Agenda

Date: June 8, 2009
Venue: Cal/EPA auditorium, Sacramento

Time	Activity
7:30AM – 8:30AM	Registration + Breakfast
8:30AM – 9:00AM	Introduction/Welcome: VIDEO Mike Keever (Caltrans) and Stephen Mahin (PEER) (PDF file - 1 MB)
9:00AM – 10:00AM	Topic 1: Determination of Seismic Hazard using Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) Models - VIDEO Co-Chairs: Tom Shantz (Caltrans) and Yousef Bozorgnia (PEER) Speakers: - Brian Chiou (Caltrans): Overview of NGA Program (PDF file - 620 KB) - Tom Shantz (Caltrans): Implementing NGA at Caltrans (PDF file - 2.1 MB) Panelists: Tom Shantz, Yousef Bozorgnia, Brian Chiou, Norm Abrahamson Discussion/Questions form Audience
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Break
10:30AM – 12:30PM	Topic 2: Seismic Performance of Rocking Foundation Co-Chairs: Bruce Kutter (UC Davis) and Fadel Alameddine (Caltrans) Speakers: - Steve Mahin (UC Berkeley): Experiments and Design Recommendations for Single Column Rocking Bridge Piers (PDF file - 2 MB) - Bruce Kutter (UC Davis): Behavior of Deck-Column-Rocking Foundation System: Concepts and Model Test Results (PDF file - 2.2 MB) - Kazuhiko Kawashima (Tokyo Institute of Technology): Japanese Practice on Seismic Isolation by Rocking (PDF file - 2.4 MB) Panelists: - Po Lam (Earth Mechanics): Practical Experiences (PDF file - 60 KB) - Tara Hutchinson (UC San Diego): Numerical Tools for Modeling of Rocking Foundations - Mark DeSalvatore (Caltrans): Construction Constraints, and Practical Barriers to Adoption of Rocking Foundations (PDF file - 1.7 MB) - Fadel Alameddine (Caltrans): What remains to be done with regard to policy and procedures regarding rocking foundations? (PDF file - 452 KB) Discussion/Questions form Audience
12:30PM – 1:30PM	Lunch
1:30PM – 3:30PM	Topic 3: Seismic Analysis and Design of Abutments - VIDEO Co-Chairs: Mark Mahan (Caltrans) and Jon Stewart (UCLA) Speakers/Panelists: - Mark Mahan (Caltrans): Significance of Abutment modeling in Bridge Design. (PDF file - 68 KB) - Scott Ashford (OSU): Development and Testing of New Abutment Shear Keys. (PDF file - 1.1 MB) - Po Lam (Earth Mechanics): Investigation of Soils Placed Behind Caltrans’ Abutments. (PDF file - 1.8 MB) - Jon Stewart (UCLA): Calibration of Abutment Backfill Models through Physical Testing. (PDF file - 892 KB) - Kyle Rollins (BYU): Passive Force-Displacement Response Based on Large Scale Pile Cap Testing. (PDF file - 892 KB) - Anoosh Shamsabadi (Caltrans): Details and Significance of Various Abutment Backfill Models. (PDF file - 2.3 MB) Discussion/Questions form Audience - VIDEO
3:30PM – 4:30PM	Conclusions/Final Panel Discussion - VIDEO