International Workshop on Protection of built environment against earthquakes
Ljubljana, 27.-28. August 2010

Goal

High observed losses throughout the world indicate that the risk due to earthquake hazard is still high and it may even increases due to environmental changes, which facilitate degradation of structures, and rapid population growth in the urban areas. Therefore it is important to further develop methods, techniques and tools capable of achieving more accurate design and better preparedness, which are the key elements for successful protection of built environment against earthquakes. Joint efforts can significantly facilitate and improve solutions of the problem. On the other hand different views on solving problems lead to the optimal solution.

In order to contribute to the solution of the described issue Institute of Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering and Construction IT at the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, is organizing a one and a half day workshop which will take place on August 27 and 28, 2010, in Ljubljana.

Keywords

Performance-based earthquake engineering; seismic hazard and ground motions; seismic fragility and risk analysis; design of structures; steel, masonry and reinforced concrete structures; structural optimization; soil-structure interaction; concrete gravity dams;

Attendees

In alphabetic order:

Brendon Bradley, Marko Brozovič, Daniel Celarec, Helen Crowley, Matevž Dolenc, Matjaž Dolšek, Peter Fajfar, Farzin Zareian, Matej Fischinger, Michalis Fragiadakis, Paolo Franchin, Iunio Iervolino, Tatjana Isaković, Robert Klinc, Helmut Krawinkler, Miha Kramar, Maja Kreslin, Nikos Lagaros, Alessio Lupoi, Andrea Penna, Rui Pinho, Klemen Rejec, Matej Rozman, Anastasios Sextos, Jure Snoj, Dimitrios Vamvatsikos, Zlatko Vidrih

Preliminary Program

Each author will have available 40 minutes for presentation and discussion. Shown are the presenting authors. Co-authors are listed in the abstracts.

Friday, 27th of August 2010


09:00 09:15 Welcome and Introductions
09:15 10:00 Helmut Krawinkler Stanford University Past and future of PBEE (presentation)
10:00 10:30 Rui Pinho GEM Foundation The global Earthquake Model: calculating and communicating seismic risk (presentation)
10:30 11:00 Helen Crowley GEM Foundation Building Global Databases for Seismic Risk Assessment (presentation)
11:00 11:20 Discussion
11:20 11:35 Coffee break
11:35 12:05 Brendon A. Bradley University of Canterbury
(Chuo University)		 Frameworks for the consideration of ground motion and seismic response uncertainties in seismic performance assessment (presentation)
12:05 12:35 Iunio Iervolino University of Naples Practice-Ready Conditional Hazard and Design Earthquakes' Maps (presentation)
12:35 12:55 Discussion
12:55 14:15 Lunch in restaurants near the Faculty (Mirje, Lovec)
14:15 14:45 Paolo Franchin University of Rome
"La Sapienza"		 A method for probabilistic displacement-based design of RC structures
14:45 15:15 Farzin Zareian University of California,
Irvine		 Seismic design Modification Factors for Steel Special Moment-resisting Frames
15:15 15:45 Alessio Lupoi University of Rome
"La Sapienza"		 Probabilistic seismic assessment of existing concrete gravity dams (presentation)
15:45 16:15 Discussion
16:15 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 17:00 Anastasios Sextos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Seismic fragility of bridges supported on liquefiable soil (presentation)
17:00 17:30 Tatjana Isaković University of Ljubljana Recent advances in seismic analysis and design of RC bridges (presentation)
17:30 17:50 Discussion
17:50 18:00 Closure of the first day
20:00 Dinner in one of the restaurants in Ljubljana

Saturday, 28th of August 2010


09:00 09:30 Dimitrios Vamvatsikos University of Cyprus Some thoughts on methods to compare the seismic performance of alternate structural designs (presentation)
09:30 10:00 Michalis Fragiadakis University of Cyprus
(Nat. Tech. University of Athens)		 Static versus dynamic methods of analysis for estimating seismic performance (presentation)
10:00 10:30 Nikos Lagaros National Technical University of Athens Structural optimization: An assessment approach of design procedures against the earthquake hazard (presentation)
10:30 11:00 Discussion
11:00 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 11:45 Andrea Penna EUCENTRE Tools and strategies for the performance-based seismic assessment of masonry buildings (presentation)
11:45 12:15 Matjaž Dolšek University of Ljubljana A toolbox and web application for seismic perfomance assessment of buildings (presentation)
12:15 12:35 Discussion
12:35 13:00 Closure of the workshop

Venue, Accommodation and Social Events

The workshop will take place at the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Jamova 2, Ljubljana, which is in the walking distance (25 min) from the Grand Hotel Union Business. Location of the Hotel, the Faculty and the two restaurants are shown in the map.


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Contact

Matjaž Dolšek
Institute of Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering and Construction IT
Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana
Jamova 2, Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: +386 1 4768 612