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Upcoming Event
Observations on Damage Caused by Wenchuan
Earthquake and Some Thoughts as a Civil Engineer
Speaker:
Liping Yan, PhD, PE, GE, Civil Engineering Associate
Geotechnical Engineering Group Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power (LADWP)
When:
Wednesday November 5th, 2008, Social and light dinner 6:30 to 7:00 pm, Meeting
7:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Irvine Ranch
Water District: 15600 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92718
Directions:
Refer to the map link.
Contact: Mr. Kamran
Saber at (714) 293-1014 (Cell) for any questions
Fee: The event is
free and open to the public. The lecture will be in English.
Abstract:
The devastating Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008 caused
severe damage to buildings, roadway, and bridges. About one
month after the earthquake, Dr. Liping Yan went to some of the
affected areas to observe the damage. Afterwards, he also
collected many photos taken by others in the affected areas.
In this presentation, Dr. Yan will talk about
the observations on the damage and summarize the lessons learned
from this earthquake. Also Dr. Yan will share his thoughts on a
civil engineer’s role to have a seismically resilient world
minimizing earthquake-induced destruction and suffering of
people.
Speaker's BIO:
Dr. Liping Yan has more than seventeen years of intensive
experience in various aspects of geotechnical and earthquake
engineering. Some of his research projects included numerical
analysis and testing on seismic stability of earth dams and
embankments, dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis, and
development and implementation of improved seismic design and
retrofit procedures for bridge abutments and footings. In
consulting practice, Dr. Yan has managed and designed a variety
of projects, covering a broad spectrum of geotechnical issues
for design and construction, mainly relating to transportation
systems. Currently he is a geotechnical engineer in Water
Engineering & Technical Services Division, Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power.
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