The Future of Resilience

Part 2 of the 3-part series will recap the key messages of Part 1 as they relate to the structural engineer’s role in resilience. We will explore resilience as considered for three additional design hazards (tsunami, flood, wildfire), their current design philosophy, challenges and shortfalls of this philosophy in a resilience context, and ideas being discussed for upcoming Standards revisions. Part 2 will close with a discussion of current research and studies with a focus on design standards, performance reliability, and infrastructure design goals applied to a community resilience framework.

• Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
• This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.

Please note: This webinar is part of the Resilience Series and is not included in the NCSEA Webinar Subscription.

Speakers:

Kevin Moore, P.E., S.E., is a Senior Principal and the Head of Structural Engineering, Western Region for Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. in Oakland, California. Mr. Moore has been active in NCSEA since 2003 and is the current Chair of the NCSEA Resilience Committee and Past Chair of the NCSEA Seismic Subcommittee to the Code Advisory Committee. Kevin also serves on the SEI Resilience Committee and is the 2020 recipient of the James Delahay Memorial Award.

Seth Thomas, P.E., has over ten years of experience in a variety of projects including new construction, seismic retrofits and evaluations, and tsunami related research and projects. Seth is Vice Chair of ASCE 7-28 Seismic Subcommittee. An expert in performance-based and tsunami design, Seth is highly involved in code development and is a voting member on several ASCE 7 committees. Seth has worked on multiple projects which targeted above code seismic design, and his work in developing the first ever US Tsunami Code (chapter 6 of ASCE 7) was critical in the design for the Ocosta Replacement Elementary School and the Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Studies Initiative Building, the first two vertical evacuation structures in the U.S.

Chris Cerino P.E., is the director of structural engineering in STV’s New York office, has over 25 years of experience in managing the design of large-scale, complex public and private projects. Since Superstorm Sandy Chris has been involved with over 75 recovery and resilience projects totaling over $3B in construction value in the New York metropolitan area. Some of his major projects include hardening for the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, Con Edison generating and substations, and the 207^th Street, Hoboken, Hammels Wye, East River Portal, Coney Island and West Side rail yards.

Erica Fischer, PhD, P.E., is an Assistant Professor and Loosely Faculty Fellow of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. Dr. Fischer’s research interests revolve around innovative approaches to improve the resilience and robustness of structural systems affected by natural and man-made hazards. She has participated in post-earthquake reconnaissance team missions in diverse regions including Haiti, Napa, California, Italy, and Mexico City; and post-wildfire reconnaissance in Paradise, CA. Recently, Dr. Fischer is a member of the Board of Directors of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Co-Chair of the ASCE Fire Protection Committee, and currently working with the Oregon Department of Forestry on developing definitions and risk maps for the wildland urban interface in the state of Oregon.

Anna Lang Ofstad, Ph.D, Dr. Anna Lang is an expert on the seismic performance of non-engineered masonry buildings and works globally on disaster mitigation and recovery. She is the founder of Zylient, a research and development company that facilitates disaster planning through improved technology. Dr. Lang proudly serves on FEMA’s National Advisory Council, co-chairs SEAOC’s Resilience Committee and EERI’s California Legislative Subcommittee, and she is a member of NCSEA’s Resilience Committee.

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