CalARP Seismic Assessment and Revalidating Guidelines 1

To reduce the risk of release of regulated substances as a result of earthquakes, the State of California requires facilities that contain large quantities of regulated substances to comply with the Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) program by means of reoccurring seismic evaluation of the regulated substance containing facility. CalARP studies are typically revalidated at five-year intervals.

The 2013 CalARP guideline requires that the new seismic evaluation method be based on the current International Building Code and ASCE 7-10 standards. Current regulations have specific prescriptive minimum required content and a general format of the report for new and revalidating reports.

This webinar will cover the CalARP seismic assessment and revalidating guidelines for facilities containing regulated substances. We will discuss new templates for the CalARP walk down review of vessels, equipment, piping and containment, as well as the ductility based approach for structures supporting vessels or equipment.

Presenter

Dr. Arash Andrew Altoontash

Dr. Arash Andrew Altoontash, project manager at ABS Group, has more than 12 years of experience as a structural engineer in the state of California and more than five years of academic research in the field of structural analysis and design. His capabilities include static/dynamic linear or non-linear structural analysis, new or remedial analysis and design, seismic design/retrofit/vulnerability assessment, base isolation, equipment anchorage, special and complex structures, performance based design, structural investigations and use of a variety of computer software packages related to structural engineering. He has also taught the structural steel design course at the University of California, Irvine.

About ABS Group

ABS Group of Companies, Inc. (ABS Group) and its operating subsidiaries provide risk management solutions and certification services worldwide that help clients address the safety, integrity, quality and environmental efficiency of critical assets and operations. Headquartered in Spring, Texas, ABS Group operates with more than 1200 professionals across the globe, serving the marine and offshore, oil, gas and chemical, government, power and energy and industrial sectors. ABS Group is a subsidiary of ABS (www.eagle.org), a leading marine and offshore classification society.