Professor Martin Eskijian Sonny Astani Department of University of Southern California 3620 S. Vermont Avenue, KAP 210 Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531 Tel: (213) 740-0603 main office Fax: (213) 744-1426 Email: eskijian@usc.edu
Professor Eskijian
Contact information:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
Earthquake Engineering
Nonlinear dynamic analysis
Port and harbor structures subjected to earthquake and tsunami forces
Biographical information
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M.S. |
1983 |
University of Southern California |
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Engineer |
1976 |
University of Southern California |
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M.S. |
1970 |
University of Southern California |
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B.S. |
1969 |
University of Southern California |
Professional Registrations
Civil Engineering, California
Petroleum Engineering, Texas
Association Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Chairman, TS-13 Task Group on Piers and Wharves (2002-2004, NEHRP)
Alternate US Member, PIANC WG 153 - Design of Marine Oil Terminal
Chairman, National ASCE/COPRI Education Committee
Member, Lifeline Subcommittee of California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP)
Professional Experience
Mr. Eskijian earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering, an M.S. in Applied Mechanics, an Engineer Degree in Civil Engineering, and an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering, at the University of Southern California. He has been a practicing engineer since 1970, starting with Bechtel Power Corporation in Southern California. Initial work included seismic analyses of nuclear power containment structures and occasional steel and concrete design tasks. After 7 years, Mr. Eskijian moved to the Aerospace Corporation, as a member of the technical staff, and was involved in nonlinear dynamics for nuclear weapons effects, and satellite dynamics. After 7 years, Mr. Eskijian took a job with the California State Lands Commission, as a petroleum reservoir engineer. As the petroleum tasks ended, there was an opportunity to get involved in California's offshore platforms. Mr. Eskijian was instrumental in the seismic requalification of platforms in California's waters. As this work ended, there was an opportunity to begin inspecting marine oil terminals, for a new organization, called the "Marine Facilities Division". While in this position, Mr. Eskijian obtained FEMA funding to write standards for new and geriatric marine oil terminals in California; the standards became Chapter 31F of the California Building Code, and include criteria for inspection, seismic requalification (or new design), geotechnical considerations, fire suppression criteria, and criteria for pipelines, mechanical and electrical systems. The code has been enforceable since being published in 2006, and to date is only code of this type in the United States.
Mr. Eskijian retired from state service in December 2011, and has taught graduate classes at the University of Southern California and the University of California, San Diego on the subject of marine structures.
Mr. Eskijian participated in coastal damage surveys following the Kobe, Japan earthquake of 1995, the Izmit, Turkey earthquake of 1999, the Sumatra earthquake/tsunami of 2004, the Chilean earthquake and tsunami of 2010, and most recently the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011. The behavior of port and harbor structures, and effects on the transportation infrastructure were the main emphasis.
Recent Honor
Martin Duke Award, ASCE/TCLEE, 2011
"Professional Achievement Award" from the Professional Engineers in California Government, 1998
Recent Publications
"Port and Harbor Damage from December 26, 2004 Tsunami and Earthquake - South India and the Andaman Islands," presented at the 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, April 2006, San Francisco.
"Guidelines for the Periodic Inspection of Marine Oil Terminals," co-authored with Gayle Johnson and William Bruin, presented at ASCE Ports 2004 Conference, Houston, Texas, April 2004.
"Mitigation of Seismic and Meterological Hazards to Marine Oil Terminals and Other Pier and Wharf Structures in California," presented at the Hazards 2002 Conference, Antalya, Turkey, October 2002; paper won the "Aykut Barka Award."
"New Engineering Standards for Marine Oil Terminal Design and Maintenance," co-authored with Ron Heffron and Thomas Dahlgren, presented at ASCE Ports 2001 Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, May 2001."Structural Monitoring and Control of Marine Oil Terminals in California," presented at the Second European Conference on Structural Control, Paris, France, July 2000.
"The Kobe, Japan Earthquake and Lessons for Port Facilities in California," presented at the California and World Ocean '97" in San Diego, California, March 1997.
"Monitoring and Structural Reassessment of Aging Offshore Platforms: The Regulator's Viewpoint," co-authored with Leslie Monahan, presented at the First World Conference on Structural Control, Pasadena, California, 1994.
"A Decision Model for a Multi-Point Mooring of a Tanker with Tug Assist," presented at the PSAM II Conference, San Diego, California, March 1993.
"Requalification of an Older California Platform: API and Risk Based Approaches," co-authored with Tom Miller, Dan Dolan, Mike Craig, OTC Paper 6648, presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, May 1991.
(The above referenced papers are a partial list)
