EPICentre Seminars - Status of Tsunami Design in the USA
07 December 2021, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm

In this seminar Prof Ian Robertson from University of Hawaii at Manoa will give an overview on the status of tsunami design research and code requirements in the USA.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Cost
- Free
Organiser
-
Arash Nassirpour – UCL EPICentre / Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
This presentation will give an overview of the status of tsunami design research and code requirements in the USA. Topics will include a brief description of the ASCE 7-16 Tsunami Loads and Effects design requirements, with reference to some of the changes coming in the ASCE 7-22 version to be published early next year. One of these changes is the development of High-resolution Tsunami Design Zone mapping performed for highly populated areas of Hawaiʻi, California and Washington State. Another change clarifies the application of tsunami pushover analysis, and the effects of uplift forces, both of which were developed in collaboration with researchers at University College London. Several new buildings have already incorporated tsunami design provisions of ASCE 7. These will be discussed in terms of modifications required to accommodate tsunami design.

Matsubara Community Apartment Building, built in 2007 as Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Refuge per Japan Codes. Roof area served as refuge during 2011 Tohoku Tsunami, saving 44 lives.
Click Here to Join the Seminar via Zoom
No Registration & Booking Required.
Simply click on the Zoom link above to join the seminar on the indicated date and time.
Please note that the session may be recorded and retained as per UCL’s retention schedule.
Photo Credit: Prof Ian Robertson
About the Speaker
Prof Ian Robertson
Chair & Arthur N. L. Chiu Distinguished Professor at University of Hawaii at Manoa
