Table of Contents
- Business continuity, risk mitigation, loss estimation, and performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE)
- Fire following earthquake
- Fragility and vulnerability of buildings
- Fragility and vulnerability of lifelines
- Disaster planning scenarios: ShakeOut, ARkStorm, SAFRR Tsunami, and HayWired Scenario
- Hurricanes, atmospheric rivers, and wind hazard
- Casualty loss estimation
- Acceptable risk
- Real-time loss estimation
- Other topics
- Field data collection and learning from earthquakes
- Video presentations
- Academic lectures
Business continuity, risk mitigation, loss estimation, and performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE)
- The Business Case for Better Building Codes, ASCE 2020 Virtual ConventionPorter, K.A. (2020). The business case for better building codes. ASCE 2020 Virtual Convention, October 28-30, 2020. www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-ASCE-1.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: A Compendium Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: A Compendium. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 50 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-Compendium.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Seven Use Cases Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Seven Use Cases. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 23 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-Set.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Public Warning for Self-Protective Action Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Public Warning for Self-Protective Action. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 4 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-1-Public.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Audible Warning for Selected Personnel Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Audible Warning for Selected Personnel. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 3 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-2-Select.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Medical Activity Alert Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Medical Activity Alert. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 3 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-3-Medical.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Elevator Recall Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Elevator Recall. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 3 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-4-Elevator.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Slow or Stop a Train Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Slow or Stop a Train. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 3 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-5-Train.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Open Fire Station Bay Doors Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Open Fire Station Bay Doors. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 3 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-6-Doors.pdf
- Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Protect Utility or Industrial Activities. Porter, K.A. (2020). Best Practices for Earthquake Early Warning: Protect Utility or Industrial Activities. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 3 p., www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2020-EEW-7-Utility.pdf
- Enhancing resilience through risk-based design and benefit-cost analysisScawthorn, C.R., & Porter, K.A. (2019). Enhancing resilience through risk-based design and benefit-cost analysis. The Bridge. 49(2): 16-25.
- Societal consequences of current building code performance objectives for earthquakesPorter, K.A., 2018. Societal consequences of current building code performance objectives for earthquakes. Detweiler, S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Engineering Implications. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–I–Q, Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, ch. K, p. 57-76, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2018-vol2.pdf
- Mitigation still saves: a broader reexamination of natural hazard mitigationPorter, K., 2017. Mitigation still saves: a broader reexamination of natural hazard mitigation. Building Innovation 2017 Conference, Washington DC, 10-12 Jan 2017. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2017-MMC-MSv2.pdf
- Not safe enough: the case for resilient seismic designPorter, K., 2016. Not safe enough: the case for resilient seismic design. 2016 SEAOC Convention Maui HI, October 12 – 15, 2016. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2016-SEAOC-Resilience.pdf
- Safe enough? A building code to protect our cities as well as our livesPorter, K.A., 2016. Safe enough? A building code to protect our cities as well as our lives. Earthquake Spectra 32 (2), 677-695. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2016-EQS-Safe-Enough.pdf
- Overcoming public and political challenges for natural hazard risk investment decisionsCorotis, R.B, H. Bonstrom, and K. Porter, 2012. Overcoming public and political challenges for natural hazard risk investment decisions. Invited keynote, Proc. Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and its Applications (APSSRA12), Singapore, 23-25 May 2012. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Corotis-2012-APSSRA-Public-Decisions.pdf
- Informing a retrofit ordinance: a soft-story case studyPorter, K.A., and K. Cobeen, 2012. Informing a retrofit ordinance: a soft-story case study. Proc. 2012 Structures Congress, Chicago IL, March 29-31, 2012. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2012-SSSC12-CAPSS.pdf
- Estimating earthquake-induced failure probability and downtime of critical facilitiesPorter, K.A. and K. Ramer, 2012. Estimating earthquake-induced failure probability and downtime of critical facilities. Journal of Business Continuity and Emergency Planning, 5 (4), 352-364, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2012-JBCEP-Downtime.pdf
- A performance-based earthquake engineering method to estimate downtime in critical facilitiesPorter, K.A., and K. Ramer, 2012 (expected). A performance-based earthquake engineering method to estimate downtime in critical facilities. Proc. 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, 24-28 Sep 2012, paper number 4523, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2012-15WCEE-Downtime.pdf
- A Brief History of PBEE-2Porter, K.A., 2011. A Brief History of PBEE-2. A lecture to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Department of Civil Engineering, graduate course CVEN 5835-02 SPTPS: Nonlinear Structural Analysis, Theory & Applications. February 17, 2011. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2011-CU-PBEE2-fragility.pdf. See also Practical Development and Application of Fragility Functions, above, and PBEE-2 Simulation Exercise, below.
- PBEE-2 Simulation ExercisePorter, K.A., 2011. PBEE-2 Simulation Exercise. A lecture to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Department of Civil Engineering, graduate course CVEN 5835-02 SPTPS: Nonlinear Structural Analysis, Theory & Applications. April 21, 2011. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2011-CU-PBEE2-exercise.pdf. See also Practical Development and Application of Fragility Functions, and A Brief History of PBEE-2, above.
- Enhancing Nonstructural Fragility Analysis for Essential FacilitiesPorter, K.A., H. Ishida, K. Torisawa, and M. Miyamura, 2010. Enhancing Nonstructural Fragility Analysis for Essential Facilities. Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Richmond CA
- Woodframe Houses and their Response to Puente Hills Scenario EarthquakesPorter, K.A., R. Graves, E. Reis, and P. Somerville, 2007. Index Woodframe Houses and their Response to Puente Hills Scenario Earthquakes. Southern California Earthquake Center, Los Angeles, CA. 120 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2007-SCEC-CEA.pdf
- A brief history of seismic risk assessmentScawthorn, C. 2008. A brief history of seismic risk assessment. In A. Bostrom, S. French and S. Gottlieb, eds., Risk Assessment, Modeling, and Decision Support: Strategic Directions, Springer, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Scawthorn-2008-History.pdf
- Analysis of Simultaneous Operational Failure of Critical Facilities due to Earthquake, for a California UtilityPorter, K.A., X. Xu, and S. Krishnan, 2006. Analysis of Simultaneous Operational Failure of Critical Facilities due to Earthquake, for a California Utility. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA. 111 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-Utility-seismic-study.pdf
- Evaluating Premium Incentives for the California Earthquake AuthorityPorter, K.A., 2006. Evaluating Premium Incentives for the California Earthquake Authority. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 60 pp., https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-CEA-premium-incentives.pdf, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-CEA-appendices.pdf
- Cost-effectiveness of stronger wood frame buildingsPorter, K.A., C.R. Scawthorn, and J.L. Beck, 2006. Cost-effectiveness of stronger wood frame buildings. Earthquake Spectra 22 (1), February 2006, 239-266, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-woodframe.pdf
- The Value of Seismically Strengthening a House, a Nontechnical OverviewPorter, K.A., 2006. The Value of Seismically Strengthening a House, a Nontechnical Overview. Presentation to Professionals in Real Estate, Pasadena, CA, November 10, 2006. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-Woodframe-nontechnical.ppt
- A Taxonomy of Building Components for Performance-Based Earthquake EngineeringPorter, K.A., 2005. A Taxonomy of Building Components for Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering. PEER Report No, 2005/03, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center, Berkeley, CA, 58 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2005-Taxonomy.pdf
- Effect of seismic risk on lifetime property valuePorter, K.A., J.L. Beck, R.V. Shaikhutdinov, S.K. Au, K. Mizukoshi, M. Miyamura, H. Ishida, T. Moroi, Y. Tsukada, and M. Masuda, 2004. Effect of seismic risk on lifetime property value. Earthquake Spectra, 20 (4), Nov 2004, 1211-1237. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2004-LPV.pdf
- Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation ActivitiesMultihazard Mitigation Council, 2005. Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation Activities. National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington DC. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nibs.org/resource/resmgr/MMC/hms_vol1.pdf, http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nibs.org/resource/resmgr/MMC/hms_vol2_ch1-7.pdf , http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nibs.org/resource/resmgr/MMC/hms_vol2_app.pdf, http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nibs.org/resource/resmgr/MMC/hms_vol2_ref-glossary.pdf
- Simplified estimation of economic seismic risk for buildingsPorter, K.A., J.L. Beck, and R.V. Shaikhutdinov, 2004. Simplified estimation of economic seismic risk for buildings. Earthquake Spectra, 20 (4), Nov 2004, 1239-1264. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2004-PFL.pdf
- Improving Loss Estimation for Woodframe BuildingsPorter, K.A., J.L. Beck, H.A. Seligson, C.R. Scawthorn, L.T. Tobin, and T. Boyd, 2002. Improving Loss Estimation for Woodframe Buildings, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Richmond, CA, 136 pp., http://resolver.caltech.edu/caltechEERL:2002.EERL-2002-01 (main report) and http://resolver.caltech.edu/caltechEERL:2002.EERL-2002-02 (appendices)
- An overview of PEER’s performance-based earthquake engineering methodologyPorter, K.A., 2003. An overview of PEER’s performance-based earthquake engineering methodology. Proc. Ninth International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP9) July 6-9, 2003, San Francisco, CA. Civil Engineering Risk and Reliability Association (CERRA), 973-980. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2003-PBEE-Overview.pdf
- Sensitivity of building loss estimates to major uncertain variablesPorter, K.A., J.L. Beck, and R.V. Shaikhutdinov, 2002. Sensitivity of building loss estimates to major uncertain variables. Earthquake Spectra, 18 (4), 719-743. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2002-Sensitivity.pdf
- Assembly-based vulnerability of buildings and its use in performance evaluationPorter, K.A., A.S. Kiremidjian, and J.S. LeGrue, 2001. Assembly-based vulnerability of buildings and its use in performance evaluation. Earthquake Spectra, 17 (2), 291-312. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2001-ABV.pdf
- Verifying performance-based design objectives using assembly-based vulnerabilityPorter, K.A. and A.S. Kiremidjian, 2001. Verifying performance-based design objectives using assembly-based vulnerability. ICOSSAR ’01 Structural Safety and Reliability, Newport Beach, California, USA, June 17 – 21, 2001, paper FCO225. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2001-Verifying-PBEE.pdf
- Assembly-Based Vulnerability of Buildings and its Uses in Seismic Performance Evaluation and Risk-Management Decision-MakingPorter, K.A., 2000. Assembly-Based Vulnerability of Buildings and its Uses in Seismic Performance Evaluation and Risk-Management Decision-Making. Doctoral thesis. Stanford University, Stanford CA, 216 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2000-ABV-thesis.pdf
Fire following earthquake
- Act Now Before it is Too Late: Aggressively Expand and Enhance our High-Pressure Emergency Firefighting Water SystemScawthorn, C., 2019. Act Now Before it is Too Late: Aggressively Expand and Enhance our High-Pressure Emergency Firefighting Water System. City and County of San Francisco 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury. Seal of the City and Country of San Francisco, https://www.sparisk.com/wpcontainer/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AWSS_Final_Report_with_Appendices_6_13_2019.pdf
- Fire following the Mw 7.05 HayWired earthquake scenarioScawthorn, C., 2018. Fire following the Mw 7.05 HayWired earthquake scenario. In Detweiler, S.T., and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Engineering Implications. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–I–Q. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, ch. P, p. 367-400, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2018-vol2.pdf
- Statistical Modeling of Fire Occurrence Using Data from the Tōhoku, Japan Earthquake and TsunamiAnderson D., Davidson RA, Himoto K, and Scawthorn C. 2016. “Statistical Modeling of Fire Occurrence Using Data from the Tōhoku, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.” Risk Analysis 36(2):378-95.
- Workshop on Fires following a Mw 7 Haywired EarthquakeWorkshop on Fires following a Mw 7 Haywired Earthquake. Powerpoint presentation here.
- San Bruno California, September 9, 2010 Gas Pipeline Explosion and FireDavidson, R. A., Kendra, J., Sizheng Li, Long, L. C., McEntire, D. A., and Scawthorn, C. (2012). San Bruno California, September 9, 2010 Gas Pipeline Explosion and Fire. Final Project Report No. 56, accessible at http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/11337, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, Newark, 210.
- Water Supply In Regards to Fire Following EarthquakesScawthorn, C. (2011) Water Supply In Regards to Fire Following Earthquakes. pp. 173. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of California, sponsored by the California Seismic Safety Commission, Berkeley. Water Supply in regard to Fire Following Earthquake – Scawthorn FINAL PEER Report 2011.
- Fire following earthquake aspects of the Southern San Andreas Fault Mw 7.8 earthquake scenarioScawthorn, C. (2011). Fire following earthquake aspects of the Southern San Andreas Fault Mw 7.8 earthquake scenario. Earthquake Spectra 27 (2), 419-441. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Scawthorn-2011-ShakeOut-FFE.pdf
- Analysis of Fire Following Earthquake Potential for San Francisco, CaliforniaScawthorn, C. (2010) Analysis of Fire Following Earthquake Potential for San Francisco, California pp. 54. SPA Risk LLC Berkeley CA 94708 for the Applied Technology Council On behalf of the Department of Building Inspection City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco. SPA San Francisco CAPSS Fire Following Earthquake Oct 2010
- Enhancements in HAZUS-MH Fire Following Earthquake, Task 3: Updated Ignition EquationSPA Risk (2009) Enhancements in HAZUS-MH Fire Following Earthquake, Task 3: Updated Ignition Equation pp. 74pp. SPA Risk LLC, Berkeley CA. Principal Investigator C. Scawthorn. Prepared for PBS&J and the National Institute of Building Sciences, San Francisco. FFE Ignition Equations – Scawthorn16 April 09
- Enhancements in HAZUS-MH Fire Following EarthquakeScawthorn, C. . 2008. “Enhancements in HAZUS-MH Fire Following Earthquake.” Pp. 45pp: SPA Risk LLC Prepared for PBS&J and the National Institute of Building Sciences.
- Fire Following Earthquake, Supplemental Study for the ShakeOut ScenarioScawthorn, C. (2008) Fire Following Earthquake, Supplemental Study for the ShakeOut Scenario. The ShakeOut Scenario: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2008-1150, California Geological Survey Preliminary Report 2 version 1.0, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1324, California Geological Survey Special Report 207 version 1.0. U. S. Geological Survey and California Geological Survey, Pasadena. Scawthorn-2008-ShakeOut-FFE
- Fire Following Earthquake – Reviewing the State-of-the-Art of ModelingLee, S., Davidson, R., Ohnishi, N. & Scawthorn, C. (2008) Fire Following Earthquake – Reviewing the State-of-the-Art of Modeling. Earthquake Spectra, 24, 933-967pp. Lee et al 2008 FFE – SOA Review – EQ Spectra
- The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire—Enduring Lessons for Fire Protection and Water SupplyScawthorn, C., O’Rourke, T. D. & Blackburn, F. T. (2006) The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire—Enduring Lessons for Fire Protection and Water Supply. Earthquake Spectra, 22, S135-S158. 06 Spectra 1906 SF EQ and Fire – Enduring Lessons CRS TDO FTB
- Estimates of the conflagration risk to insured property in greater Los Angeles and San FranciscoScawthorn, C. (1987). Fire following earthquake: Estimates of the conflagration risk to insured property in greater Los Angeles and San Francisco, All-Industry Research Advisory Council, Oak Brook, Ill.
Fragility and vulnerability of buildings
- Liability and pre-Northridge steel-frame buildingsPorter, K., and Thomas, E. (2019). First the earth quakes, then the law suits. American Bar Association Probate and Property 33 (6):34-40.
- A Beginner’s Guide to Fragility, Vulnerability, and RiskPorter, K.A., 2017. A Beginner’s Guide to Fragility, Vulnerability, and Risk. 103 pp., https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-beginners-guide.pdf
- When addressing epistemic uncertainty in a lognormal fragility function, how should one adjust the median?Porter, K., 2017. When addressing epistemic uncertainty in a lognormal fragility function, how should one adjust the median? Paper 2617, Proc., 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago Chile, January 9 to 13, 2017 https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2016-16WCEE-Rotation-point.pdf
- Dollars, deaths, and downtime: understand your building’s seismic risk and how to evaluate itPorter, K.A., 2015. Dollars, deaths, and downtime: understand your building’s seismic risk and how to evaluate it. A presentation to SEAOSC Strengthening Our Cities Summit 5 Nov 2015, Los Angeles, CA. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2015-SEAOSC-3D.pdf
- Mobile Homes in Earthquakes: How to Protect your Home and FamilySPA Risk LLC and Henderson Creative, 2014. Mobile Homes in Earthquakes: How to Protect your Home and Family. Prepared for California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 2 pp, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/SPA-2014-Mobile-Homes-in-Earthquakes.pdf
- Three Techniques for Modeling Building Classes using Moment MatchingCho, I.H. and K.A. Porter, 2013. Three Techniques for Modeling Building Classes using Moment Matching. SESM 13-01, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Program, Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Cho-2013-SESM-building-classes.pdf
- Estimating the Non-Structural Seismic Vulnerability of Building CategoriesK. Farokhnia and K.A. Porter, 2012. Estimating the Non-Structural Seismic Vulnerability of Building Categories. Proc. 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, 24-28 Sep 2012, paper number 3900, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Farokhnia-2012-15WCEE-Nonstructural.pdf
- Global vulnerability estimation methods for the Global Earthquake ModelPorter, K.A., K. Farokhnia, I.H. Cho, T. Rossetto, I. Ioannou, D. Grant, K. Jaiswal, D. Wald, D. D’Ayala, A. Meslem, E. So, A.S. Kiremidjian & H.Y. Noh, 2012 (expected). Global vulnerability estimation methods for the Global Earthquake Model. Proc. 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, 24-28 Sep 2012, paper number 4504, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2012-15WCEE-GEM-Vulnerability.pdf
- Practical Development and Application of Fragility FunctionsPorter, K.A., 2011. Practical Development and Application of Fragility Functions. A lecture to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Department of Civil Engineering, graduate course CVEN 5835-02 SPTPS: Nonlinear Structural Analysis, Theory & Applications. April 19, 2011. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2011-CU-PBEE2-fragility.pdf
- Cracking an open safe: uncertainty in HAZUS-based seismic vulnerability functionsPorter, K.A., 2010. Cracking an open safe: uncertainty in HAZUS-based seismic vulnerability functions. Earthquake Spectra, 26 (3), 893-900 https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2010-Safecrack-COV.pdf
- Fragility of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipmentPorter, K.A., G. Johnson, R. Sheppard, and R. Bachman, 2010. Fragility of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment. Earthquake Spectra 26 (2) 451-472, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2010-MEP-fragility-1.pdf
- Loss estimates for large soft-story wood frame buildings in San FranciscoPorter, K.A., and K. Cobeen, 2009. Loss estimates for large soft-story wood frame buildings in San Francisco. Proc. ATC & SEI 2009 Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures. Dec 9-11, 2009, San Francisco, CA, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2009-CAPSS-1.pdf
- Component Fragility Functions for Older Woodframe ConstructionPorter, K.A., 2009. Component Fragility Functions for Older Woodframe Construction. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2009-CAPSS-Fragility.pdf
- Seismic Vulnerability of Four Soft-Story Woodframe Index Buildings and their RetrofitsPorter, K.A., 2009. Seismic Vulnerability of Four Soft-Story Woodframe Index Buildings and their Retrofits. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2009-CAPSS-Vulnerability.pdf
- CAPSS Soft-Story Loss StudyPorter, K.A., 2009. CAPSS Soft-Story Loss Study. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2009-CAPSS-Loss.pdf
- Mitigating San Francisco’s soft-story building problemSamant, L.D., K. Porter, K. Cobeen, L.T. Tobin, L. Kornfield, H. Seligson, S. Alejandrino, and J. Kidd, 2009. Mitigating San Francisco’s soft-story building problem. Proc. ATC & SEI 2009 Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures. Dec 9-11, 2009, San Francisco, CA, paper 109, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Samant-2009-CAPSS-Mitigation.pdf
- Cracking an open safe: more HAZUS vulnerability functions in terms of structure-independent spectral accelerationPorter, K.A., 2009. Cracking an open safe: more HAZUS vulnerability functions in terms of structure-independent spectral acceleration. Earthquake Spectra 25 (3), 607-618, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2009-Safecrack-MDF.pdf
- Cracking an open safe: HAZUS vulnerability functions in terms of structure-independent spectral accelerationPorter, K.A., 2009. Cracking an open safe: HAZUS vulnerability functions in terms of structure-independent spectral acceleration. Earthquake Spectra 25 (2), 361-378, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2009-Safecrack-Casualty.pdf
- Creating fragility functions for performance-based earthquake engineeringPorter, K.A., R.P. Kennedy, and R.E. Bachman, 2007. Creating fragility functions for performance-based earthquake engineering. Earthquake Spectra 23 (2), May 2007, 471-489, DOI:10.1193/1.2720892, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2007-deriving-fragility.pdf
- Practical development and application of fragility functionsPorter, K.A., R.O. Hamburger, and R.P Kennedy, 2007. Practical development and application of fragility functions. Proc. SEI Structures Congress, May 16-19, 2007, Long Beach CA. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2007-SEI-fragility.pdf
- Fragility of hydraulic elevators for use in performance-based earthquake engineeringPorter, K.A., 2007. Fragility of hydraulic elevators for use in performance-based earthquake engineering. Earthquake Spectra. 23 (2), May 2007, 459-469, DOI:10.1193/1.2720902, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2007-elevator-fragility.pdf
- Developing Fragility Functions for Building ComponentsPorter, K.A., R.P. Kennedy, and R.E. Bachman, 2006. Developing Fragility Functions for Building Components. A Report to ATC-58. Applied Technology Council, Redwood City, CA, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-deriving-fragility.pdf
- Assembly-Based Vulnerability of Buildings and its Uses in Seismic Performance Evaluation and Risk-Management Decision-MakingPorter, K.A., 2000. Assembly-Based Vulnerability of Buildings and its Uses in Seismic Performance Evaluation and Risk-Management Decision-Making. Doctoral thesis. Stanford University, Stanford CA, 216 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2000-ABV-thesis.pdf
Fragility and vulnerability of lifelines
- Groundproofing a new model for estimating earthquake damage and planning recoveryPorter, K.A., 2018. Groundproofing a new model for estimating earthquake damage and planning recovery. Source, 32 (2), p. 40-43, www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2018-AWWA-Source.pdf Porter, K.A., McMullin, R., Terentieff, S.V., Wollbrinck, J., and Irias, X., 2018. Applying the model. Source, 32 (2), p. 43-45, www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2018-AWWA-Source.pdf
- A new model of water-network resilience, with application to the HayWired scenarioPorter, K.A., 2018. A new model of water-network resilience, with application to the HayWired scenario. Detweiler S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds, The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Engineering Implications. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–I–Q, Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, ch. N., p. 195-264, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2018-vol2.pdf
- Performance of emergency-response services after the earthquakeScawthorn, C.R., K.A., Porter, and F.T. Blackburn, 1992. Performance of emergency-response services after the earthquake. In T.D. O’Rourke, ed., The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989-Marina District. Strong Motion and Ground Failure. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1551-F. Reston VA, p. F195-F215. www.sparisk.com/pubs/Scawthorn-1992-LP89-Emergency-services-Marina.pdf
- Performance of water supply pipelines in liquefied soilPorter, K.A. C. Scawthorn, D.G. Honegger, T.D. O’Rourke, and F. Blackburn, 1992. Performance of water supply pipelines in liquefied soil. Proceedings of the 4th US-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifeline Systems, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 08/19-21/91; pp. 3-17. 1992. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-1992-water-pipe-liquefied-soil.pdf
- Utility performance aspects, liquefaction study, Marina and Sullivan Marsh areas, San Francisco CaliforniaScawthorn, C., K. Porter, M. Khater, D. Seidel, D. Ballantyne, H.T. Taylor, R.D. Darragh, and C. Ng, 1992. Utility performance aspects, liquefaction study, Marina and Sullivan Marsh areas, San Francisco California. National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Proceedings from the 4th Japan-U.S. Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Countermeasures for Soil Liquefaction: Tokai University Pacific Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 27-29, 1992. Vol. 1., 1992, 317-333. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Scawthorn-1992-SF-Liquefaction-Study.pdf
Disaster planning scenarios: ShakeOut, ARkStorm, SAFRR Tsunami, and HayWired Scenario
- Overview of the HayWired scenario engineering-implications volumePorter, K.A. (2018). Overview of the HayWired scenario engineering-implications volume. Detweiler, S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Engineering Implications. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–I–Q, Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, ch. I, p. 2-11, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2018-vol2.pdf
- The HayWired scenario—how can the San Francisco Bay region bounce back from or avert an earthquake disaster in an interconnected world?Hudnut, K.W., Wein, A.M., Cox, D.A., Perry, S.C., Porter, K.A., Johnson, L.A., and Strauss, J.A. (2017). The HayWired scenario—how can the San Francisco Bay region bounce back from or avert an earthquake disaster in an interconnected world? In Detweiler S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Earthquake Hazards. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–A–H, Reston, VA: United State Geological Survey, ch A., p. 1-16, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2017-vol1.pdf
- HayWired scenario mainshock ground motionsAagaard, B.T., Boatwright, J.L., Jones, J.L., MacDonald, T.G., Porter, K.A., and Wein, A.M. (2017). HayWired scenario mainshock ground motions. In Detweiler S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Earthquake Hazards. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–A–H, Reston, VA: United State Geological Survey, ch C., p. 27-36, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2017-vol1.pdf
- HayWired Scenario Aftershock SequenceWein, A.M., Felzer, K.R., Jones, J.L., and Porter, K.A. (2017). HayWired Scenario Aftershock Sequence. In Detweiler S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Earthquake Hazards. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–A–H, Reston, VA: United State Geological Survey, ch G., p. 91-112, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2017-vol1.pdf
- Water supply damage, recovery, and lifeline interaction in an earthquake sequencePorter, K., S. Terentieff, R. McMullin, and X. Irias, 2017. Water supply damage, recovery, and lifeline interaction in an earthquake sequence. Proc. First Congress on Technical Advancement, September 10-13, 2017, Duluth, Minnesota. Reston Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers. 12 p. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2017-ASCE-CUWNet.pdf
- Engineering and economic lessons of the SAFRR Tsunami ScenarioPorter, K.A., and A.M. Wein, 2014. Engineering and economic lessons of the SAFRR Tsunami Scenario. Proceedings of the 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 21-25 July 2014, Anchorage AK https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-Wein-2014-10NCEE-tsunami-scenario.pdf
- Advances in tsunami risk assessmentPorter, K.A., and A.M. Wein, 2014. Advances in tsunami risk assessment. SSA 2014, 2 May 2014, Anchorage AK https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-Wein-2014-SSA2014-tsunami-scenario.pdf
- The SAFRR Tsunami Scenario, a Presentation to NORTHCOM Joint Interagency Coordination GroupPorter, K., 2014. The SAFRR Tsunami Scenario, a Presentation to NORTHCOM Joint Interagency Coordination Group, 25 Feb 2014, Colorado Springs CO. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-25-Feb-2014-SAFRR-Northcom.pdf
- The SAFRR tsunami scenario—physical damage in CaliforniaPorter, K., W. Byers, D. Dykstra, A. Lim, P. Lynett, J. Ratliff, C. Scawthorn, A. Wein, and R. Wilson, 2013. The SAFRR tsunami scenario—physical damage in California. S. Ross and L. Jones, Eds, The SAFRR (Science Application for Risk Reduction) Tsunami Scenario. US Geological Survey. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1170/
- The SAFRR (Science Application for Risk Reduction) tsunami scenario—executive summary and IntroductionRoss, S.L., L.M. Jones, K. Miller, K.A. Porter, A. Wein, R.I. Wilson, B. Bahng, A. Barberopoulou, J.C. Borrero, D.M. Brosnan, J.T. Bwarie, E.L. Geist, L.A. Johnson, S.H. Kirby, W.R. Knight, K. Long, P. Lynett, C.E. Mortensen, D.J. Nicolsky, S.C. Perry, G.S. Plumlee, C.R. Real, K. Ryan, E. Suleimani, H.K. Thio, V.V. Titov, P.M. Whitmore, and N.J. Wood, 2013. The SAFRR (Science Application for Risk Reduction) tsunami scenario—executive summary and Introduction. S. Ross and L. Jones, Eds, The SAFRR (Science Application for Risk Reduction) Tsunami Scenario. US Geological Survey. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1170/
- The SAFRR tsunami scenario—Improving resilience for CaliforniaRoss, S.L., Jones, L.M., Miller, K., Porter, K.A., Wein, A., Wilson, R.I., Bahng, B., Barberopoulou, A., Borrero, J.C., Brosnan, D.M., Bwarie, J.T., Geist, E.L., Johnson, L.A., Kirby, S.H., Knight, W.R., Long, K., Lynett, P., Mortensen, C.E., Nicolsky, D.J., Perry, S.C., Plumlee, G.S., Real, C.R., Ryan, K., Suleimani, E., Thio, H., Titov, V.V., Whitmore, P.M., and Wood, N.J., 2013, The SAFRR tsunami scenario—Improving resilience for California: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3081, 4 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3081/
- The SAFRR Tsunami ScenarioPorter, K., L Jones, S Ross, J Borrero, J Bwarie, D Dykstra, EL Geist, L Johnson, S Kirby, K Long, P Lynett, K Miller, C Mortensen, S Perry, G Plumlee, C Real, L Ritchie, C Scawthorn, HK Thio, A Wein, P Whitmore, R Wilson, and N Wood, 2013. The SAFRR Tsunami Scenario. Proc., PORTS ’13, August 25-28, Seattle WA. manuscript: https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2013-COPRI-Tsunami-MS.pdf, conference presentation: https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2013-COPRI-Tsunami-presentation.pdf
- Overview of the ARkStorm ScenarioPorter, K., A. Wein, C. Alpers, A. Baez, P. Barnard, J. Carter, A. Corsi, J. Costner, D. Cox, T. Das, M. Dettinger, J. Done, C. Eadie, M. Eymann, J. Ferris, P. Gunturi, M. Hughes, R. Jarrett, L. Johnson, H.D. Le-Griffin, D. Mitchell, S. Morman, P. Neiman, A. Olsen, S. Perry, G. Plumlee, M. Ralph, D. Reynolds, A. Rose, K. Schaefer, J. Serakos, W. Siembieda, J. Stock, D. Strong, I.S. Wing, A. Tang, P. Thomas, and K. Topping, 2010. Overview of the ARkStorm Scenario. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1312, 183 pp. and appendices, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2010-ARkStorm.pdf
- Foreword. Earthquake SpectraPorter, K., K. Hudnut, S. Perry, M. Reichle, C. Scawthorn, and A. Wein, 2011. Foreword. Earthquake Spectra 27 (2), 235-237. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2011-ShakeOut-Foreword.pdf
- The ShakeOut Scenario: a hypothetical Mw7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas FaultPorter, K., L. Jones, D. Cox, J. Goltz, K. Hudnut, D. Mileti, S. Perry, D. Ponti, M. Reichle, A.Z. Rose, C.R. Scawthorn, H.A. Seligson, K.I. Shoaf, J. Treiman, and A. Wein, 2011. The ShakeOut Scenario: a hypothetical Mw7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault. Earthquake Spectra 27 (2), 239-261, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2011-ShakeOut-Overview.pdf.
- Utility performance panels in the ShakeOut ScenarioPorter, K.A., and R. Sherrill, 2011. Utility performance panels in the ShakeOut Scenario. Earthquake Spectra 27 (2), 443-458, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2011-ShakeOut-Panels.pdf
- The ShakeOut Scenario, A Hypothetical M7.8 Southern San Andreas Fault EarthquakePorter, K.A., 2008. The ShakeOut Scenario, A Hypothetical M7.8 Southern San Andreas Fault Earthquake. Structure Magazine, Dec 2008, 16-19. http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleID=812
- The ShakeOut Scenario. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File ReportJones, L.M., R. Bernknopf, D. Cox, J. Goltz, K. Hudnut, D. Mileti, S. Perry, D. Ponti, K. Porter, M. Reichle, H. Seligson, K. Shoaf, J. Treiman, and A. Wein, 2008. The ShakeOut Scenario. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1150 and California Geological Survey Preliminary Report 25, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1150/
- The Plan to Coordinate Nehrp Post-Earthquake InvestigationsUSGS. (2003). “The Plan to Coordinate Nehrp Post-Earthquake Investigations.” USGS Circular 1242, Thomas L. Holzer (Chair), Roger D. Borcherdt, Craig D. Comartin, Robert D. Hanson, Charles R. Scawthorn, Kathleen Tierney, T. Leslie Youd, ed., prepared in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Standards and Technology, USGS Western Region, Menlo Park CA. http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1242/
- Coordinating Nehrp Post-Earthquake Investigations – Exercising the PlanHolzer, T. L., Scawthorn, C., and Rojahn, C. (2005). “Coordinating Nehrp Post-Earthquake Investigations – Exercising the Plan.” Earthquake Spectra, 21(4), 1043-1062. Earthquake Spectra 2005
- Development and Facilitation of Tabletop Exercises in Support of the Plan to Coordinate Nehrp Post-Earthquake Investigations, Final ReportScawthorn, C., 2004. Development and Facilitation of Tabletop Exercises in Support of the Plan to Coordinate Nehrp Post-Earthquake Investigations, Final Report. C. Scawthorn Assoc., prepared for the U.S. Geological Survey and the Applied Technology Council, Berkeley, 62 pp. ATC-35 NEHRP Exercises Final Report
Hurricanes, atmospheric rivers, and wind hazard
- 0.05-degree Gridded Wind Hazard of the United StatesPorter, K.A., 2008. 0.05-degree Gridded Wind Hazard of the United States. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2008-US-wind-hazard.zip
- Preliminary conclusions: assessing damage to engineered buildings in the wake of Hurricane KatrinaMosqueda, G. and K.A. Porter, 2006. Preliminary conclusions: assessing damage to engineered buildings in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Structural Engineer, February 2006, 20-26. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Mosqueda-2006-Katrina.pdf
- Damage to engineered buildings and bridges in the wake of Hurricane KatrinaMosqueda, G., K.A. Porter, J. O’Connor, and P. McAnany, 2007. Damage to engineered buildings and bridges in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Proc. SEI Structures Congress, May 16-19, 2007, Long Beach CA. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Mosqueda-2007-SEI-Katrina.pdf
- Impact of Hurricane Andrew on Performance, Interaction, and Recovery of LifelinesLarsen, T., K. Porter, M. Zadeh, C. Van Anne, and C. Scawthorn, 1999. Impact of Hurricane Andrew on Performance, Interaction, and Recovery of Lifelines. Prepared for National Science Foundation. EQE International, Oakland CA. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Larsen-1996-Andrew-Lifelines.pdf
Casualty loss estimation
- How many injuries can be avoided in the HayWired Scenario through earthquake early warning and drop, cover, and hold on?Porter, K.A., and Jones, J.L., 2018. How many injuries can be avoided in the HayWired Scenario through earthquake early warning and drop, cover, and hold on? Detweiler S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds, The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Engineering Implications. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–I–Q, Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, ch. Q., p. 401-429, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2018-vol2.pdf
- An earthquake urban search and rescue model for earthquake response and its application to the HayWired scenarioPorter, K.A., 2018. An earthquake urban search and rescue model for earthquake response and its application to the HayWired scenario. Detweiler, S.T. and Wein, A.M. eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Engineering Implications. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–I–Q, Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, ch. M, p. 99-192, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2018-vol2.pdf
- Value of injuries in the Northridge EarthquakePorter, K.A., K. Shoaf, and H. Seligson, 2006. Value of injuries in the Northridge Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra, 22 (2), May 2006. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-VOI.pdf
Acceptable risk
- Not safe enough—a survey of public preferences for the seismic performance of new buildings in California and the New Madrid Seismic ZonePorter, K.A., 2018. Not safe enough—a survey of public preferences for the seismic performance of new buildings in California and the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Detweiler, S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Engineering Implications. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–I–Q, Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, ch. L, p. 79-96, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2018-vol2.pdf
- Is life safety enough? Improvements in earthquake science and risk reductionPorter, K.A., 2018. Is life safety enough?Improvements in earthquake science and risk reduction. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018 Annual Meeting, February 15-19, 2018, Austin, Texas, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2018-AAAS.pdf
- The public’s role in seismic design provisionsDavis, M. and K. Porter, 2016. The public’s role in seismic design provisions. Earthquake Spectra, preprint, doi:10.1193/081715EQS127M, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Davis-Porter-2016-EQS-Ethics.pdf
- Not safe enough: the public’s expectations of seismic performance. Journal of the National Institute of Building SciencesPorter, K. and M. Davis, 2015. Not safe enough: the public’s expectations of seismic performance. Journal of the National Institute of Building Sciences, 3 (5) 22-25. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-Davis-2015-JNIBS-Not-safe-enough.pdf
- Safe enough? How buildings codes protect our lives but not our cities. Proceedings of the 10th National Conference on Earthquake EngineeringPorter, K.A., 2014. Safe enough? How buildings codes protect our lives but not our cities. Proceedings of the 10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 21-25 July 2014, Anchorage AK, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2014-10NCEE-safe-enough.pdf
- Safe enough? How buildings codes protect our lives but not our citiesPorter, K.A., 2013. Safe enough? How buildings codes protect our lives but not our cities. Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association 26th Asilomar Conference, February 15-18, 2012, and University of Colorado Boulder SESM Seminar 1 Mar 2013, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2013-CU-Safe-Enough.pdf
- Appropriate Seismic Reliability for Critical Equipment Systems: Recommendations Based on Regional Analysis of Financial and Life LossPorter, K.A., C. Scawthorn, C. Taylor, N. Blais, 1998. Appropriate Seismic Reliability for Critical Equipment Systems: Recommendations Based on Regional Analysis of Financial and Life Loss. MCEER-98-0016, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 104 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-1998-ACR.pdf
Real-time loss estimation
- ShakeCast: automating and improving the use of ShakeMap for post-earthquake decision-making and responseWald, D., K.W. Lin, K. Porter, and L. Turner, 2008. ShakeCast: automating and improving the use of ShakeMap for post-earthquake decision-making and response. Earthquake Spectra, 24 (2), 533-553, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Wald-2008-ShakeCast.pdf
- Real-Time Loss Estimation for Instrumented Buildings. ReportPorter, K.A., J.L. Beck, J.Y. Ching, and J. Mitrani-Reiser, 2004. Real-Time Loss Estimation for Instrumented Buildings. Report EERL 2004-08, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. http://caltecheerl.library.caltech.edu/374.
- Smarter structures: real-time loss estimation for instrumented buildings, paperPorter, K.A., J. Mitrani-Reiser, J.L. Beck, and J.Y, Ching, 2006. Smarter structures: real-time loss estimation for instrumented buildings, paper NCEE-1236. Proc., 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, April 18-22, 2006, San Francisco, CA. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2006-RTLE-8NCEE-poster.pdf.
Other topics
- Resilience-Related Building-Code Changes Don’t Affect Affordability Porter, K.A., 2019. Resilience-related building-code changes don’t affect affordability. SPA Risk LLC Working Paper Series 2019-01. 2 pp. www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2019-Resilience-Affordability.pdf
- HayWired scenario three-dimensional numerical ground-motion simulation mapsPorter, K.A., 2017. HayWired scenario three-dimensional numerical ground-motion simulation maps. In Detweiler S.T. and Wein, A.M., eds., The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Earthquake Hazards. Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5013–A–H, Reston, VA: United State Geological Survey, ch H., p. 115-126, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175013 and www.sparisk.com/pubs/HayWired-2017-vol1.pdf
- Trimming a hazard logic tree with a new model-order-reduction techniquePorter, K., E. Field, and K. Milner, 2017. Trimming a hazard logic tree with a new model-order-reduction technique. Earthquake Spectra, 33 (3), 857-874, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2017-UCERF3-MOR.pdf, https://doi.org/10.1193/092616EQS158M
- Can one divide uncertainty into two kinds? Risk Basics 1Porter, K., 2016. Can one divide uncertainty into two kinds? Risk Basics 1, SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, p. 1-4, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2016-Two-Kinds-of-Uncertainty.pdf
- A Field Sampling Strategy for Estimating a Building Inventory. Global Earthquake ModelPorter, K.A., 2013. A Field Sampling Strategy for Estimating a Building Inventory. Global Earthquake Model, 30 pp. http://www.nexus.globalquakemodel.org/gem-idct/posts/idct-sampling-strategy-protocol/ or https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2013-GEMIDCT-Sampling-Strategy.pdf
- Trimming the UCERF2 hazard logic treePorter, K.A., E.H. Field, and K. Milner, 2012. Trimming the UCERF2 hazard logic tree. Seismological Research Letters, 83 (5), 815-828, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2012-SRL-Tree-trim.pdf
- California Earthquake Risk, Report from the Lma Lloyd’s Market Academy Earthquake Seminar in San FranciscoLloyds Market Academy. (2011). “California Earthquake Risk, Report from the Lma Lloyd’s Market Academy Earthquake Seminar in San Francisco.” Lloyd’s Market Association, available here or at http://www.lmalloyds.com, London, 44 pp.
- On the Contribution of Reconstruction Labor Wages and Material Prices to Demand Surge. Olsen, A.H. and K.A. Porter, 2011. On the Contribution of Reconstruction Labor Wages and Material Prices to Demand Surge. SESM-11-1, Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Olsen-2011-SESM-Demand-Surge.pdf
- What we know about demand surge: a brief summaryOlsen, A.H. and K.A. Porter, 2011. What we know about demand surge: a brief summary. Natural Hazards Review 12 (2), 62-71, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Olsen-2011-NHR-WWKADS.pdf
- What We Know about Demand SurgeOlsen, A.H. and K.A. Porter, 2010. What We Know about Demand Surge. Department of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, SESM-10-1, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Olsen-2010-CU-WWKADS.pdf
- A global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk managementJaiswal, K., D. Wald, and K. Porter, 2010. A global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk management. Earthquake Spectra 26 (3) 731-748, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Jaiswal-2010-PAGER-inventory.pdf
- Ten tips for talking to townies: observations on risk communication from the Multihazards Demonstration ProjectPorter, K.A. and L. Jones, 2010. Ten tips for talking to townies: observations on risk communication from the Multihazards Demonstration Project. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 2010, San Francisco, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2010-AGU-10-tips.pdf
- Data Interchange Formats for the Global Earthquake Model (GEM)SPA Risk LLC, 2009. Data Interchange Formats for the Global Earthquake Model (GEM). Denver CO, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/SPA-2009-GEM1-DIFs.pdf
- Development of Open Source Seismic Risk Modeling FrameworkPorter, K.A., and C.R. Scawthorn, 2009. Development of Open Source Seismic Risk Modeling Framework. Report to the US Geological Survey under award no 07HQAG0002, SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/SPA-2009-OpenRisk.pdf
- OpenRisk: Open-Source Risk Estimation SoftwarePorter, K.A., and C.R. Scawthorn, 2007. OpenRisk: Open-Source Risk Estimation Software, SPA Risk, Pasadena, CA, 112 pp., https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/SPA-2007-OpenRisk.pdf
- Design of Single-Plate Shear Connectors with Short Slotted HolesPorter, K.A., 1990. Design of Single-Plate Shear Connectors with Short Slotted Holes. Master’s thesis, University of California Berkeley, 113 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-1990-Shear-tabs-short-slotted-holes.pdf
Field data collection and learning from earthquakes
- Three FEMA Tools to Screen Buildings for Earthquake Risk Porter, K. (2020). Three FEMA Tools to Screen Buildings for Earthquake Risk. SPA Risk LLC, Denver CO, 1 p., https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/SPA-Three-FEMA-screening-tools.pdf
- South Napa Mw 6 Earthquake Reconnaissance Report.SPA Risk LLC, 2014. 24 August 2014 South Napa Mw 6 Earthquake Reconnaissance Report. 62 pp. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/SPA-2014-Napa-Report.pdf
- Reconnaissance Report. Aspects of the 11 March 2011 Eastern Japan Earthquake and TsunamiScawthorn, C. and K.A. Porter, 2011. Reconnaissance Report. Aspects of the 11 March 2011 Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. SPA Risk LLC, 71 pp., https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/SPA-2011-Tohoku-Report.pdf
- Initial Survey, 11 March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
- Free, fast building seismic safety inspection software for smartphonesPorter, K.A., B. Bell, and N. Pereira, 2011. Free, fast building seismic safety inspection software for smartphones. Building Safety Journal Online, Dec 2011, 56-62. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2011-BSJ-ROVER.pdf
- Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk (ROVER): end-to-end seismic risk management softwarePorter, K.A., 2010. Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk (ROVER): end-to-end seismic risk management software. Proc 9th US National/10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 25-29 Jul 2010, Toronto Canada, MS 1781, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2010-9USN10CCEE-ROVER.pdf
- ROVER: Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk. Denver, CO.SPA Risk LLC, 2010. ROVER: Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk. Denver, CO. https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/ATC67-2010-ROVER-flyer.pdf
- Learning from earthquakes: a survey of surveys and AppendixPorter, K.A., 2003. Learning from earthquakes: a survey of surveys. Keynote paper, EERI Invitational Workshop: An Action Plan to Develop Earthquake Damage and Loss Data Protocols, September 19th and 20th, 2002, Doubletree Hotel, Pasadena, California. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2003-Survey-of-Surveys.pdf and https://www.sparisk.com/pubs/Porter-2003-Survey-of-Surveys-Appendix.pdf
Video Presentations
- Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: What Can Business Continuity Planners Learn from this Nationwide Benefit-Cost Analysis? A web presentation by Dr. Porter to the Rocky Mountain Association of Contingency Planners, April 17, 2020. The presentation explains aspects of the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves study, with an emphasis on the aspects that matter most to business continuity planners and disaster recovery experts. A video of the 1-hour webinar can be found here , a PDF of the slides can be found here .
- Open-source risk vs. Proprietary risk models, a talk presented by Charles Scawthorn as part of a Distance Learning Seminar Series on Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific, sponsored by the World Bank. Dr. Scawthorn spoke in favor of Open Source Risk Models to an audience at many places around the world, including Indonesia (Jakarta), Lao PDR (Vientiane), Thailand (Bangkok), Vietnam (Hanoi), Cambodia (Phnom Penh), China (Beijing), Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar), Philippines (Manila), Singapore (Singapore), Japan (Tokyo) and Fiji (Suva).
- ARkStorm, the Other Big One, a talk presented by Keith Porter to the Engineers’ Forum, a seminar series sponsored by the East Bay Municipal Utilities District. Dr. Porter gave an overview of an emergency planning scenario describing a hypothetical but realistic severe winter storm in California, and its impacts on the state’s infrastructure, population, and economy.
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