Proposal of Technical Committee on Quantitative Risk Assessment Technology (TC-6)

Prepared by American Society of Civil Engineers

1. Name of TC:  Technical Committee on Quantitative Risk Assessment Technology

  Purpose of TC:  To introduce and promulgate the use of quantitative risk assessment  

                   technology in civil engineering world wide, with emphasis on the

     formulation of intelligent and risk-informed decisions for natural      

     hazard mitigation and disaster reduction.

2. Organization: 

Sponsoring member society – ASCE (through IAC and CDRM)

Participating member societies (expected) – CICHE, JSCE, EA, KSCE

3. Operational Details:

        Duration – 2 to 3 years

        Funding Sources – primarily from ASCE, with possible contributions from other

                                          ACECC members

        Method and Frequency of Meetings – Organizational meetings within ASCE;

                                      otherwise all communications through emails.

        Actual Tasks – The main task of the proposed TC is the development of a

                       workshop (with tutorial) on Quantitative Risk Assessment for

                       Natural Hazard Mitigation to be held in Taipei as part of, or in

                       conjunction with, the CECAR4. ASCE will contribute several

                       instructors/lecturers to the Workshop. Other ACECC members

                will be invited to contribute instructors/lecturers. A task

 committee of the Council on Disaster and Risk Management  

 (CDRM) of the ASCE has been form to initiate the necessary 

 tasks.

4. Expected Outcomes:

The main result expected of the TC will be the organization of the workshop during the CECAR4, and the necessary preparation and development of materials for the workshop and tutorial.