1 Welcoming Remarks & Today's Task PEER GMSM Program Workshop, Richmond CA, October 29, 2007 Nicolas Luco Research Structural Engineer USGS, National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project On behalf of the... PEER Ground Motion Selection & Modification (GMSM) Program
2 Primary Purpose of Today's Workshop The purpose of convening everyone to review the preliminary results and observations is: To ensure that we correctly interpret the various methods. To obtain feedback and insights from contributors. Our approach to interpreting the results Our specific observations Other things that we may need to think about or address To begin the process of coming to a collective consensus. The product of this study will be more useful to the ground motion community if we can all establish group agreement on the results. Note: Our dialogue will be ongoing, but this is our only formal meeting before the preparation of the first PEER report.
3 Agenda 09: :15 Welcoming Remarks & Today's Task (Luco) 09: :30 GMSM Mission and Vision (Watson-Lamprey) 09: :45 GMSM Methodology & Solicitation (Goulet) 09: :15 Review of GMSM Method Summaries (Luco) 10: :30 Break 10: :45 Structural Models (Goulet) 10: :45 Building Results in Detail (Haselton) 11: :00 Building Code Selection Mini-Study (Baker) 12: :00 Lunch 01: :00 Building Results in Detail (Haselton) 02: :30 Ranking of Methods (Watson-Lamprey) 02: :45 Break 02: :45 Discussion (Moderated by Baker) 03: :00 Closing Remarks (Baker)