October 26th, 2017 Dinner Meeting
On October 26, 2017, Jorge Macedo, a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, will present on his research on estimation of liquefaction induced settlements. The first part of the Dinner Program will present a performance based procedure to estimate seismic slope displacements applicable to earth/waste systems and natural slopes. The second part will present a numerical study that identifies key parameters governing liquefaction induced building settlements.
This Dinner Program was organized with the UC Berkeley ASCE Student Chapter.
Jorge Macedo is a Civil Engineer with main expertise in numerical modeling, geotechnical earthquake engineering, and waste management projects. Currently, Mr. Macedo is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California Berkeley in the Geoengineering department. In the last years, Mr. Macedo has been involved with the study of the seismic response of earth/waste geotechnical systems and soil-structure interaction with the presence of liquefiable soils. Mr. Macedo has also been involved in major mining projects in South America (Peru, Brazil, and Argentina); projects that go from due-diligence and basic engineering to detailed engineering design.
Networking: 6:00pm to 6:45pm
Dinner and Presentation: 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Scotts Seafood, Jack London Square, 2 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607