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Monday, September 15 International Bridge Workshop

Workshop Opening - Professor Ian Buckle, Video
Seismic Response Modification Devices in California Bridges – Past, Present and Future, Foued Zayati, Video
Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation on Bridges: State-of-the-Art Review and Applications in Italy, Federico Scafati, Chiara Ormando, Paolo Clemente, Giacomo Buffarini, Video
Turkish Seismic Isolated Bridge Design Specifications: A New Approach to Isolation System Design in Comparison to US and European Design Specifications, Murat Dicleli, Video
Overview of Use of Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems for Bridges in Japan, State of Practice Regarding Applications, Types of Devices, Design Procedures, Regulations; Observations and Lessons From Recent Earthquakes After the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Yoshikazu TakahashiVideo
Overview of Use of Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems for Bridges in Latin America, Carlos Mendez-GalindoVideo
Seismic Design Strategies on Long-Span Bridges Located in High Seismic Zones, Marwan NaderVideo
Closing Remarks - Professor Ian Buckle

Q&A, Video

Tuesday, September 16th - Friday, 19th, 19WCSI

Tuesday, September 16, Conference Opening Sessions

Welcome Remarks, Prof. Ian Buckle, Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Dr. Ian Aiken and Dr. Amarnath KasalanatiVideo
Status of US Protective Systems, Professor Keri RyanVideo
Keynote Lecture: Riccardo Vetturini – Seismic Isolation of Monumental Buildings: Italian Experiences. Archeological Findings: Obstacle or Opportunity? Video
Platinum Sponsor: EPS, Dr. Victor Zayas – Constructing for FunctionalityVideo

Tuesday, September 16, Special Session on Hospitals

Special Session: Hospitals, Moderator: Dr. Bahadir SadanVideo
Performance of Seismically Isolated Hospitals in the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence, Bahadir Sadan, Cuneyt Tuzun, Omer Ulker, Ugurcan Ozcamur, Mehmet Emre Ozcanli, Mustafa ErdikVideo
Seismic Performance of the Tzu Chi Isolated Building During the Mw 7.4 Hualien, Taiwan, Earthquake on April 3, 2024, Shiang Jung Wang, Chung-Han Yu, Yu-Wen Chang, Michael, Kuo-Chun Chang, Jenn-Shin Hwang, Tzu-Kang Lin, Tung-Yu WuVideo
Seismic Isolation of Hospitals in Chile, Rodrigo RetamalesVideo
Resilience of Seismically Isolated Hospitals During Strong Earthquakes in Japan, Mineo TakayamaVideo
Seismic Isolation of Hospitals in New Zealand, David WhittakerVideo
An Overview of Two Landmark California Hospitals, Anthony GiammonaVideo
Panel Discussion, Video

Wednesday, September 17 Keynote Lectures

Development and Applications of Seismic Isolation and Other Passive Control Technologies in TürkiyeProfessor Mustafa ErdikVideo
Testing of Seismic Protective System Hardware: Significance, Scaling, Similarity and Performance-Based SpecificationsProfessor Michael ConstantinouVideo

Wednesday, September 17 Special Session to Honor Professor James M. Kelly

A Tribute to Professor James Marshall Kelly and to his Vision on Structural Mechanics-Dynamis, Nicos Makris, Video
Early Career, Experimental Work, Ian Aiken, Video
Bridge Isolation Tests 1984, Ian Buckle, Video
Early Collaboration and HDR, JJ Lee, Video
Mentor to International Students, Alessandra Aprile, Video
UNIDO Projects, Wendy Taniwangsa, Video
Non-Structural Systems, Energy Dissipation, Doug Nims, Video
Low-Cost FRBs, Mechanics, Books, Dimitrios Konstantinidis, Video
An Appreciation, TC Pang, Video
Presentation of James M Kelly Award, Video

Read: In Memoriam – Professor James Marshall Kelly (1935–2025)

Thursday, September 18 Keynote Lectures

Modeling and Analysis of Seismic Isolation Devices for Extreme Loading ConditionsProfessor Masaru KikuchiVideo
Research, Development and Application of Seismic Isolation in China, Professor Ping Tan & Professor Yangyang ChenVideo

Thursday, September 18 Special Session on Energy Infrastructure

Moderator: Professor Andrew WhittakerVideo
Standardizing Design of Nuclear Power Plants Through Seismic Isolation, Jianhua Xian, Tracy BeckerVideo
Probabilistic Seismic Safety Assessment for Seismically Isolated NPP Structures Considering a Clearance Hard Stop, Minkyu KimVideo
Effects of Gamma Radiation on the Mechanical Properties of Spherical Sliding and Coil-spring Isolators, Ajaykumar Patel, Dean Peterman, Evans Kitcher, Chandrakanth Bolisetti, Andrew WhittakerVideo
An Advanced Three Dimensional Isolation System for Seismic Safety of Horizontally Configured High-temperature Gas Reactors, Manish Kumar, Sanjay Kumawat, Arghadeep LaskarVideo
Panel Discussion: Cameron Black, Tracy Becker, Victor Salcedo, Minkyu Kim, Manish KumarVideo

Friday, September 19 Keynote Lectures

Fifty Years of Development and Implementation of Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Engineering in New ZealandDr. David WhittakerVideo
Creating Seismic Movement: Past, Present and FutureDr. Ian AikenVideo