Dr. Sitar speaks on observed behavior in seismic earth pressure and defines the structures under consideration. Dr. Stewart speaks on the physical mechanisms that produce seismic earth pressures.

Then, the expert panel addresses survey-generated content requests from 50 practitioners and researchers followed by an opportunity for audience Q & A. Scheduled topics include:

• Questions, challenges, and variations in calculating and providing seismic earth pressures
• Changes that our expert panelists recommend in calculating and providing seismic earth pressures
• Addressing complaints from structural engineers and general contractors with geotechnical insight