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Concurrent Sessions:
Thursday, May 29
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Track: General Structural Issues

Designing and Evaluating Structures for Protection from Terrorist Threats

Presentations:

    Analysis and Design of Structures to Withstand Terrorist Attack
    William H Zehrt
    US Army Engineering and Support Center
    Patrick Acosta
    US Army Engineering and Support Center

    Analysis of Masonry Bearing Walls to Blast Threats
    Dr Mohammed M Ettouney
    Weidlinger Associates,Inc.
    Peter DiMaggio
    Weidlinger Associates,Inc.,
    Adam Hapij
    Weidlinger Associates,Inc.

    Half-Scale Steel Stud Walls Subjected to Blast Environment
    Billy W Bullock
    U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
    Stanley C Woodson
    U.S.Army Corps of Engineers

    Retrofit Design and Analysis of Fabric Blast Shield Resist Terrorist Threats
    Kenneth B Morril
    Karagozian &Case
    John Crawford
    Karagozian &Case

    Simplified and Advanced Methodology for Determining the Response of Buildings to Aircraft Impact
    Dr Howard Levine
    Structures &Applied Science Divisions
    Darrell Lawver
    Structures &Applied Science Divisions
    Matthys Levy
    Structures &Applied Science Divisions
    Dr Najib Abboud
    Structures &Applied Science Divisions

    Simplified and Advanced Methodology for Determining the Response of Buildings to Aircraft Impact
    Darren Tenant
    Structures &Applied Science Divisions

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 2
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: General Structural Issues

Blast Resistant Design of Buildings and Other Structures

Moderator:

    Performance Criteria for Main Force Resisting Systems and Non-Structural
    R. Robert Smilowitz

    Donald O Dusenberry

Presentations:

    Blast Design Standard: Performance Testing and Materials Detailing
    W. Gene Corley
    CTL

    General Considerations for Blast-Resistant Design of Facilities
    Donald O Dusenberry
    Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

    Loadings for the Blast-Resistant Design of Buildings and Other Structures
    Ddr. Paul F Mlakar
    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 3
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: General Structural Issues

Performance of WTC and Pentagon Buildings under Fire

Moderator:
    Venkatesh Kodur

Presentations:

    Buildings, Fires and People: Understanding Interdependencies = Understanding
    Chris E Marrion
    Arup Fire, Fire Engineering

    Heating of Floor Systems in WTC 1 and 2
    James A Milke
    University of Maryland, Fire Protection Engineering
    Sheila Duwadi
    FHWA, Turner Fairbanks Laboratory

    Performance of WTC and Pentagon Under Fire
    Dr. Venkatesh Kodur
    NRCC

Friday, May 30
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 4
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Track: General Structural Issues

Optimal Conceptual Design of Engineered Structures

Moderator:
    Donald Grierson

Presentations:

    A Method for Optimal Conceptual Design of Engineered Artifacts
    Siavash Khajepour
    AECL
    Donald Grierson
    University of Waterloo

    Concurrent Conceptual Design for the AEC Industry
    John Miles
    Cardiff University

    Form-Finding of Long Span Bridges with Continuum Topology Optimization and a Buckling Criterion
    Colby Corson Swan
    University of Iowa
    Salam Rahmatalla
    University of Iowa

    Optimal Cable Arrangement in Cable Stayed Bridges Based in Sensitivity Analysis of Aeroelastic Behaviour
    Santiago Hernandez
    University of La Coruna
    Jose Jurado
    University of La Coruna
    Alejandro Mosquera
    University of La Coruna

    The Impact of Initial Design Selection in Optimal Frame Design
    Scott Burns
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 5
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Track: General Structural Issues

The Seattle Experience Music Project: Pushing the Envelope in Design and Construction

Moderator:
    Elizabeth English

Presentations:

    Coordination of Construction of the Experience Music Project
    Eric Nolander
    Hoffman Construction

    Experience Music Project: Design Fabrication and Erection of the Exterior Skin
    Anthony Birchler
    A. Zahner Company

    The Seattle Experience Music Project
    Doug Loesch
    Skilling, Structural
    Brian McIntyre
    Skilling, Structural

    Using CATIA in the Design of the Experience Music Project
    George Metzger

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: General Structural Issues

Latest Developments in the Design of Communications Facilities

Moderator:
    Mark Fantozzi

Presentations:

    LRFD of Latticed Communications Structures
    Dr. John Wahba
    Radian Communication Services
    D. G Marshall
    Radian Communication Services

    Latest Developments in Wind & Ice Loading for Communication Structures
    David G Brinker
    ROHN Industries, Inc.

    Latest Developments in the Design of Communications Facilities: Analysis Methods
    Mark Malouf
    Malouf Engineering Int'l

    Latest Developments in the Design of Communications Facilities: Foundations
    John R Erichsen
    Valmont Communications

    Latest Developments in the Design of Communications Facilities: Seismic Loading
    Mark Fantozzi
    TCI/Dielectric

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 7
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: General Structural Issues

Effects of Ground Motion Characteristics on Site Response

Moderator:
    Greg MacRae

Presentations:

    Characteristics of Ground Motions from Recent Earthquakes
    Dr. Paul Somerville
    URS Corporation

    Effect of Vertical Earthquake Ground Motion on Structural Damage
    Amr Elnashai
    University of Illinois

    Effects of Long-Duration Earthquakes on Poorly Confined Reinforced Concrete Columns
    Marc Eberhard
    University of Washington
    John Stanton
    University of Washington
    Jared Nelson
    KPFF Consulting Engineers
    Zachary Price
    Harbison-Mahoney-Higgins Builders Inc

    Near-Fault Shaking Demands on Short Structures
    Gregory MacRae
    University of Washington
    Hiroyuki Tagawa
    University of Washington

    Use of Pulses for Modeling Near-Fault Ground Motions and Predicting the Response of MDOF Systems
    Helmut Krawinkler
    Stanford University
    Dr. Balbak Alavi
    Exponent Failure Analysis Associates

Saturday, May 31
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 8
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Track: General Structural Issues

Performance of Underground Structures During Construction

Moderator:
    Prabir Das

Presentations:

    Construction Challenges for High Rise Buildings with Deep Underground Parking
    Dr. Akram Youssef
    Wiedlinger Associates Inc.
    Dr. Minhaj Kirmani
    Wiedlinger Associates Inc.
    Kerim Evin
    Beacon Skanska

    Construction Means and Methods: Evaluating Impacts on the Final Design
    Jonathan Hren
    Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
    Brian Brenner
    Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
    Lisa Grebner
    Modern Continental
    Reggie Holt
    TY Lin International

    Correlation of Stain Gage Date for Cross Lot Bracing of a Cut-and-Cover Tunnel
    Youssef Hashash
    UIUC

    Tuned Strut
    George Aristorenas
    Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
    Istvan Varga
    Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
    Rebecca Jansen
    Weidlinger Associates, Inc.

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 9
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Track: General Structural Issues

Design Loads during Construction

Moderator:
    Robert Ratay

Presentations:

    Construction Loads in SEI/ASCE 37-02
    John Deerkowski

    Environmental Loads in SEI/ASCE 37-02
    Donald Dusenberry

    Loads and Load Combinations in SEI/ASCE 37-02
    John Duntermann

    SEI/ASCE 37-02 Design Loads on Structures During Construction Standard-Background,Purpose and Scope
    Robert T Ratay
    R. T. Ratay Engineering, P.C.

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 10
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: General Structural Issues

Emerging Commerical Aircraft Technologies

Moderator:
    Michael Mohaghegh

Presentations:

    Commercial Airplane Technology Development Needs
    Jack F McGuire
    Boeing, Enabling Technology

    Composite Structure Applications in New Airplane Development
    Jay Hopper
    Boeing, Structures Engineering

    Computational Fluid Dynamics Past, Present and Future
    Douglas N Ball
    Boeing, Airplane Performance and Propulsion

    Materials Technology Development for 21st Century Aircraft
    Brian W Smith
    Boeing, Materials Technology

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 11
3:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Track: General Structural Issues

Special Structural Problems

Presentations:

    Behavior of Ductile Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Hinge Regions in Bridge Piers
    Sarah Billington
    Stanford University
    Jaekyung Yoon
    Earth Tech Corporation

    Evaluation of Shear-Cracking in Vintage Conventionally Reinforced Bridge Girders
    Dr. Christopher C Higgins
    Oregon State University

    Seismic Performance of Precast Pile-Wharf Connections
    Robert Graff
    Degenkolb Engineers
    Jennifer Soderstrom
    Washington State Department of Transportation
    Charles Roeder
    University of Washington
    Jung Han Yoo
    University of Washington

    Strength Design Example for a Single Story Warehouse Building Using ACI 530
    Thomas Gangel
    Wallace Engineering
 
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