Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1994)
Chapter: Appendix B: Symposium Agenda
APPENDIX B
Symposium Agenda
MARCH 22, 1993 • DAY 1 | |
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 |
Symposium Keynote Address: | |
''LEGACY OF THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE: CHALLENGES TO OTHER COMMUNITIES'' | |
— L. Thomas Tobin, California Seismic Safety Commission | |
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 |
MARCH 23, 1993 • DAY 2 | |
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 |
