SSA Session Announcement

On behalf of Ricardo Taborda (University of Memphis)

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Dear colleagues,

Please consider submitting abstracts to one of the following special sessions for next year's SSA Annual Meeting.  The deadline is 10 January 2014.  Links to the session and submission pages are provided after the sessions' descriptions.

Pillars of Simulation: Seismic Velocity and Material Models

Various research and application areas in geophysics, seismology and engineering are strongly dependent on the seismic velocity and material models used in simulation today. While much progress has been done over the last decades in advancing such models, our knowledge about the geology and structure of the crust and its sedimentary basins and the near-surface geotechnical layers, as well as our modeling approaches to represent the mechanical properties of materials beneath the surface are somewhat limited. This session solicits contributions in the broad area of seismic velocity and material models and their application in earthquake (source and ground-motion) simulation. Topics of particular interest include but are not limited to: development of new and improvement of currently available community velocity models, description of velocity models software, discrete representation of velocity models used for simulation, verification and validation of velocity models, full waveform tomography and inversion, attenuation and/or quality factor rules, visco-elastic material models, off-fault and near-surface plasticity, initial stress conditions and elasto-visco-plastic models in simulations including material nonlinear behavior, integration of geotechnical data, and representation of heterogeneous media.

Merging Paths: Earthquake Simulations and Engineering Applications

Recent and continuing efforts in broadband hybrid and deterministic modeling of earthquake processes indicate that we are approaching a junction where physics-based ground motion simulation techniques can be integrated with seismic hazard analysis, risk and loss assessment studies, engineering analysis and design. This session invites participants to contribute their work in the broader area of earthquake modeling and simulation (coupled) with engineering applications. Topics of interest include: high-frequency ground motion simulation; integrated earthquake simulation, end-to-end and/or rupture-to-rafters simulation; integration of nonlinear soil, surface topography and other site effects in simulation; local and regional simulations including soil-structure and site-city interaction effects; structural systems modeling, analysis and design using simulation synthetics as input; earthquake simulations coupled with GIS data; loss and damage assessment based on synthetic datasets; use of ground motion simulations for evacuation plans and emergency response.

Sessions website:
http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2014/sessions.php

Abstracts submission website:
http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2014/absub/

Thanks,

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Ricardo Taborda
Assistant Professor
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
and Department of Civil Engineering
University of Memphis
www.ceri.memphis.edu/aseis
ricardo.taborda@memphis.edu