Presentations
[65] "Seismic Performance Classification of Hazard Resilient iPVC Pipeline Systems" ASCE/UESI Lunch & Learn Webinar Series (delivered virtually) (25 Oct. 2023)
[64] "An Analytical Approach for Thermally Induced Axial Deformation in Rehabilitated Pipelines" ASCE/UESI Pipelines 2023, San Antonio, TX [Dr. Patrick Dixon, Post Doc] (15 Aug. 2023)
[63] "Compressive Failure Mechanisms of Thermoplastic Pipeline Systems in Response to Seismically Representative Compressive Loading" ASCE/UESI Pipelines 2023, San Antonio, TX [Jessica Ramos, MS Student] (14 Aug. 2023)
[62] "Quantifying Soil-structure Interaction for Connection Force Capacity Determination" ASCE Task Committee – MOP: Seismic Design of Buried Water and Wastewater Pipelines, Pipelines 2023, San Antonio, TX [Hailey-Rae Rose, PhD Candidate] (12 Aug. 20203)
[61] "Lifelines & Utilities: Natural Hazards Research" Joint Academia-Industry NHERI@UC San Diego Workshop, University of California, San Diego, CA (19 May 2023)
[60] "Summary of Preliminary Observations from March 17-23, 2023 Reconnaissance Investigation of the February 6, 2023 Turkey Earthquake Sequence" Learning From Earthquakes Reconnaissance Briefing Series, EERI (delivered virtually by 10 member team: link to video) (5 May 2023)
[59] "Full-scale Tests of Steel and Legacy Cast Iron Pipe with Pipe-in-pipe Repairs" NASTT 2023 No-Dig Show. North American Society for Trenchless Technology, Portland, OR (3 May 2023)
[58] "EERI Lifelines Team Reconnaissance Investigation - Overview and Preliminary Observations of 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence" EERI Annual Meeting, Special Session, San Francisco, CA [co-presented with Riccardo Cappa & Ezra Jampole: link to video] (11 Apr. 2023)
[57] “Evaluation of Assessment Procedures for Hazard-Resilient Expansion Joints” 12th International Exchange Forum: Seismic and Multi-Hazard Preparedness and Response Practices for Drinking Water Utilities, Kumamoto, Japan (1 Feb. 2023)
[56] “Testing & Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies” ARPA-E Annual REPAIR Meeting and Forum, Washington, DC (26 Jan. 2023)
[55] "Pipeline Damage and Assessment for Natural Hazards" US-Japan Hazard Resilient Pipeline Research Panel (HRPRP), University of California, Berkeley, CA (8 Nov. 2022)
[54] “Traffic Loading Effects on Rehabilitated Cast Iron Distribution Pipelines”. Pipelines 2022, Indianapolis, IN. [Jacob Klingaman, MS Student] (3 Aug. 2022)
[53] “Seismic Performance Classification of Hazard Resilient iPVC Pipeline Systems” Pipelines 2022, Indianapolis, IN. [Nicholas Berty, MS Student] (2 Aug. 2022)
[52] “Seismic Testing and Classification of Performance for Design of Buried Pipelines” ASCE Task Committee – Seismic Design of Buried Water and Wastewater Pipelines, Planning and Design Workshop, ASCE Pipelines 2022 Conference, Indianapolis, IN (31 Jul. 2022)
[51] “New ASCE Standard Committee: Seismic Testing and Evaluation of Pipeline Systems (STEPS)" Planning and Design Workshop, ASCE Pipelines 2022 Conference, Indianapolis, IN (30 Jul. 2022)
[50] "Experimental Seismic Assessment of Water Distribution Pipelines: Axial Cyclic Testing" 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12NCEE), Salt Lake City, UT (27 Jun. 2022)
[49] "2021 Marshall Fire: Water System and Lifeline Interdependencies" Infrastructure Interdependencies Workshop, Tualatin Valley Water District, Beaverton, OR (23 May 2022)
[48] “Testing & Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies” American Gas Association, REPAIR Testing and Technical Specifications Committee, ARPA-E, New Orleans, LA (4 May 2022)
[47] “Development of a Testing and Analysis Framework for Validation of Rehabilitating Pipe-in-Pipe Technologies” NASTT 2022 No-Dig Show. North American Society for Trenchless Technology, Minneapolis, MN, 12 (Dr. Patrick Dixon, Post Doc) (12 Apr. 2022)
[46] “Assessing Pipeline System Seismic Resiliency: Industry Overview” PVC Pipe Association, Jacksonville, FL (5 Apr. 2022)
[45] “2021 Marshall Fire: CU Engineering Response” ForeverGold Winter Speaker Series, CU Boulder, CO, (virtual) (3 Mar. 2022)
[44] “2021 Marshall Fire: Water System Response and Recovery” Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, CU Boulder, CO (in-person) (18 Feb. 2022)
[43] "Seismic-Resistant Pipeline Design: Parametric Study of Axial Connection Force Capacity" ASCE-UCLA San Fernando Lifelines Conference. Los Angeles, CA (delivered virtually) [Hailey-Rae Rose, PhD Student] (9 Feb. 2022)
[42] "Utility-Academic Collaborative Partnership to Test, Evaluate, and Install an Innovative Seismic Pipeline Replacement Solution" ASCE-UCLA San Fernando Lifelines Conference. Los Angeles, CA (delivered virtually) (7 Feb. 2022)
[41] “Testing & Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies” REPAIR Annual Meeting, Project Stakeholders and Testing and Technical Specifications Committee, ARPA-E, Atlanta, GA (delivered virtually) (13 Jan. 2022)
[40] “Overview of in-progress Manual of Practice (MOP) on Seismic Design of Pipelines and New Standard for Testing Requirements for Seismic Design of Buried Water/Wastewater Pipelines” UESI Panel Discussion: Asset Management and Buried Pipeline Resiliency and Maintenance, ASCE Tech Talks, (delivered virtually) (9 Nov. 2021)
[39] “Testing & Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies” REPAIR, Testing and Technical Specifications Committee, ARPA-E, Orange County, CA (delivered virtually) (25 Oct. 2021)
[38] “CIEST at CU Boulder: Experimental Capabilities” CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, (presented virtually) (11 Oct. 2021)
[37] “Testing & Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies” REPAIR, Testing and Technical Specifications Committee, ARPA-E, Washington, DC (delivered virtually) (20 Aug. 2021)
[36] “Seismic Testing and Classification of Pipeline Performance: Seismic Design of Buried Pipelines - New Manual of Practice” Planning and Design Workshop, ASCE Pipelines 2021 Conference, Virtual, (delivered virtually) (6 Aug. 2021)
[35] “Testing & Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies” REPAIR, Testing and Technical Specifications Committee, ARPA-E, Washington, DC (delivered virtually) (22 Apr. 2021)
[34] “Ground Deformation Simulator: Past & Future Experimental Capabilities” UC Berkeley CSI Seminar, Berkeley, CA (8 Mar. 2021)
[33] “Testing & Analysis of Pipeline Encapsulation Technologies” REPAIR, Testing and Technical Specifications Committee, ARPA-E, Washington, DC (virtual) (6 Oct. 2020)
[32] “Experimental Assessment of Pipeline Connection Response to Transverse Loading." ASCE Pipelines 2020 Conference, San Antonio, TX (virtual: link to video) (11 Aug. 2020)
[31] “Axial Connection Force Capacity” & “Seismic Testing of Pipeline Performance.” Workshop on Manual of Practice: Seismic Design of Water and Wastewater Pipelines, ASCE Pipelines 2020 Conference, San Antonio, TX (virtual) (10 Aug. 2020)
[30] “Toward Hazard-Resilient Lifeline Systems: Evaluation and Design for Ground Deformation.” Invited Lecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (3 Dec. 2019)
[29] “Performance Assessment of Pipeline System Seismic Response.” JWWA/WRF/CTWWA Water System Seismic Conference. Los Angeles, CA (9 Oct. 2019)
[28] “Axial Connection Force Capacity Required for Buried Pipelines Subjected to Seismic Permanent Ground Displacement." & "Experimental Performance Evaluation of Seismic-Resilient PVCO Pipeline.” ASCE Pipelines 2019 Conference, Nashville, TN (22-23 July 2019)
[27] “Experimental Evaluation of Pipeline System Seismic Performance.” ASCE/UESI Manual of Practice on Seismic Design of Water and Wastewater Pipelines, Committee Meeting, Nashville, TN (21 July 2019)
[26] “Hazard-resilient Pipeline Joint Response to Large Transverse Deformation." 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure, Chania, Greece (25 June 2019)
[25] “Characterization of Soil-structure Interaction for Seismic Design of Hazard-resistant Pipeline Systems." 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Rome, Italy (20 June 2019)
[24] “Evaluation of Pipeline System Seismic Performance.” & “Experimental Testing of Water Pipeline Earthquake Performance.” AWWA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Denver, CO (10 June 2019)
[23] “Strain Demands on Buried Pipelines from Earthquake-Induced Ground Movements” & “Seismic Design of Buried Pipelines: Axial Connection Force Capacity.” ASCE/UESI Manual of Practice on Seismic Design of Water and Wastewater Pipelines, Committee Meeting, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA (23-24 May 2019)
[22] “Hazard-resistant Steel Pipeline Response to Large Fault Rupture.” ASCE Geo-Congress, Philadelphia, PA (25 March 2019)
[21] “Hazard-resilient Lifelines: Field Investigation, Evaluation, and Design for Large Ground Deformation.” Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics (GEGM) Research Seminar, Boulder, CO (25 Jan. 2019)
[20] “CU Boulder Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing Overview: Drinks, Dynamics, and Disaster-Resilience.” ASCE Denver Branch Invited Keynote, Novel Strand Brewery, Denver, CO (13 Dec. 2018)
[19] “Multi-Hazard Field Reconnaissance: 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake and Typhoon Gebi.” CU-EERI Seminar, University of Colorado Boulder (7 Nov. 2018)
[18] “Seismic Experimental Performance Assessment.” Workshop on Upcoming Manual of Practice: Seismic Design of Water and Wastewater Pipelines, ASCE Pipelines Conference, Toronto, ON (15 July 2018)
[17] “Analysis of Buried Pipe Response to Seismic Hazards.” & “Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing (CIEST): Experimental Capabilities.” Invited Lectures, Symposium on Buried Pipe Research (Testing, Design, & Analysis), Queen’s University, Kingston, ON (12-13 July 2018)
[16] “Achieving Resilient Water Networks: Experimental Performance Evaluation.” 11th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, CA (28 June 2018)
[15] “Hazard-Resilient Pipeline Joint Soil-Structure Interaction under Large Axial Displacement.” 5th Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, Austin, TX (13 June 2018)
[14] “Evaluation of Hazard-Resilient Infrastructure Performance under Large Ground Deformation.” Invited Lecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (18 Apr. 2018)
[13] "Performance Evaluation of Hazard-Resilient Pipe under Large Ground Deformation." AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference, Houston, TX (1 Nov. 2017)
[12] "Seismic Design of Buried Water and Wastewater Pipelines." ASCE Congress on Tech. Advancement, Duluth, MN [Co-presenters: Roberts McMullin, Mike Dadik, & Yogesh Prashar] (11 Sept. 2017)
[11] "Experimental Characterization of Hazard-Resilient Ductile Iron Pipe Soil/Structure Interaction under Axial Displacement." ASCE Congress on Technical Advancement, Duluth, MN (11 Sept. 2017)
[10] “Large Axial Deformation Performance of Steel Pipeline Designed for Fault Crossings.” ASCE Pipelines Conference, Phoenix, AZ (8 Aug. 2017)
[9] "Overview of 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Field Reconnaissance: Surveyed Damage, Surface Rupture & Sushi." Department Seminar, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (22 March 2017)
[8] “Measured Response of the Oh-Kirihata Dam to Surface Fault Rupture.” International Workshop on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (6 March 2017)
[7] “Water Supply Damage Caused by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.” International Workshop on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (6 March 2017)
[6] “Mechanism of Fluidized Landslides due to 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake and Risk Evaluation of Unstable Soils- A Factual Investigation by Japan-USA Joint Research.” Co-presenters: Hazarika Hemanta & Robert Kayen. Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) J-RAPID Symposium on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan (4 March 2017)
[5] “Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Hazard-Resilient Underground Infrastructure under Severe Deformation.” Geotechnical Engineering Seminar, University of Colorado Boulder (18 Feb. 2017)
[4] “Critical Underground Infrastructure Response to Large Ground Deformation,” Structural Engineering Department Seminar, University of California, San Diego, CA (26 Sept. 2016)
[3] “Canterbury, New Zealand Earthquake Reconnaissance: Liquefaction, Lateral Spreads, and Lagers,” Graduate Student Seminar, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (24 Jan. 2015)
[2] “PVCO Pipeline Performance Under Large Ground Deformation,” 2nd International Pipeline Geotechnical Conference, Bogota, Columbia (16-17 July 2015)
[1] “Jointed Pipeline Response to Earthquake-Induced Ground Deformation,” 10NCEE and EERI Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK (23 July 2014)