Structural Columns
The Newsletter of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
Structural Engineering Institute Local Activities You are invited to join the events and activities of your local SEI Chapter or Structural Technical Group. Local groups offer a variety of opportunities for professional development, student and community outreach, mentoring, scholarships, networking, technical tours, etc. To connect with your local SEI Chapter or STG, visit the SEI Local Activities Division webpage at http://content.seinstitute.org/committees/local.html. If your ASCE Section or Branch doesn’t have an SEI Chapter or structural group, and would like to start one contact Suzanne Fisher at sfisher@asce.org. Some of the benefits of becoming an SEI Chapter include: • Use of SEI logo and branding • Funding for local Chair or their representative to attend SEI Local Leadership Conference. The 2012 SEI Local Leadership Conference will be held October 12-13, 2012 in Salt Lake City and includes main session meetings, a technical tour, a presentation on Accelerated Bridge Construction in Utah, and on Saturday, October 13 a Post Disaster Safety Evaluations Workshop sponsored by SEI and the ASCE Committee on Critical Infrastructure, in cooperation with the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) and the Applied Technology Council (ATC).
ATC & SEI Advances in Hurricane Engineering Conference
• Discounted ASCE Continuing Education item sponsored by the SEI Endowment Fund • Chapter announcements published on SEI website and in SEI Update
Errata SEI posts up-to-date errata information for our publications at www.asce.org/SEI. Click on “Publications” on our menu, and select “Errata.” If you have any errata that you would like to submit, please email it to Paul Sgambati at psgambati@asce.org.
SEI/ASCE Student Structural Design Competition
Learning from Our Past Miami, Florida October 24-26, 2012
Professionals who design, engineer, regulate and build projects in hurricane affected regions will be welcomed to Miami, October 24-26, 2012 for the ATC-SEI Advances in Hurricane Engineering Conference. The cutting-edge technical program will focus exclusively on wind and flood design topics and bring together professionals from a number of different perspectives. Specific hurricane engineering topics include wind design using ASCE 7-10, building code changes in Florida and in the 2012 International Building Code, storm surge inundation modeling, discussion of wind pressure modeling using new wind tunnels, and more. Conference organizers recently confirmed Dr. Rick Knapp, new Director of the National Hurricane Center, as the keynote speaker in the closing plenary. Educational sessions will be given by industry luminaries such as Larry Griffis, P.E.; Chris Jones, P.E.; David Prevatt, Ph.D., P.E.; Ron Cook, Ph.D., P.E.; Scott Douglass, Ph.D., P.E.; Peter Irwin, Ph.D., PEng, and many more. Post-conference workshops and tours will also be available. Visit the conference website for more information at www.atc-sei.org/.
STRUCTURE magazine
2011 SEI Local Leadership Conference – Tour of USACE West Closure Complex, New Orleans
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The Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Student Structural Design Competition. These three projects were presented at a special session of the Structures 2012 Congress in Chicago, Illinois. Each year SEI sponsors this competition to recognize excellence in structural engineering education and to encourage innovation. First Place Award Winner The Villanova University Team created a design for the US Rte. 67 Corridor Project–Jerseyville Bypass Bridge. Student team members: Matthew Bandelt, Stephen Kane, Scott Albarella, John Garland, Michael Mignella, and Louis Ross, with Faculty Advisor Zeyn Uzman. Second Place Winner The University of Colorado at Denver Team project was to design the Idaho Springs Maintenance Facility. Student team members: John Pettit, Jose Cordoba, Jeff Gee, Ramon Martinez, and Jeff Felling, with Faculty Advisor Peter Marxhausen. Third Place Winner The Milwaukee School of Engineering Team project was their design of the Sweet Water Organics Vertical Farm. Student team members: Austin Meier, Mark Peterson, and Stephanie Pichotta, with Faculty Advisor Christopher Raebel. For more information about the Student Structural Design Competition and the winning projects, visit the SEI website: www.asce.org/SEI. September 2012
