Appendix B
Meeting Agendas and Workshop Participants
Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction Assessment
Meeting 1, November 12, 2013
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
| 9:00 |
Welcome, introductions, overview of the Statement of Task
Dr. Edward Kavazanjian, NAE, Committee Chair |
| 9:20 |
Presentations from sponsors—What are the issues facing your organization?
Dr. Dave Gillette, Bureau of Reclamation Dr. Thomas Weaver, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Robert Schweinfurth, Geo-Institute/American Society of Civil Engineers Mr. Antonio Gioiello, Port of Los Angeles |
| 10:40 | Break |
| 10:55 |
Changes since the 1996/1998 Workshops
Dr. T. Les Youd, NAE, Brigham Young University (Emeritus) |
| 11:35 |
Industry practitioner perspective: What are the issues facing practicing engineers?
Dr. Donald Anderson, CH2M Hill |
| 12:05 | Working lunch |
| 1:05 |
Public-sector dam safety engineer perspective
Dr. Craig Davis, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
| 1:35 |
Policy perspective: What are the issues facing policy makers?
Mr. Charles Real, California Geological Survey |
| 2:05 | General discussion about the Statement of Task |
| 3:00 | Adjourn open session |
AGENDA
(detailed agendas for each session are found in corresponding sections of the briefing materials)
DAY ONE: Monday, March 10, 2014
| 7:45 | Check in; Continental breakfast |
| 8:15 |
Welcome and introductory remarks
Edward Kavazanjian, chair, Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction |
SESSION 1: CASE HISTORIES/DATA COLLECTION
| Session moderator: | Russell Green, Committee Member | |
| 8:30 | Plenary Session Statement of Session Goals | |
| 8:35 | Plenary Speakers: | Thomas Holzer, U.S. Geological Survey Peter Robertson, Gregg Drilling and Testing |
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| 9:05 |
Panel Discussion
Jonathan Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles Misko Cubrinovski, University of Canterbury Kenji Ishihara, Chuo University, Tokyo |
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| 9:45 | Break | |
| 9:55 | Breakout Sessions | |
| Breakout A: Uncertainty in case history documentation Breakout B: Numerical (mechanistic), laboratory, and physical model data Breakout C: Field evidence Breakout D: Characterization of seismic demand |
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| 11:10 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Plenary Session Breakout session summaries |
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| 12:00 | Lunch | |
SESSION 2: TRIGGERING OF LIQUEFACTION
| Session moderator: Steve Kramer, Committee Member | |
| 1:15 | Plenary Session Statement of Session Goals |
| 1:20 |
Plenary Speaker: Geoffrey Martin, University of Southern California
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| 1:40 |
Panel Discussion
Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Donald Anderson, Ch2M Hill Misko Cubrinovski, University of Canterbury Geoff Martin, University of Southern California |
| 2:15 | Break |
| 2:25 | Breakout Sessions |
| Breakout A: Liquefaction susceptibility Breakout B: Characterization of demand Breakout C: Characterization of resistance Breakout D: Model development |
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| 3:55 | Break |
| 4:15 | Plenary Session Breakout session summaries |
| 4:45 | Description of goals for Day 2 of workshop |
| 5:00 | Adjourn for the day |
DAY TWO: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
| 8:15 | Check In; Continental breakfast |
| 8:25 |
Welcome and introductory remarks
Edward Kavazanjian, chair, Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction |
SESSION 3: CONSEQUENCES OF LIQUEFACTION
| Session moderator: Lelio Mejia, Committee Member | |
| 8:25 | Plenary Session Statement of Session Goals |
Plenary Session topics:
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| 8:30 |
Plenary Speakers:
Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Michael Beaty, Beaty Engineering LLC
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| 9:00 | Open Discussion |
| 9:25 | Break |
| 9:40 | Breakout Session |
| Breakout A: Residual strength characterization Breakout B: Analytical models Breakout C: Simplified methods for settlement and lateral spreading Breakout D: Earth structures and soil structure interaction |
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| 11:05 | Break |
| 11:30 | Plenary Session Breakout session summaries |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
SESSION 4: ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT PRACTICE AND PATHS FORWARD
| Session Moderator: José Andrade, Committee Member | |
| 1:00 | Plenary Session Statement of Session Goals |
| 1:15 | Plenary Presentations: |
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Robert Kayen, U.S. Geological Survey Giuseppe Buscarnera, Northwestern University Ronaldo Borja, Stanford University
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| 2:25 | Break |
| 2:35 | Breakout Sessions |
| Breakout A: Strain and energy-based approaches Breakout B: Analytical models Breakout C: Post-triggering flow behavior Breakout D: Post-triggering stress-strain behavior |
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| 3:55 | Break |
| 4:15 | Plenary Session Breakout session summaries |
CONCLUDING REMARKS
| 4:30 | Closing Remarks Edward Kavazanjian, Chair |
| 4:45 | Workshop Adjourns |
Workshop Participants
Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Donald Anderson, CH2M Hill
Scott Anderson, Federal Highway Administration
José Andrade, California Institute of Technology
Pedro Arduino, University of Washington
Kandiah “Arul” Arulmoli, Earth Mechanics, Inc.
Brian Atwater, U.S. Geological Survey/University of Washington
Laurie Baise, Tufts University
Jean-Pierre Bardet, The University of Texas at Arlington
Steve Bartlett, University of Utah
Chris Baxter, The University of Rhode Island
Michael Beaty, Beaty Engineering LLC
Ronaldo Borja, Stanford University
Ross Boulanger, University of California, Davis
Scott Brandenberg, University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan Bray, University of California, Berkeley
Giuseppe Buscarnera, Northwestern University
K. Onder Cetin, Middle East Technical University
John Christian, Consulting Engineer
Brady Cox, The University of Texas at Austin
Misko Cubrinovski, University of Canterbury
Yannis Dafalias, National Technical University of Athens
Shideh Dashti, University of Colorado Boulder
Richard Davidson, URS Corporation
Craig Davis, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Armen Der Kiureghian, University of California, Berkeley
Steven Dickenson, New Albion Geotechnical, Inc.
Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Roupen Donikian, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Elizabeth Eide, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Kevin Franke, Brigham Young University
Ian Friedland, Federal Highway Administration
David Gillette, Bureau of Reclamation
Youssef Hashash, University of Illinois
Tom Holzer, U.S. Geological Survey
I.M. Idriss, University of California, Davis
Kenji Ishihara, Chuo University
Edward Kavazanjian, Jr., Arizona State University
Robert Kayen, U.S. Geological Survey
Steven Kramer, University of Washington
Bruce Kutter, University of California, Davis
Harold Magistrale, FM Global
Sammantha Magsino, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Allen Marr, Geocomp Corporation
Geoffrey Martin, University of Southern California
Neven Matasovic, Geosyntec Consultants
Lelio Mejia, URS Corporation
Jorge Meneses, GEI Consultants
James Mitchell, Virginia Tech
Yoshi Moriwaki, GeoPentech, Inc.
Scott Olson, University of Illinois
Jonathan Porter, Federal Highway Administration
Daniel Pradel, University of California, Los Angeles
Ellen Rathje, The University of Texas at Austin
James Rice, Harvard University
Mike Riemer, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Robertson, Gregg Drilling and Testing
Kyle Rollins, Brigham Young University
Curt Scheyhing, Group Delta Consultants
Ray Seed, University of California, Berkeley
Tom Shantz, California Department of Transportation
Jonathan Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles
Kenneth Stokoe, The University of Texas at Austin
Kohji Takimatsu, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sabanayagam Thevanayagam, SUNY Buffalo
Sjoerd VanBellagooy, Tonkin & Taylor
Yumei Wang, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Rick Wentz, Wentz-Pacific
Dan Gillins, Oregon State University
Russell Green, Virginia Tech
Les Harder, HDR Engineering
Derek Wittwer, Bureau of Reclamation
Les Youd, Brigham Young University
Zia Zafir, Kleinfelder, Inc.
Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction
Meeting 3, May 7, 2014
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
| 8:30 |
Welcome, introductions, session overview
Dr. Edward Kavazanjian, NAE, Committee Chair |
| 8:40 |
Liquefaction resistance of aged soil deposits
Dr. Ron Andrus, Clemson University |
| 9:30 |
Soil age and liquefaction potential
Dr. Milan Pavich, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 10:20 | Break |
| 10:40 | Discussion: other issues related to liquefaction to older sediments? |
| 11:00 |
Bayesian thinking
Dr. Gregory Baecher, University of Maryland |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Adjourn open session |
Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction
Open Webinar, June 9, 2014
1:00 PM EDT
Please contact Courtney Gibbs (cgibbs@nas.edu) to register
AGENDA
| 1:00 |
Welcome, session overview
Dr. Edward Kavazanjian, NAE, Committee Chair |
| 1:05 |
Modeling the dynamics of landslides that liquefy
Dr. Richard, Iverson, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1:35 | Questions from committee members and discussion |
| 2:00 | Adjourn open session |
Committee on State of the Art and Practice in Earthquake Induced Soil Liquefaction
Meeting 4, July 15, 2014
Beckman Center of the National Academies
100 Academy Drive
Irvine, CA 92617
949.721.2200
AGENDA
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
| 9:00 | Dr. Pedro Arduino, University of Washington Numerical modeling of post liquefaction effects |
| 10:00 | Open session adjourns, break |
