The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) 2024 Annual Meeting offers a chance to learn about the latest developments in research and best practices for understanding earthquake risk and increasing earthquake resilience. Exponent is a proud sponsor of this event, which brings together participants from engineering, geoscience, emergency planning, social science, and other fields.
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"Vulnerability of Tall Buildings with Respect to Fire and Rescue Service"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 | 2-3:30 P.M. PDT
Speaker: Serdar Selamet, Ph.D., Manager, Thermal Sciences
Exponent's Serdar Selamet will speak on how wildfires and earthquakes can create cascading emergencies in high-seismic regions, requiring improved response planning for firefighters and rescue teams.
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"Column Axial Forces in Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings Under Horizontal and Vertical Ground Motions"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 | 5:30-7 P.M. PDT
Speaker: Connie Chen, Ph.D., Associate, Civil and Structural Engineering
Exponent's Connie Chen will present a study of the effects of combined horizontal and vertical earthquake ground motions on the column axial forces in tall reinforced concrete buildings.
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