11/19/2009

November 19, 2009

By: Sarah McClendon, PE, SE, LEED AP

Kent Soelberg, PE, SE

November 19, 2009

By: Sarah McClendon

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SEAI- Structural Engineers Association of Idaho

• Founded in 1978
• Meet once a month in Boise

NWSEA- North West Structural Engineers Association

• Washington (4 chapters), Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia
• Meet once a year- location varies with each association/chapter
taking a turn at hosting
• 2 Delegates from each state:
 Permanent Delegate
 President or Past President or Vice President

WCSEA- Western Council of Structural Engineers

Association
• Arizona, Hawaii, Washington Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and
Montana
• Meet once a year- location varies with each association taking a
turn at hosting with a “round-up” every 3 years.
• Once every 3 years to coincide with the NCSEA Annual conference
• Next Meeting: Round-Up in BC fall of 2010
• 3 Delegates from each state:
 Permanent Delegate
 President or Past President or Vice President

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NCSEA- National Council of Structural Engineers

Association
• 36 states (Member Organizations)
• Meet twice a year- location varies taking turns from Eastern States,
Western States, and Mid States.
• Annual Conference in fall (2009- Arizona)
 Next meeting in New Jersey Sept 2011
• Winter Institute (2010- San Diego)
• 1 Delegates from each MO:
 Permanent Delegate

SEAI- Structural Engineers Association of Idaho

• Founded in 1978
• Approximately 80 members in 2008
• Approximately 40 members in 2009
• Annual Dues = $60
• Structure Magazine subscription
• Updates to regional and national SE activity
• Discounts to some regional and national conferences
• PDH credits and opportunities

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SEA- Neighbors
• Washington: Founded 1950, 940 members, annual dues $70

• Oregon: Founded 1950, 446 members, annual dues $95

• Utah: Founded 1980, 271 members, annual dues $100

• Montana: Founded 2004, 85 members, annual dues $75

• California: Founded 1929, 4000 members, annual dues $200

SEA-
• Benefits??
• Shared Resources
• Shared Experience
• Shared Costs/Discounts
• Shared Information
• Shared Opportunities

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Shared Resources/Discounts
• Seminars
 SEAW is working on a new IEBC seminar
 SEAO is working on a new wind seminar
• Training
 SEAO has an ATC 20 training
 BC offers on-line technical courses
• Manuals
 SEAO has updated snow manual (website purchase)
 SEAMT is working on a snow load program based on lat. and long.
coordinates
• Example problems
 SEAW has snow design example problems (on website)
• SE Exam Study Guides

Shared Opportunities
• Travel
 SEAoH planned a SE vacation to China in 2009
 SEAoH is planning a second vacation to Japan in 2011
• Networking
 Job opportunities
 Joint ventures
 Professional discussions
• Misc Opportunities
 Flash Forward TV show tech advisor
 History Channel reality show auditions
 Mentoring

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Shared Information/Experience
• Title Act
 First step
 Utah to help explain their process and experience
• Practice Act
 Second step
• SE Licensing
 New Exam format
• Continuing Education
 Explaining requirements
 Trying to get uniformity

Current System:
• SE I
 39 states
• SE II
 17 states
• SE III
 CA, WA, OR- state specific

New System: Starting Fall 2011

 16 hours (2 days)
 All states
 Day 1- Gravity loads
 Day 2- Lateral loads (SDC: D & wind: 110 mph)

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Board of Directors

Executive Directors

9 Committees

3 Special Programs

2 Conferences
• Annual Conference
• Winter Institute

Continuing Education

Advocacy Committee
• Poster Program
• Media Contacts
• Expert Contacts
• Student Outreach
• Marketing Client Support
• Specialized Training
• Liaison with Building Officials

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Basic Education Committee

• College SE/CE curriculum
• High school curriculum
• Liaison between Schools and Practitioners

Code Advisory Committee

• General requirements
• “Progressive Collapse”
• Wind load requirements
• IBC 2012 response to economic pressures…

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Continuing Education Committee

• Diamond Review Program
• Webinars
• Seminars

Licensing Committee
• Structural licensing and practice requirements
• Separate licensing for SE
 Title Act
 Practice Act

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Member Organization Development Committee

• Three new MOs were started in 2009
 North Carolina
 Pennsylvania
 Wisconsin

Publications Committee
• Structure Magazine
 Now also on line

• Structural Connection (emag)

• “Guide to the Design of Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors

Based on the 2006 IBC”
 ½ day seminar

• Future: “Inspection, Testing, and Monitoring of Buildings and

Bridges”

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SEER Committee
• Structural Engineers Emergency Response

 SEER Manual in the process of being updated with new

Federal Policy

 Updating and coordinating an Emergency Contact list of

trained SEs

Awards Program
• 5 Categories- 3 Finalists in each category

 New Buildings under $30 million

 New buildings $30-100 million

 New Buildings over $100 million

 Bridges and Transportation Structures

 Other Structures

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SECB Program
• Structural Engineering Certification Board

 Formed in 2003
 As a means to promote national recognition to SE and their
unique/advanced education, training, expertise, and skills

 Is SECB formally recognized by any legal jurisdiction: No

 Do you have to be a licensed SE: No
 Can you be grandfathered in: No
 Does it help you become a licensed SE: NO
 How do you become SECB certified: Application, fees,
maintain PDH requirements, and continue active practice

Special Issues
• Past Issues-
 Member recruitment
 Member retention
 Young member forums

• Current Issue-
 Different Generations in the work place
 Helping create the next generation of Leaders
 Explaining the Y factor from one generation to the next

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November 19, 2009

By: Kent Soelberg

Civil Engineering: “being the art of directing the

great sources of power in nature for the use and
convenience of man” – Trodgold (1828)

The Engineering Method: The strategy for causing
the best change in a poorly understood situation
within the available resources.
(i.e., if you understand the situation, you're doing
technician work, not engineering.)
"Discussion of THE Method", Billy Vaughn Koen.

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Engineering – is it
• “Science” (knowledge)?
• “Skill” (art)?

Which is more important:

• Defining the Problem?
• Solving the Problem?

For
spandrel beams carrying cladding, limit
LL deflection to ½” max.

slab “constant thickness” vs. “variable

thickness”
• camber : AISC tolerances are all + (no minus)
 AISC Journal – 1989 article by Ricker
 Modern Steel Construction – July 2006 article by Downey
 difference between fabrication shop camber and OWJ “camber”
• Flatness vs. Levelness

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MildSteel Mats: more economical to

use uniform bar layout and add bars
where necessary

Stiffness
can be your best friend or
worst enemy
• watch transition zones
• solar heat gain

Decks and Balconies

• now same live load as the occupancy served
• now same definition for deck and balcony

live load reduction methodologies:
• conflicts eliminated

Wall ties in SDC A: no longer 280 plf min

Masonry provisions now fully refer to
MSJC

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1603.1.5: include
irregularities in
design data shown on drawings

1908.1.9: AF&PAwood dowel design
values are appropriate at sill plates
(compliance with Appendix D not
required)

½” Gusset plates were undersized

• actual load (construction stockpiles of paving
materials and trucks) matched calculated
ultimate capacity of the failed gussets
• actual load (static) was significantly less than the
rated capacity of the bridge

Proofload test (moving) performed at rated
load less than 5 years earlier – only primary
members were monitored
• Bridge design approach: connections are
“always” stronger than the members
• “no need to monitor connections”

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Material Specifications (1965)

• Preliminary design – 100 ksi steel
• Bid design – 50 ksi steel

Preliminary design shows 1” thick

plates at certain locations, ½” at others
• confusing panel point numbering scheme in
calcs and detailed drawings
• drafting disconnect at final design?

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