Civil and Structural Engineering

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Who we are

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The KPFF Team

Mark Hershberg, Maikol Del Devlin Thomas, Jeff Gavazza, PE Ishwar Dhungana, BK Kang, PE,
SE Carpio, PhD, PE SE PE, LEED AP, QSP LEED AP
Principal Associate Associate Principal Principal Associate

UCLA Alum (2x) Spouse of a UCLA UCLA Alum UCLA Alum First UCLA project Engineering VI
Former Lecturer for Alum Pauley Court Stormer First UCLA Project Terasaki Hall (Phase 1 and Phase
UCLA CEE 141 First UCLA Project Circa 2002 was Remodel of the Graduate School of 2),
First UCLA project was Pritzker Hall Born and Raised in Acosta Training Arts Botany Building
was Terasaki Hall Published with UCLA Ojai, CA Center Basketball Practice Renovation, and
Faculty Facility Campus Drainage
Westwood Plaza Study
Justice Center

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About KPFF

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Services

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KPFF Offices
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UCLA Alumni
Nearly 1/3 of our total Los
Angeles staff are UCLA grads.

We have more Bruins on our staff

than we have alumni from any
other university!

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Civil Engineering at UCLA:
SWPPP - Construction Stormwater Management

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Stormwater Management

Two types of stormwater

management
• Post Construction (Low Impact
Development-LID)
• During Construction (SWPPP)
Post Construction

Low Impact Development

• Infiltration
• Capture and reuse
• Biofiltration

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During Construction - SWPPP

What is SWPPP?
Key Components:
• NOI
• WDID
• NOT
• SMARTS
Construction General Permit (CGP)
Key Dates and Transition Guidelines:
• 2022 CGP
• PROJECT WITH WDID BEFORE SEPT. 1, 2023:
• Two-year regulatory Transition Period
• Option 1: Continue coverage under 2009 CGP
• Option 2: Enroll for coverage under 2022 CGP
• AFTER AUGUST 31, 2025:
• Mandatory Enrollment Under 2022 CGP for all active
projects under 2009 CGP
• NEW PROJECTS AFTER SEPT. 2023:
• Compliance with 2022 CGP Required
2022 CGP CHANGES INCLUDE:

• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

Implementation Requirements
• Dewatering Notification in terms of
SWPPP Updates
• Revised Storm-Related Monitoring
Requirements
• Others: Project Site Descriptions, BMP
Locations, Passive Treatment, Final Site
Maps
Role & Responsibilities - QSD
• SWPPP Documentation
• Inspections:
• Start of Construction
• Replacing QSD
• Twice Annually
• Following Numeric Action Level Exceedance
• Compliance Filings:
• File COI
• File NOT
Role & Responsibilities - QSP

• SWPPP Oversight
• Inspections
• Once per Month (Inactive)
• Pre-Qualifying Precipitation Events
• Following Numeric Action Level Exceedance
• During NOT Filing
Role & Responsibilities – QSP Delegates
• Authorized Duties:
• Visual Inspections
• Sampling
• SWPPP and BMP Implementation

• Training Requirements:
• Foundational Training
• Site-Specific Training
Civil Engineering at UCLA:
Post-Construction Stormwater Management

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Post-Construction Stormwater Management
Quantity Quality
- Stormwater Detention - Low Impact Development

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Post-Construction Stormwater Management
Stormwater BMP
Example - Engineering VI

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Storm Water Management
Quality
- Low Impact Development

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Campus Drainage Study
• Compiled existing storm drain
information in coordination with
UCLA Capital Programs
• Divided the 419-acre study area into
four main tributary areas.
• Analyzed hydraulic capacity of larger
campus storm drain mains (equal to
or greater than 24”) for 2-yr, 5-yr, 10-
yr, 25-yr, 50-yr, and 100-yr design
storm events

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Campus Drainage Study
• 838 acres of offsite
tributary area

• Campus is located
downstream of Stone
Canyon Reservoir

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West Tributary Area (Green)
• 53 Acres

• Student Housing and the

Sunset Canyon Recreation
Center

• Charles E Young Drive West

and De Neve Drive

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West Tributary Area (Green) – 2 Yr Design Storm

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West Tributary Area (Green) – 10 Yr Design Storm

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West Tributary Area (Green) – 50 Yr Design Storm

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North Tributary Area (Blue)
• 109 Acres

• Central portion of the

campus - North Campus
Student Center, Anderson
School, Ackerman Union,
Pauley Pavilion, etc.

• 66” storm drain main that

conveys the upstream
offsite runoff.
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North Tributary Area (Blue) – 2 Yr Design Storm

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North Tributary Area (Blue) – 5 Yr Design Storm

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North Tributary Area (Blue) – 10 Yr Design Storm

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East Tributary Area (Blue) – 100 Yr Design Storm

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East Tributary Area (Purple)
• 75 Acres

• Parking Structure 3, School

of Theater, School of Law,
Young and Hershey
Halls,and Botany Garden.

• Two parallel storm drain

mains merge into single
36” SD near PS2.

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East Tributary Area (Purple) – 2 Yr Design Storm

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East Tributary Area (Purple) – 5 Yr Design Storm

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East Tributary Area (Purple) – 10 Yr Design Storm

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East Tributary Area (Purple) – 100 Yr Design Storm

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South Tributary Area (Brown)
• 52 Acres

• Engineering, Math and Life

Sciences Buildings, as well
as the UCLA Medical Plaza.

• 24” SD main begins at the

intersection of Charles E
Young Drive South and
Westwood Plaza, then
connects to 30” main.
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South Tributary Area (Brown) – 2 Yr Design Storm

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South Tributary Area (Brown) – 5 Yr Design Storm

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South Tributary Area (Brown) – 10 Yr Design Storm

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South Tributary Area (Brown) – 100 Yr Design Storm

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Site Design Considerations
• Slope away from the building entrances.

• Maximize the pervious area. Incorporate

stormwater basins into the landscape design.

• Incorporate detention system to match the

pre-construction condition.

• Consider drywells as the stormwater

treatment strategy if feasible.

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Structural Engineering at UCLA:
Evolving Standards for Seismic Evaluations and
Retrofits

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“A Campus at Risk”: 1980s

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Northridge Earthquake

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Post-Northridge Seismic Retrofit

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1990s Era Seismic Ratings

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Advancements in Understanding

1988 2007 2017

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Current UC Seismic Policy (2021)
SPL Rough Equivalent
I New OSHPD construction
II Recent OSHPD construction meeting SPC 5
III Current code construction (Non-OSHPD)
IV Recent construction or retrofit
V Substandard, similar to SPC 2– May not be
occupied after 2030
VI Substandard, similar to SPC 1 – Immediate
corrections required
VII Immediate safety hazard – evacuation
required

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2018 UCOP Guidelines Update
• Updating Seismic Risk
Model
• Ratings determined prior
to 2006 must be
reevaluated
• Retrofits designed prior to
2000 must be reevaluated

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 Evolving Earthquake Design Standards
ASCE 41-17 Seismic Force Levels vs. Historical Standard and
Actual Northridge Earthquake Intensity Measured at UCLA
SPL III (LS)

SPL IV (LS)

Minimum standard under 2018 UCOP Guidelines

1991 UBC*

SPL V (LS)

Northridge Actual

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6

* 1991 UBC Base Shear normalized to an ASCE 41-13 equivalent for shear mechanism in wall piers, considering load factors, reduction factors, and expected material strength
factors that are relevant to each code at the Life Safety performance objective. Ductility inherent in elements designed to 1991 UBC standards is likely to rate higher in a
displacement-based analysis (Method B).

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Seismic Improvements
Framing the Problem

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Seismic Upgrade, The Problem

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Traditional Approach

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Seismic Upgrade, The Problem

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Seismic Upgrade, The Problem

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Case Studies

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Luskin Public Affairs Building
Leading the next generation of projects

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Luskin Public Affairs

• Originally Business School

• Constructed 1957
• Department master plan project
with CO Architects
• First reevaluation of a 1990s retrofit
• Formerly rated as SPL III/GOOD due to
retrofit
• Reevaluated as SPL V
• Construction complete, rated SPL III

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Northridge Earthquake

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Buttress Retrofit 1995

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Conventional Analysis Results

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Nonlinear Analysis Results

STAIR WALL

BUTTRESS CONNECTION

STAIR WALL

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Initial Retrofit Scheme

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Reducing the Interior Disruptions

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Refined Retrofit Scheme

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Completed Retrofit

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UCLA Wooden Center
Innovation & Testing New Ideas

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade
Test 1: Control Test 2: FRP Test 3: FRP Test 4: FRP

~1 k/ft ~9 k/ft ~8 k/ft ~7 k/ft

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade

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UCLA Wooden Center Seismic Upgrade

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Additional Campus Seismic
Projects

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Additional Campus Seismic Projects

Pritzker Hall Tower

• Late first-generation
project, SPL V
• Tested mockups of load-
bearing façade in lab to
determine seismic
performance
• Incorporated viscous
dampers
• Retrofit complete, SPL III
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Additional Campus Seismic Projects

Dentistry Building
• Late first-generation
project, SPL V
• Reclassified North Wing
to SPL IV through
enhanced analysis
• Minimal retrofit to
upgrade South Wing
• Retrofit complete, SPL IV
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Additional Campus Seismic Projects

La Kretz Botany Building

• Full renovation project
with CO Architects
• Updated seismic
evaluation, SPL V
• Retrofit complete, SPL IV

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Additional Campus Seismic Projects

School of Law
• Program update and
expansion study with MRY
• Updated seismic
evaluation, SPL V
• Further study
recommended
• Next steps TBD
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Additional Campus Seismic Projects

Kerckhoff + Ackerman
• Updated seismic
evaluations, SPL V
• Further study
recommended
• Next steps TBD

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Additional Campus Seismic Projects

CoGen
• Updated seismic
evaluation, SPL V
• Further study
recommended
• OSHPD CUP design
pending with NBBJ
• Next steps for CoGen TBD
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Additional Campus Seismic Projects
40+ Tier 1 Seismic Evaluations
• Driven by UCOP reporting
requirements
• On and off campus locations
• Roughly one-half rated as
SPL V
• Many will improve with Tier 2
or 3 evaluations

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Thank you

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