Sponsoring Committee: ASCEs Committee on Aesthetics in Design

Presentations:

Contemporary Trends in Timber Design in the Northwest: Case Studies
Gary Swensen
Swensen Say Fagel

The Structure, Aesthetics, and Symbolism of Wood in Northwest Architecture
Tom Harrison
Structural Department, OWPIP

Transforming Clients Visions into Reality: Innovations in High-End Heavy Timber Design
David Eisenman
KPFF Consulting Engineers

Structural Gluing in an Architectural Context
Gordon Plume
The G.R. Plume Company

Moderator:

Vilas Mugumdar

Presentations:

Design Options for Shear Walls in Seismic Areas
David Biggs
Ryan-Biggs Associates PC

Masonry: Start to Finish
Susan Frey
Structural Engineering, CH2M Jill

Trial Design: UBC, IBC, Masonry Standards Joint Committee
Edwin Huston
Smith & Huston, Inc.

Moderator:

Vilas Mugumdar

Presentations:

Displacement-Based Design of Midrise Masonry Buildings
C. Ekwuime

G. Hart

Displacement-Based Design of Post-Tensioned Masonry Walls
M. Kowalsky

B. Ewing

O. Rosenboom

Effect of Diaphragm Flexibility on Seismic Response of Walls
C. Simsir

M. Aschheim

D. Abrams

Out-of-Plane Seismic Resistance Walls with Unbonded Tendons
A. Schultz

J. Bean

H. Stolarski

Moderator:

Mehmet Celebi

Presentations:

FEM Updating of a Reinforced Concrete Building Using Ambient Vibration Data
Carlos E Ventura
University of British Columbia

Martin Turek
University of British Columbia

Rozlyn Bubela
University of British Columbia

GPS for Monitoring the Dynamic Response of Tall Buildings: Experimental Verification and Full Scale Application
Tracy Kijewski
University of Notre Dame

Ahsan Kareem
University of Notre Dame

Hybrid Use of GPS Monitoring and FEM Analysis to Detect Integrity of Buildings
Yukio Tamura
Tokyo Polytechnic University

Akihito Yoshida
Tokyo Polytechnic University

Ryukichi Ishibashi
Tokyo Polytechnic University

Luisa-Carlotta Pagnini
Tokyo Polytechnic University

The Caltech Real-Time Structural Health and Performance Evaluation System (RSHAPE)
Wilfred Iwan
Caltech

Wireless Communication for Structural Damage Detection Systems
Jerome Lynch

Kincho Law

Tom Kenny

Edward Carrier

Tom Lee

Anil Kottapalli

Moderator:

Mehmet Celebi

Presentations:

Analysis of Real Time Data from Instrumented Structures
Erdal Safak
US Geological Survey

Development of an Efficient Damage Detection Methodology Using Recorded Seismic Response of Buildings
Ahmet Sanli
Uzun & Case Engineers

Mehmet Celebi
US Geological Survey

GPS for Recording Dynamic Displacements of Long-Period Structures - Engineering Implications
Mehmet Celebi
US Geological Survey

Ahmet Sanli
US Geological Survey

Seismic Monitoring Instrumentation Needs of a Building Owner and the Solution - A Cooperative Effort
Mehmet Celebi
US Geological Survey

M. Sinclair
US Geological Survey

S. Gallant
US Geological Survey

D. Radelescu
US Geological Survey

Seismic Monitoring Instrumentation Needs of a Building Owner and the Solution - A Cooperative Effort
Ahmet Sanli
US Geological Survey

Seismic Monitoring for a Federal Building Seismic Retrofit Project
Parry Brown
US Geological Survey

Jeff Jafarzadeh
US Geological Survey

Mehmet Celebi
US Geological Survey

Wireless Communication for Structural Damage Detection Systems
Anne Kiremidjian

Sponsoring Committee: Wind Effects Committee of SEI and the Aerodynamics Committee of the Aerospace Division of ASCE

Moderator:

Ted Stahopoulos

Presentations:

The 2002 Australian and New Zealand Wind Load Code - A First Step in an International Harmonization Process for Wind Load Codes?
Chris W Letchford
Texas Tech University

John D Holmes
JDH Consulting

W. H Melbourne

The NIST Aerodynamic Database for Wind Loads on Low Buildings: An Expert System to Expand the Database
Gregory A Kopp
University of Western Ontario

Y. Chen
University of Western Ontario

D. Surry
University of Western Ontario

Wind Load Provisions for Low Rise Buildings in the ASCE 7 - 2002 Load Standard
Lawrence G Griffis
Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.

James M Delahay
LBYD, Inc., Civil & Structural Engineers

Wind Load Provisions for Low-Rise Buildings in the National Building Code of Canada: Influence on and Differences from the ASCE 7 Standard
Ted Stathopoulos
Concordia University

Moderator:

Fehim Sadek

Presentations:

Database-Assisted Design and Structural Reliability for Building Codes
Sofia Diniz
Federal University of Minas Gerais

Emil Simiu
Building & Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology

Database-Assisted Design for Wind Effects on Z-shaped Purlins
Seokkwon Jang
Lehigh University

Le-Wu Lu
Lehigh University

Probability-Based Load Effects and Load Factors for Wind
Sofia Diniz
Federal University of Minas Gerais

Fahim Sadek
Building & Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology

Emil Simiu
Building & Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology

Software Tools for Database-Assisted Design for Wind Effects: Current Capabilities and Future Requirements
Timothy Whalen
Purdue University

Fahim Sadek
Building & Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology

Emil Simiu
Building & Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology

The NIST Aerodynamic Database for Wind Loads on Low Buildings: Evaluation of Current Code Provisions
Gregory A Kopp
University of Western Ontario

i St. Pierre
University of Western Ontario

i Mans
University of Western Ontario

i Ho
University of Western Ontario

D. Surry
University of Western Ontario

Sponsoring Committee: ASCE Committee on Aesthetics

Moderator:

Christine Theodoropoulus

Presentations:

Impacts of the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake on Historic Buildings
Terry Lundeen
Structural/Seismic, Coughlin Porter Lundeen

Structural Rehabilitation of Fallingwater
Mario Suarez
Schupack Suarez/TDEG, DiSalvo Ericson Group

The Aesthetic Issues in Selecting Seismic Upgrade Solutions for Historic Buildings
Eric Elsesser
Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc.

The Washington State Legislative Building: Case Study
Michael Wright
Swenson Say Faget

Greg Coons
Swenson Say Faget

Sponsoring Committee: Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete Structures ASCE-ACI 352

Moderator:

Dr. James LaFave

Presentations:

A Versatile Model for Beam-Column Joints
Arash Altoontash
Stanford University

Gregory Deierlein
Stanford University

Flexibility of Beam-Column Connections in RC Frames
Silvia Mazzoni
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley

Gregory L Fenves
University fo California, Berkeley

Modeling the Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints
Laura Lowes
University of Washington

Dawn Lehman
University of Washington

John Stanton
University of Washington

New Model for Shear Failure of R/C Beam-Column Joints
Hitoshi Shiohara

Sponsoring Committee: Performance of Structures

Moderator:

A. E Aktan

Presentations:

Definitions, Quantitative Indices and Tools for Measuring Performance of Constructed Systems
A. E Aktan
Drexel University

Achintya Haldar
University of Arizona

Full-Scale Validation of the Wind-Induced Response of Tall Buildings
Tracy Kijewski
University of Notre Dame

Tiphaine Williams
University of Notre Dame

Dae Kun Kwon
University of Notre Dame

Ahsan Kareem
University of Notre Dame

John Kilpatrick
Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, University of Western Ontario

Jon Galsworthy
Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, University of Western Ontario

Dave Morrish
Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, University of Western Ontario

Nicholas Isyumov
Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, University of Western Ontario

Brad Young
Skidmore Owings and Merrill

Ahmad Abdelrazaq
Skidmore Owings and Merrill

Impact of Floor Vibration on the Performance of Buildings
Linda Hanagan
Penn State

The Development of Best Practices Guidelines For Mitigation of Progressive Collapse of Buildings
Li-Hong Sheng
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technolgy

H. S Lew
Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Moderator:

Dawn Lehman

Presentations:

A Simple Method for Design of Basement Exterior Wall
Young-chan Kim
Pukyong National University

Dong-gun Kim
Pukyong National University

Evaluation of a Post-Tensioned Nuclear Containment Structure
Farhad Farzam
Bechtel Corportation

Sanjeev Malushte
Bechtel Corportation

In-Situ Vibration Characteristics of Precast Cladding Panels
Kurt McMullin
San Jose State University

Dan Merrick
San Jose State University

Mark Hildebrandt
Willis Construction Co. Inc.

Load Distribution in Floor Slab and Support of Shearwall-Type RC Apartment Buildings during Construction
Yougchan Kim
Pukyong National University

E-sung Kim
Pukyong National University

Jae-jun Lee
Pukyong National University

Retrofitting Floors with Advanced Materials to Mitigate Occupant-induced Vibrations
Arya Ebrahimpour
College of Engineering, Idaho State University

Janice L Martell
College of Engineering, Idaho State University