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11/2 Day Short Course: MJ Nigel Priestley, PhD, BE Mervyn Kowalsky, PhD, PE

Displacement-Based Seismic Design

September 17 & 18, 2010

This short course will introduce participants to displacement-based seismic design and demonstrate how it can be implemented in the design office as a simple and rational alternative to current prescriptive methods of seismic design. The course will show that serious conceptual problems with current force-based seis-mic design are resolved when the design is based on displacement considerations.

Location: SFU Woodward’s Cinema149 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC Dates & Times: September 17, 2010 - 8am to 4pm September 18, 2010 - 8am to 12pm

Register on the SEABC website:www.seabc.ca/displacementor use the attached mail-in form

Professional Development Credits: 10 Hours

Seminar fees include:

Refreshments and Lunch on September 17Refreshments only on September 18Seminar notes for both dates

Why You Should Attend This Seminar

SEABC Member: $375 per personUSA SEA Member: $375 per personEERI Member: $375 per person IStructE Member: $375 per personSEABC Student Member: $125 per personNon-SEABC Member: $450 per person

(Includes complimentary SEABC Membership for the balance 2010)

Live Webcast: Prices as listed aboveTextbook: Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures $150

by MJ Nigel Priestley, GM Calvi, MJ Kowalsky

Note: Textbooks are available to in-person attendees only and will be handed out at the event. Textbook order deadline: Monday, August 23, 2010. SEABC reserves the right to refund textbook purchase if demand exceeds supply. See Registration for further details.

Applicable 12% HST not included in above fees. All fees are in Canadian Dollars.

Session 1:Nigel Priestley

Introduction

Session 2:Nigel Priestley

Fundamental Considerations

Session 3:Mervyn Kowalsky

Application to Frames

Session 4:Mervyn Kowalsky

Application to Wall Buildings

Session 5:Nigel Priestley

Application to Dual Wall-Frame Buildings

Session 6:Nigel Priestley

Bridges;Structures with Isolation and Damping

Session 7:Mervyn Kowalsky

Displacement-Based Seismic Assessment

Session 8:Nigel Priestley

Other Structures and Technical Issues

The course will follow the book, Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures by MJN Priestley, GM Calvi, MJ Kowalsky.

Textbook (seminar-only special price): $150 + HST

Nigel Priestley - PhD, BE, Hon FRSNZ, DSc (Hon Causa), ETH Zurich DSc (Hon Causa) Cujo U, Argentina, FACI, FNZSEE.

Nigel is Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineer-ing University of California, San Diego, co-Director Emeritus of the European Graduate School for Earth-quake Engineering in Italy, and Principal of the con-sulting firm Priestley Structural Engineering. He has co-authored two previous best-selling texts on Seis-mic Design: Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures (with Paulay), and Seismic

Design and Retrofit of Bridges (with Seible and Calvi). He has also published more than 700 papers and reports, principally related to seismic design, and re-ceived more than 30 international awards. Over the past 15 years he and co-researchers have been developing displacement-based seismic design, culminat-ing in the new text, Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures.

Mervyn Kowalsky - PhD, PE.

Mervyn Kowalsky is a Professor of Structural Engi-neering in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. His research, which has largely focused on the seismic behaviour of structures, has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the North Carolina and Alaska Departments of Trans-portation, and several industrial organizations. He is a registered Professional Engineer in North Caro-lina and an active member of several national and international committees on Performance-Based Seismic Design.

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Live Webcast!

Registration

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August 16 for

Early Bird

Discounts

Structural Engineers Association of BC Mail-in Registration Form: Displacement Based Seismic Design Short Course September 17-18, 2010

Contact Information: Name of Firm, Organization or Individual _________________________________________________________________________ (Receipt will be issued in this name to email provided below) Mailing Address __________________________________________ ________________________ _____________ Street Address City, Province / State Postal Code / Zip Other Information _____________________________ _______________________________________________ Telephone E-mail (receipt will be issued to this email)

Registration Fees: (All fees are in Canadian Dollars. Registration Closes September 6)

Name(s) of Attendees(s) Check if Attendance

by Live Webcast *

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$375

USA SEA Mem

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$375

EERI Mem

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$375

SEABC Student Mem

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$125

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$450

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Check one box per attendee

Number of Attendees: _______ SUBTOTAL REGISTRATION FEES: $

Textbook Purchase: (Before August 23 only. Not available to webcast attendees) Textbooks will be handed out at the event to the 1st listed Attendee above ***

Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures, (721pp), by MJN Priestley, GM Calvi, MJ Kowalsky (ISBN: 88-6198-000-6) No. of textbooks ______ x $150 = $

Early Bird Discount: (this discount is not available to students or after August 16) deduct

PAID registration postmarked on or before August 16, 2010 deduct $25 per attendee No. of attendees ______ x $25 = - $

Group Discount: (this discount is not available to students or after August 16) deduct

Firms/Organizations registering 3 or more attendees on or before August 16, 2010 deduct $25 per attendee No. of attendees ______ x $25 = - $

SUBTOTAL OF ALL FEES: $

ADD 12% HST: $

Please make cheque payable to SEABC. Mail this form and payment to: SEABC SEMINARS #201-288 West 8

th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1N5

TOTAL (PAYMENT ENCLOSED) $ Cheque payable to SEABC

Registration will be confirmed via e-mail. Registration closes September 6, 2010 and cannot be guaranteed if received after September 6. An administration fee of $75 will apply to all cancellations received before September 6, 2010. No refunds after September 6, 2010. * Instructions on how to access the webcast will be sent by e-mail prior to the seminar. Please provide a direct email address for each webcast attendee. ** Fees for non-members include complimentary SEABC membership for 2010. Please include a completed Membership Application form (attached). *** SEABC reserves the right to refund textbook payment if textbook demand exceeds the available supply.

You can also register online! www.seabc.ca/displacement

(secure credit card payment via PayPal)

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2010 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (For membership until December 31, 2010)

If you selected the “No Membership” option ($450+HST) when registering for the SEABC Displacement-Based Seismic Design Short Course (Sep 17-18, 2010), you will receive complimentary SEABC Membership valid until December 31, 2010. Please fill out this form and include it with your seminar registration: MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY ( Please see Note 1 below, and check appropriate box )

Individual Member

Associate Member Technologist or other discipline

Student Member

MEMBER INFORMATION Name (Mr./Ms./Dr. please circle one) Professional Designation (e.g. P.Eng., Struct. Eng., EIT, A.Sc.T., Student) Licensing Authority (e.g. APEGBC ) Company/Institution Title Mailing Address: Home Business Phone email NOTES 1. Individual members must be registered as Professional Engineers or EITs. Associate

members (Technologists, Students, and others) are entitled to all benefits of membership except that they may not vote at meetings of the SEABC Society. The membership fee for students is waived.

2. Under the Society Act of BC, SEABC is required to keep a register of the names and

addresses of its members. Email addresses will be used for mailing the Newsletter and society notices. In accordance with the Canada Privacy Act, names and addresses will not be made available to the public.

3. Any member who is interested in participating in the work of SEABC by serving on one of the

operating committees, is asked to contact SEABC through the website at www.seabc.ca