Problem Unsolved: Knowledge Gaps at the Intersection of Earthquake Engineering Practice and Research
Date: 4/25/2019
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM
Room: Pine
Earthquake engineering is a perpetual balancing act between established methods and innovative techniques. Established best practices and existing code are backed by published research as well as engineering consensus, but for some cases may lead to unrealistic results. The engineer’s desire to improve and optimize the design requires adoption of new practices and techniques that are actively being researched. These newer practices may expose deficiencies in scientific understanding of which the research community is unaware. Alternatively, the practitioner may not be aware of the full range of research on these techniques. The intent of this session is to promote a dialogue between the earthquake engineering research and practice communities, and to suggest possible directions for new research to fill in these gaps.
This session invites engineering practitioners and researchers to submit case studies that illustrate difficulties they have encountered in their practice, owing to gaps in scientific knowledge. The session also invites papers on recent research illuminating known gaps in understanding of earthquake engineering practice. Submissions highlighting any earthquake engineering problem are welcome, as are those in the area of risk analysis and mitigation for disaster resilience. Submissions in the areas of seismic risk/hazard analysis, ground response analysis, soil-structure interaction and liquefaction analysis are particularly encouraged.
Conveners
Youssef M. A. Hashash, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (hashash@illinois.edu)
Shahriar Vahdani, Applied Geodynamics, Inc. (shah.vahdani@gmail.com)
Brady Cox, University of Texas at Austin (brcox@utexas.edu)
Albert Kottke, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (albert.kottke@gmail.com)
Recep Cakir, Senior Scientist, Geophysics and Seismology, Earthquake Hazard and Risk Analysis (cakir.recep@gmail.com)
Bahareh Heidarzadeh, ENGEO Incorporated (bheidarzadeh@engeo.com)
David P. Teague, ENGEO Incorporated (dteague@engeo.com)
Gilead Wurman, ENGEO Incorporated (gwurman@engeo.com)
Oral Presentations
| Participant Role | Details | Start Time | Minutes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission | Bridging the Gap Between Input Motion Selection Protocols and Geotechnical Engineering Analyses | 04:00 PM | 15 | View |
| Submission | Comparison of the Seismic Design Procedures of ASCE 7-16 With Non-Ergodic Site Response Analyses | 04:15 PM | 15 | View |
| Submission | Washington State School Seismic Safety Project: Soil Seismic and Structural Assessments at 220 K–12 School Buildings | 04:30 PM | 15 | View |
| Submission | Importance of Rotational Ground Motions on Seismic Response of Tall Buildings | 04:45 PM | 15 | View |
| Submission | Rotational Motions Extracted From Delaney Park Downhole Array in Anchorage, Alaska | 05:00 PM | 15 | View |
| Total: | 75 Minute(s) |
Problem Unsolved: Knowledge Gaps at the Intersection of Earthquake Engineering Practice and Research
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