Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1994)

7:00 am

Registration

8:00 am

Welcome

— Lloyd Cluff, Chair, NRC Organizing Committee and President, EERI

Robert Wesson, USGS

William Anderson, NSF

Gary Johnson, FEMA

Richard Wright, NIST

9:00 am

PLENARY SESSIONS

GEOTECHNICAL ISSUES

— G. Wayne Clough, VPI & State University, Keynote Speaker

—Lloyd Cluff, Moderator

Discussants:

William R. Cotton, William Cotton & Associates

Maurice Power, Geomatrix Consultants

Thomas Hanks, USGS

C. Thomas Statton, Woodward-Clyde Consultants

10:30 am

Break

11:00 am

BUILDINGS

— Paul Fratessa, Paul F. Fratessa Associates, Inc., Keynote Speaker

— Lloyd Cluff, Moderator

Discussants:

James Beavers, Martin Marietta Energy Systems

Stephen A. Mahin, University of California, Berkeley

Gerald Jones, Kansas City Building Department

William Holmes, Rutherford & Chekene

12:30 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

— Kathleen Tierney, University of Delaware, Keynote Speaker

— Shirley Mattingly, City of Los Angeles, Moderator

Discussants:

Henry Renteria, City of Oakland

Richard D. Ross, Missouri Emergency Management Agency

Richard Andrews, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Lacy Suiter, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

3:30 pm

Break

4:00 pm

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

GEOTECHNICAL ISSUES

— Clarence Allen, California Institute of Technology, Moderator

A. Geologic/Geophysical Studies

—William Ellsworth, USGS

B. General Description of Ground Motion on Rock

— Paul Somerville, Woodward-Clyde Consultants

BUILDINGS

— William Holmes, Rutherford & Chekene, Moderator

A. Performance of Building Codes (Function vs. Safety)

— Chris D. Poland, H. J. Degenkolb Associates

B. Retrofits: How Did They Perform?

— Diana Todd, NIST

C. Timely Demolition/ Engineering Input

— Laurence Kornfield, City of San Francisco

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

— Thomas Beckham, South Carolina Office of Emergency Services, Moderator

A. Predisaster Planning

— Shirley Mattingly, City of Los Angeles

B. Search and Rescue

— Eric Noji, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC

C. Emergency Shelter

— Robert Bolin, New Mexico State University

D. Damage Assessment

— Christopher Rojahn, Applied Technology Council

5:30 pm

Adjourn

8:15 am

Introductions to Day 2

— Lloyd Cluff

8:30 am

PLENARY SESSIONS

LIFELINES

— Ronald T. Eguchi, EQE Engineering & Design, Keynote Speaker

— Wilfred D. Iwan, California Institute of Technology, Moderator

Discussants:

Thomas D. O'Rourke, Cornell University

Donald Ballantyne, Kennedy/Jenks/Chilton

Charles Roberts, Oakland Port Authority

William Savage, PG&E

10:00 am

Break

10:30 am

BRIDGES

— James Roberts, CALTRANS, Keynote Speaker

— Ian Buckle, NCEER, Moderator

Discussants:

James D. Cooper, Federal Highway Administration (invited)

Frieder Seible, University of California, San Diego

Nicholas F. Forell, Forell/Elsesser Engineers

11:30 am

RECOVERY, MITIGATION AND PLANNING

— George Mader, William Spangle & Associates, Keynote Speaker

— Dennis Wenger, Texas A & M University, Moderator

Discussants:

Kenneth C. Topping, Independent Consultant

Patricia Bolton, Battelle Research Center

Gerald Barnes, Salt Lake County Planning Department

12:30 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

GEOTECHNICAL ISSUES

— T. Leslie Youd, Brigham Young University, Moderator

A. Liquefaction/Damage

— T. Leslie Youd

B. Landslides

— Nicholas Sitar, University of California, Berkeley

C. Soft Ground/Site Effects

— Roger Borcherdt, USGS

BUILDINGS

— Chris D. Poland, H. J. Degenkolb Associates, Moderator

A. Non-structural/Architectural Issues

— Christopher Arnold, Building Systems Development

B. Managing Risk and The Right to Know

— Fred M. Turner, California Seismic Safety Commission

C. New Standards for the Performance of Elevators

— James Finley, Hesselberg Keesee & Assoc.

D. Slightly Damaged Buildings

— Sigmund A. Freeman, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates

LIFELINES

— Wilfred D. Iwan, California Institute of Technology, Moderator

A. Performance of Underground Utilities (Gas Lines, Water, Sewer)

— Charles Scawthorn, EQE Engineering

B. Performance of Transportation Systems (Airports, Seaport)

— Stuart D. Werner, Dames & Moore

C. Development of Real-Time Monitoring and Response Systems

— William Savage, PG&E

BRIDGES

— Ian Buckle, NCEER, Moderator

A. Steel (Bay Bridge)

— (to be announced), CALTRANS

B. Concrete (Cypress Viaduct)

— Jack P. Moehle, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley

C. Performance of Codes and Retrofits

— Saiid Saiidi, University of Nevada, Reno (invited)

RECOVERY, MITIGATION AND PLANNING

— Dennis Wenger, Texas A & M University, Moderator

A. Santa Cruz Historic District

— Richard Wilson, Santa Cruz City Manager

B. Housing

— Mary C. Comerio, University of California, Berkeley

C. Business Recovery

— Jack Kartez, Texas A & M University

D. Recovery in Two Communities

— Charles Eadie, Watsonville Planning Department

4:00 pm

Closing Session

"PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?"

— Vitelmo V. Bertero, University of California, Berkeley

4:30 pm

General Discussion

Closing Remarks

— Lloyd Cluff, Chair, NRC Organizing Committee

5:00 pm

Adjourn