Webinar Schedule

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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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.

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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.

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