2008 COSMOS Technical Session -

Selection and Scaling of Ground Motions for Site Response Analysis and Geotechnical Evaluations

November 21, 2008
8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Hilton Oakland Airport
Oakland, California

Schedule	Title	Authors
7:30	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30	Welcome and Overview of Day	B. Bachman
8:45	Conclusions from Previous COSMOS Meeting and Importance of Today’s Topic	N. Abrahamson
9:15	Site-Specific Site Response Analysis and Its Link to Structural Analysis, Design, and Code Requirements	C. B. Crouse
9:45	Time History Selection for Design and Analysis of LA Port Marginal Wharf Facilities	P. Lam
10:15	BREAK
10:45	Update on New Center for Earthquake Strong-Motion Data	W. Savage T. Shakal
11:00	Update on COSMOS Initiatives	Bill Iwan Doug Dreger C. B Crouse N. Abrahamson
11:30	LUNCH
Noon	COSMOS Annual Meeting	J. F. Davis
1:00	Introduction to Research on Time Series Selection for Geotechnical Projects	J. Watson-Lamprey
1:15	BART Tube Project Time Series Selection Concerns and the Final Resolution	T. Travasarou
1:45	DSOD Approach to Developing Design Ground Motions for Earth Dams	J. Howard
2:15	Ground Motion Parameters that Control Ground Response Analysis Results	C. Goulet
5:00	Variability of Levee Response Due to Time History Selection	A. Zekkos
3:15	BREAK
3:45	Panel Discussion
5:00	Adjourn for no-host cocktail hour