2006 PEER Annual Meeting

Program

As in Year 8 , the annual meeting was geared primarily towards working sessions to engage the researchers and industry partners in discussions about research accomplishments, needs, and plans. Day 1 (Friday) was spent in plenary sessions to examine ways in which PEER's research is impacting earthquake engineering practice and seismic hazard mitigation. Friday concluded with a student poster session, reception and group dinner for all participants.

Day 2 (Saturday) was spent in smaller working groups, organized around thrust area and cross cutting topics, which featured selected presentations from student and faculty researchers on current projects and outstanding needs and opportunities.

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FRIDAY - January 20, 2006
8:00 - 9:00	Registration
8:30 - 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30	Opening Plenary Session · Welcome · An overview of the PEER research and education program aims and activities – J. Moehle, G. Deierlein, Y.Bozorgnia, and S. Ashford · Annual Meeting administrative details
9:30 - 10:30	Session I – PBEE – How will it affect engineering practice and decision-making? · Use of PBEE to guide selection of structural system based on performance metrics – R. Mayes · PBEE: How it will affect design and assessment of nonstructural components – B. Bachman · Use of PBEE to assess and improve building code provisions – G. Deierlein
10:30 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 12:00	Session II – Design criteria for PBEE - Selection of ground motions and interpretation of disperse analysis results · State-of-the-practice on time series selection and scaling – M. Lew · What PEER has done so far – N. Luco · What PEER is doing now – T. Shantz · Issue to be considered in the next couple of years – Y. Bozorgnia · Discussions
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch [separate room for IAB/SAC/RC meeting]
1:00 - 2:45 concurrent sessions	Session IIIa – Nonlinear Analysis of Viaducts and Overpasses · Introduction/Overview of PEER program – S. Mahin · OpenSees – a status report – S. Mazzoni · Geotechnical Modeling Issues – S. Kramer · Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns – M. Eberhard · Case Studies - B. Stojadinovic Session IIIb – PBEE Approach to Tall Building Design · Highrise Buildings in West-Coast Cities – R. Hamburger · A View from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection – L. Kornfield · Tall Buildings Design in Los Angeles – F. Naeim · Tall Building Design – an Illustrative Example – R. Klemencic · Performance-Based Engineering in Tall Building Design – H. Krawinkler · Discussion
2:45 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 5:00 concurrent sessions	Session IVa – Nonductile concrete buildings · Introduction and Overview – J. Moehle · Columns – K. Elwood · Beam-Column Connections – D. Lehman · Walls – J. Wallace · The Concrete Coalition – an EERI initiative for to promote action – C. Comartin · Discussion Session IVb – Managing seismic risk to California's Delta Levees and its impact on California's economy · Introduction and Overview – R. Boulanger · Levee Lessons from New Orleans – R. Seed · The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – L. Harder · Seismic Risk Analyses for the Delta – M. McCann · Discussion on application of PEER research to seismic problems in the Delta
5:00 - 7:00	Reception and Poster Session · See the latest results and plans for all PEER-funded projects · Cash bar
7:00 - 8:30	Dinner

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[ FRIDAY - January 20, 2006 ] | [ SATURDAY - January 21, 2006 ] | [ Download Agenda ]

- updated 01.17.06