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Sponsored by ASCE's Geo-Institute's Technical Committees

INSTRUCTORS: 
Linda Al Atik, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Rodolfo Sancio, Ph.D.

Purpose and Background

This presentation addresses the theme of challenges and opportunities in site characterization and seismic hazard analysis. It delves into the latest methodologies for developing hard rock site adjustment factors and their application to NGA West ground motion models. The session examines the limitations of existing models, particularly their applicability to hard rock sites, and proposes new approaches to address these gaps. It includes an analytical method for deriving continuous hard rock adjustment factors for a range of VS30 values, constrained by empirical data to ensure accuracy. Additionally, the presentation discusses the state-of-the-practice variations in dealing with hard rock site characterization and the implications for seismic hazard analysis. Overall, the session provides advanced insights into improving ground motion prediction and seismic hazard assessment techniques.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of these sessions, you will be able to:

• Describe various challenges facing geotechnical engineers in site characterization and seismic hazard analysis
• Explain the approaches currently used to address them in practice.
• Identify potential opportunities for future research and developments in the field based on the lessons learned in practice.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Achievement of the learning objectives will be assessed through a short post-test.

Who Should Attend?

• Geotechnical Engineers
• Engineering Geologists
• Researchers
• Graduate Students
• Consultants
• Specialty Contractors

Outline

• Introduction of Topics and Session Sponsors
• GMPE- Consistent Hard-Rock Site Adjustment Factors for Western North America – Linda Al Atik
• Geotechnical Characterization of an Offshore Frontier in East Africa and Implications for Slope Stability in a Moderately Seismic Environment – Rodolfo Sancio

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

This course is worth 0.2 CEUs/2 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short post-test online and receive a passing score of 70% or higher.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]