Short Courses & Workshops

 

1.Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes

Find out about recent progress in the evaluation of liquefaction hazards during earthquakes and learn how to estimate the potential for triggering liquefaction, its

consequences and its mitigation. Receive a copy of the EERI monograph "Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes," by Idriss and Boulanger.

Instructors: Ross W. Boulanger, University of California, Davis

I . M. Idriss, University of California, Davis

2.Site Response of F-type Soils

Learn how to evaluate the response of F-type soils and hear overviews of regulatory requirements, seismic hazard evaluation in accordance with current codes, evaluation of design ground

motions, modeling of F-type soil profiles (including evaluation of material parameters), and interpretation of the results.

Instructors: Neven Matasovic, GeoSyntec Consultants

T ed S. Vinson, Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University

Gustavo Ordonez, Washington Department of Ecology

3.Seismic Analysis of Embankment Dams

Improve your knowledge of the basics of evaluating the response of embankment dams under seismic loading while exploring such topics as regulatory requirements, field investigations,

laboratory testing,, liquefaction and fault displacement hazards, embankment stability and deformation, and more.

Instructors: Keith Ferguson, Kleinfelder

Faiz Makdisi, Geomatrix

Lelio Mejia, URS Corporation

Zia Zafir, Kleinfelder

International Workshop on New Trends of Seismic Design Based on Seismic Performance and Lifecycle Cost

The conventional seismic design of geotechnical structures is shifting toward performance-based design. Although other fields of civil engineering experienced similar shifting, geotechnical

engineering has to solve its own problems. The reliability of field investigation and the accuracy of performance prediction are typical problems. Another problem is the decision on the criteria

allowable and unallowable seismic performance. Join peers from around the world for a workshop that is sure to trigger international discussion about these issues.

Write to the workshop chair, Professor Ikuo Towhata, at towhata@geot.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp for additional information. Space is limited. Preregistration through Professor Towhata is encouraged.

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