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2023 SEAOC Convention Papers
SEAOC did not hold its annual convention in 2023, which had been scheduled for September in Maui but cancelled owing to the tragic Lahaina fire.  Many of the presenters have graciously offered their papers for posting here.  

Click on each paper below to download.

 

Evaluation of Simplified Methods for Estimating Engineering Demand Parameters - Download

Kwasi Gyimah Bempong

Ioannis Vouvakis Manousakis

Dimitrios Konstantinidis

Tamika Bassman

Benshun Shao

Tommy Sidebottom

University of California
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

A Study of Non-Salary Benefits at Northern California Structural Engineering Firms - Download

Kaat Ceder, PE, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc, Emeryville, CA
Priscilla Nguyen, SE, PE, Martinez Moore Engineers, Houston, TX
Megan Vandervort, EIT, Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers, Larkspur, CA

Claire Leader, Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers, Larkspur, CA

Updates in the ASCE 7-22 Tsunami Design Provisions - Download

Gary Chock, SE ASCE Distinguished Member
ASCE 7 Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee Chair
Honolulu HI

NZS3604 VS US IRC -Design of Non-Engineered Buildings in New Zealand and the United States – Items of Interest to Practicing Engineers - Download

Michelle Grant, LGE Consulting Ltd., Masterton, New Zealand

Kelly Cobeen, Wiss Janney Elstner Associates, Emeryville, CA

The Inclusion of Environmental Metrics into Seismic Loss Assessments - Download

Rosa Eva Gonzalez E

Max Stephens

Charlotte Toma

David Dowell

 The University of Auckland Building Research Association of New Zealand
Auckland New Zealand


Disaster Emergency Services: Unifying & Improving Our Disaster Response - Download

Amy Inhofer, SE,

John Osteraas, PhD, PE,

Molly Seto, SE,

Stefanie Rae Arizabal, PE
SEAONC Disaster Emergency Services Committee

San Francisco, CA



Building Settlement and Structural Collapse Analysis - Download

Dilip Khatri, PhD, SE

Khatri International

Pasadena, CA



Seismic Anchorage and Bracing of Non-Structural Components – Common Calculation Flaws in Current Practice - Download

Roy Lobo, Ph.D., SE, Principal Structural Engineer

Chris Tokas, SE, F.SEAOC, CBO, Deputy Director

HCAI/OSHPD

Sacramento, CA

Evaluation of Two-Stage Analysis and Design Provisions for Multi-Story Buildings - Download

Morgan McBain, Stanford University

Advised by Gregory Dierlein, Stanford University

Abby Enscoe, Tipping Structural Engineers

Insung Kim, Degenkolb Engineers



Case Study Projects Highlighting the Prominent Advantages of Performance

Based Engineering After ACI 318-19 - Download

Ecem Ozsahin, PhD
Holmes

Los Angeles, CA

Functional Recovery of Steel Special Moment Frames Subject to Near-Field

Loading - Download

Amy J. McCall, PhD, PE, Development Engineer

Paul W. Richards, PhD, PE, Vice President

Justin D. Marshall, PhD, PE, President

DuraFuse Frames

West Jordan, UT


Structural Performance and Design Improvements of Solar Trackers Under

Wind Loading - Download

Ali Roufegrainejad, PhD, PE, Associate and R&D Manager

John O’Hagan, PE, Engineer

Chris Petteys, SE, President and CEO

Forell Elsesser Engineers

San Francisco, CA


In Search of a Better Measure of Torsional Irregularity: The Peer TBI Formula - Download

Ferhat Seyis

Jenna Wong, PhD, PE, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Mike Korolyk, SE, Tipping Structural Engineers, Berkeley, CA

Rahul Sharma, SE, Hohback-Lewin, Inc, Palo Alto, CA

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