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

Course Length: 2 Hours

Moderator:  Timothy D. Stark, Ph.D., PE., M. ASCE

INSTRUCTORS: 
Amir Aghakouchak, Ph.D., M. ASCE
Michelle Hummel, Ph.D., A.M. ASCE
Timothy D. Stark, Ph.D., PE., M. ASCE
Todd Thalhamer, PE., M. ASCE
Farshid Vahedifard, Ph.D., PE., M.ASCE

Webinar Brief

Weather and climate disasters have resulted in over $1.8 trillion losses and 13,000+ deaths in the U.S. since 1980, and historical records show that the number of billion-dollar disasters is on the rise. For example, the annual average of 6.5 of $1 billion+ events for the past 40 years has increased to 13.8 events for the most recent five years. And 2019 is the fifth consecutive year in which $10 billion weather and climate disaster events have impacted the U.S. As a result, there’s a critical need to quantifiably assess and enhance the resilience of infrastructure and geo-systems which form a key component of the nation’s critical infrastructure systems.

This webinar will present a multi-disciplinary view of the challenges and impact of extreme events on civil infrastructure using recent case histories. This will include the geo-engineering community and other professionals including climate scientists, engineers, emergency managers, resilience and sustainability investigators, insurance experts, and policy makers, to cope with extreme events in a changing climate.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Discuss the challenges and impact of extreme events on civil infrastructure using recent case histories
• Provide a perspective toward an adaptive design framework for integrating future climate simulations and their uncertainty into the current design and risk assessment framework
• Explain how extreme events with multiple concurrent or consecutive drivers, lead to substantial impacts such as infrastructure failure

Benefits for Participants

The main benefits for participants of this web conferences are to have a knowledge of current extreme events, the challenges and damage that they posed to civil infrastructure, and learn best practices for assessing future risks and responses.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

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

Who Should Attend

containment professionals, water management entities, hydrologists, land-use planners, property owners, and contractors.

Outline

The Following Presentations will be included in the session:

1. A Risk-Based Framework for Climate Adaptive Design of Infrastructure (Presented by: Farshid Vahedifard, Ph.D., PE., M.ASCE)
2. Multi-Hazard Scenarios for Compound Extremes under Climate Change (Presented by: Amir Aghakouchak, Ph.D., M. ASCE)
3. Hurricane Debris and Elevated Temperatures in Landfills (Presented by: Timothy D. Stark, Ph.D., PE., M. ASCE and Todd Thalhamer, PE., M. ASCE)
4. Sea Level Rise Impacts on Wastewater Infrastructure (Presented by: Michelle Hummel, Ph.D., A.M. ASCE)

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

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

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