Projects : Task Order 34
Assessment of ASCE 41 First Generation Performance-Based Seismic Design Methods for New Building in High-Seismic Regions
SUMMARY
The objective of this project is to engage groups of experts to provide technical support and, where needed, subject matter expert guidance to improve the resulting technical outcomes for two ongoing NIST projects. The work will be conducted in two phases:
Phase 1 will consist of technical support for the ongoing NIST project benchmarking ASCE 41 first-generation performance-based seismic design procedures as applied to new building structures designed in accordance with ASCE/SEI 7-05, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7). A Project Review Panel (PRP) will provide guidance and advice on technical detail and project scope, seismic hazard analysis, ground motion scaling for varying return periods, nonlinear dynamic analysis, structural behavior, design of building structures, and peer review services.
Phase 2 will consist of technical support for the NIST project to assess the costeffectiveness of seismic design approaches in moderate seismic zones. A group of Subject Matter Experts will be assembled to review the results of the prior Task Order 16 building design, cost estimation, and performance assessment work, and a final report will be developed.
PROJECT DIRECTOR - PHASE 1:
William Holmes, Rutherford & Chekene Structural Engineers, San Francisco, California, who served in this role on the Task Order 12 Project, is proposed as the Phase 1 Project Director.
The following members who served on the Task Order 12 Project are proposed for the Steel System Project Review Panel:
• William Holmes (Phase 1 Project Director, Chair), Rutherford & Chekene Structural Engineers, San Francisco, California
• Michael D. Engelhardt, University of Texas at Austin
• Robert D. Hanson, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan, Walnut Creek, California
• Nicolas Luco, United States Geological Survey, Colorado
• Stephen Mahin, University of California, Berkeley, California
• James Malley, Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, California
• Charles Roeder, University of Washington, Seattle
• Rafael Sabelli, Walter P. Moore, San Francisco, California
• Tom Sabol, Englekirk and Sabol, Los Angeles, California
• Peter Sommers, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle, Washington
The following members who served on the Task Order 12 Project are proposed for the Concrete System Project Review Panel:
• William Holmes (Phase 1 Project Director, Chair), Rutherford & Chekene Structural Engineers, San Francisco, California
• John Hooper, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle, Washington
• Andres Lepage, Pennsylvania State University
• Laura Lowes, University of Washington
• Nicolas Luco, United States Geological Survey, Colorado
PROJECT DIRECTOR - PHASE 2:
James Harris, J. R. Harris and Company, Denver, Colorado, who served in this role on the Task Order 16 Project, is proposed as the Phase 2 Project Director.
The following members who served on the Task Order 16 Project are proposed for the Phase 2 Project Technical Committee:
• James Harris (Phase 2 Project Director, Chair), J. R. Harris and Company, Denver, Colorado;
• David Bonneville, Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, California
• Ryan Kersting, Buehler and Buehler Structural Engineers, Sacramento, California
• John Lawson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
• Peter Morris, Davis Langdon, Sacramento, California Phase 2 Project Review Panel.
The following members who served on the Task Order 16 Project are proposed for the Phase 2 PRP:
• Rick Howe, R.W. Howe and Associates, Memphis, Tennessee
• Rob Norcross, Looney Ricks Kiss, Memphis, Tennessee
• Bob Paullus, Paullus Consulting, Memphis, Tennessee
