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SUMMARY:Overview of NRC’s Newly Released Seismic Evaluation Guidelines (SEG) for Existing Buildings in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nEarthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters\, capable of causing severe casualties and significant economic losses. For building owners\, assessing and mitigating seismic risks in existing buildings poses both technical and economic challenges. In Canada\, there has long been a need for nationwide technical guidelines for seismic evaluation and upgrading. The National Research Council Canada (NRC) first addressed this in the 1990s by publishing Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings and Guideline for Seismic Upgrading od Building Structures. However\, these documents were never updated and have since become outdated.\n \nCurrently\, the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) Commentary L recommends ASCE 41 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings as a reference for seismic evaluation and upgrading. While comprehensive\, ASCE 41 is based on American design and construction practices\, and its direct applicability to Canada requires careful consideration.\n \nRecognizing this gap\, the Seismic Resilience Team at NRC’s Construction Research Centre has spent the past seven years developing updated\, Canadian‑specific technical guidelines—the newly released Level 3 – Seismic Evaluation Guidelines (SEG) and Seismic Upgrading Guidelines (SUG) for existing buildings in Canada.\n \nDesigned to help professionals apply these new guidelines for effective implementation\, and to improve safety and resilience of existing buildings\, a series of webinars and training workshops are being delivered by the NRC in partnership with CAEES.\n \nWhile the SEG may be considered the Canadian counterpart to ASCE 41\, there are several significant differences:\n \n\nLinear analysis methods in the SEG are force-based and aligned with the NBC and CSA design standards.\nLimits and thresholds in Tier 1 Quick Evaluation Checklists of the SEG have been made consistent with the NBC and CSA design standards.\nA Canadian multi-modal pushover analysis method has been adopted for carrying out non-linear static analysis.\nModelling parameters and acceptance criteria for non-linear analysis of existing buildings have been adapted to the Canadian context.\n\nPresenters’ Biography\n\n\n\n\n\nReza Fathi-Fazl\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\nSenior Research Officer\nNRC\n(Gholam-Reza.Fathi-Fazl@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca) \n\nDr. Reza Fathi-Fazl\, P.Eng. is a Senior Research Officer and Director of R&D for the Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (SRIC) unit at the National Research Council Canada (NRC)’s Construction Research Centre. He leads national initiatives in seismic resilience\, infrastructure rehabilitation and renewal\, and low-carbon concrete construction\, collaborating with government\, industry\, and academic partners across Canada and internationally. \nAs part of NRC’s Seismic Resilience Team\, he spearheaded the development and adoption of NRC’s Seismic Screening\, Evaluation\, and Upgrading Guidelines\, now used by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for assessing and retrofitting existing buildings. He has also advanced seismic performance-based design and evaluation of building structures through his research and involvement in Codes Canada’s R&D initiatives. \nWith more than 50 publications and technical reports\, and extensive collaboration with consulting firms on seismic retrofits and rehabilitation of major Canadian heritage and institutional projects—including Parliament Hill and the West Memorial Building—Dr. Fathi-Fazl bridges research and practice. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa\, where he lectures and supervises graduate students in earthquake engineering and resilient infrastructure.\n\n\n\nFarrokh Fazileh\, Ph.D.\, P.Eng.\nSenior Research Officer\nNRC\n(Farrokh.Fazileh@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)\nDr. Farrokh Fazileh\, P.Eng. is a Senior Research Officer at National Research Council Canada (NRC) and adjunct professor at University of Ottawa and Carleton University. With over 20 years of experience in structural and earthquake engineering\, his work focuses on developing performance-based design guidelines and improving building resilience to earthquakes. He has served as research advisor for seismic design provisions of the National Building Code 2025 and 2030\, and has developed and implemented innovative seismic retrofit products and technologies in several existing and heritage building rehabilitation projects.\n\n\n\nZhen Cai\, Ph.D. \nAssociate Research Officer\nNRC\n(Zhen.Cai@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)\nDr. Zhen Cai is an Associate Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) with over a decade of expertise in earthquake engineering. For the past eight years\, he has worked closely with colleagues to develop a series of technical guidelines for the seismic assessment and upgrading of existing buildings. His recent research focuses on performance-based design and assessment\, aimed at improving the resilience of buildings against climate change and earthquakes. Dr. Cai also serves as a non-voting participant on the Task Group for Extreme Winds under the National Model Codes Committee on Climate Change Adaptation.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://caees.ca/event/overview-of-nrcs-newly-released-seismic-evaluation-guidelines-seg-for-existing-buildings-in-canada/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Association Event
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SUMMARY:Workshop Series on Seismic Geotechnical Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Overview:\nA series of five virtual workshops on Seismic Geotechnical Engineering with both state-of-the-art theories and practical applications\n\n\n\nThe Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division (SMFD) of the CGS is mandated to promote the practice and research in classic geotechnical engineering and to provide professional development opportunities to members and colleagues. The SMFD executive committee is pleased to announce a series of five virtual workshops on Seismic Geotechnical Engineering\, featuring 10 distinguished speakers from leading universities and industry across Canada and the United States. The workshop will highlight both state-of-the-art theories and practical applications\, drawing on lessons from past earthquake reconnaissance\, advances in seismic hazard assessment and modelling\, liquefaction evaluation\, field measurement techniques\, and numerical modelling approaches. A certificate of 10 PDH will be handed out upon request. \nObjective: Disseminate state-of-the-art practices and theories in seismic geotechnical engineering assessment and design. \nWho should attend: Young engineers\, graduate and undergraduate students \nOne registration is necessary for accessing all five lecture series. If there are questions regarding the event and the registration\, please contact Mehdi Hosseyni at mehdi_hosseyni@clifton.ca\, Yolanda Alberto at yalberto@bgcengineering.ca\, or Cheng Lin at chenglin918@uvic.ca \n\n\n\nFor more information about the workshops\, speakers and registration\, go to Workshop Series on Seismic Geotechnical Engineering Tickets\, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
URL:https://caees.ca/event/workseries-on-seismicgeotecheng/
LOCATION:Virtual Workshop
CATEGORIES:Industry Event
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual VGS Legacy Lecture – A Foundational Force in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering: The Legacy of a True Pioneer
DESCRIPTION:The VGS’s annual legacy lecture series is designed to honor the legacy of local geotechnical leaders. This year\, the VGS is pleased to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Liam Finn. \nDr. Liam Finn\, Professor Emeritus\, University of British Columbia\, Vancouver\, BC\nW. D. Liam Finn is a world authority in geotechnical earthquake engineering. He graduated from the National University of Ireland in 1954 with a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering and earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1957 and 1960\, respectively. In 1961\, he joined the University of British Columbia\, where he founded Canada’s first program in geotechnical earthquake engineering and later served as Head of Civil Engineering and Dean of Applied Science. From 1999 to 2005\, he held the position of Anabuki Professor of Foundation Geodynamics at Kagawa University in Japan. In 1975\, Finn pioneered the development of the Martin-Finn-Seed model describing pore pressure buildup in saturated soils under cyclic loading\, forming the basis for the first-ever effective stress-based dynamic analysis of earth structures—a framework that remains a cornerstone in the field. With over 350 published papers\, his work has earned numerous accolades\, including the CGS’s most prestigious Legget Medal and the H. B. Seed Medal from ASCE. He is an honorary international member of the Japanese Geotechnical Society\, the Chinese Society of Soil Dynamics\, EERI\, and IAEE\, and also serves as an honorary professor at the Institute of Building Construction in Beijing. In addition\, he is a fellow of Churchill College\, Cambridge\, and of the Engineering Institute of Canada. From 2000 to 2008\, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. His leadership extended to chairing ISSMGE committee and contributing to the seismic design guidelines for port structures. For several decades\, he participated in the committee responsible for seismic provisions in the NBCC and\, from 2007 onward\, served on the Technical Review Board for the Seismic Retrofit of BC Schools. Finn’s legacy blends visionary research\, transformative contributions\, global leadership\, and a lifelong commitment to mentorship\, advancing earthquake engineering and enhancing the seismic resilience of structures and communities.
URL:https://caees.ca/event/2nd-annual-vgs-legacy-lecture-a-foundational-force-in-geotechnical-earthquake-engineering-the-legacy-of-a-true-pioneer/
LOCATION:Executive Hotel\, Lougheed Highway\, 4201 Lougheed Highway\, Burnaby\, BC\, V5C 3Y6\, Canada
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