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This 1½ day short course will introduce participants to displacement-based seismic design and demonstrate how it can be implemented in the design office as a simple and rational alternative to current prescriptive methods of seismic design. The course will show that serious conceptual problems with current force-based seismic design are resolved when the design is based on displacement considerations. The course will follow the book, Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures, by MJN Priestley, GM Calvi, and MJ Kowalsky (ISBN: 88-6198-000-6). The book is available at a seminar-only special price of $150 + HST. This short course is also available via webcast
Seminar InformationSpeakers:
Nigel Priestley - PhD, BE, Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineering University of California, San Diego, co-Director
Emeritus of the European Graduate School for Earthquake Engineering in Italy, and Principal of the consulting firm Priestley Structural Engineering.
Mervyn Kowalsky - PhD, PE, Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. Venue: SFU Woodward’s Cinema, 149 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC Dates and Times: Friday September 17, 2010 - 8am to 4pm; Saturday September 18, 2010 - 8am to 12pm Registration FeeSEABC Members: $375 +HST USA SEA, EERI, and iStructE Members: $375 (+HST if applicable) SEABC Student Members: $125 +HST Non-Members: $450 +HST (includes complimentary SEABC membership for the balance of 2010) Live Webcast: Prices as listed above Discounts: An "early bird" discount of $25 per attendee is available for those registering on or before August 16, 2010. A "group" discount of $25 per attendee is available to organisations registering three or more attendees. Discounts apply only to registrations received on the same registration form before or on August 16, 2010. Student members are not eligible for discounts. Text Book Orders: Text books are available for order by registrants attending in person (text books will be handed out at the event and are therefore not available to webcast attendees). To guarantee availability, orders for text books must be received by August 23, 2010. Webcast attendees can order the text book from the publisher, IUSS Press, at www.iusspress.it. Cancellations and Refunds: An administration fee of $75 will apply to all cancellations received before September 6, 2010. No refunds given after that date. Registration Deadline: Registration closes September 6, 2010 and cannot be guaranteed if received after that date.
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Glotman•Simpson is proud to sponsor this important course to help advance structural engineering in BC.