Breakout Session 17: Benefit-Cost Calculations in the Evaluation of Non-Structural Hazard Mitigation Strategies
Session Chair: Ernie Ekblom
Time: 3:20pm - 5:10pm
Room: Cupertino Room

 
3:20pmChair's Remarks
3:25pmEvaluation of Natural Hazard Mitigation Alternatives Using a Geographical Information System and Financial Portfolio Theory, Richard Bernknopf, Laura Dinitz, Sharyl Rabinovici, US Geological Survey and Christopher Hitchcock, Willian Lettis, William Lettis & Associates, Inc.
3:45pmTo Be Announced
4:05pmEffects of Applied Plastic Film on Dispersion Characteristics of Glass Shards during In-Plane Racking, Mary Chan, David Lau, June Kiat Ng and Guna Selvaduray, Ph.D., San Jose State University
4:25pmStorage Rack Structural Behavior Under Earthquake Ground Motion, Danny Chan and Raymond Yee, San Jose State University
4:45pmTo Be Announced
5:05pmChair's Remarks