National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

November 9–10, 2010 ACEHR Meeting Materials

• August 17, 2010 Federal Register Notice PDF 70KB
• Meeting Agenda PDF 122KB
• Meeting Summary PDF 137KB
• Email from the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council PDF 51KB
• Letter from the Paducah-Area Community Reuse Organization (PACRO) PDF 364KB
• Letter from the Energy and Environment Cabinet PDF 56KB
• Presentations
  • Mid-America Earthquake Hazards and Current Building Codes
    • University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) Overview PDF 1.3MB
      Speaker: Chuck Langston
    • Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) Overview PDF 1.2MB
      Speaker: Jim Wilkinson
    • Seismic Hazard and Policy in the Central U.S. PDF 3MB
      Speaker: Jim Cobb
    • Characterizing Earthquake Hazard of the New Madrid Region for the National Seismic Hazard Maps PDF 3.9MB
      Speaker: Art Frankel
    • Building Code Seismic Safety Provisions: Should Memphis Adopt IBC/NEHRP for Seismic Safety? PDF 6MB
      Speaker: Joe Tomasello
      • Disastrous Policy Making PDF 28KB
      • Code Red: Earthquake Imminent? Understanding Earthquake Hazard Maps PDF 2.5MB
      • Should Memphis Build for California's Earthquakes? PDF 370KB
      • Long aftershock sequences within continents and implications for earthquake hazard assessment PDF 913KB
    • Memphis Area Building Codes—Perspectives PDF 1.5MB
      Speaker: Richard W. Howe
    • 2010 Darfield, New Zealand Earthquake PDF 5.7MB
      Speaker: Oliver Boyd
  • NEHRP and Non-NEHRP Agency Activities Related to Earthquake Safety in Mid-America
    • Earthquake Research and Implementation Activities at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) PDF 2.7MB
      Speaker: Steve McDuffie
    • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Earthquake Research & Implementation Activities PDF 3MB
      Speaker: Joseph Koester
      • Earthquake Engineering—Dams PDF 194KB
    • Seismic Hazard Mitigation Program for Highway Infrastructures PDF 5MB
      Speaker: Phil Yen
    • USGS Mid-America NEHRP Activities PDF 2.3MB
      Speaker: Rob Williams
    • FEMA Mid-America Activities PDF 252KB
      Speaker: Ed Laatsch
    • NIST R&D on Seismic Performance of Buildings in the Central and Eastern U.S. PDF 489KB
      Speaker: Jack Hayes
  • General Discussion of Issues and Recommendations for Addressing Earthquake Safety in Mid-America
    • NEHRP Update PDF 642KB
      Speaker: Jack Hayes
    • Update on USGS Earthquake Hazards Program PDF 4MB
      Speaker: Dave Applegate
    • FEMA Update PDF 1MB
      Speaker: Ed Laatsch
    • NIST Earthquake Risk Mitigation R&D Program Update PDF 1.1MB
      Speaker: Jack Hayes
    • Role of NSF in NEHRP PDF 2.8MB
      Speaker: Joy Pauschke