMPHIS, TN
APRIL 10, 2012
8:10 a.m. The Seismic Design Values, SDS, History and Issues, James E. Beavers, James E Beavers Consultants, Knoxville, Tennessee
8:30 a.m. What is Today’s Seismic Risk in the Central US, Dr. Arch Johnston, Center for Earthquake Information and Research, University of Memphis, Tennessee
8:55 a.m. Seismic Design for Schools in the Midwest, Lessons from the State of Oregon, Ms. Yumei Wang, State of Oregon, Portland, Oregon
9:20 a.m. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China and Implications for the Central US, Dr. Craig Taylor, Managing Partner, Baseline Management Co Inc., Torrance, California
9:45 a.m. Break
10:10 a.m. A Multi-Hazard Perspective for the Central US, Mr. Phil Schneider, National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington D.C.
10:35 a.m. Seismic Design of Lifelines in the Central US, Dr. Tomas O’Rourke, Past President of EERI, Professor of Civil Engineering, Cornel University, Ithaca, New York
10:55 p.m. Major Changes in Spectra shapes for Critical Facilities, Mr. Joe Hunt, BWXT, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
11:20 p.m. The International Building Code and the Tennessee Adoption Process, Mr. Ron Mauer, Chief Plan Examiner, Knox County, Knoxville, Tennessee
11:45 p.m. Lunch
1:25 p.m. Seismic Design in Western Kentucky, Dr. Zhenming Wang, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
1:50 p.m. Seismic Design and ASCE 7, Dr. Jim Harris, JR Harris & Company, Denver, Colorado
2:20 p.m. Seismic Design in Memphis is not Designing to California, The Risk Targeted Approach, Dr. Nico Luco, U.S. Geological Survey
2:45 p.m. Break
3:10 p.m. New Directions, i.e., Design Costs of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, Dr. Jack Hayes, National Institute of Standards and Technology
3:35 p.m. Developing Resiliency Measures to Reduce Seismic Hazard Impact in the Central United Sates, Dr. Vilas Mujumdar, Consultant, Vienna, Virginia
3:55 p.m. Summary, Dr.James E. Beavers, James E Beavers Consultants, Knoxville, Tennessee
4:15 p.m. Close of Workshop
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