Technical Program
Click here to view the Final Program (4/14/08)
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Conference Format
The four-day conference will include 2-5 Technical Short Courses/Workshops, 3 Plenary Sessions, 27 Concurrent Technical Sessions, 5 Tutorials, a Poster Session, an Exhibition, a NEES equipment demonstrations , and Technical Field Trips. Additional events intended for renewing acquaintances and meeting new colleagues, will include a Welcome Reception in the exhibit hall and a Gala Banquet.
The conference proceedings will be published on CD-ROM and provided to all full conference registrants as part of the registration fee.
Click here for the most current version of the technical program (Updated, March 22, 2008)
Keynote Speakers
Speaker Name |
Affiliation |
Topic/Title |
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W. D. Liam Finn |
Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia |
The Role of Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering |
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"Skip" Hendron |
Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Seismic Remediation of Existing Dams |
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Izzat. M. Idriss |
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis |
Liquefaction and Its Consequences |
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Steven L. Kramer |
Professor, University of Washington |
Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering - Opportunities and Implications for Geotechnical Engineering Practice |
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Bruce L. Kutter |
Professor, University of California, Davis |
Inverse Analyses to Identify Void Ratio, Void Redistribution, and SSI Phenomena in Model Tests with Many Sensors |
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James K. Mitchell |
Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech |
Recent Developments in Ground Improvement for Mitigation of Seismic Risk to Existing Embankment Dams |
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Thomas D. O'Rourke |
Professor, Cornell University |
Earthquake Engineering for Complex Geotechnical and Lifeline Systems |
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Jonathan P. Stewart |
Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles |
Utilization of Nonlinear Seismic Ground Response Analysis in Engineering Practice |
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Kohji Tokimatsu |
Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Physical Modeling: Piles and Liquefaction Effects |
Theme Speakers
Speaker Name |
Affiliation |
Topic/Title |
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Norman Abrahamson |
Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
Ground Motion Estimation |
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Ignacio Arango |
Bechtel Corporation |
Earthquake Engineering of Tunnels and Large Underground Structures |
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Thomas L. Holzer |
U.S. Geological Survey |
Probabilistic Liquefaction Hazard Mapping |
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Susumu Iai |
Professor, Kyoto University |
Seismic Performance and Design of Port Structures |
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William R. Lettis |
William Lettis & Associates, Inc |
Fault Rupture and Other Geologic Hazards |
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Juan M. Pestana |
Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley |
Multidirectional Cyclic Behavior of Soil and its Application to Nonlinear Site Response Analyses |
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Raymond B. Seed |
Professor, University of California, Berkeley |
Seismic Evaluation of Levees |
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Kenneth H. Stokoe |
Professor, University of Texas, Austin |
Application of Seismic Measurements in Geotechnical Engineering |
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Mishac K. Yegian |
Professor, Northeastern University |
Seismic Geotechnical Evaluations of the Brooklyn Bridge |
