The 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference, April 2006
Geotechnical aspects of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake were of paramount importance. A special conference that commemorates this landmark event in US earthquake engineering practice is approaching, and all of you are encouraged to participate. The 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference will be held April 18 to 22, 2006 in San Francisco. It will be a large event with the participation of EERI, SSA and OES. General sessions will look back at the 1906 event, examine what we have learned since then, present a 2006 EQ scenario, and look beyond 2006 for continued progress. We have been assured that the important role of geotechnical engineering will be recognized in these general sessions. This important conference also provides the geotechnical earthquake engineering community a chance to interact professionally and to present our latest findings to a wider audience. There will be at least 3 parallel geo-sessions that will focus on geotechnical earthquake engineering issues. Interdisciplinary sessions related to strong ground motions and soil-foundation-structure interaction are also being planned. Our hope is that this wonderful venue will serve as the premier geotechnical earthquake engineering conference in 2006. Please respond to the call for papers described at:
<!-- m -->http://www2.sjsu.edu/cdm/1906eqconf/
<!-- m -->Abstracts are due June 1, 2005. Papers are being requested in these geo-areas, among other related areas such as lifeline systems: Surface Fault Rupture Effects Near-Fault Ground Motions Seismicity, Ground Motions, and Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis Advancements in Field and Laboratory Testing of Soils and Rock Nonlinear Dynamic Soil Properties: Characterization and Modeling Seismic Response of Soft Clay, Deep Stiff, or Liquefied Soil Sites Liquefaction of Sands, Silty Sands, and Fine-Grained Soils Lateral Spreading and Ground Failure Performance of Deep and Shallow Foundations in Liquefied Ground Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Seismic Lateral Earth Pressures and Performance of Retaining, Waterfront ,and Underground Structures Seismic Performance of Earth and Waste Fills and Natural Slopes Thank you, and see you in San Francisco in April 2006.
