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INSTRUCTOR: 
Praveen K. Malhotra, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE

Purpose and Background

This webinar will discuss site-specific seismic ground motions for:

Design of buildings and other structures as per ASCE 7-16
Upcoming changes in ASCE 7-22

During this webinar, a real-life example will be solved in a step-by-step manner so the attendees can learn by reproducing the results and asking questions. Discussions are encouraged during the webinar. A soft copy of the entire class notes will be provided before the webinar.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

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

• Explain the basis of current requirements in ASCE 7-16 and upcoming changes in ASCE 7-22
• Explain the requirement ASCE 7-16 requirements for site-specific seismic ground motions
• Avoid commonly made mistakes in generating the site-specific ground motions
• Obtain clarifications regarding design ground motions
• Use various resources by the USGS, ASCE and ATC

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-test assessment (true-false, multiple choice, and/or fill in the blank questions).

Who Should Attend?

Geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, architects, seismologists, geologists, building officials, insurers, regulators, students, educators

Outline

• Response spectrum of ground motion
• Design response spectrum from General Procedure (GP)
• Adding displacement-sensitive region to design response spectrum
• Vertical response spectrum
• Site-Specific response spectrum from Ground Motion Hazard Analysis (GMHA)
• Site-Specific response spectrum from Site Response Analysis (SRA)
• Outcrop response spectrum
• Outcrop ground motion histories
• Dynamic analysis of soil profiles
• Spectral amplifications
• Response spectrum of free-surface motion
• PGAM for liquefaction analysis
• MCER response spectrum from ASCE 7-22
  • USGS Geohazards database

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

This course is worth .4 CEUs/4 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 30 days of the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

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