Seminar: Seismic Performance of Existing Concrete Buildings

New Technical Seminar: Seismic Performance of Existing Concrete Buildings

The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center has developed a new Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) technical seminar: “New Information on the Seismic Performance of Existing Concrete Buildings.”

One-day seminars will be held on January 12, 2006 in San Francisco; February 10 in Bellevue, Washington; and February 13 in Los Angeles.

The seminar focuses on concrete buildings designed prior to modern codes. Lack of ductility and other deficiencies in some of these buildings can lead to severe damage and a potential for collapse during earthquakes. However, not all buildings are dangerous; simple, conventional analysis procedures are often not capable of identifying the ones that are. The researchers at PEER have been engaged in an effort to advance performance-based earthquake engineering. These procedures are particularly effective in addressing the problems of concrete buildings. Practicing design professionals will gain valuable information from the seminar that can be put to work on projects immediately.

The registration fee is $200 for members of sponsoring organizations (including SCEC; see list below) and $250 for nonmembers.

For more information and to register online, visit: www.eeri.org.

This seminar is funded by FEMA and is co-sponsored by NCSEA, SEAW, SEAO, the chapters of SEAOC, SCEC, and the California chapters of EERI.