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Designing for functional recovery does not mean designing for no damage, but rather designing to prevent damage that prevents the building from being occupiable and functional. Our analytical methods for estimating functional recovery times (mentioned in the earlier article in this newsletter) depend heavily on what damage can/cannot be accommodated while the building remains functional.
SP3 Senior Research Engineer, Dave Welch, Ph.D., was invited by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) to serve on the scientific committee to be a part of the review process and development of the workshop proceedings.
The Fifth International Workshop on Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements (5SPONSE) took place on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California (USA) on December 5 to 7, 2022.
SP3 Sr. Associate, Aaron Malatesta, presents on applications for seismic risk assessment, methodologies and recent SP3 comparison study results of other available methods at the 2022 NCSEA conference in Chicago, IL. This presentation aligned with the conference’s focus on the importance of the practical application of advanced technologies in structural design of buildings and implications of new tools with upcoming building code changes.
The SP3-RiskModel has now been extended to work seamlessly for international sites, leveraging the modeling automations previously only available for sites in the United States. Please see our SP3 Knowledge Base article for more of the technical details!
The SP3 Team participated in the 2022 Structural Engineering Association of California (SEAOC) conference and was thrilled to have SP3 Senior Associate, D. Jared DeBock, PhD, PE represent our team by presenting one of our latest ground breaking projects: A practical design procedure for steel moment frames with fluid viscous dampers.
Dr. D. Jared DeBock recently presented state-of-the-art functional recovery predictions for code-conforming buildings at the Functional Recovery Workshop hosted by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) with funding from FEMA.
The SP3 team was thrilled to attend, exhibit and present at the 2022 12th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), hosted by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) every 4 years in conjunction with federal and local partners. The convention was held at Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT, from June 27 to July 1, 2022.
The SP3 Team has moved to a new location in Chico, CA! Please contact our Administrative Manager, Kendall Anderson, at kendall@hbrisk.com to update your customer or vendor account and for any other verification information needed.
New updates made to SP3-SiteHazards for bring our customers the most reliable tool available for site stability and seismic hazard mapping. Read our recent announcement on advancements made to this tool and for new pricing information.
The SP3 Team is pleased to announce advancements to the SP3-RiskModel. SP3-RiskModel is the most reliable solution for rapid seismic risk assessment, and the only solution that can provide building-specific risk insights for component-level losses, reoccupancy and functional recovery times for business interruption.