Date: January 26, 2024
Presenters: Various subject matter experts
Meet our Keynote Presenters
- Speaker:
- Dr. John Cassidy, Earthquake Seismologist for Natural Resources Canada (Speaker profile)
- Seismological Introduction
- What are “long duration” earthquakes?
- Long-period (~2-10 s) vs long duration
- Long-period large earthquake characteristics
- British Columbia tectonics – where have large earthquakes occurred?
- BC events which produce long-period energy and long duration shaking
- Global examples – Chile, Japan, and New Zealand
- Recent global research into long period, long duration earthquakes
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- Speakers::
- Dr. Carlos Ventura, Professor of Structural and Earthquake Engineering at UBC (Speaker profile)
- Dr. Armin Bebamzadeh
- Dr. Mike Fairhurst
- Effects of Long Duration Shaking on Structural Response
- State of knowledge on structural response and building codes due to long duration shaking
- Observed response of instrumented structures subjected to long duration shaking
- Types of structures sensitive to long duration ground shaking
- Effect of long duration ground motions on the structural response of RC shearwall buildings
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- Speakers:
- Dr. Carlos Ventura
- Dr. Armin Bebamzadeh
- Chris Weech
- Dr. Jamal Assaf
- Effects of Long Duration Shaking on Design Practice
- NBC Commentary updates for ground motion selection/scaling, including long duration earthquakes in BC
- Site Specific Response Analysis as part of the Seismic Retrofit Guidance (SRG) program
- Sedimentary Basin Effects – Microzonation group efforts and findings
- Tall Buildings Design Guidelines – Long period ground motion effects
- Importance of Geotechnical input
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Link to keynote video recording is available here but are restricted to members only.
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