Webinar Schedule

The Evolution of Earthquake Resilience & Rapid Reoccupancy Programs

Featuring: Dr. Derek Skolnik and Brandon Parrott, Kinemetrics, Inc.

The understanding of the impact of earthquakes on people and structures has grown dramatically in recent years. Programs, studies, and advancing instrumentation have led to solutions that deliver increased situational awareness, informed decision-making, and improved public safety.

Of particular concern are critical services that must remain operating during emergency events such as earthquakes. The efforts to improve access to these services during earthquakes have led to a focus on creating resilience in communities and the built world.

In this informative webinar and Q&A session, Dr. Derek Skolnik and Brandon Parrott will discuss the history of rapid reoccupancy programs, and how they are supported by state-of-the-art earthquake response systems.

This presentation will focus on resilience elements such as earthquake early warning, building monitoring, and the current state of rapid reoccupancy programs. Case studies based upon a series of very recent earthquakes in California will be used to demonstrate how solutions like OasisPlus from Kinemetrics promote each critical element in the chain of resilience.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Delivering KMIBridge – The Framework of a Comprehensive Bridge Management Platform

Featuring Marlon Aguero, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Bridge monitoring and management are complex, especially when considering the combined requirements of monitoring long-term changes and detecting potential damage from seismic events.

In this informative webinar and Q&A session, Marlon Aguero will present the workings of an advanced platform for the assessment and management of bridges.

The KMIBridge platform combines advanced inspection and testing techniques, digital twinning, and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). The overall goal of the framework is to deliver an SHM platform that will efficiently monitor the safety and reliability of bridge infrastructure to increase public safety and reduce life cycle costs of bridge maintenance.

This presentation places special focus on asset management supported by appropriate SHM and digital twin technologies. Mr. Aguero also details implementation of the platform for two types of possible events: regular SHM monitoring and immediate response to disasters, such as earthquakes.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Ensuring Accurate Displacement Measurements During Seismic Events
A Comparative Study of UCSD Shaking Tests of 10-Story TallWood Building

Featuring Dr. M. Khalid Saifullah, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Accurate displacement measurements are critical for the integrity of the buildings and underpin some of the key indicators, such as Interstory drift, of seismic performance of the buildings.

Building codes and design guidelines have identified limits on parameters based on historical data from instrumented buildings and experimental evaluation in laboratories. It is also used as the main engineering demand parameter to conduct fragility analysis as structural damage and nonstructural damage correlates with this parameter.

Engineers and other emergency decision makers can only make informed, responsible decisions when structural displacements are accurately measured.

In this informative webinar and Q&A session, Dr. Khalid Saifullah will describe the testing procedures and results from a comparative study of accelerometers in a controlled study using the world’s largest outdoor shake table, located at UCSD, during a larger test program led by the NHERI TallWood Team.

His presentation focuses on displacement responses of the building under different types of seismic loadings to gauge the effectiveness of accelerometers with respect to benchmark direct contact displacement techniques.

This session is a must for structural engineers, and anyone involved with the decision-making processes associated with post-earthquake assessments.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Latest Advances in the Antelope Environmental Monitoring System – Antelope 5.14

Featuring Dr. Kent Lindquist, Boulder Real Time Technologies, Inc.

The Antelope Environmental Monitoring Software sets the standard for data acquisition, analysis, and management software. Designed to provide a comprehensive set of real-time environmental monitoring data and processed information, Antelope is leveraged by the 10 largest seismic networks in the world (outside of Japan) to ensure the highest level of data return and robustness.

In this presentation and live Q&A, Dr. Kent Lindquist will discuss the new challenges addressed and important advances in the recently released version 5.14 of the Antelope Environmental Monitoring System. The new version continues to push Antelope as the leading edge of data monitoring technology, while creating an even more intuitive user experience.

This session is a must for anyone involved in environmental and seismic monitoring. Don’t miss this opportunity to draw upon Dr. Lindquist’s experience to better understand how to manage small and large seismic systems.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Combining Seismology, Structural Engineering and Behavioral Science
to Enable Better Earthquake Emergency Response

Featuring Dr. Derek Skolnik & Brandon Parrott, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Earthquakes present unique challenges to impacted regions, organizations, and individuals, and catastrophic consequences can result from improper decision-making during these emergency events.

As such, earthquake response systems must be optimized through a combination of science and technology that provides a foundation to deliver the information and tools required by a multitude of stakeholders before, during, and after the event.

If the system serves the engineering community but does not meet the needs of the public or emergency responders, its value can be called into question. Earthquake response systems serve multiple stakeholders and must address the needs of each in a manner consistent with their expectations – detailed technical information for scientists and engineers, actionable information for emergency responders, and safety instructions for the general public.

Maximizing the effect of these systems also requires that they be integrated into the everyday systems and processes of those who rely on them.

In this session, Dr. Derek Skolnik and Brandon Parrott from Kinemetrics will discuss how leading organizations use the OasisPlus Earthquake Response Platform to ensure quick, safe, and effective emergency response. The presentation will center on real-world examples, and describe how best to meet the needs of the various groups – the public, technical professionals, emergency responders, and decision makers – affected by a given earthquake.

This informative webinar + Q&A will provide a new insight into how to maximize situational awareness and ensure effective earthquake response.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Performance Assessment and Structural Health Monitoring of Large Dams

Featuring Dr. André Alegre, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Large concrete dams are infrastructures of vital importance for populations, contributing decisively to the management of freshwater resources, particularly for water supply, energy production, flood control and soil irrigation, especially nowadays due to the effects of climate change.

However, these dams are usually high potential risk structures, designed to operate for several decades, and often located in seismic zones. It is essential to conduct a continuous and reliable assessment of dam behavior, which can be affected by progressive deterioration or by damage caused due to extreme events (such as earthquakes or overtopping), in order to control structural health over time and ensure optimal operating conditions.

In this session, special guest speaker Dr. André Alegre will discuss how a continuous vibrations monitoring system represents an important asset for performance assessment and structural health monitoring of large dams.

Dr. Alegre will share the experience acquired over the past 15 years in two real-world case studies. His presentation will cover the development of the dams’ monitoring systems, present results from several applications, and describe how the KMIDam platform helps make dam monitoring reliable and effective.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Ensuring Safe and Compliant Earthquake Response and LNG Facility Operational Continuity
using the KMI-LNG Platform

Featuring Dr. Khalid Saifullah, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Liquified Natural Gas has emerged as a primary secure energy source to meet global demands while keeping affordability and carbon emission goals in check. With the increasing demand for cleaner energy, the number of LNG facilities is expected to grow in the coming years, with North America leading the LNG export market.

Safe operations of these critical facilities is paramount, as uninformed decision-making can lead to catastrophic consequences. Earthquakes present a serious natural hazard that can have a substantial impact on the safety and continuous operation of these facilities.

The KMI-LNG Earthquake Response and Management Platform is designed to help facility operators immediately understand the impact of earthquake ground motion on their structures, thus eliminating any guesswork. This platform not only enables compliance with regulatory requirements, but also ensures informed decision-making by the facility manager for continuous operations after an event.

In this live webinar and Q&A session, Dr. Khalid Saifullah will discuss how to meet the operational and regulatory requirements of these critical facilities, while ensuring safe and responsible decision-making during emergency events to help protect the world’s supply of cleaner energy.

This webinar is a must for anyone interested in learning how to ensure safe and compliant operations of critical energy facilities.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Introducing QME – A New Standard for Seismographic and Environmental Monitoring
Data Acquisition

Featuring Dr. Mathias Franke, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Seismographic networks frequently incorporate the acquisition of related data sources. For example, the Global Seismographic Network combines data acquired from infrasound and meteorological sensors. The physical connection of multiple data sources to data acquisition equipment requires significant systems engineering to mitigate conditions that compromise the quality of acquired data

However, geophysical and environmental sensors are not physically co-located, resulting in wiring, which must be protected against physical damage.

The Q8 data acquisition system integrates additional data sources using low-power wireless transmission from multiple nodes via a secure, error-correcting protocol. This ensures precise timing in each node and allows nodes to “relay” traffic in a mesh topology.

Eliminating physical connections enables the placement of sensors for additional data (e.g., weather stations, magnetometers, etc.) in their optimal physical location away from local interference. Supporting up to 16 channels of information from up to 8 QME (Quanterra Mesh Extension) nodes at up to 1 sample/sec, the Q8 changes the standard for implementation of remote and distributed systems.

In this live webinar and Q&A session, Dr. Mathias Franke will describe the features of the QME, and provide understanding of how this technological advancement changes the standards for implementation of seismological and environmental sensors.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Earthquake Early Warning Meets Actionable Information

Featuring Brandon Parrott, Kinemetrics, Inc.

What happens when you merge Earthquake Early Warning with all the information and tools you need to respond once the shaking hits?

You gain precious moments of warning to prepare for building motion, and the situational awareness you need to perform effective, responsible emergency response. This ultimately results in confidence, speed, and the best possible outcome.

OasisPlus is a Complete Earthquake Business Continuity Platform designed to provide the tools and information you need before, during, and after an earthquake to minimize impact and ensure an effective emergency response.

In this session, Brandon Parrott will introduce brand new functionality designed to bring earthquake early warning capabilities to the OasisPlus Platform. This new functionality extends your situational awareness prior to the building shake, and puts you in the best position to make better-informed decisions.

Join us for this informative webinar and Q&A session, and take advantage of the opportunity to see the merging of earthquake early warning with actionable building information.

VIEW ON-DEMAND VIDEO