*All times listed are Eastern.
Monday, May 23, 2022
- 10:30 am Introduction
- 10:45 am Performance During Past Earthquakes
- Lessons Learned
- Case Histories
- Potential Failure Modes
- 11:45 am Earthquake Basics
- Causes of Earthquakes, Fault Types, Seismic Waves
- Tectonics, Regional Geology, Seismic Sources
- 12:30 pm Break
- 1:00 pm Seismic Hazard Assessment
- Seismic Source Characterization
- Ground Motion Attenuation
- Deterministic Analysis
- Probabilistic Analysis
- 2:00 pm Design Earthquake Ground Motions
- Design Criteria and Regulatory Requirements
- Ground Motion Characterization
- Response Spectra
- Time Histories
- Selecting Earthquake Records
- 2:45 pm Break
- 3:30 pm Dynamic Response of Dams
- Basic Concepts
- Soil Properties
- Dynamic Response Modeling
- Response During Past Earthquakes
- 5:00 pm Questions and discussion
- 5:30 pm Adjourn
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- 10:30 pm Field Exploration and Testing
- Site Geologic Investigations and Mapping
- Geophysical Techniques
- Geotechnical Investigation and Testing
- Drilling and In-situ Testing
- Test Pits/Trenches
- Laboratory Testing
- 12:15 pm Break
- 12:45 pm Soil Behavior and Strength
- Key Soil Behaviors
- Strength Characterization
- Liquefaction Resistance
- Residual Strength
- Cyclic Softening
- 2:15 pm Break
- 3:00 pm Seismic Stability Analysis
- Historical Perspective
- Liquefaction Triggering
- Deformation Analyses
- Simplified
- Sliding block (Newmark-Type)
- Advanced Analyses
- Post-Earthquake Stability
- Case Histories
- 4:30 pm Seismic Performance Instrumentation
- Types of Instruments
- Survey Monuments
- Inclinometers
- Piezometers
- Accelerometers
- Automated Data Acquisition Systems
- Design, Installation, Monitoring
- Types of Instruments
- 5:15 pm Questions and discussion
- 5:30 pm Adjourn
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
- 10:30 pm Post-Earthquake Inspection
- Criteria for Inspections
- Visual Inspections
- Instrumentation Data Evaluation
- Response Actions
- 11:00 pm Risk Analysis Considerations
- Framework and Approach for Seismic Loading
- Potential Failure Modes Analysis
- Supporting Engineering Analyses and Uncertainty
- Likelihood and Consequence Assessment
- 12:30 pm Break
- 1:00 pm Defensive Design Measures
- Embankment and Foundation Measures
- Soil Improvement
- Case Histories
- 2:30 pm Questions and discussion
- 3:00 pm Concluding Remarks
- 3:15 pm Adjourn
