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Workshop on Resilience of Navy Waterfront Facilities in a Changing Climate

In-person event

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Registration and Coffee
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM	Welcome and Introduction Sarah E Mouring, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE Associate Dean for Engineering & Weapons, US Naval Academy Ming Liu, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE Research Engineer, Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center US Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM	The Role Of Performance-Based Engineering in Managing Risk to Coastal Infrastructure in a Changing Climate Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE Professor, Colorado State University
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM	NAVFAC FSR Project on Extreme Design Loads Due to Climate Change Ming Liu
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM	Compounding Effects of Rainfall and Sea Level Rise Mari R. Tye, Ph.D., C.Eng., M.ASCE, M.ICE Project Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM	Overview of Design Standards for Piers and Wharves Omar A Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE VP - Structures Technical Director, Moffatt & Nichol
11:25 AM – 11:45 AM	Wind Loads In ASCE/SEI 7: Past, Present, and Future Yue Li, Ph.D., M.ASCE Professor, Case Western Reserve University
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Break
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM	Keynote: Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Infrastructure Mark G. Stewart, Ph.D., FTSE, FIEAust, FIAPS, FRSN Distinguished Professor, University of Technology Sydney, AU
12:45 AM – 2:00 PM	Lunch
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM	U.S. Coastal Storm Hazards, Coastal Hazards System and StormSim Jeffrey A Melby, Ph.D., P.E., D.CE, M.ASCE Researcher, US Army Corps of Engineers (Retired)
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM	Incorporating Climate Change into Hurricane Hazard Modeling Peter J. Vickery, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE Principal Engineer, Applied Research Associates (Retired)
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM	Calcasieu LNG Marine Terminal and Floodwall Jeffrey G. Shelden, P.E., M.ASCE VP- Senior Coastal Engineer, Moffatt & Nichol
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM	Break
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM	Group Discussions on Extreme Wind Loads - Non-stationary wind loads - Load combinations with extreme winds - Recommendations for UFC updating

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Coffee
9:00 AM – 9:40 AM	US Naval Academy Research and Development on Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise Tori Tomiczek, Ph.D., EIT, M.ASCE Associate Professor, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Dept. US Naval Academy Sarah E Mouring, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE Associate Dean for Engineering & Weapons, US Naval Academy Alexander R. Davies Instructor, Dept. of Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Command Meteorologist, US Naval Academy Gina Henderson, PhD Professor and Chair, Dept. of Ocean & Atmos. Sciences, Co-Chair, USNA Sea Level Rise Advisory Council US Naval Academy Zoë Johnson Community Planning Liaison Officer NAVFAC/PWD, Annapolis Sara Phillips, Registered Architect USNA Deputy for Facilities & Construction Co-Chair, USNA Sea Level Rise Advisory Council, US Naval Academy Liliana Velásquez Montoya, PhD, M.ASCE Assistant Professor, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Dept US Naval Academy
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM	USACE Climate Exposure Summary-Naval Support Activity-Annapolis, MD Connie Ramsey Acting Section Chief, Installation Support Branch, Planning Division Baltimore District, US Army Corps of Engineers
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM	Recent changes to ASCE/SEI 7-22 Chapter 5 Flood Loads Daniel T. (Dan) Cox, Ph.D., M.ASCE Professor, Oregon State University
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM	New York City Waterfront Communities in a Changing Climate Joseph Ackroyd, P.E., M.ASCE Assistant Commissioner for Technical Affairs & Code Development New York City Department of Buildings
10:40 AM – 10:55 AM	Break
10:55 AM – 12:25 PM	Group Discussions on Sea Level Rise (SLR) and Coastal Flooding - Non-stationary SLR - FEMA flooding maps - Compounding effects - Recommendations for UFC updating
12:25 PM – 2:00 PM	Lunch and U.S. Naval Academy Campus Tour
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM	Infrastructure Resilience and Functional Recovery Terri McAllister, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE Acting Division Chief for Materials and Structural Systems and Program Manager for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning National Institute of Standards and Technology
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM	ASCE 7-28 Climate Change Donald R. (Don) Scott, P.E., S.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE President, Don Scott Consulting, PLLC.
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM	NAVFAC Resilience Criteria Program Robert R. (Russ) Cooper, PE, LSS BB NAVFAC Facility Resiliency Criteria Manager
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM	Increasing Resilience in Structural UFCs Curtis Craven, P.E. NAVFAC Structural Criteria Manager
3:20 PM – 3:35 PM	Break
3:35 PM – 4:00 PM	Key Findings (Wind, Flood and SLR) from the Breakout Sessions Michel Ghosn, Ph.D., F.SEI, M.ASCE Professor, City College of The City University of New York (CUNY) Kenneth E. Kunkel, Ph.D. Lead Scientist, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies Professor, North Carolina State University Balaji Rajagopalan, Ph.D., M. ASCE Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder
4:00 PM 4:15 PM	Recommendations to UFCs from the Workshop Omar A Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE VP - Structures Technical Director, Moffatt & Nichol
4:15 PM – 4:35 PM	Closure Remarks: Life-Cycle Engineering and Optimization for Resilience and Adaptation Strategies of Coastal Infrastructure Dan M. Frangopol, Sc.D, P.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE Professor, Lehigh University
4:35 PM – 4:40 PM	Workshop on Resilience of Navy Waterfront Facilities in a Changing Climate Part II: Infrastructure Resilience Planning and Life-Cycle Engineering Ming Liu