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WEDNESDAY
September 13,2006
 Three Presentations
2:00p-4:30p Practical Design & Detailing Seminar
Transitioning From 1997 UBC to 2006 IBC:
Latest Changes to ACI 318.
By: Mr. Attila Beres, Ph.D, P.E., Portland Cement Association
2006 IBC-Seismic Design
Manual: EBF & SMRF Design Examples.
By: Mr. Jon Kiland, S.E., Pricipal, Dasse Design, Inc.
2006 IBC & 2005 NDS Provisions:
Recent Code Changes in Wood Design
with Design Examples.
By: Mr. Doug Thompson, S.E., Principal, STB Structural Engineers

                      THURSDAY
Track One Track Two
New Building Design Existing Building Rehabilitation
8:00a-8:35a Design of Post-tensioned Concrete Walls for Seismic Resistance in Buildings. Design Implications from The Performance Evaluation of Concrete Transfer Girders in a Mid-Rise Masonry Building
Author / Presenter By: Leo Panian, SE, Tipping · Mar Associates By: Anurag Jain, S.E., Can Simsir, S.E., Alexis Dumortier, S.E.,
Gary Hart, Principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
8:35a-9:10a Design Examples of Rocking and Restoring Frames and Walls Cyclic Testing and Analysis of Steel Moment Connections for the Seismic Rehabilitation of a 15-Story Office Building.
Author / Presenter By: David Mar, SE,Principal, Tipping · Mar Associates By: James Newell, Chia-Ming Uang, Univ. of CA-San Diego, 
James Malley, Degenkolb Engineers, Colin Blaney, The Crosby
Group, Tamer Ahmed, CA Dept. of G.S.
9:10a-9:45a  Low-Rise, Wood Framed Retail Structures  Seismic Upgrade of a 15-Story Steel Moment Frame Building - Satisfying Performance Criteria with Application of Experimental and Analytical Procedures.
Author / Presenter By: Dan Allwardt,SE, KPFF Consulting Engineers By: James Malley, Mark Sinclair, Timothy Graf, Degenkolb Eng.
Colin Blaney, Moisey Fraynt, The Crosby Group, Chia-Ming, 
James Newell, Univ. of CA-San Diego,
Tamer Ahmed, CA Dept. of General Services
BREAK
IBC Research & Development
10:15a-10:50a Buckling Restrained Braced Frame (BRBF) Structures: Analysis, Design and Approvals Issues. Design, Analysis and Testing of an Earthquake-Resistant Buckling-Restrained Braced
Author / Presenter By: Saif M Hussain, S.E, Paul Van Benschoten, S.E., By: Larry Fahnestock, P.E., Univ. of IL, Richard Sause, P.E., 
Dennis Firth,S.E., Mohamed Satari, Ph.D, Silian Lin, Ph.D James Ricles, P.E., Lehigh University
10:50a-11:25a Alternate Design Mehtodology for a BRBF System Under 2001 CBC Utilizing 2003 NEHRP Seismic Provisions Earthquake Resistant Design of RC Frames Using Hysteretic Energy Demands
Author / Presenter By: Ryan Kersting, S.E., David Hutchinson,S.E.,President By: James Anderson,Ph.D, Surat Terapathana, University
Buehler & Buehler Structural Engineers, Inc. of Southern California
11:25a-12:00p Comparison of Retrofit Criteria for Tuckunder Buildings Estimating Inelastic Seismic Demands by Elastic 
Author / Presenter By: David Pomerleau, S.E., Integrated Design Services, Inc. Analysis for RC Framed Structures.
By: Mohamed Satari, Ph.D, Coffman Engineers, Inc.
James Anderson, Ph.D, University of Southern California
LUNCH
IBC Research & Development
1:15p-2:00p 1997 UBC vs 2006 IBC Seismic Provisions - Part 1 Blast Resistance Benefits of Seismic Design - A Case Study
Author / Presenter By: S.K. Ghosh,Ph.D, Susan Dowty,S.E., By: Robert Pekelnicky, P.E., Degenkolb Engineers
S.K. Ghosh Associates,Inc.
2:00p-2:45p 1997 UBC vs 2006 IBC Seismic Provisions - Part 2 Shake Table Response of a Full Scale Reinforced Concrete Wall 
Author / Presenter By: S.K. Ghosh,Ph.D, Susan Dowty,S.E., Building Slice.
S.K. Ghosh Associates,Inc. By: Marios Panagiotou, Jose Restrepo, Joel Conte, Robert 
Englekirk, University of CA-San Diego
BREAK
IBC Existing Building Rehabilitation
3:30p-4:15p Design of The New Tropicana Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada Using the 2003 IBC. Historic meets High-Tech: The Griffith Observatory Expansion and Renovation
Author / Presenter By: Derrick Roorda, S.E., Ronald Polivka,Ph.D  By: Kenneth Wong, S.E., Miyamoto International, Inc.
DeSimone Consulting Engineers,PLLC
4:15p-5:00p Seismic Desing of a Buckling-Restrained Braced Frame (BRBF) Building to U.S. Steel Design Standards Issues Implementing FEMA 356 with URM Infilled Steel Frames.
By: Rami Elhassan, Ph.D, David Pomerleau, S.E.,
Author / Presenter By: Walterio Lopez, S.E., Rutherford & Chekene Associates, Kyung-Sik Lee, Ph.D, Integrated Design Services, Inc.
Yuki Nakayama, P.E., Kajima Corporation

                           FRIDAY
 
                    September 15,2006
Track One Track Two
New Building Design Business Topics
8:00a-8:45a A Simplified Method for Performance Based Design of Based Design of Concrete and Masonry Walls Keeping Project Management on the Success Track
Author / Presenter By: Chukwuma S. Ekwueme, S.E., Weidlinger Associates  By: Douglas Rawson
8:45a-9:30a Design Verification of a New Eccentric Braced Frame High-Rise Building using Performance Based Nonlinear Analysis Valuation and Ownership Transition Trends in the Engineering & Construction Industry 
Author / Presenter By: Saiful Islam, Ph.D, Tom Bouquet, S.E., Matthew Skokan, Ph.D, Sampson Huang,Ph.D, Saiful/Bouqet Structural Eng. By: Scott Kolbrenner
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10:15a-11:45a                                                         KEYNOTE SESSION

Dr. Lucy Jones, U.S.G.S. and Excellence in Engineering Awards

LUNCH
Evaluation & Testing Existing Building Rehabilitation
1:40p-2:25p Evaluation of Nonstructural Seismic Restraints for Biotechnical Facilities Evaluation and Repair of Exiting Post-tensioned Buildings with Paper-wrapped Tendons Experiencing Corrosion Damage
Author / Presenter By: Bill Joerger, S.E., ISAT Seismic Bracing  By: K. Dirk Bondy,S.E., Seneca Structural Engineering,Inc.
2:25p-3:10p Limiting Net Section Fracture of HSS Sections Retrofit of Moment Frame Hospital Building Damaged in Northridge Earthquake with Steel Plate Shear Walls
Author / Presenter By: Frances Yang, Stephen Mahin, Yuli Huang, Patxi Uriz By: Sean McNeill, Degenkolb Engineers
3:10p-3:45p Floor Vibration Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Steel-Framed Structures Viscous Fluid Damper Retrofit of Pre-Northridge Steel Moment Frame Structures
Author / Presenter By: Amir S.J. Gilani,Ph.D, H.Kit Miyamoto,M.S., S.E. By: Saif Hussein, S.E., Dennis Firth, S.E., Paul Benschoten, 
Miyamoto International, Inc. S.E., Arvind Nerurkar, P.E., Mohamed Satari, Ph.D, Tesfaye Guttema, Ph.D, Coffman Engineers, Inc.

   SATURDAY
September 16,2006
Design Best Practices
9:00a-9:45a Proper Selection, Specification & Related Seismic Details of Open Web Steel Joist Framing for Roofs in California
Author / Presenter By: Darrel E. Marchell, P.E., Vulcraft Sales Corporation
9:45a-10:30a Design & Coordination Reviews
By: Rawn Nelson
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10:45a-11:20a Navigating the Plan Check Process
Author / Presenter By: Bryan Spain, P.E., California Code Check, Inc.
11:20a-11:55a Structural Engineering Strategies Towards Sustainable Design
Author / Presenter By: Grace Kang, S.E. Alan Kren,S.E.,