Juan Pestana, Ph.D., PE (California) presented “Multidirectional Response – Modeling Efforts in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering” at the Canadian Geotechnical Society-Southern Ontario Section (CGS-SOS) Workshop: Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering on February 18, 2021.

Juan Pestana is a Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer with more than 30 years of experience focused on geotechnical and geotechnical earthquake engineering.

CGS-SOS represents the national organization at the local level, covering Southern Ontario. The CGS-SOS was established in the early 1970s and forms the largest region of the Society. Its purpose is to provide opportunities for continuing education (through lectures and seminars), constructive dialogue, and sharing of experiences.

The Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) is an independent, federally incorporated, non-profit learned society which exists to serve and promote the geotechnical and geoscience community in Canada. It encompasses a wide spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines within the geotechnical field. Membership is open to individuals from all sectors including private consulting, universities, industry, contracting and public services.

Abstract

The talk addressed issues of seismic geohazards with particular application to submarine slides, liquefaction behavior, and soil-structure interaction for deep foundation systems. The talk also addressed behavior of mine tailings and their modeling.

More Information

About the event: http://cgs-sos.ca/event/february-2021-workshop/
About CGS-SOS:http://cgs-sos.ca/
For consultation regarding geotechnical earthquake engineering, contact Juan Pestana at JPestana@Geosyntec.com
Learn more about Juan: https://www.geosyntec.com/people/juan-pestana