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Concurrent Sessions:
Thursday, May 29
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Track: Performance Based Design

Practical Development of Seismic Protective Systems

Presentations:

    Conceptual Infill Panel Designs for Seismic Retrofitting
    Amjad Aref
    Civil,Structural &Environmental Engineering
    Woo-Young Jung
    Civil,Structural &Environmental Engineering

    Experimental Verification of Smart Coupled Building Control
    Richard E Christenson
    Division of Engineering

    Fuzzy Modeling of 30-ton Magnetorheological Damper Behavior
    Paul Roschke
    Civil Engineering
    Visit Likhituangsilp
    Civil Engineering

    Response Control of Tall Benchmark Building Using Smart Tuned Mass Damper
    Nadathur Varadarajan
    Structures
    Satish Nagarajaish
    Civil and Environmental Engineering

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 2
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: Performance Based Design

Performance-Based Seismic Design of Non-Structural Elements

Presentations:

    Background on the Development of the NEHRP Seismic Provisions
    John Gillengerten
    Facilities Development, OSHPD
    Robert Bachman
    Robert E. Bachman, Consulting Structural Engineer

    Challenges in Quantifying Seismic Performance of Nonstructural Components in Buildings
    Shahram Taghavi
    Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

    Challenges in Quantifying Seismic Performance of Nonstructural Components in Buildings weight saving.
    Eduardo Miranda
    Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

    Evaluation of Earthquake Induced Floor Horizontal Accelerations in Buildings
    Jose Restropo
    Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego
    Mario Rodriguez
    National University of Mexico
    Athol Carr
    Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury

    Performance Engineering of Precast Cladding Systems
    Kurt McMullin
    Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Carter Choi
    San Jose State University
    Amy Kwong
    San Jose State University

    Performance Engineering of Precast Cladding Systems
    Kevin Chan
    San Jose State University

    Seismic Design of Precast Concrete Cladding Panels Considering the Effect of Vertical Ground Acceleration
    Ali Memari
    Architectural Engineering

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 3
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: Performance Based Design

Performance-Based Design Optimization
Sponsoring Committee: Optimal Structural Design

Presentations:

    Automated and Optimized Performance-Based Design of Steel Floor Framing Systems
    Chris Foley
    Civil & Environmental Engineering, Marquette University
    Warren Lucas
    Civil & Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University

    Performance-Based Design of Maintenance Programs for Structures Based on Reliability and Cost
    Allen Estes
    Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Army
    Dan Frangopol
    Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado

    Performance-Based Design of Steel Building Frameworks under Seismic Loading
    D. E. Grierson
    Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo
    L. Xu
    Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo
    Yanglin Gong
    Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo

    State-of-the-Art in Performance-Based Design Optimization
    Chris Foley
    Civil & Environmental Engineering, Marquette Unversity
    Shahram Pezeshk
    Civil Engineering, The University of Memphis
    Arzhang Alimoradi
    Civil Engineering, The University of Memphis

Friday, May 30
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 4
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Track: Performance Based Design

Impact of the Nisqually Earthquake
Sponsoring Committee: Seismic Effects

Moderator:
    Gregory MacRae

Presentations:

    Bridge Damage During the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake
    Richard Ranf
    University of Washington
    Marc Eberhard
    University of Washington
    Tyler Ranf
    University of Washington

    Damage to Buidings During the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake
    John Stanton
    University of Washington
    Gregory MacRae
    University of Washington
    Dawn Lehman
    University of Washington

    Performance of Non-Structural Components During the February 28, 2001 Nisqually (Seattle/Olympia) Earthquake
    Andre Filiatrault
    University of California

    The Local Geography of Disaster Vulnerability: The Nisqually Earthquake in Two Seattle Business Districts
    Anthony Falit-Baiamonte
    University of Washington
    Stephanie Chang
    University of Washington

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 5
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Track: Performance Based Design

Modeling Uncertainty in Load Effects for Performance-Based Design
Sponsoring Committee: Safety of Buildings

Moderator:
    Duane Castaneda

Presentations:

    Bridge Load Models
    Andrzej Nowak
    University of Michigan

    Cost, Performance and Safety: Are Metrics Valid?
    Ross Corotis
    University of Colorado

    Modeling Earthquake Uncertainty by Coupling Load and Response
    John van de Lindt
    Michigan Technological University
    Ginhuat Goh
    Michigan Technological University

    Representation of Loads and Load Effects Combination Analysis in Performance-Based Design Using Duration Curves
    Pavel Marek
    Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
    Paul Tikalski
    Penn State University

    Uncertainty in the Seismic Response Analysis
    Achintya Haldar
    University of Arizona
    Jungwon Huh
    University of Arizona

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: Performance Based Design

New Developments in LRFD Codes

Moderator:
    Andrzej Nowak

Presentations:

    ASCE Standard 7 General Design and Load Combination Requirements for Buildings and Other Structures
    Bruce Ellingwood
    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Future Direction of the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
    Cynthia Lanz
    AISC, Inc.

    New Developments in the Bridge Design Code, AASHTO LRFD
    Dennis Mertz
    University of Delaware

    New Resistance Factors for Concrete Structures (ACI 318)
    Andrzej Nowak
    University of Michigan
    Maria Szerszen
    University of Michigan

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 7
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: Performance Based Design

Overview of New AISC Provisions for Composite Structures - Background and Design Implications
Sponsoring Committee: Composite Construction

Moderator:
    Bahram Sharooz

Presentations:

    Composite Steel Joists
    David Samuelson
    Nucor Corporation

    Proposed Revisions to Composite Column Provisions (Chapter 1) of the AISC Specification
    Jerome Hajjar
    University of Minnesota
    Roberto Leon
    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Proposed Revisions to Composite Flexural Member Provisions (Chapter 1) of the AISC Specification
    Jerome Hajjar
    University of Minnesota
    Roberto Leon
    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Shear Connectors for Composite Beams and Trusses
    Samuel Easterling
    Virginia Tech

Saturday, May 31
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 8
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Track: Performance Based Design

Performance Based Seismic Engineering of the I-880 Bridge

Moderator:
    Sashi Kunnath

Presentations:

    Column Deformation Demands at Bar Buckling
    M. Berry
    University of Washington
    Marc Eberhard
    University of Washington

    Finite Element Reliability and Sensitivity Analysis in Performance-Based Engineering
    Terje Haukaas
    University of California, Berkeley
    A. D Kiureghian
    University of California, Berkeley

    Simulation Models for Performance-Based Evaluation of the I-880 Bridge
    Sashi Kunnath
    UC Davis
    Boris Jeremic
    UC Davis
    Anna von Felten
    UC Davis
    Keith Bauer
    UC Davis

    Structural Loss Modeling for California Highway Overpass Bridges
    Kevin Mackie
    University of California, Berkeley
    Bozidar Stojadinovic
    University of California, Berkeley

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 9
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Track: Performance Based Design

Performance-Based Engineering of Bridges

Moderator:
    David Harvey

Presentations:

    Behavior of a Seismic-Isolated Bridge under Near-Fault Ground Motion
    Sunwoo Park
    LENDIS
    H. Ghasemi
    Federal Highway Administration
    J. OFallon
    Federal Highway Administration

    Impact of Aspect Ratio on the Behavior of Circular Column Systems Under Shake-Table Loading
    David Sanders
    University of Nevada, Reno
    Khaled Moustafa
    University of Nevada, Reno
    Saiid Saiidi
    University of Nevada, Reno
    Saad El-Azazy
    Caltrans

    Mission Bridge - Seismic Assessment and Retrofit
    Don Kennedy
    Associated Engineering
    Bruce Hammersley
    Klohn Crippen Consultants
    Roupen Donikian
    T.Y. Lin International

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 10
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: Performance Based Design

Performance-Based Structural Engineering

Moderator:
    Don Kennedy

Presentations:

    Ground Motion Intensity - Structural Damage Relations for Performance-Based Design
    Abdelkader Tayebi
    Louisiana Tech University
    G. Deierlein
    Louisiana Tech University

    Improved Design Procedures for Nonstructural Components
    Brian Kehoe
    Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

    Nonlinear Response Spectrum Methods for Symmetric and Asymmetric Base-Isolated Buildings
    Keri Ryan
    University of California, Berkeley
    Anil Chopra
    University of California, Berkeley

    Performance-Based Design of the Essential Facility by NEHRP Damper Provisions
    Kit Miyamoto
    Marr Shaffer & Miyamoto, Inc.
    Robert Hanson
    Robert Hanson

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 11
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: Performance Based Design

Performance-Based Reliability of Wood Shear Walls
Sponsoring Committee: Wood

Moderator:
    John van de Lindt

Presentations:

    Alternative Performance Criteria for Reliability of Wood Shear Walls
    John van de Lindt
    Henrique de Melo e Silva
    Yingmin Zhou

    Estimating Reliability and Implementing Performance-Based Design for Shear Walls
    Ricardo Foschi

    Performance-Based Design and Selection of Wood Shear Walls
    David Rosowsky
 
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