Oral Program

Sunday, August 1
18:00 – 20:00 Opening Ceremony and Reception

Monday, August 2
08:15 – 10:30 MK MTC 23 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: Characterizing Pile Foundations for Evaluation of Performance Based Seismic Design of Critical Lifeline Structures (W.D. Liam Finn); Advances in Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (Thomas D. O’Rourke); Notes on the Seismic Adequacy of Vernacular Buildings ( Jorge Gutierrez)
10:30 – 11:00 Break / Poster Session P1/ Exhibits
11:00 – 12:30 M1-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – 3D site effects
M1-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – General II
M1-3 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – ANALYSIS – Experimental/Analytical
M1-4 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Base Isolation
M1-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – CONTROL – Passive
M1-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Soil Liquefaction and Remediation I
M1-7 MTC 7 LIFELINE SYSTEMS -Design and Analysis of Lifelines
M1-8 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – MASONRY AND TIMBER – General Timber
M1-9 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Analysis
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch / Poster Session P1 / Exhibits
14:00 – 15:30 M2-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Attenuation and hazard modelling
M2-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Columns I
M2-3 MTC 19 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Seismic Response of Irregular Structures I
M2-4 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – BRIDGES – Long Span
M2-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – CONTROL – Damping I
M2-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Soil Liquefaction and Remediation II
M2-7 MTC 7 LIFELINE SYSTEMS -Electric Power Lifelines
M2-8 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – MASONRY AND TIMBER – General Masonry
M2-9 MTC 27 SPECIAL SESSION – STATE OF THE ART REPORT ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN – JAEE
15:30 – 16:00 Break / Poster Session P1/ Exhibits
16:00 – 17:30 M3-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – From ground motions to hazards
M3-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Columns II
M3-3 MTC 19 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Seismic Response of Irregular Structures II
M3-4 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – BRIDGES – Experimental Response
M3-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – CONTROL – Damping II
M3-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Soil Liquefaction and Remediation III
M3-7 MTC 7 LIFELINE SYSTEMS -Performance of Lifelines
M3-8 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – MASONRY AND TIMBER – Masonry Retrofit
M3-9 MTC 27 SPECIAL SESSION – STATE OF THE ART REPORT ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN – JAEE

Tuesday, August 3
08:30 – 10:00 TUK MTC 23 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: Political Activities of Earthquake Engineers for Seismic Risk Mitigation? (Hugo Bachmann); Earthquake Disaster Risk Mitigation Before and After the 1995 Kobe Earthquake (Tsuneo Katayama)
10:00 – 10:30 Break / Poster Session P2/ Exhibits
10:30 – 12:00 TU1-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Strong motion arrays
TU1-2 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA & METHODS – Design of Inelastic Systems
TU1-3 MTC 24 OVERVIEW SESSION – Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
TU1-4 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – MISCELLANEOUS – Design
TU1-5 MTC 22 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Centrifuge Liquefaction Studies
TU1-6 MTC 2 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING PRACTICE – Bridges
TU1-7 MTC 7 LIFELINE SYSTEMS – Water and Transportation Lifelines
TU1-8 MTC 10 OTHER ISSUES – Architectural Considerations
TU1-9 MTC6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Frames
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch / Poster Session P2 / Exhibits
14:00 – 15:30 TU2-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Ground motion intensity and damage
TU2-2 MTC 27 SPECIAL SESSION – SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR MAJOR URBAN CENTERS I
TU2-3 MTC 16A SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Using the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Collaboratory to Advance Earthquake Engineering – Overview of NEES grid
TU2-4 MTC 11 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Seismic Aspects of Large Dams – Introduction and Embankment Dams
TU2-5 MTC 18 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Future of Building Codes I
TU2-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Earth and Rockfill Dams
TU2-7 MTC 7 LIFELINE SYSTEMS -Pipelinesand Other Buried Lifelines
TU2-8 MTC 1 EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION – Developing Countries
15:30 – 16:00 Break / Poster Session P2/ Exhibits
16:00 – 17:30 TU3-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Near-fault ground motions and hazard
TU3-2 MTC 27 SPECIAL SESSION – SEISMIC RISK REDUCTION AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR MAJOR URBAN CENTERS II
TU3-3 MTC 16 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Using the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Collaboratory to Advance Earthquake Engineering – Four sample applications of NEES Grid Systems Integration with testing sites
TU3-4 MTC 11 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Seismic Aspects of Large Dams – Concrete Dams and Discussion
TU3-5 MTC 18 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Future of Building Codes II
TU3-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Retaining Structures and Bridge Foundations
TU3-7 MTC 2 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING PRACTICE – Building Retrofitting
TU3-8 MTC 1 EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION – General
19:00 – 23:00 International Fair

Wednesday, August 4
08:30 – 10:00 WK MTC 23 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: An Overview of Developments in Seismic Hazard Analysis (Gail M. Atkinson); Japanese Seismic Design of High-rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings – An Example of Performance-based Design Code and State of Practices (Shunsuke Otani)
10:00 – 10:30 Break / Poster Session P3/ Exhibits
10:30 – 12:00 W1-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – From site effects to hazard assessment
W1-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – STEEL – Connections
W1-3 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – ANALYSIS – Nonlinear
W1-4 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – General
W1-5 MTC 9 LESSONS FROM RECENT EARTHQUAKES – Damage
W1-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Numerical Soil Models and Analysis
W1-7 MTC 14 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Indigenous Earthquake-Resistant Technologies
W1-8 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – BRIDGES – Isolation
W1-9 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Walls
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch / Poster Session P3 / Exhibits
14:00 – 15:30 W2-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Seismic hazard evaluation and mapping I
W2-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Joints
W2-3 MTC 21 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Seismic Structural Design in Regions of Moderate Seismicity I
W2-4 MTC 15 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Site Characterization for Site Effect Studies Using Ambient Vibrations
W2-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – CONTROL – Testing
W2-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Laboratory Testing of Soils
W2-7 MTC 9 LESSONS FROM RECENT EARTHQUAKES – Evaluation and Reconstruction
W2-8 MTC 1 EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION – Regulatory Issues
W2-9 MTC 27 SPECIAL SESSION – 2003 Bam Earthquake in Iran
15:30 – 16:00 Break / Poster Session P3 / Exhibits
16:00 – 17:30 W3-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Seismic hazard evaluation and mapping II
W3-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Joints & Confinement
W3-3 MTC 21 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Seismic Structural Design in Regions of Moderate Seismicity II
W3-4 MTC 15 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Site Characterization for Site Effect Studies Using Ambient Vibrations II
W3-5 MTC 22 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – Control Isolation
W3-6 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – MISCELLANEOUS – Analysis
W3-7 MTC 2 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING PRACTICE – Other Retrofitting
W3-8 MTC 1 EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION – Urban Environments
W3-9 MTC 27 SPECIAL SESSION – Lessons Learned from Recent Earthquakes

Thursday, August 5
08:30 – 10:00 THK MTC 23 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: Making Performance Based Engineering Useful (Chris D.Poland); Estimating Seismic Demands for Performance-Based Engineering of Buildings (Anil K. Chopra)
10:00 – 10:30 Break / Poster Session P4
10:30 – 12:00 TH1-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Site effects and liquefaction
TH1-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – STEEL – Frames
TH1-3 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Building Codes
TH1-4 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Retrofit
TH1-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – EXPERIMENTAL – Full Scale and Pseudo Dynamic
TH1-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Soil-Foundation Interaction I
TH1-7 MTC 3 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES – Infrastructure Loss Modelling
TH1-8 MTC 10 OTHER ISSUES – Historical
TH1-9 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Performance-Based Design
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch / Poster Session P4
14:00 – 15:30 TH2-1 MTC 20 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Strong Motion Prediction Considering the Effects of Surface Geology I
TH2-2 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Displacement-Based Design
TH2-3 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – STEEL -General I
TH2-4 MTC 12 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Buckling Restrained Braces for Rational Seismic Design
TH2-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – EXPERIMENTAL – Shake Table
TH2-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Soil-Foundation Interaction II
TH2-7 MTC 3 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES – Insurance and Loss Estimation
TH2-8 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – CONTROL – Sliding Isolation
15:30 – 16:00 Break / Poster Session P4
16:00 – 17:30 TH3-1 MTC 20 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Strong Motion Prediction Considering the Effects of Surface Geology II
TH3-2 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Reinforced Concrete Design
TH3-3 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – STEEL – Bracing
TH3-4 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Non-Building Design
TH3-5 MTC 13 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Seismic Risk Reduction of Operational and Functional Components of Buildings
TH3-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Soil-Foundation Interaction III
TH3-7 MTC 2 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING PRACTICE – General
TH3-8 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – CONTROL – General
20:00 – 01:00 Enchanted Rainforest Banquet

Friday, August 6
08:30 – 10:00 FK MTC 23 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: Recent Experience and Innovative Approaches in Design and Assessment of Bridges (Gian Michele Calvi); Development of Earthquake Engineering in China (Yuxian Hu)
10:00 – 10:30 Break / Poster Session P5
10:30 – 12:00 F1-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Subduction earthquakes and long-period hazard
F1-2 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Damage
F1-3 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – ANALYSIS – General I
F1-4 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – REINFORCED CONCRETE – Fibre Reinforcing
F1-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – EXPERIMENTAL – General
F1-6 MTC 5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – Ground Motions & Site Effects
F1-7 MTC 3 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES – Preparedness and Recovery
F1-8 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – MISCELLANEOUS – Evaluation and Retrofit
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch / Poster Session P5
14:00 – 15:30 F2-1 MTC 4 ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY – Urban strong motion
F2-2 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Seismic Codes and Standards
F2-3 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – ANALYSIS – General II
F2-4 MTC 17 SPECIAL THEME SESSION – Hybrid Experimental and Analytical Simulation in Earthquake Engineering
F2-5 MTC 6 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING – MISCELLANEOUS – Performance
F2-6 MTC 8 DESIGN CRITERIA AND METHODS – Design – Site Effects
F2-7 MTC 3 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES – Urban Planning and Risk Analysis
F2-8 MTC 6F OTHER ISSUES – Non-Structural Elements and Industrial Facilities
15:30 – 16:00 Break / Poster Session P5
16:00 – 17:30 F3-9 Closing Ceremonies