Friday June 10, 2011 - Technical Program

Older Hazardous Concrete Buildings
J.P. Moehle, University of California, Berkeley

Seismic Simulation and Design of Bridge Columns Under Combined Actions, and Implications on System Response
Juan Arias-Acosta, University of Nevada, Reno

Smart Aggregate-based Structural Health Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Columns Subjected to Shake Table Excitations
Rachel Howser, University of Houston

Experimental and Analytical Studies of a 4-span Bridge with Composite Piers
Mehdi Saiidi, University of Nevada, Reno

System Performance of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Connections in Moderate-to-High Seismic Regions - NCHRP Synthesis 12-88
Marc Eberhard, University of Washington

Seismic Behavior and Design of Precast Segmental Concrete Bridge Columns for Seismic Regions
Yu-Chen Ou, National University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Hybrid Post-Tensioned Segmental Bridges: Large-Scale Quasi-Static and Shake Table Testing
Petros Sideris, University at Buffalo

Transportation Systems Risk Management under Multiple Hazard Situations
Qian Wang, University at Buffalo

NEESR Steel Plate Shear Wall Research
David Webster, University of Washington

Improving Building Collapse Risk Assessment
Laura Eads, Stanford University

Multi-Site Real-Time Hybrid Simulation using NEES
Sung Jig Kim, University of Connecticut

Numerical Integration and Substructuring Techniques for Hybrid Simulation of Structures Through Collapse
Maikol Del Carpio Ramos, University at Buffalo

Project-Directed Physical Testing - Its Importance in Delivering Better Seismic Performance
John D. Hooper, Magnusson Klemencic Associates Inc.

Topographic Amplification in Strong Ground Motion
Manisha Rai, Virginia Tech

High-Fidelity Site Characterization by Experimentation, Field Observation, and Inversion-Based Modeling
Sezgin Kucukcoban, University of Texas at Austin

Liquefaction Experiments using 1-g Laminar Box System at UB-NEES
S. Thevanayagam, University at Buffalo

Field Testing for Advancing the Seismic Behavior of Pile Foundations in Soft Clays
Brad Fleming, Iowa State University

Integration Between Physical Modeling and Field Liquefaction Charts
Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

An Overview of the Devastating Tuscaloosa Tornado of 2011: Questioning the Paradigm
John van de Lindt, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa

Cost Effective Multi-Hazard Resistant Bridge Pier Concept
Pierre Fouche, University at Buffalo

Multiple Hazard Resilient Structures: An MCEER Bridge Engineering Effort
George Lee, University at Buffalo

Seismic Behavior of Wind Turbines
Ahmed Elgamal, University of California, San Diego

Modeling the Effects of Detonations of High Explosives to Inform Blast-Resistant Design
Andrew Whittaker, University at Buffalo

Seismic Analysis of Fire Sprinkler Systems
Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Nevada, Reno

Full-Scale Structural and Nonstructural Building System Performance during Earthquakes
Michelle Chen, University of California-San Diego

Drift-Sensitive Experimental Testing of Precast Concrete Cladding - Preliminary Test Results
Siddaiah Yarra, San Jose State University

Full-scale Experimental Facility and Loading Protocol for Seismic Performance Assessment of Nonstructural Systems
Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo

Earthquake Response and Rehabilitation of Critical Lifelines
Thomas O'Rourke, Cornell University

Damage Assessment of Buried Pipelines Subjected to Ground Rupture
Radoslaw Michalowski, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Fiber Optic Method for Health Assessment of Buried Pipelines
Branko Glisic, Princeton University

A Framework for Earthquake Risk Assessment for Container Ports
Lindsay Ivey Burden, Georgia Institute of Technology

Enhancing Resilience: Some Engineering Issues
Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo

Quantification of Resilience of Built Infrastructure: Application to Health Care Network
Andrei Reinhorn, University at Buffalo

Computational Platform for Measuring Disaster Resilience: Initial Implementations
Gian Paolo Cimellaro, Politecnico di Torino

PEOPLES - A Framework for Defining and Measuring Extreme Events Resilience at the Community Scale
Chris Renschler, University at Buffalo

Case Study: Lifeline Resilience – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Thomas D. O'Rourke, Cornell University

Multi-Scale, Mechanistic Fracture Prediction and Optimal Panel Zone Participation in Steel Moment Frame Buildings
Michael Engelhardt, University of Texas at Austin

Challenges of Using Steel Staggered Truss Frame Systems in High Seismic Regions: Behavior, Issues, and Possible Solutions
Shih-Ho Chao, University of Texas at Arlington

Experimental Investigation of Resilient Steel Plate Shear Walls
Patricia Clayton, University of Washington

CFS-NEES: Advancing Cold-Formed Steel Earthquake Engineering
Benjamin Schafer, Johns Hopkins University

Seismic Behavior of Steel Concentrically Braced Frame Systems
Keith Palmer, University of Washington

Seismic Behavior and Design of Cast-In-Place Anchors
Jian Zhao, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Evaluation of Shear Stud Reinforcement for Increasing Punching Shear Strength and Ductility in Slab-Column Connections
Gustavo Parra-Montesinos, University of Michigan

Seismic Behavior, Analysis and Design of Modern, Coupled Reinforced Concrete Walls
Laura Lowes, University of Washington

Direct Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Propped Rocking Wall Systems
Afsoon Nicknam, University at Buffalo

Parallel and Cloud Computing With OpenSees
Frank McKenna, University of California, Berkeley

Simulation in NEEShub
Greg Rodgers, NEEScomm

High Performance, High Fidelity Modeling and Simulation of Earthquake-Soil-Structure Interaction for Nuclear Power Industry
Boris Jeremic, University of California, Davis

Modeling Landslides and Debris Flow- Induced Loads on Protective Structures Using the Material Point Method
Pedro Arduino, University of Washington

Seismic Design of Steel Buildings Using Next-Generation Elastomeric Dampers
James Ricles, Lehigh University

Negative Stiffness Device for Seismic Protection of Structures: An Analytical and Experimental Study
Apostolos Sarlis, University at Buffalo

Experimental Evaluation of an Innovative Isolation System on a Full-Scale Steel Frame Building at E-Defense
Nhan Dao, University of Nevada, Reno

Viscous Wall Dampers - Full Scale Test Program to Validate Nonlinear Analysis Parameters
Jay Love, Degenkolb Engineers

Seismic Behavior of Base Isolated Buildings with Induced Pounding Against a Moat Wall
Armin Masroor, University at Buffalo

Seismic Risk Reduction for Soft Story Woodframe Buildings: The NEES-Soft Project
John van de Lindt, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Hybrid Masonry Seismic Structural Systems
Larry Fahnestock, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Analytical and Numerical Study of In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Interaction of Unreinforced Masonry Walls
Kiarash Dolatshahi, University at Buffalo

Performance-Based Seismic Design Methods and Tools for Reinforced Masonry Shear-Wall Structures
Andreas Stavridis, University of California, San Diego

Tsunami Generation and Propagation By 3D Granular Landslides and Application To Scenarios
Fahad Mohammed, Hermann M. Fritz & Brian C. McFall, Georgia Institute of Technology

Measuring Runup and Bed Shear Stress Using Long Stroke Wave-Makers
Hong-Yueh (Peter) Lo and Nimish Pujara, Cornell University

Infrastructure Damage of the 2010 Maule Chile Earthquake and Tsunami
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

Tsunami Risk Reduction for Coastal Buildings through Development of Tsunami Collapse Fragilities
John van de Lindt, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Reaching Out to the Public Through Science Centers & Museums
Charles Trautmann, Sciencenter

Connecte²d Teaching - Extreme Event Design Part 1 and Part 2
Brian Meyer, University at Buffalo

Using the QCN Sensor for Teaching About Vibrations
Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

Understanding and Improving the Seismic Behavior of Pile Foundations in Soft Clays: An Educational Module
Amy Cerato, University of Oklahoma

Helping Haiti Rebuild: The UniQ-UB/MCEER Earthquake Engineering Seminar Series
Pierre Fouche, University at Buffalo