Program

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Day 1: Monday, August 16, 2021

Time

Moderator
Session

Project Title

PI

Presenter

Institution

8:00 am - 8:30 am
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open

8:30 am - 10:00am






Ertugrul Taciroglu
Networks


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Opening Remarks 

Video(link is external)
Khalid Mosalam
PEER

8:30 am - 10:00am






Ertugrul Taciroglu
Networks


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Seismic Risk Assessment Tool for Natural Gas Storage and Transmission Systems

Video(link is external)
Jon Bray
Jon Bray
UCB

8:30 am - 10:00am






Ertugrul Taciroglu
Networks


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Deep-Learning Based Seismic Risk Assessment of Road Networks

Video(link is external)
Jack Baker
Rodrigo Silva-Lopez
Stanford

8:30 am - 10:00am






Ertugrul Taciroglu
Networks


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Probabilistic Simulation-Based Evaluation of the Effect of Near-Field Spatially Varying Ground Motions on Distributed Infrastructure Systems

Video(link is external)
Floriana Petrone
Floriana Petrone
UNR

8:30 am - 10:00am






Ertugrul Taciroglu
Networks


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Performance Based Economic Loss Assessment due to a Hypothetical Large Southern Earthquake based on the Disruption and Recovery of Port of Los Angeles Freight Traffic

Video(link is external)
Ertugrul Taciroglu

Ertugrul Taciroglu
UCLA
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Sharon Yen

PEER-Bridge Projects


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Bridge Rapid Assessment Center for Extreme Events (BRACE2)

Video(link is external)
Khalid Mosalam
Khalid Mosalam
UCB

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Sharon Yen

PEER-Bridge Projects


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Refined Bridge Deck Design and Analysis

Video(link is external)
Lijuan "Dawn" Cheng
Lijuan Cheng
UCD

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Sharon Yen

PEER-Bridge Projects


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Statistical Variation of Seismic Damage Index (DI) of California Bridges

Video(link is external)
Farzin Zareian
Farzin Zareian
UCI

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Sharon Yen

PEER-Bridge Projects


Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Advanced Guidelines for Stability Design of Slender Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns

Video(link is external)
Michael Scott
Michael Scott
OSU
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Amit Kanvinde
Structural / Bridge

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
A Comprehensive Database of RC Column Tests

Video(link is external)
John Wallace
Saman Abdullah
UCLA

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Amit Kanvinde
Structural / Bridge

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Establishing Bridge Column Capacity Limit States through Modeling and Simulation

Video(link is external)
Sashi Kunnath
Sashi Kunnath
UCD

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Amit Kanvinde
Structural / Bridge

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Calibration and Verification of OpenSees Models for Simulating the Response through Collapse of Nonplanar RC Walls

Video(link is external)
Laura Lowes
Laura Lowes
UW

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Amit Kanvinde
Structural / Bridge

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Fracture of Deficient Steel Details in Pre-Northridge Transportation  Infrastructure

Video(link is external)
Amit Kanvinde
Aditya JhunJhunwala
UCD
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Break

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
PEER Committee Overview: Institutional Board
 
Video(link is external)
Dawn Lehman
UW

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
PEER Committee Overview: Institutional Advisory Board

Video(link is external)
James Malley
Degenkolb Engineers

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
PEER Committee Overview: Research Committee

Video(link is external)
Tara Hutchinson
UCSD

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Analysis of Fine-Grained Soil Failure in Chiba during 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, and Development of Community Lab Test Database

Video(link is external)
Scott Brandenberg
Brandenberg, Kenneth Hudson
UCLA

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Liquefaction Evaluation of Gravelly Soils: An Integrated Laboratory testing and Numerical Modeling Approach

Video(link is external)
Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
UCB

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
A System-Level Study to Evaluate the Role of Soil Gradation on Seismically Induced Embankment Deformations

Video(link is external)
Jason DeJong
Jason DeJong
UCD

Day 2: Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Time

Moderator
Session

Project Title

PI

Presenter

Institution

8:00 am - 8:30 am
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open
Zoom Webinar Open

8:30 am - 10:00 am






Tara Hutchinson
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Transportation Systems Research Program Overview

Video(link is external)
Amarnath Kasalanati
PEER

8:30 am - 10:00 am






Tara Hutchinson
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Prediction of Seismic Compression of Unsaturated Backfills

Video(link is external)
John McCartney
John McCartney
UCSD

8:30 am - 10:00 am






Tara Hutchinson
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Validation and Utilization of Physics-Based Simulated Ground Motions for Bridge Performance Assessment

Video(link is external)
Farzin Zareian
Farzin Zareian
UCI

8:30 am - 10:00 am






Tara Hutchinson
GeoHazards

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Ground Improvement-Based Protection of Transportation Infrastructure: Validation of PBE via Centrifuge and Numerical Modeling

Video(link is external)
Tara Hutchinson
Jeffrey Newgard
UCSD
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Eduardo Miranda
Other Hazards and Systems

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Tsunami-Borne Debris Loading on Bridges

Video(link is external)
Ian Buckle / Denis Istrati
Anis Hasanpour
UNR

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Eduardo Miranda
Other Hazards and Systems

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Seismic Performance of Isolated bridges under Extreme Shaking

Video(link is external)
Gilberto Mosqueda
Gilberto Mosqueda
UCSD

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Eduardo Miranda
Other Hazards and Systems

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Text Analytics on Social Media for Resilience-Enabled Extreme Events Reconnaissance (TAR)

Video(link is external)
Laurent El Ghaoui
Laurent El Ghaoui
UCB

10:30 am - 12:00 pm




Eduardo Miranda
Other Hazards and Systems

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Fire Performance of Steel-Frame Buildings Using OpenSees

Video(link is external)
Erica Fischer
Erica Fischer
OSU
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Pedro Arduino
Modeling

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Implementation of Frequency-Dependent Impedance Function in OpenSEES

Video(link is external)
Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang
UCLA

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Pedro Arduino
Modeling

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Meshfree Large-Strain Framework for Seismic Response of Ground-structural systems: Development and Open Source Tool

Video(link is external)
Ahmed Elgamal
Ahmed Elgamal
UCSD

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Pedro Arduino
Modeling

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
Reduced-Order Models for Dynamic Soil–Structure Interaction Analyses of Buried Structures

Video(link is external)
Domniki Asimaki
Kien Nguyen
Caltech

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm




Pedro Arduino
Modeling

Discussion All

Video(link is external)
OpenSees Implementation of 3D Embedded Pile Element for Enhanced Soil-Pile Interaction Analysis of Bridge Systems Subject to Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading

Video(link is external)
Pedro Arduino
Pedro Arduino
UW
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Break

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm




Amarnath Kasalanati

Video(link is external)
Workshops,
Future Directions



PEER Committee Overview: Resource Identification Committee

Video(link is external)
David McCallen
UNR

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm




Amarnath Kasalanati

Video(link is external)
Workshops,
Future Directions



PEER Committee Overview: PEER Student Committee

Video(link is external)
Laura L. Hernández-Bassall
UC Davis

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm




Amarnath Kasalanati

Video(link is external)
Workshops,
Future Directions



PEER Committee Overview: Ad-Hoc PEER Committee for OpenSees

Video(link is external)
Joel Conte
UCSD

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm




Amarnath Kasalanati

Video(link is external)
Workshops,
Future Directions



International Workshop on Large-Scale Shake Table Testing for the Assessment of Soil-Foundation-Structure System Response for Seismic Safety of DOE Nuclear Facilities

Video(link is external)
Ramin Motamed
Ramin Motamed
UNR

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm




Amarnath Kasalanati

Video(link is external)
Workshops,
Future Directions



A Pacific RIm Forum on Regional-Scale Simulations of Earthquake Ground motions and Infrastructure Response for PBEE of Transportation Systems

Video(link is external)
David McCallen
David McCallen
UNR

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm




Amarnath Kasalanati

Video(link is external)
Workshops,
Future Directions



Research Needs and Fun Opportunities: Open Discussion

Video(link is external)
Discussion
Open microphone

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm




Amarnath Kasalanati

Video(link is external)
Workshops,
Future Directions



Closing Remarks
Khalid Mosalam