SGH Experts to Participate in SMiRT 28 Conference in Toronto
Several Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) team members will participate in the proceedings at the 28th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT 28) from 10-15 August in Toronto, Canada. This year’s conference will focus on “Harnessing Nuclear Technologies and Innovation as a Path to Net Zero by 2050.”
At the event, Mohamed Talaat will serve as a panelist during the special session “Motivation and Challenges with Risk-Informed, Performance-Based (RIPB) Design” on 14 August. He will present “RIPB Seismic Design Workflow: Lessons Learned from Implementing LMP Criteria” and join the discussion with other industry representatives to share implementation challenges for these projects. In addition, he will serve as the Co-Chair for the “D7- Reliability, Risk and Safety Margins” session.
Riccardo Cappa is serving on the International Scientific Committee (ISC), which is responsible for organizing the conference. During the planning phase, he supported the activities of Division 7, contributing to review and selection of papers focused on reliability, risk, and safety margins.
Many SGH team members representing divisions across the United States also contributed to papers and will present as part of the proceedings.
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Date & Time |
Presentation Title |
Session |
SGH Authors & Presenters (*) |
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Tuesday, 12 August 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. |
Probabilistic Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Tunnel Linings Affected by Alkali-Silica Reaction |
TS9- D7- Reliability, Risk and Safety Margins |
Tianye Yang*, Mohamed Talaat, Said Bolourchi, and Kostas Keremidis |
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Tuesday, 12 August 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
Optimal Reference Hazard Level for Seismic Fragility and Risk Assessment |
TS9- D7- Reliability, Risk and Safety Margins |
Mohamed Talaat* |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. |
Risk-Informed Performance-Based Design Using Seismic Margins |
TS33- D6- Design Issues, Codes And Standards |
Mohamed Talaat* |
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Wednesday, 13 August 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. |
Study of Seismic Structure-Soil-Structure Interaction Effects Between a Light Embedded Structure and an Adjacent Heavy Structure and Soil Berm Using a Cascade Analysis |
TS39- D3- Computation Simulation And Visualization |
Christine Roy*, Kevin Brooks, Michael Mudlock, and Daniel Eggers |
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Wednesday, 13 August 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. |
Building Confidence – A Comparison Study of Energy Balance Method to Time-History Finite Element Analysis for Aircraft Impact Loading |
TS41- D5- Response Characterization Using Testing And Analysis Techniques |
Ethan Pennywitt*, Jordan Seawright, and Atilla Kurt |
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Wednesday, 13 August 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. |
Equipment-Structure Interaction of Heavy Equipment on Containment Internal Structure |
TS41- D5- Response Characterization Using Testing And Analysis Techniques |
Andrew Appelbaum, Vamshi Krishna Gudipati*, Cameron Sanford, and Fred Grant |
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Wednesday, 13 August 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. |
Preliminary Risk-informed Performance-Based Design Process Flow for Civil Structures |
TS33- D6- Design Issues, Codes And Standards |
Riccardo Cappa, Fred Grant*, and Siavash Dorvash |
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Thursday, 14 August 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. |
A Parametric Tool to Expedite the Design of Concrete Walls for Impactive Loading |
TS43- D5- Response Characterization Using Testing And Analysis Techniques |
Ethan Pennywitt* and Atilla Kurt |
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Thursday, 14 August 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. |
Application of a Risk-Informed Approach for Tornado Evaluation of the Fuel Handling Trolley Support Structure |
TS47- D7- Reliability, Risk And Safety Margins |
Fred Grant and Timothy Graf |
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Thursday, 14 August 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
An Overview of Function Analysis Complications in Risk-Informed Performance-Based Design of Structures |
TS47- D7- Reliability, Risk And Safety Margins |
Riccardo Cappa, Fred Grant*, Siavash Dorvash, and Benjamin Kosbab |
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Thursday, 14 August 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
RIPB Seismic Design Workflow: Lessons Learned from Implementing LMP Criteria |
SS11- Motivation And Challenges With Risk-Informed, Performance-Based (RIPB) Design |
Mohamed Talaat* |
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Friday, 15 August 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. |
Single-Degree-of-Freedom Force Time-History Method for Preliminary Aircraft Impact Assessment |
TS58- D5- Response Characterization Using Testing And Analysis Techniques |
Derrick Watkins, Kai Kirk, Robert MacNeill, and Ethan Pennywitt* |
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Friday, 15 August 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. |
Investigating the Advantages of Unit-Specific Approach to Structural Modelling on Seismic Responses of Multiple Unit Power Plants |
TS62- D5- Response Characterization Using Testing And Analysis Techniques |
Vamshi Krishna Gudipati*, Timothy Graf, and Fred Grant |
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