CEE 200 Sec 1 Seminar: Ellie Moore

Speaker:
Affiliation:

cee200: Structural & Geotechnical Engineering Seminar

UCLA Civil & Environmental Engineering Department

Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings
(Physical Testing of a Prototype Building)

 

Ellie Moore

Doctoral Candidate,
Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA

After passing the mandate by the City of Los Angeles on seismic evaluation of existing non-ductile concrete buildings and a retrofit plan for the non-conforming ones, the need to further evaluate, and/or update ASCE41-13 parameters has become more apparent.  Physical testing of a building subassembly is a powerful tool to provide realistic information on the performance level of existing buildings under seismic loads, as well as to better demonstrate the governing modes of failure of the system working together, rather than evaluating members individually.  The subject of this research is a non-ductile concrete moment frame building located on the UCLA campus.  The preliminary evaluations of the building using ASCE41-13 parameters were deemed conservative, and not representative of the actual performance of the building under seismic loading.  After the testing was completed, the building components sustained damages beyond the Collapse Prevention and Life-Safety limits of the ASCE41-13, and the specimen never lost its gravity load bearing capacity.

Where:       Haines Hall 220

When:        4 – 6 PM, Tuesday, May 22

Ellie Moore is a California licensed civil engineer with 7 years of industry practice in the structural engineering field. She has worked on a variety of projects across California ranging from new building design, existing building evaluation, retrofit, and construction. She is currently pursuing her PhD under Professor John Wallace in the area of seismic evaluation and retrofit of non-ductile concrete moment frame buildings.

Date/Time:
Date(s) - May 22, 2018
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location:
Haines Hall 220
375 Portola Plaza Los Angeles CA 90095