Webinar Schedule

From Trusted Solutions to Complete Platforms: How Past Innovation
Drives Future Technology

Featuring: Dr. Mathias Franke, Dr. André Alegre, Marlon Agüero, and Dr. Khalid Saifullah, Kinemetrics, Inc.

The Kinemetrics Open System & Services Division is well known for delivering and operating world-class seismic, environmental monitoring, and structural health monitoring solutions. The combination of the unmatched technology of Kinemetrics instrumentation and software combined with the decades of real-world experience of the OSS team drive industry-leading results.

But how did OSS get to this level, and what does the future hold for state-of-the-art solutions?

In this informative panel discussion and Q&A session, members of the OSS team leading development of solutions for dams, bridges, LNG facilities, and more will discuss the benchmark projects that led to key technical and operational breakthroughs that advanced Kinemetrics solutions to their current state. In addition, the panel will provide expert insight into how the lineup of Kinemetrics industry-specific platforms are changing the way leading organizations manage critical infrastructure today and what this means for the future.

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Modern Environmental Monitoring with Q8 and QME

Featuring: Arvind Parapuzha, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Environmental monitoring networks incorporate the acquisition of various categories of data sources. Simplifying the connection of multiple data sources to data acquisition equipment, while maintaining high fidelity, requires significant systems engineering to mitigate conditions that compromise the quality of acquired data.

The new Quanterra Mesh Extension (QME) for Q8 data acquisition systems allows for simplified integration of up to 16 one-sample-per-second environmental sensors, analog and digital. QME uses a modern IEEE wireless protocol, eliminating the management of multiple cables, ground loops, conduits, trenching, while adding freedom in sensors positioning. With the added mesh option for your high-fidelity stations, one can de-couple pressure information for pristine seismic signals.

In this informative webinar and Q&A, Arvind Parapuzha from Kinemetrics will describe how the QME improves environmental data quality, and lowers installation costs and time, without specialized software.  This live presentation is perfect for environmental monitoring system operators, or anyone who needs simple, reliable integration of monitoring equipment for temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, tilt, strain, external voltage, intrusion, and more.

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Highlighting the Most Important Factors in Earthquake Resilience and Response Solutions

Featuring: Brandon Parrott, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Over the past 55 years, Kinemetrics has led the development of seismic instrumentation and solutions that have enabled our customers and partners to advance earthquake science and engineering to the point we find it today.

This path of Advancement Through Innovation continues even today.

In this informative webinar and Q&A session, Brandon Parrott from Kinemetrics will review some of the most important recent events and findings related to earthquake response solutions, through the lens of the case studies and solutions presented in previous Kinemetrics Information Series Webinars.

More than just a simple year-end review, this presentation will concentrate on highlighting the critical factors driving state-of-the art earthquake solutions. This webinar is a must for any scientist, engineer, or emergency response professional involved in supporting earthquake resilience and response.

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Earthquake Early Warning with the Aspen Platform

Featuring: Dr. Mathias Franke, Kinemetrics, Inc.

Early warning systems have become critical to regional and organizational emergency response. The unexpected nature of earthquakes and the potential for large regional consequences only increases the importance of earthquake early warning.

Whether a region is seismically active, or experiences shaking from distant earthquakes, it is paramount for organizations and the public to be able to trust that they will receive the information they require to be safe and respond appropriately when an earthquake strikes. The precious seconds of warning provided by earthquake early warning systems such as that provided by the Kinemetrics Aspen Platform can help to ensure safety and promote effective emergency response.

Aspen is a complete seismic and environmental monitoring platform designed to meet the unique challenges presented by the world’s most critical seismic networks. Over decades, it has been proven to operate flawlessly in the most demanding conditions, while delivering in excess of 99% data return.

The added ability to provide earthquake early warning only enhances the value of the platform.

In this session, Dr. Mathias Franke will introduce the concepts and technology behind earthquake early warning and how the Aspen Platform addresses the needs of governments, regional authorities, and organizations.

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 information.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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