1a. “Dynamic Properties of Soils and Soil-Like Materials, Engineering Soil Parameters and Constitutive Relations”

1b. “New Field and Laboratory Methods and Results, Data Base, Large Scale Field Tests, Centrifuge Tests”

2. “Wave Propagation, Engineering Vibrations and Solutions, Vibrations of Machine Foundations, Blast, Traffic and Construction Vibrations, Vibration Absorption”

3a. “Engineering Seismology: Near Fault and Directivity Effects, Geologic Indicators of Rupture Direction, Geometric Effects on Ground Motions, Motion Parameters for Design, Borehole Arrays, Interpretation of Field Array Data, Site Amplification”

3b. “Local Site Effects: One Dimensional Wave Propagation Predictions and Measurements, Nonlinear versus Equivalent Linear Analysis, Effective Stress versus Total Stress Analysis”

4a. “Liquefaction and Seismically-Induced Settlement, Ground Failures, Seismic Studies of    Kobe, Lima Peru, Chile, Pakistan, China, U.S. and other Recent Earthquakes, Spatial Liquefaction”

4b. “Stability and Displacement Performance of Slopes, Landfills and Earth Dams Under Earthquakes”

5a. “Soil-Structure Interaction under Dynamic Loading, for both Shallow and Deep Foundations”

5b. “Soil-Foundation Interaction Triggered by Seismic Faulting”

6a. “Seismic Analysis and Design of Retaining and Marine Structures, Field Studies on Retaining Walls in California, Japan and around the World”

6b. “Seismic Zonation: Earthquake Risk Assessment with Earthquake Risk Management, Microzonation Projects in California and Worldwide, Use of Building Codes to Reduce Earthquake Hazards”

7a. “Seismic Analysis and Retrofit of Foundations of Bridges and Other Sub-Structures, Seismic Retrofit Projects and Procedures in California”

7b. “Case Histories of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Failures and Geotechnical Analysis of Recent Earthquakes”

NEW THEME:  7c. “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Issues in San Diego Region: Seismic Hazard, Onshore and Offshore Faulting, Near Fault and Directivity Effects, Liquefaction and Lateral Spread, Seismic Retrofit Projects, Seismic Design of Large Projects, Deep Canyon Fills, Landslides, Tsunamis.”

8. “Model and Full-Scale Tests of Geotechnical Structures Including Centrifuge Tests, Recent Advances from Earthquake Simulation Facilities such as NEES, E-Defense, NCREE”

9. “Performance Based Design in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”

NEW SESSION:

GEER SESSION Chairman:
Jonathan Bray (USA)       

GEER Overview & Accomplishments - Jonathan Bray (USA)
Recent GEER Post-Event Reconnaissance - Brady Cox (USA)
2007 Ica-Pisco, Peru Earthquake Reconnaissance - Jonathan Stewart (USA) & Francesco Silvestri (Italy)
2009 L’Aquila, Italy Earthquake Reconnaissance - Jonathan Stewart (USA) & Francesco Silvestri (Italy)
Emerging Reconnaissance Technologies & Practices - Rob Kayen (USA)
Reconnaissance Tools & Google Earth - Kazuo Konagai (Japan)
Use of New Technologies - David Frost (USA)
Data Collection and Protocols - William Holmes (USA)
Impacts from Learning from Earthquakes - Ellen Rathje  (USA)
Remote Sensing - TBA
Panel Discussion and Closure by Chairman - All

(updated Aug. 28, 2009)