EERI 2021 Distinguished Lecture Webinar Series with Craig Davis

Part 1 – September 1, 2021
Part 2 – September 8, 2021
Part 3 – November 10, 2021

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Sessions and Speakers

The EERI 2021 Distinguished Lecture Webinar series is a series of free public webinars featuring Dr. Craig Davis and building on the themes of his 2021 Distinguished Lecture, “Operationalizing Lifeline Infrastructure System Resilience to Earthquakes.” Further webinars in the series will be hosted by EERI Regional Chapters over the course of fall 2021.

In his three-decade-long career at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Dr. Davis worked as the Departmental Chief Resilience Officer, Seismic Manager, and Geotechnical Engineering Manager, and developed a comprehensive L.A. Water System resilience program. He has served on professional committees, including the Building Seismic Safety Council, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction, and ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division. Dr. Davis has published more than 150 technical papers and investigated numerous earthquakes.

Part 1 - Operationalizing Lifeline Infrastructure System Resilience to Earthquakes: 2021 Distinguished Lecture Rebroadcast

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To launch this fall’s Distinguished Lecture Webinar Series, EERI is rebroadcasting Dr. Craig Davis’s Distinguished Lecture from the 2021 Annual Meeting. The lecture explores how lifeline infrastructure system resilience is intimately linked to and supports community resilience through the services they provide. Lifelines are interdependent socio-technical systems vital in the day-to-day operations of our communities, and their basic services essential for community recovery after earthquakes. They include water, wastewater, stormwater control, electric power, gas and liquid fuel, telecommunication, solid waste, and multi-modal transportation systems. This lecture identifies features making lifeline systems resilient and provides examples on putting resilience into practice. The lecture is introduced by Dr. Katerina Ziotopoulou, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis.

Speakers:

Katerina Ziotopoulou

University of California, Davis

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

Part 2 - Seismic Resilient Lifeline Networks

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This webinar will focus on the concepts of resilience and functional recovery as they apply to critical lifelines. True resilience against the earthquake threat must incorporate all functioning systems of the community. We must not only design buildings to withstand a large event, but also design the complex systems that support those buildings with resilience in mind. Experts in infrastructure for water, power, natural gas, and sanitation will detail recent gains and future strategies made by those utilities in enhancing the resilience of their lifeline systems. The webinar will begin with a brief presentation by Craig Davis based on his 2021 EERI Distinguished Lecture “ Operationalizing Lifeline Infrastructure System Resilience To Earthquakes.” Craig will then be joined by John Shamma of the Metropolitan Water District, Jennifer Pearce of Southern California Edison, Mehrshad Ketabdar of SoCal Gas, and Donald Cutler of Orange County Sanitation, who will present and discuss the concepts of functional recovery and resilience within their respective lifeline systems, followed by an open floor for audience questions and discussion.

Speakers:

Samuel Mengelkoch

President, EERI Southern California Chapter

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

John Shamma

Unit Manager, Engineering Services; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Mehrshad Ketabdar

Civil/Structural Team Leader, SoCal Gas

Don Cutler

Engineering Supervisor, Orange County Sanitation District

Jennifer Pearce

Principal Manager, Southern California Edison

Moderator:

Anne Lemnitzer

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of California at Irvine

Part 3 - Lifeline Infrastructure System Functional Recovery and Operability

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Historically, seismic design and building codes have focused primarily on ensuring safety in the event of an earthquake, with less attention to the state of structures and infrastructure systems in the aftermath. However, an increasing focus on resiliency in recent years has brought new attention to the concept of designing for functional recovery: a post-earthquake state in which capacity is sufficiently maintained or swiftly restored to support pre-earthquake functionality. As detailed in the January 2021 FEMA/NIST report “Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time,” this means considering not only safety and recovery time for buildings, but ensuring recovery-based design, upgrade, and maintenance of a lifeline infrastructure systems as well. In this webinar, co-hosted by the EERI New England Regional Chapter and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Student Chapter, EERI 2021 Distinguished Lecturer Craig Davis will present a short lecture on Lifeline Infrastructure System Functional Recovery and Operability, followed by a live panel with speakers from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. They will speak on the role, preparedness, and plans of their organizations to mitigate damage and restore service of critical lifeline systems after a disaster, and join Dr. Davis for a Q&A session with the webinar audience.

Speakers:

Dr. Stephen Potts

Geologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tirzah Shakespeare

Public Utilities Engineer, Department of Public Utilities, Massachusetts

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

About EERI’s Webinar Series

EERI’s professional development webinar series covers a broad range of topics for the community of earthquake risk reduction professionals. You will hear about the latest impacts and lessons from recent earthquakes, learn about emerging research from Earthquake Spectra, and hear from leading experts on complex technical topics.

EERI 2021 Distinguished Lecture Webinar Series with Craig Davis

Part 1 – September 1, 2021
Part 2 – September 8, 2021
Part 3 – November 10, 2021

Sessions and Speakers

Part 1 - Operationalizing Lifeline Infrastructure System Resilience to Earthquakes: 2021 Distinguished Lecture Rebroadcast

Speakers:

Katerina Ziotopoulou

University of California, Davis

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

Part 2 - Seismic Resilient Lifeline Networks

Speakers:

Samuel Mengelkoch

President, EERI Southern California Chapter

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

John Shamma

Unit Manager, Engineering Services; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Mehrshad Ketabdar

Civil/Structural Team Leader, SoCal Gas

Don Cutler

Engineering Supervisor, Orange County Sanitation District

Jennifer Pearce

Principal Manager, Southern California Edison

Moderator:

Anne Lemnitzer

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of California at Irvine

Part 3 - Lifeline Infrastructure System Functional Recovery and Operability

Speakers:

Dr. Stephen Potts

Geologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tirzah Shakespeare

Public Utilities Engineer, Department of Public Utilities, Massachusetts

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

About EERI’s Webinar Series

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EERI 2021 Distinguished Lecture Webinar Series with Craig Davis

Part 1 – September 1, 2021 Part 2 – September 8, 2021 Part 3 – November 10, 2021

Sessions and Speakers

Part 1 - Operationalizing Lifeline Infrastructure System Resilience to Earthquakes: 2021 Distinguished Lecture Rebroadcast

Speakers:

Katerina Ziotopoulou

University of California, Davis

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

Part 2 - Seismic Resilient Lifeline Networks

Speakers:

Samuel Mengelkoch

President, EERI Southern California Chapter

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

John Shamma

Unit Manager, Engineering Services; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Mehrshad Ketabdar

Civil/Structural Team Leader, SoCal Gas

Don Cutler

Engineering Supervisor, Orange County Sanitation District

Jennifer Pearce

Principal Manager, Southern California Edison

Moderator:

Anne Lemnitzer

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of California at Irvine

Part 3 - Lifeline Infrastructure System Functional Recovery and Operability

Speakers:

Dr. Stephen Potts

Geologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tirzah Shakespeare

Public Utilities Engineer, Department of Public Utilities, Massachusetts

Craig Davis

Consultant on geotechnical, earthquake, and lifeline infrastructure system resilience engineering

About EERI’s Webinar Series

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Part 1 – September 1, 2021
Part 2 – September 8, 2021
Part 3 – November 10, 2021