ABSTRACT:  The procedures employed to perform a site-specific seismic hazard analysis for a near-fault site and site response at different locations within the footprint of the structure will be presented. Probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard evaluations, selection of time histories, spectral matching, site response at different locations to evaluate differential movements of the supports of the structure will be discussed. This is an almost 5-billion-dollar project that involved the largest excavation ever in the west coast of North America. 

BIO: Jorge Meneses is an expert in geotechnical and earthquake engineering. Dr. Meneses specializes in seismic soil-structure interaction analysis, and analysis and design of pile foundations subjected to liquefaction and lateral spread. He has experience with seismic hazard evaluation and ground motions development in different earthquake environments. Dr. Meneses was the lead member of one of the GEER (Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance) missions to evaluate damage and seismic performance after the M9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake in April 2011. He has been involved in numerous projects worldwide serving as a technical lead in earthquake geotechnical engineering and foundation engineering for various markets including nuclear, energy, transportation, high rise buildings, commercial and industrial. 

He is currently a part-time faculty in the graduate school of San Diego State University and part-time instructor at the University of California San Diego Extension. He is the President and Founder of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) San Diego Chapter, Honorary Chair of the ASCE Geo-Institute San Diego Chapter, and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He was also a member of the California Seismic Safety Commission appointed by the state governor and confirmed by the state senate (2017-2021).