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

INSTRUCTORS: 
Dimitrios Zekkos, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Bak Kong Low, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Farshid Vahedifard, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Abedalqader Idries, S.M.ASCE
Timothy D. Stark, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE., F.ASCE

Purpose and Background

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.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

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

• Explain the magnitude of the problems created by extreme events and techniques for pre- and post-reconnaissance, rescue, and recovery operations.
• Apply lessons learned from 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 outcomes will be assessed through a short post-test (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Who Should Attend

The level of instruction will be primarily for practitioners, regulatory agencies, owners, and operators. Some of the engineers and groups that should attend are: civil engineers, structural engineers, waste containment professionals, water management entities, hydrologists, land-use planners, property owners, and contractors.

Outline

• Introduction of Web Conference Agenda
• 2021 Highway 1 Embankment Failure at Rat Creek: Reconnaissance and Analysis
• Mobilized Shear Strength of Over-consolidated Seattle Clays
• Reliability of Levee-Protected Power Network under Flooding in a Changing Climate

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs

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]