Ezra Jampole

Major Infrastructure Design Disputes

Urban Transportation System: Managed a team investigating an entitlements dispute regarding civil and structural engineering design changes for a new underground and elevated metro system, including stations and viaducts. Estimated the level of effort required to execute changes. Provided sworn expert testimony.

Urban Transportation System: Managed a team investigating claims that an engineer's tender design was insufficient to enable a contractor to correctly prepare their bid on an EPC contract for a new metro system, including stations and ancillary facilities.

Underground Transportation System: Evaluated the earthquake intensity used in the design of an underground metro system in a high-seismic area. Evaluated the accuracy of a numerical model used by the designer to estimate behavior of the system during earthquakes.

Underground Metro Station Shoring Design: Evaluated the shoring and reshoring design of an underground metro station to determine if the design complied with codes and standards, and if changes to the design requested by the contractor were required for the design to comply.

Seismically Isolated Bridge: Conducted a performance-based assessment of the seismic collapse capacity of a bridge in a high-seismicity area, including performing incremental dynamic analysis to determine the probability of collapse during a design intensity earthquake and the lifetime probability of collapse. The analysis results informed whether the bridge, as designed, posed a safety risk.

Airport: Evaluated the structural design of the main terminal building and ancillary facilities at a major airport, including the capacities and deflections of slabs, beams, and curved columns and floor vibrations requirements.

Energy Facilities

LNG Facility: Audited the design performance of an EPCM contractor on a large LNG plant development project on behalf of a major oil and gas company.

Solar Plant: Analyzed the expected energy output of a solar thermal power plant in observed weather conditions relative to baseline models of the facility in a standard meteorological year. Results were used to calculated performance payments stipulated by the EPC contract.

Failure and Damage Investigations

Bridge Demolition: Investigated the cause of damage to bridge piers during the explosive demolition of the superstructure. Performed applied element analysis of the demolition sequence under numerous hypothesized scenarios and validated analysis results against field conditions.

Bridge Dismantling: Investigated whether an engineer met the standard of care in their design of the dismantling sequence of a long span bridge where a component failed during the dismantling. Evaluated alternative means of felling the structure. Named expert, but the case settled prior to my testimony.

Collapse of a Parking Deck: Investigated the partial collapse of a parking deck, including a comprehensive evaluation of the field conditions of the remaining portions of the parking deck.

Failure of a Railing: Investigated the cause of failure of a railing during a concert, which resulted in numerous injuries.

Scaffold Collapse: Investigated the cause of collapse of scaffolding during a windstorm.

Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment: Investigated alleged earthquake damage to numerous school building to determine the cause of damage and the impact of an earthquake on the future performance of the buildings during earthquakes.

Earthquake-Resisting System: Investigated alleged reduction in the earthquake-resisting capacity of a tall building in a seismically active area due to water leaks. Performed finite element analysis of the building under numerous damage scenarios and earthquake intensities.

Post-Hurricane Damage Assessments: Performed many investigations into damage to buildings during hurricanes, including distinguishing between damage caused by wind vs. water in residential and commercial structures, and distinguishing between new and pre-existing conditions.

Adjacent Construction Investigations: Performed many investigations into damage to buildings caused by adjacent construction activity, such as: evaluating whether damage to a high-rise condominium was caused by dewatering at a nearby site; investigating the partial collapse of a foundation during underpinning; investigating the collapse of a ceiling while vibratory equipment was in use; evaluating the likely origin of damage to a church with multiple adjacent structures under construction.

Risk Analysis and Design Assistance

Plutonium Facility (PF-4): Developed numerical models for developing testing criteria for assessing the performance of a critical component in a US Dept. of Energy plutonium storage facility subjected to earthquakes. Provided expert peer review services for earthquake ground motion selection.

Climate Change Risk Assessment: Developed and implemented a probabilistic framework for identifying the vulnerability of a large utility company's power transmission assets to climate change, including changes in intensities of precipitation, temperature, wildfire, and sea level rise, using performance-based engineering techniques. The effort included leading the development of fragility curves and the analysis of aging and degradation mechanisms to assets such as wood poles, steel towers, conductors, underground structures, foundations, and insulators. Hazard curves relating intensity of climate hazards to their frequencies of occurrence were developed from downscaled climate models to allow for, in conjunction with the fragility curves, calculations of annual failure rates of assets. Mitigation recommendations were developed based on the analysis results.

Quantitative Risk Assessment: Developed a quantitative risk assessment framework to evaluate wood poles and steel towers subjected to seismic loads and earthquake-induced landslides for a large utility company. Led the technical development of a probabilistic framework for assessing the risk of contamination-induced flashover of insulators.

Seismic Isolation: Provided advice and guidance for the design of a seismically isolated light frame house located one mile from the San Andreas Fault, including performing nonlinear response history analysis of the structure, developing details for isolator units, developing load protocols for prototype and production isolators compliant with ASCE7 requirements, and coordinating with peer reviewers.

Battery Mounting: Provided advice and guidance for mounting solar batteries to structures in high-seismic areas, including developing conceptual connection details.

Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance

2017 M7.1 Puebla-Morelos, Mexico Earthquake

2016 M5.0 Cushing, Oklahoma Earthquake

2010, 2011, 2016 New Zealand Earthquakes

Amoroso, A, Jampole, E, and Morgan, T. Tornado effects on buildings: are target performance objectives consistent with recent damage observations? Structure Magazine. July 2022.

Jampole E, Osteraas, O. Distinguishing between earthquake-induced and pre-existing conditions in older buildings following earthquakes. Proceedings of the 12th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, 27 June to 1 July 2022.

Jampole E, Amoroso, S, Morgan, T, and McDonald, B. Themes in design/build disputes, from a technical expert witness perspective. Construction Law International, Volume 17 Issue 1, March 2022.

Tariq, H., Jampole, E.A. and Bandelt, M.J., 2021. Development and Application of Spring Hinge Models to Simulate Reinforced Ductile Concrete Structural Components under Cyclic Loading. Journal of Structural Engineering, 147(2), p.04020322.

Jampole, E., Swensen, S., Miranda, E. and Deierlein, G.G., 2020. Parametric Study of Seismic Isolation Properties for Light-Frame Houses. Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(10), p.04020207.

He, T., Hulsey, A., Jiminian, M., Jampole, E., Morales Cartagena, A., Pérez Irizarry, A., Shrestha, S., and Wichman, S. Reconfiguring New Zealand's Built Environment After the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake. EERI-LFE Travel Study Report. July 2019.

Jampole, E. Cushing, Oklahoma: What's Happened to the historic downtown? EERI's Younger Members Committee Blog. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. September 15, 2019. https://ymc.eeri.org/cushing-oklahoma-whats-happened-to-the-historic-downtown/

Jampole, E., Miranda, E. and Deierlein, G.G., 2019. Predicting Earthquake-induced Sliding Displacements using Effective Incremental Ground Velocity. Earthquake Spectra.

Kytomaa HK, Boehm P, Osteraas J, Haddad B, Hacker J, Gilman L, Jampole E, Murphy P, and Souri S. An integrated method for quantifying and managing extreme weather risks and liabilities for industrial infrastructure and operations. Process Safety Progress. 2019; e12087. https://doi.org/10.1002/prs.12087.

Kytomaa, H., Boehm, P., Osteraas, J., Haddad, B., Hacker, J., Gilman, L., Jampole, E., Murphy, P., and Souri, S. "A Non-Stationary Approach to Conducting Site-Specific Integrative Risk Management Assessments at Industrial Facilities at Risk from Extreme Weather Events." Proceedings from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2019.

Tariq, H, EA Jampole, and MJ Bandelt (2019). "Calibration of Plastic- and Fiber-Hinge Models for Simulation of Reinforced HPFRCC Flexural Elements." Engineering Structures, 182: 62-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.11.076.

Jampole E, Hunt J. Structural performance factors and building damage following the 19 September 2017 Puebla, Mexico Earthquake. 17th U.S.-Japan-New Zealand Workshop on the Improvement of Structural Engineering and Resilience, Applied Technology Council, Queenstown, New Zealand, 2018.

Weiser D, Hunt, Jampole E, Gobbato M. EERI Earthquake Reconnaissance Team Report: M7.1 Puebla, Mexico Earthquake on September 19, 2017. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, 2018.

Jampole E, Miranda E, Deierlein G. Effective incremental ground velocity for estimating the peak sliding displacement of rigid structures to pulse-like earthquake ground motions. Journal of Engineering Mechanics 2018; 144(12):04018113.

Jampole E, Miranda, E, Deierlein, G. Effective incremental ground velocity: an IM to estimate sliding isolation displacement. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2018.

Jampole E, Bomba G, Roufegarinejad A. Earthquake-resilient design of homes in near field regions: a case study of implementing a low-cost base isolation system. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2018.

Gilbert A, Jampole E, Deierlein G, Miranda E. Mapping demand parameters in high-friction sliding isolated houses to identify regions for implementation in the Western U.S. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2018.

Tariq H, Jampole E, Bandelt M. Fiber-based modeling of reinforced HPFRCC hinge regions. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, 2018.

Acevedo C, Swensen S, Jampole E, Deierlein G, Miranda E, Fell B. Comparing the seismic performance of unibody and conventional construction of a two-story wood-frame house. Proceedings of the 11th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, 2018.

Taylor J, Celebi M, Greer A, Jampole E, Masroor A, Melton S, Norton D, Paul N, Wilson E, Xiao Y. EERI Earthquake Reconnaissance Team Report: M5.0 Cushing, Okalhoma, USA Earthquake on November 7, 2016. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, California. 2017.

Jampole EA, Deierlein GG, Miranda E, Fell B, Swensen SD, Acevedo CA. An economic sliding isolation system for residential light frame structures. Proceedings of the 16th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE, Santiago, Chile, 2017.

Swensen S, Deierlein G, Miranda E, Fell B, Acevedo C, Jampole E. Performance-based seismic assessment of a wood-frame house with strength and stiffness enhancements. Proceedings of the 16th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE, Santiago, Chile, 2017.

Acevedo CA, Deierlein GG, Miranda E, Fell B, Swensen SD, Jampole EA. Development of a unibody system to improve the performance of lightweight residential wood structures. Proceedings of the 16th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE, Santiago, Chile, 2017.

Jampole E High-friction sliding seismic isolation for enhanced performance of light frame structures during earthquakes. Doctoral Dissertation. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2016.

Jampole E, Deierlein G, Miranda E, Fell B, Swensen S, Acevedo C. Full scale dynamic testing of a sliding seismically isolated unibody house. Earthquake Spectra 2016.

Morgan T, Jampole E. Performance of base isolated structures in recent pacific rim earthquakes: Lessons learned and implications for US practice. Proceedings of the Structural Engineering Association of California 2016 Conference, SEAOC, Maui, HI, 2016.

Jampole E, Chandramohan R, Frank T, Bandelt M. Shelter, retrofit, and reconstruction of housing: a summary of previously used strategies in developing regions applicable for the 2015 Lamjung, Nepal Earthquake. The World Bank, Washington DC, USA, 2015.

Swensen S, Acevedo C, Jampole E, Miranda E, Deierlein G, Hopkins A, Fell B. Toward damage free residential houses through unibody light-frame construction with seismic isolation. Proceedings, SEAOC 2014 83rd Annual Convention, Indian Wells, CA, 2014.

Jampole EA, Swensen SD, Fell B, Miranda E, Deierlein GG. Dynamic testing of a low-cost sliding isolation system for light-frame residential structures. Proceedings of the 10th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Anchorage, AK, 2014.

Jampole E, Swensen S, Acevedo C, Fell B, Miranda E, Deierlein G. Testing a low cost sliding isolation system for light frame structures. Proceedings, Ten Successful Years of Research within NEES@Berkeley, RFS, Richmond, CA, 2014.

Hajjar JF, Sesen A, Jampole E, Wetherbee A. A synopsis of sustainable structural systems with rocking, self-centering, and articulated energy-dissipating fuses. Report No. NEU-CEE-2013-01, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2013.

Jampole EA, Spurgeon N, Avant T, Farinholt K. Characterization of bio-inspired synthetic hair cell sensors. Proceedings of the 30th International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC), Jacksonville, FL, January 30-February 2, 2012.

Presentations

Jampole, E. "Defense of Physics-Based Models in Earthquake Engineering." Machine Learning Applications in Earthquake Engineering: Hope, Hype or Hindrance (A Debate). 12th National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Salt Lake City, UT. June 30, 2022.

Jampole, E. "Structural Engineering Failures, Safety, and the Standard of Care." Oregon State University Structural Engineering Institute Seminar. May 9, 2022.

Jampole, E. "Legal and Insurance Disputes in Earthquake Engineering." EERI Friedman Family Visiting Professionals Program.

• Oregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering. May 9, 2022.


• University of Toronto, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering. March 15, 2022.


• Cornell University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar. Virtual. May 5, 2021.


• University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering Seminar. Virtual. April 16, 2021.


• Johns Hopkins University Civil Engineering Department Seminar. Baltimore, MD, USA. January 30, 2020.

Jampole, E., and Moore, E. "Structural Engineering Failure and Risk Analysis." University of California, Los Angeles Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEE 200 Seminar. April 19, 2022.

Peraza, D. and Jampole, E. "Parking Deck Collapse." American Society of Civil Engineering Metropolitan Section, Forensics Group Seminar. Virtual. April 5, 2022.

Jampole, E. "Case Studies in Structural Failure Investigations." Stanford University CEE290: Structural Performance and Failures, Guest Lecture. Virtual. May 10, 2021.

Miranda, E., Mieler, M., Mitrani-Reiser, J., Fischer, E., and Jampole, E. "LFE into the Future: Conversation with the new Learning from Earthquakes Program Chairs." Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Annual Meeting. Virtual. March 25, 2021.

Jampole, E. "Structural Failure Investigations and Legal Disputes." University of California, Los Angeles Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEE 200 Seminar. Virtual. February 2, 2021.

Jampole, E. "Learning From Earthquakes New Zealand Travel Study Program: Challenges in Rebuilding the Built Environment." National Earthquake Conference. San Diego, CA, USA. March 6, 2020.

Jampole, E. "Challenges in Rebuilding the Built Environment in New Zealand following Earthquakes." Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Webinar: Reconnaissance Lessons Learned from the 2019 EERI New Zealand Travel Study Program. May 26, 2020.

Jampole, E. and Pérez Irizarry, A. "Opportunities: Rebuilding Better Following the New Zealand Earthquakes". EERI Learning From Earthquakes Travel Study Program. Wellington, New Zealand. May 11, 2019.

Jampole, E. and Sain, S. "Machine Learning for Assessing Non-Stationary Hazards and Mitigating Risk from Extreme Weather Events." American Gas Association Transmission Integrity Management Program Committee Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee. April 30, 2019.

Jampole, E. "Mitigating Risk at Industrial Facilities from Non-Stationary Extreme Weather Hazards." New Jersey Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Seminar Series. Newark, New Jersey. April 22, 2019.

Jampole, E. "Earthquake Reconnaissance Following the 19 September 2017 M7.1 Puebla-Morelos, Mexico Earthquake." United States Military Academy Civil Engineering Seminar Series. West Point, New York. April 4, 2019.

Boehm, P., Haddad, R., Kytomaa, H., Jampole, E., Sorkin, R., Harr, P., and Stein, M. "Advances in Managing Climate and Extreme Weather Event Risks and Liabilities for Industrial Infrastructure." Exponent Webinar. February 28, 2019.

Jampole E. High-friction sliding seismic isolation for light frame structures. University of Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand. November 19, 2018.

Jampole E. Seismic isolation for light frame residential structures. Blume Center / Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative Affiliates and Alumni Meeting: Convergence of Performance-Based Engineering with Urban Resilience. Stanford, CA, USA, October 5, 2018.

Jampole E. Rapid damage assessments after earthquakes using the ATC-20 procedure. Post-earthquake Reconnaissance Workshop at the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Los Angeles, California, USA, June 28, 2018.

Jampole E. Estimating inelastic displacement in sliding isolation systems using effective incremental ground velocity. Engineering Mechanics Institute, Cambridge, MA, May 30, 2018.

Jampole E. Earthquake reconnaissance following the M7.1 September 19, 2017 Puebla, Mexico Earthquake. ASCE Metropolitan Section Student Competition Dinner, Newark, NJ, May 4, 2018.

Jampole E. Mapping EDPs in high-friction isolated houses. Structures Congress, Fort Worth, TX, April 20, 2018.

Jampole E. Behavior of prototypical concrete frame buildings in Mexico City. EERI Technical Case Studies Webinar: September 19, 2017 Mexico Earthquake, Oakland, CA, April 5, 2018.

Jampole E. Seismic isolation concepts for light frame structures: from research and development to implementation. University of California, Davis Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar Series, Davis, CA, April 4, 2018.

Jampole E. Building damage reconnaissance following the M7.1 September 19, 2017 Puebla, Mexico Earthquake. New York University EERI Lecture Series, New York, New York, USA, December 4, 2017.

Jampole E. Seismic risk assessment, design, and reconnaissance. New Jersey Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Seminar Series, Newark, New Jersey, USA, December 4, 2017.

Jampole E. Natural hazards engineering in practice. Cornell University Civil Engineering Seminar Series, Ithaca, New York, USA, October 19, 2017.

Jampole E. Uncertainty in friction model parameters for high-friction sliding isolation systems. Engineering Mechanics Institute, San Diego, CA, USA, June 6, 2017.

Jampole E. Reconnaissance following the November 7, 2016 Cushing, OK Earthquake, Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance Workshop at the EERI Annual Meeting. Portland, OR, USA, March 7, 2017.

Jampole EA. High friction sliding seismic isolation for enhanced performance of light frame structures during earthquakes. Northeastern University Structural Engineering Seminar Series, Boston, MA, October 6, 2016.

Jampole EA. Full scale shaking table testing of a low-cost sliding isolation system for light frame buildings. Engineering Mechanics Institute, Stanford, CA, June 17, 2015.

Jampole EA. New concepts to reduce damage in light frame residential structures: the unibody and low-cost isolation. Ten Successful Years of Research within NEES@Berkeley, RFS, Richmond, CA, May 28, 2014.

Jampole EA. Developing a low cost isolation system to achieve "Nearly Damage Free DBE" light frame construction. Quake Summit, Reno, NV, August 8, 2013.