2008 Annual Meeting

Seismic Design Procedures Reassessment Group's Workshop
September 10, 2008
Embassy Suites Hotel, Burligame, CA
Sponsored by FEMA and USGS

The BSSC Seismic Design Procedures Reassessment Group (SDPRG), also known as the Project 07 Committee, has met and held teleconferences since 2007 in an effort to explore the development of New Seismic Ground Motions Design Maps and Procedures for Use in the 2009 NEHRP Recommended Provisions. Their work resulted in proposals for the Provisions Update Committee's consideration.

This meeting, open to the BSSC membership and the pulic, also served as the BSSC annual meeting of the membership.

Agenda (PDF 12 KB)

Workshop participants (PDF 56 KB)

Presentations

• Goals and Status of the 2009 NEHRP Provisions Update (PDF 250 KB)
  Contributor: Ronald O. Hamburger, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, PUC Chair
• Introduction to SDPRG & Changes Proposed for the 2009 NEHRP Provisions (PDF 1 MB)
  Contributors: Charlie Kircher, Kircher & Associates, SDPRG Chair
  Nicolas Luco, USGS
  Andrew Whittaker, SUNY - Buffalo
• Summary of SDPRG Proposal for Changes to the 2009 NEHRP Provisions (PDF 3.5 MB)
  Contributors: Charlie Kircher, Kircher & Associates, SDPRG Chair
  Nicolas Luco, USGS
  Andrew Whittaker, SUNY - Buffalo
• The New 2008 USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps (PDF 5.6 MB)
  Contributor: Mark Petersen, USGS National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project Chief
• Risk-Targeted Ground Motions (PDF 1.8 MB)
  Contributor: Nicolas Luco, USGS
• Proposed Update of USGS Java Ground Motion Parameter Calculator (PDF 2.9 MB)
  Contributors: Nicolas Luco
  Eric Martinez
• Maximum Direction Ground Motions (PDF 553 KB)
  Contributors: Andrew Whittaker, Professor of the Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of Buffalo, SDPRG Task Leader
  Yin-Nan Huang
  Nico Luco