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Project Title: Developing a Framework for Design of Lifeline Infrastructure Systems for Functional Recovery
Client: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Purpose: To prepare a NIST report that presents a framework to enable decision making for functional recovery of water, wastewater, and electric power lifeline systems after earthquake events.
Project Title: Seismic Safety Consulting Services for City of San Francisco
Client: City and County of San Francisco
Purpose: Provide technical expertise in selected tasks from the from the Earthquake Safety Implementation Program’s 30-year work plan and San Francisco Tall Buildings Safety Strategy, including developing retrofit program materials for rigid-wall-flexible-diaphragm and non-ductile concrete structures.
Project Title: Improving the Nation’s Lifelines Infrastructure to Achieve Seismic Resilience
Client: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Purpose: Review NIST CGR 14-917-33, Earthquake Resilient Lifelines: NEHRP Research, Development and Implementation Roadmap, and initiate activities of Program Element I.
COMPLETED PUBLICATIONS
2019
FEMA P-58 Series
FEMA P-58-1, Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 1 – Methodology, Second Edition
FEMA P-58-2, Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 2 – Implementation Guide, Second Edition
FEMA P-58-3, Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 3 – Supporting Electronic Materials, Third Edition
FEMA P-58-4, Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 4 – Methodology for Assessing Environmental Impacts
FEMA P-58-5, Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 5 – Expected Seismic Performance of Code-Conforming Buildings
FEMA P-58-6, Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Buildings
FEMA P-58-7, Building the Performance You Need, A Guide to State-of-the Art Tools for Seismic Design and Assessment
FEMA P-58 CD, Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Methodology and Implementation, Third Edition
FEMA P-1100 Series
FEMA P-1100, Vulnerability-Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Volume 1 – Prestandard
FEMA P-1100-2A, Vulnerability-Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Volume 2A – Plan Set for Crawlspace Dwellings
FEMA P-1100-2B, Vulnerability-Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Volume 2B – Plan Set for Living-Space-Over-Garage Dwellings
FEMA P-1100-2C, Vulnerability-Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Volume 2C – Plan Set for Masonry Chimneys
FEMA P-1100-3, Vulnerability-Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Volume 3 – Background Documentation
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Updated Reports FEMA P-646, Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis, Third Edition FEMA P-1024/RA2, South Napa Earthquake Advisory: Earthquake Strengthening of Cripple Walls in Wood-Frame Dwellings, Second Edition
Seismic Risk Assessment FEMA P-2018, Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential ATC-119-1, San Francisco Tall Buildings Study ATC-142, Safety Prioritization of School Buildings for Seismic Retrofit Using Performance-Based Risk Assessment in the Kyrgyz Republic |
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Fire Modeling
NIST Special Publication 1245, Large Outdoor Fire Modeling (LOFM) Workshop Summary Report
Guidance and Continued Education
FEMA P-2055, Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance –Report on the Current State of Practice, including Recommendations Related to Structural and Nonstructural Safety and Habitability
ATC-66-11, National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP), A Resource Guide for Regional and State/Territory Earthquake Program Managers—2019-2020
COMPLETED PUBLICATIONS
2020
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Policy and Resilience FEMA P-2090/ NIST SP-1254 Special Report, Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time ATC-137-2, Proceedings: FEMA-Sponsored Summit on Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Utah |
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International Investigations ATC-141, September 19, 2017 Puebla-Morelos, Mexico Earthquake: Seismological and Structural Observations by the ATC Reconnaissance Team ATC-148, Methodology for Developing Efficient Investment Strategies for Safer and Resilient Schools |
Short Period Building Investigations
FEMA P-2139-1, Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design, Volume 1 – Overarching Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations
FEMA P-2139-2, Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design, Volume 2 – Study of One-to-Four Story Wood Light-Frame Buildings
FEMA P-2139-3, Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design, Volume 3 – Study of One-to-Four Story Special Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall Buildings
FEMA P-2139-4, Short-Period Building Collapse Performance and Recommendations for Improving Seismic Design, Volume 4 – Study of One-to-Four Story Steel Special Concentrically Braced Frame Buildings
Technical Guidance
CEA-EDA-01, Earthquake Damage Assessment and Repair Guidelines for Residential Wood-Frame Buildings, Volume 1 – General Guidelines
CEA-EDA-02, Earthquake Damage Assessment and Repair Guidelines for Residential Wood-Frame Buildings, Volume 2 – Engineering Guidelines
FEMA P-530, Earthquake Safety at Home
FEMA P-2078, Procedures for Developing Multi-Period Response Spectra at Non-Conterminous United States Sites
FEMA P-2091, A Practical Guide to Soil-Structure Interaction
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Continuing Education ATC-66-12, National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP), A Resource Guide for Regional and State/Territory Earthquake Program Managers—2020-2021 |
 Michael Valley |
As a former Principal at Magnusson Klemencic Associates in Seattle, Mike Valley comes to ATC with more than 30 years of structural engineering experience in new design, evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings, applied research, and codes and standards development. Mike’s design experience includes the landmark Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, and his research and development experience includes the FEMA 356 Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, FEMA P-2012 Assessing Seismic Performance of Buildings with Configuration Irregularities (ATC-123 Project), and NIST GCR 10-917-9 Applicability of Nonlinear Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Modeling for Design (ATC-76-6 Project).
Mike also has extensive experience as an ATC consultant serving as a reviewer, a technical contributor, and Project Director on multiple ATC projects. We look forward to how Mike’s unique experiences as a successful team member will contribute to ATC projects in the future. |
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Retired from federal service as a Senior Geophysicist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Mike Mahoney comes to ATC with more than 30 years of experience in hazard mitigation program management and policy development, post-disaster response and recovery, and problem-focused research and development in support of FEMA’s efforts under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). He has led FEMA’s earthquake-related work with the International Code Council and has been involved with the development of national model codes and standards since 1984. In his career at FEMA, Mike has led the development of countless major FEMA publications, including: FEMA 350 Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings and its series of companion reports (ATC-41 Project series), FEMA P-58 Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Methodology and Implementation (ATC-58 Project series), FEMA P-695 Quantification of Building Seismic Performance Factors (ATC-63 Project), FEMA P-2018 Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential (ATC-78 Project), and FEMA P-2090/NIST SP-1254 Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time (ATC-137 Project). With Mike’s extensive knowledge of federal government programs, and past collaboration with state and local agencies, hazard mitigation partners, and code development organizations, we look forward to how his unique experiences will help serve ATC’s client needs and objectives in the future. |
