NHERI SimCenter 10/25 Webinar Announcement

[announce at designsafe-ci.org]

*NHERI SimCenter *–
* Natural Hazards Engineering 101Wednesday, October 25, 2017, noon – 1pm
PDT*


*Experimental and Field-Based Research Activities to Advance Tsunami
Engineering*


*REGISTER* for this webinar at
https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/simcenter/webinar-171025/

Connection information will be distributed upon receipt of registration.



*Abstract*The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami focused the world’s attention on
the tsunami threat and dramatically increased the amount of research on
tsunami science and engineering. More recent tsunamis in Samoa (2009),
Chile (2010) and Japan (2011) accelerated this research effort, culminating
in the development of a new chapter on Tsunami Loads and Effects in the
2016 edition of ASCE 7, Minimum Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings
and Other Structures. These tsunami design provisions were developed based
on past laboratory research and lessons learned from field observations of
tsunami effects on coastal structures.

This webinar will show how laboratory and field-based research has led to
enhancements in understanding of coastal inundation modeling, overland flow
parameters, structural loading and scour effects of tsunamis. Recent and
current tsunami research will be highlighted to demonstrate the
capabilities of the NHERI OSU wave research laboratory.



*Presenter*Dr. Ian Robertson is Professor of Structural Engineering at the
University of Hawaii. Since 2001, a considerable amount of his research has
focused on the response of buildings and other structures to tsunami loads.
He has participated in numerous post-tsunami reconnaissance surveys, and
serves as a member of the ASCE 7 Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee.
ASCE has commissioned Dr. Robertson to write a Guide to the Tsunami Design
Provisions of ASCE 7?16, the first manual that explains the background,
development, and application of the tsunami provisions of Chapter 6 of the
ASCE 7-16 Standard, including reference to laboratory research and field
surveys that contributed to development of the tsunami design provisions.


*About Natural Hazards Engineering 101:*

NHE 101 is a webinar series intended to provide a common knowledge base for
the NHERI community. Webinars will, for each of the primary natural hazards
in the NHERI program, provide an introduction to fundamental concepts and
an overview of experimental- and simulation-based research. Webinars will
also provide an introduction to numerical methods and computational tools
used in NHE research. All are encouraged to participate.
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