Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):         11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:             12:45 – 5:00 pm

Understanding the Effect of Seismic Loads on Buildings 

    Measuring seismic activity 
   Quantifying the forces on soils, foundations and buildings 
   Strength and stiffness 
   Strength procedures, allowable stress procedures, 
      performance-based procedures 
   Serviceability and functionality 
   Seismic force distribution (load path)

Reviewing Applicable Building Codes and Design Guidelines

   Seismic design criteria 
   ASCE 7 seismic provisions
   International Building Code

Site-specific Ground Motion Procedures for Seismic Design

   Site response
   Risk-targeted maximum considered earthquake 
   Probabilistic, deterministic, site-specific

Selection and Modification of Time Histories for Seismic Design

   Ground motion databases 
   Selection criteria 
   Modification procedures

Soil Structure Interaction for Seismic Design

   Foundation damping effects 
   Kinematic interaction effects

Credits

Professional Engineers
     7.0 Continuing Ed. Hours

Architects
     7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
     (Non-qualifying for CA architects)

International Code Council
     .7 CEUs (Building)

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers a 7.0 hour continuing education opportunity to professional engineers and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects (non-credit in California) in all states with continuing education requirements. Continuing education is not required for engineer license maintenance or renewal in California. The subject matter of this seminar does not contain accessibility content for California architects.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .7 CEUs in the specialty area of Building.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Jorge F. Meneses, PhD, PE, GE, BC.GE, F.ASCE

Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Worley Consulting

Dr. Meneses was a member of the California Seismic Safety Commission appointed by Governor Brown and confirmed by State Senate (2017-2021). He is a reviewer of seismic ground motions for the seismic design of high rise buildings for the City of San Diego, part-time faculty in the Graduate School of Civil Engineering at San Diego State University, Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), member of the Industry Advisory Board of the Department of Structural Engineering at University of California San Diego, past member of the Board of Directors of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), and past president of the EERI San Diego Chapter. Dr. Meneses is also a past member of the ASCE 7-16 Committee (Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures) and current member of the ASCE 7-28 Committee, member of the ASCE 1 Committee (Geotechnical Analysis, Design, Construction, Inspection and Monitoring of Nuclear Safety-Related Structures), Honorary chair of the ASCE Geo-Institute San Diego Chapter, and member of the Academy of Geo-Professionals.