Geo-Institute November Dinner Meeting

SSGI November Dinner Meeting

Seismic Analysis of Sacramento Area Levees

Zia Zafir PhD, PE, GE

Kleinfelder

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009

Place: Fat City Bar & Cafe 1001 Front Street Old Sacramento

Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Many of the levees in the Sacramento area protect urban areas consisting of residential subdivisions. Since 1951, the Sacramento area has experienced five record flood events. Recently, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) published a draft document outlining seismic screening methodologies for these levees.

Dr. Zia Zafir will present a step by step procedure of estimating ground motions, performing liquefaction analyses, and assessing seismic stability of levees under design earthquakes.

Dr. Zia Zafir is a Senior Principle Engineer at Kleinfelder in Sacramento, CA. He has more than 22 years experience and is a registered civil and geotechnical engineer in California. Dr. Zafir has been actively involved on seismic hazard evaluations and seismic retrofit for renowned national and international projects.

Cost: $30 for ASCE Members, Students $15

$35 Walk-ins/Non-Members

No-Shows will be billed $30

Please pay at the door

Menu: (1) Roasted chicken breast served on risotto with wild mushroom demi-glace

(2) Three cheese ravioli in house made marina sauce and garlic cream sauce

Please RSVP: Kristy O’Hara

(916) 375-8706 or kristyo@blackburnconsulting.com

PLEASE RSVP BY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009