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SUMMARY:47th Spring Seminar & 20th Kenneth L. Lee Lecture & Geo Expo
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for attending! The speaker presentations are available at the links below for reference:\n\n\n\nPresentation by Dr. Joseph Wartman on “From Susceptibility to Risk: A New Framework for Landslide Risk Assessment and Land Use Policy“ \nPresentation by Dr. Kirk Ellison on “State of Practice for Seismic Structure-Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis in California“ \nBanquet & Kenneth L. Lee Lecture by Dr. Jonathan Stewart on “Integration of Non-Ergodic Site Response into NEHRP Provisions & ASCE-7“
URL:https://lageoinstitute.org/event/2026-spring-seminar-the-queen-mary/
LOCATION:Queen Mary\, 1126 Queen’s Highway\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spring Seminar
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ORGANIZER;CN="ASCE Geo-Institute Los Angeles":MAILTO:asce.lagi@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Beneath the Tracks: Geotechnical Design for High-Speed Rail - September Dinner Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for our next dinner meeting and board elections. The fall presentation will be on the Geotechnical Aspects of High-Speed Rail\, by Rouzbeh Vakili and Murali Hariharan\, HNTB \nDate: September 17th from 5-8pm \nRouzbeh (Rouz) Vakili\, PhD\, PE is a Project Manager and Geotechnical Lead with HNTB Corporation\, with more than 19 years of experience in geotechnical\, transportation\, and underground infrastructure engineering. He specializes in geotechnical investigations\, foundation engineering\, tunneling\, instrumentation and monitoring\, and the design of complex transportation infrastructure. Dr. Vakili has led geotechnical efforts on major projects throughout North America\, including High-Speed Rail\, major transit and highway improvement programs\, airport redevelopment projects\, and tunnel and bridge infrastructure developments. In addition to his project leadership experience\, he has authored numerous technical publications and conference papers on geotechnical engineering\, foundation systems\, underground construction\, and ground improvement technologies. His work focuses on delivering innovative\, practical solutions that enhance the resilience\, sustainability\, and performance of critical transportation infrastructure. \nMurali Hariharan\, PE\, GE serves as Senior Project Manager and Engineering Lead for HNTB’s Southern California Offices for Geotechnical and Underground projects and manages and delivers these projects for internal and external clients. Murali has over 25 years of structural and geotechnical engineering experience in the design and construction of transit structures\, slope and landslide stabilization\, underground subway stations\, seismic design\, high-speed rail geotechnical works\, tunnels\, shafts\, complex deep excavation support\, slurry walls\, ground improvement and retaining walls in a wide variety of geotechnical conditions. He has authored several papers in nationally recognized conferences and journals. His projects have also won awards in the State of California. \nSchedule at a glance: \n5-6pm Registration & Happy hour \n6pm Dinner \n6:30pm Welcome & Introduction \n6:40pm Presentation on High-Speed Rail \n7:45pm Conclusion & Questions\, Board Elections
URL:https://lageoinstitute.org/event/september-dinner-meeting/
LOCATION:Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course\, 4800 E Wardlow Rd.\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90808\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dinner meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="ASCE Geo-Institute Los Angeles":MAILTO:asce.lagi@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261203T170000
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SUMMARY:December Holiday Meeting: The Story Behind the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
DESCRIPTION:Join us on December 3rd as we bring the LA GeoInstitute to Downtown LA! \nDon’t miss our Holiday party and ugly holiday sweater contest with amazing prizes awarded to the crowd favorites. \nBUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY as we are limited to 70 attendees with NO WALK-INS and will be collaborating with ASCE Section 9. All registrant names will be provided to building security and will need to bring ID to access the event space. \nDecember 3rd\, 5-8pm @ HNTB office training room located at: 777 S Figueroa St #2300\, Los Angeles\, CA \nFrom Narrative to Structure: The Story Behind the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\nPresentation by Jeff Braun\, GE\, PE\, PMP & David Teague\, PhD\, GE\, PE with ENGEO \nThe most iconic structures often appear effortless. The sweeping form of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art seems to float above the landscape\, hiding the extraordinary engineering required to transform a bold architectural vision into reality. Located in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park\, the approximately 300\,000-square-foot\, base-isolated museum brought together architects\, structural engineers\, geotechnical engineers\, con- tractors\, and seismologists to address challenges that were any- thing but conventional. ENGEO served as the Geotechnical and Environmental Engineer of Record and developed the site-specific seismic demands governing the museum’s design. When initial ground-motion estimates resulted in predicted displacements that exceeded the capacity of the base-isolation system\, the project team faced a critical design challenge: modify the structure or develop a more refined understanding of the seismic hazard at the site. \nThis seminar tells the engineering story behind California’s most recognizable new structure. It explores how non-ergodic seismic hazard analysis was used to develop more site-specific ground motions for the museum and how ENGEO worked collaboratively with UCLA researchers in an unprecedented effort to refine seismic demands while preserving the architectural vision. The discussion will explore not only the technical principles behind the analysis\, but also the practical realities of applying advanced earthquake engineering to a complex\, high-profile project where uncertainty\, performance objectives\, constructability\, schedule\, and architectural intent are deeply interconnected. Ultimately\, the Lucas Museum represents a story of engineering collaboration and innovation\, where a deeper understanding of the ground beneath the structure helped make possible the extraordinary form rising above it. \nJeff Braun\, GE\, PE (CA\, HI\, GU\, NMI)\, PMP \nJeff brings over 24 years of experience in geotechnical design\, review\, and project management services for projects throughout California. Prior to joining ENGEO\, Jeff served as an Engineer Officer in the U.S. Army providing master planning\, design\, construction management\, and inspection services on projects in several countries with international clients and contractors. Jeff’s recent project management and environmental project experience includes the LA Metro Purple Line Extension\, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park\, LA Aerial Rapid Transit\, Great Park Neighborhoods in Irvine\, and the Grayson Repowering Project in Glendale. \nDavid Teague\, PhD\, PE\, GE \nDavid is a geotechnical engineer with specialization in earthquake engineering and geophysical exploration techniques. He serves a variety of projects in both the public and private sectors including high-rises\, waterfront development\, and water and wastewater infrastructure. David has extensive experience with seismic site response\, ergodic and non-ergodic seismic-hazard analyses\, ground-motion selection and modification\, and soil-structure interaction. Additionally\, David has broad experience with seismic retrofits under the ASCE 41 standard. David has performed seismic-hazard analyses for several high-profile projects and led ENGEO’s implementation of a specialized technique for predicting earthquake site response known as “non-ergodic” site response. He has authored or co-authored eight peer-reviewed journal articles and six conference papers\, with over 500 total citations. \nThank you to our collaborating organization\, ASCE Region 9 and ENGEO for presenting! \n   \n 
URL:https://lageoinstitute.org/event/december-holiday-meeting-the-story-behind-the-lucas-museum-of-narrative-art/
LOCATION:HNTB Office\, 777 S Figueroa St #2300\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90017\, United States
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles Geo-Institute Sponsorship
DESCRIPTION:Partner with the ASCE Geo-Institute Los Angeles Chapter to support technical education\, student scholarships\, and professional connection across the Southern California geotechnical community. Annual sponsorships provide year-round visibility rather than a one-event transaction. \n\n\n\nBenefit\nBronze\n$300\nSilver\n$600\nGold\n$1\,000\nPlatinum\n\n\n\n\n\nRecognition as an annual chapter sponsor \n\n✓\n✓\n✓\n\n✓ \n\n\n\n\nLogo on chapter website sponsor page \n\n✓\n✓\n✓\n✓\n\n\n\nLogo in chapter email blasts \n\n✓\n✓\n✓\n\n✓ \n\n\n\n\nSponsor thank-you on LinkedIn \n\n1 annual post\n1 annual post\n1 annual post & scholarship recognition post\n\n1 annual post \n\n\n\n\nRecognition slide at chapter events \n\n✓\n✓\n✓ Featured\n\n✓ \n\n\n\n\nExhibitor table at one eligible dinner meeting \n\n\n✓\n\n\n✓ \n\n\n\n\nRecognition as sponsor of one dinner meeting \n\n\n✓\n\n\n✓ \n\n\n\nSpeaker opportunity at one dinner meeting\n\n\n\n\n✓ \n\n\n\nComplimentary dinner registration at selected meeting\n\n1\n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\n\n\nScholarship partnership \n\n\n\n\nOne award partnership* \n\n\n\n\nScholarship presentation opportunity\n\n\n\n✓ \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://lageoinstitute.org/event/los-angeles-geo-institute-sponsorship/
LOCATION:Los Angeles area\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States
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