Speaker:

Khalid M. Mosalam, Ph.D., P.Eng
Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering
Program Leader, Structural Eng., Mechanics & Materials
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Time: 2015-12-149:00-9:50
Venue:  Civil Engineering B504
Chair：Huanjun Jiang

Outline :
The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center is a multi-institutional research and education center spanning over a wide range of institutions and disciplines. Investigators from over 20 universities, several business and industry partners, and practitioners at various State and Federal government agencies contribute to PEER’s research programs focused on performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE). This takes place in several disciplines including structural and geotechnical engineering, geology/seismology, lifelines, transportation, risk management, and public policy. Fundamental mission of PEER is the reduction of earthquake hazard on the society. Three key components constitute the core of this fundamental mission: (1) providing basic life safety during earthquakes and eliminating earthquake induced deaths and injuries, (2) increasing resiliency of the built environment with significant reduction of downtime, and (3) developing enabling technologies to achieve the above two objectives. This presentation starts with a basic review of the PEER Center. Subsequently, progressive collapse simulations and the PEER PBEE framework and its application to common and important structural and electrical equipment systems are presented as examples of the first two components. Subsequently, enabling technologies developed within PEER that facilitate analytical and hybrid simulations, namely OpenSees and OpenFresco, are discussed. The presentation concludes with the future vision of PEER activities and potential collaboration opportunities.
About the Speaker :
Khalid Mosalam obtained his BS and MS from Cairo University and his PhD from Cornell University in Structural Engineering. In 1997, Mosalam joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley where he is currently the Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering and the leader of the Structural Eng., Mechanics and Materials Program. He served as the CEE Vice-Chair for Research and Technical Services and will be the Director of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center in Jan. 2016. Mosalam conducts research on the performance and health monitoring of structural systems and essential facilities subjected to extreme loads. He is the recipient of the 2006 ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize and the 2013 UCB Chancellor award for Public Services. Mosalam is also active in research related to building energy efficiency and sustainability.
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