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A M E S S A G E F R O M T H E U T A H S E C T I O N P R E S I D E N T
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Bob Lamereaux, P.E.
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Civil Source ASCE Utah Section Newsletter
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It is a busy time of year for each of us, and it is no different with the ASCE Utah Section. I want to just use this space to share with you some of the upcoming events and remind you to keep your eyes on the section and branch calendars.
The Infrastructure Report Card committee is working diligently to finish up the report card for the state of Utah. Our hope is to get it out this fall with the hopes of having our recommendations involved in infrastructure funding discussions during the legislative session starting in January.
The UEC council is seeking awards nominations and articles for next year’s journal. Please see the attached notice and share your nomination or article. Or share this information with someone else that may have a nomination or article.
The Younger Member Forum Fall BBQ is October 17th more information is available in the YMF update. This is a great event that anyone interested in being involved in the YMF should attend, wherever you may be located.
The Utah Section 100 year anniversary is in 2016. We are in discussions about some great activities to celebrate this event. We are in need of volunteers to assist in the planning and hosting of these events and activities. Please let one
of the section leaders know if you are available to assist.
Student Scholarship information - At the fall Region 8 Assembly meeting I spoke with Tony Lau of the Student Outreach Committee with ASCE national. He has provided the latest student scholarship information and applications to me. If you are interested in this information for yourself or others, please let me know. [email protected]
Membership Drive – ASCE is currently offering a $1000 reward for the section that has the greatest percentage of renewals between now and the end of the year. Our section also has a very large number of “members” that have not paid dues in the recent past. Now is the time to renew! Please take the time to renew your membership before the end of the year and encourage those around you to do the same.
Thanks again to everyone who volunteers in our Section and Branches. We appreciate all you do. We look forward to seeing all of you throughout the month at ASCE activities and luncheons.
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We appreciate all of those that participated in the United Way Day of Caring on September 11. I’m sure those that received the service appreciate you more than you know.
We had a good opening social at Willow Park that evening and it was good to meet some new faces.
We’d like to thank Ryan Horsley from ADS for coming to Logan and presenting new products at Pizza Pie Café on September 18.
For October, we will be privileged to hear from Dr. Mac McKee, Director of the Utah Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University. Dr. McKee will be doing a presentation on the work that USU has been doing with drones or UAVs. These drones were developed to monitor water resources in the state, where 85% is diverted toward irrigating
agriculture. The AggieAir Flying Circus is … a team of researchers, developers, navigators and UAV pilots at USU who obtaining authorization from the FAA to fly UAVs domestically. While other UAVs designed for the homeland cost as much as $150,000 per aircraft, the AggieAir fleet are under $10,000 apiece. And more are on the way. (http://www.engineering.usu.edu/htm/news/articleID=17052)
This presentation will be held at 12:00 noon at the Utah Water Research Lab on Wednesday, October 15 in the large conference room on the 3rd floor. Lunch will be provided for a cost of $10 per attendee – please bring cash. Seating is limited to 25 people at the lab, so please RSVP as soon as possible to Justin Maughan at [email protected] if you plan to attend.
Next month we are planning to hear from Malgorzata (Maggie) Rycewics-Borecki, Assistant professor at USU, who will do a presentation on the work she has been doing with Nutrient Uptake by wetland plants in association with storm water treatment. Details will follow in next month’s newsletter.
If you have a topic of interest or would be willing to do a future presentation, p l e a s e c o n t a c t m e a t [email protected]. Thank you!
N O R T H E R N U T A H B R A N C H U P D A T E B Y S T E V E N E A R L
Welcome to October, the only month you can watch a baseball game, a football game and a basketball game…you could say that life is pretty good this time of year. Life has been pretty good for the Wasatch Front Branch. We have had a couple of successful luncheons. We were pleased to hear from Ben Wuthrich and Ned Hacker of the Wasatch Front Regional Council at the September luncheon. Ben and Ned spoke about transportation funding and the 2040 transportation plan for the Wasatch Front. The projections for transportation and growth along the front look to certainly keep us busy designing and constructing for many years to come.
As we look forward, we are excited to hear from Cliff Linford and Steve Hansen from Sunrise Engineering for our October luncheon. They will be
reviewing the design and construction of the Ogden Water Treatment Plant, which is currently being constructed in Ogden Canyon below Pineview Reservoir. The November luncheon will be held at Salt Lake Community College Redwood Campus. The luncheon topic will be presented by the Sustainability Committee on the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Rating process.
The Community Giving Committee is planning a food and/or clothing drive in preparation for the holiday season. We will have more information regarding the drive within the next couple of weeks. If you would like to participate in this good cause send an email with y o u r c o n ta c t i n f o r m a t i o n to [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the branch activities.
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The Central Utah Branch would also like to recognize great achievements in Civil Engineering that have been completed in Central Utah. If anyone would like to have a unique structure or infrastructure recognized, please contact of the officers from the Central Utah Branch of ASCE.
We had a great response to our September luncheon. Andy Kirby, P.E., Project Manager for the Provo City Center Temple, presented aspects of the Provo Temple construction. The original structure was built in 1883 to 1898. The design of the original building was by William Harrison Folsom, who also designed and supervised construction of the Manti Temple. The building was used for General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1886 and 1887.
On December 17, 2017, the structure was severely damaged by fire. Until reconstruction could commence, the
exterior walls were stabilized. The exter ior wal ls were or ig inal ly constructed with five layers of brick. The two interior layers were removed and tiers were installed in the three remaining layers. Nine inch diameter piles were used to support the exterior walls as 30 feet of material was removed from below the structure. Excavation for the temple began at the end of 2012. Shallow groundwater was encountered. Rather than maintain a long term dewatering system, the subgrade portion of the structure has been designed as a water proof structure.
At the September luncheon, ASCE Utah Section Engineering Educator of the Year Award was given to Dr. Kevin Franke, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, BYU. Dr. Franke’s area of specialization is soil m e c h a n i c s a n d g e o t e c h n i c a l e a r t h q u a k e e n g i n e e r i n g a n d foundations.
For our October 16, 2014 luncheon, Kim Struthers, Planning Director for Lehi City, will present details related to t h e c o m me r c i a l d e ve l o p m en t surrounding the intersection of I-15 and SR92, and Thanksgiving Point. Mr. Struthers will also address future planning for the area as it relates to Lehi City’s infrastructure. The lunch will be located at Cabela’s in Lehi.
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Alanson Taylor, P.E.
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This last month, the Southern Utah Branch teamed up with the Southern Utah branch of APWA for our annual Southern Utah Conference. We had a great line up of presenters that covered numerous topics from local economics, UDOT t ransportat ion pro jects , Watershed protection, Clark County flood protection and the history of the Santa Clara Bench Canal. The keynote speaker this year was Pat Bagley, a cartoonist for the Salt Lake tribune. It was a great to see some of his work and hear about some of his experiences. We had two days of presentations, an awards banquet, and a golf tournament at Green Springs on the final day. We also offered a two part ADA ramp workshop in the afternoons. This year the ASCE Southern Utah Branch gave out three awards two for community services and one for engineer of the year. We would like to thank these award recipients for their service.
Victor Hasfurther received our community services award. He has a B.S. and Ph.D in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Water Resources from Utah State University. He taught at the University of Wyoming in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering for 30 years. He then moved to St. George and became Department Head and Dean of the School of Science and Technology at Dixie State University and recently retired in January 2014.
Community Service Award, Victor Hasfurther
The other community service award went to Todd Edwards a graduate of Brigham Young University. He started out as a surveyor and then got a job as an engineer with Bush & Gudgell and worked for them for 20 years. He then accepted a position as the Washington County Engineer where he has worked for the past 6 years. Todd also has been the contract City Engineer for Santa Clara City and assisted the city during the 2010 and 2012 flood disasters and also with the City Hillside ordinance and mediation efforts at the Truman Drive Landslide.
Community Service Award, Todd Edwards
The Engineer of year award for 2013 went to Dave Black, he has over 27 years of experience in geotechnical engineering within the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a principal engineer with Rosenberg Associates and is responsible for the coordination and supervision of the Geotechnical Division of the Company. Dave has served on a number of committees,
and played a key role in developing the “City of St. George Standard Specif ications for Design and Construction (2000)”, the City of St. George Ordinance for the “Construction of Rockery Walls”, and recently reviewed the Geologic Hazards Maps and Documents prior to publication by the Utah Geological Survey. He is also a part-time Geology instructor at Dixie State University and has been certified by the Utah Division of Real Estate to teach Geologic Hazard courses.
Engineer of the Year Award, Dave Black
Over all the conference was a great success. I would like to personally thank all of the conference attendees, sponsors, vendors, and presenters for participating in this year’s conference. I would also like to share my appreciation for the Southern Utah Branch of APWA for their work on putting the conference together and letting us be a part of it.
We will be looking for outstanding projects and people for the year 2014 so if you have any projects or know somebody that you would like to nominate please contact us. We will be looking for projects and people in the following categories: Engineer of the Year, Community Service, Engineering Innovation, and Outstanding Civil engineering Project. We are currently working on putting an event together for this month so watch for an email with the information.
Anthony Schmid, S.E.
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Y O U N G E R M E M B E R F O R U M U P D A T E B Y C L A R K A N D E R S O N
As Northern Utah began to welcome fall, the Young Member Forum (YMF) took off to Zion National Park for one last taste of summer. Spending three nights at the Watchman campground, our group of 25+ younger members, families, and friends truly had a great adventure. Mountain biking, Horseback riding, Hiking the iconic Angel’s Landing, Narrows, and Emerald Pools trails, driving through the ASCE National Historic Landmark Mt. Carmel Tunnel, socializing around a group campfire, and playing catchphrase in the “McMansion” tent during a rain delay. Thank you to all of the individuals who helped make this trip such a great time!
The PE Exam is less than a month away, October 24th!!! The YMF sponsored PE Review course is in full swing and participants are preparing to take the next step to become tomorrow’s Professional Engineers. For those of you preparing, the YMF wishes you the best!
M A R K Y O U R CALENDARS
The Annual YMF Fall Chili Cook-off will be held on October 17th 6:00pm located at Sugarhouse Park. Take a break from working, bring the family and enjoy the food, fun, and meeting new friends. We will have plenty of pumpkins for carving. Bring your favorite homemade chili and dessert to enter the “cook-off” contests. Prizes will be awarded to the top three in each category. Check your email in the next week for an event f l y e r . P l e a s e R S V P t o [email protected].
If you are a civil engineering graduate under 35 years old and would like to become more involved in the YMF, please email or call me anytime at [email protected] or 713-679-9136. We have plenty of opportunities for people to help out! You can also keep track of our YMF
activities by following our Facebook group “ASCE YMF UTAH” or subscribe to our email list by sending an email to [email protected].
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U T A H G E O - I N S T I T U T E ( G - I ) C H A P T E R B Y R Y A N C O L E & R Y A N M A W
S T R U C T U R A L E N G I N E E R I N G I N S T I T U T E C H A P T E R B Y C O N R A D G U Y M A N
Our national organization is busy as usual, and has asked for some help p r o m o t i n g a s t u d e n t v i d e o competition. The theme is: “Achieving the Vision: Structural Engineers as Leaders & Innovators”
Each student team is invited to participate in the 2015 SEI Student Video Competition.
Produce a short video on your team’s interpretation of the theme “Achieving
the Vision: Structural Engineers as Leaders and Innovators” from the SEI Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering and Structural Engineers: A Case for Change.
The winning video will be shown at Structures Congress April 23-25, 2015 in Portland, Oregon. The winning team will receive complimentary registration for up to five students and their faculty advisor to participate in the full program at Structures Congress including special opportunities for students to meet and mix with industry and academic leaders. Entries are due December 12. More details are available on the SEI website.
The Structural Engineering Institute could use your help. Our SEI is organized at the state level to serve our
members pract ic ing structural engineering in the state. The Institute needs a representative from each branch to relay information from the SEI members in their respective branch t o t h e s t a t e l e v e l S E I representative. Please contact your branch officers if you are willing to help our state SEI in this capacity.
The Utah Engineer’s Council (UEC) is calling for technical papers to be published in the award-winning UEC Journal. The articles can be about anything of interest, but we would like to showcase engineering in Utah. The articles may include anything of interest to engineers such as projects, legal issues, continuing education, etc. The articles should not exceed 3 pages and may have a picture attached. Journals from previous years may be viewed at http://www.utahengineerscouncil.org/services/uec_journal.
UEC is also looking for nominations for
Engineer of the Year, Educator of the Year, and Fresh Faces. Nomination forms can be found at http://www.utahengineerscouncil.org/services/forms.
Articles and/or nomination forms may be sent to Paul Feser at [email protected]
Please also visit UEC’s website at http://www.utahengineerscouncil.org/home for additional information and events.
U T A H E N G I N E E R ’ S C O U N C I L ( U E C )
ASCE Utah Section Contacts 2014‐2015Date of Elections: May 7, 2014
Date Officers are Installed: May 14, 2014
Utah Section
Name Office Phone No. 1 Phone No. 2 Email Mailing Address
* Bob Lamoreaux, P.E. President [email protected] 1107 Nathanial Drive, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
* Stanley Klemetson President‐Elect (801) 368‐6476 (801) 863‐8165 [email protected] 475 E 1960 S, Orem, UT 84058
* Cody Palmer, P.E. Secretary/Treasurer (435) 227‐2218 (208) 252‐1950 [email protected] 140 E. 2200 N., Office 1, Logan, UT 84341
* Brian J. Andrew, P.E. Past‐President (801) 216‐8890 (801) 362‐1844 [email protected] 1107 Nathanial Drive, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
* Paul Feser UEC Representative 801‐743‐1313 [email protected] 5217 S State Street #200, Murray, UT 84107
Northern Utah Branch
* Steven Earl, P.E., P.L.S. President (435) 713‐0099 (435) 787‐1199 [email protected] 1011 W 400 N Ste. 130, Logan, UT 84321
Jeremy Jensen, P.E. President‐Elect (801) 718‐6518 (208) 852‐0405 [email protected] 135 Ranch Loop Road, Preston, ID 83263
Justin Maughan, P.E. Secretary/Treasurer (435) 770‐0727 (435) 716‐9165 [email protected] 290 North 100 West, Logan, UT 84321
Craig Rasmussen, P.E. Past‐President (435) 753‐7214 (435) 232‐7265 [email protected] 160 West 100 North, Hyrum, UT 84319
Wasatch Front Branch
* Blake J. Thomas, P.E. President (801) 446‐5323 [email protected] 4117 Juniper Hills Drive, South Jordan, UT 84095
Craig Friant, P.E. President‐Elect (801) 886‐9052 (801) 319‐8267 [email protected] 2875 South Decker Lake Drive, Suite 575, SLC, UT 84119
Jeff McBride, P.E. Secretary/Treasurer
LeeAnn Miller, P.E. Past‐President (801) 450‐5734 [email protected] 2055 Riggs Dr, Sandy, UT 84092
Central Utah Branch
* Alan Taylor, P.E. President (801) 400‐9784 (801) 766‐3246 [email protected] 2650 North 180 East, Lehi, Utah 84043
Alex Vaz, P.E. President‐Elect (801) 756‐0309 [email protected]
Marshall Shore Secretary/Treasurer (385) 439‐6568 [email protected] 10622 Bermuda, Cedar Hills, UT 84062
Stanley Klemetson Past‐President (801) 368‐6476 (801) 863‐8165 [email protected] 475 E 1960 S, Orem, UT 84058
Southern Utah Branch
* Anthony Schmid, S.E. President (435) 632‐7660 (435) 656‐2064 [email protected] 389 East 500 South, Ivins, UT 84738
Mike Chandler President‐Elect (435) 656‐3299 (435) 668‐8525 [email protected] 20 N. Main Street Suite 107, St. George, UT 84770
James Thompson Secretary/Treasurer (435) 673‐8586 (435) 673‐8397 [email protected] 352 E Riverside Dr. Suite A‐2, St. George, UT 84770
Jason Ward, P.E. Past‐President (435) 673‐8586 (435) 680‐3580 [email protected] 352 E Riverside Dr. Suite A‐2, St. George, UT 84770
Younger Member Forum
* Clark Anderson, EIT President (801) 561‐1555 (713) 679‐9136 [email protected] 7324 S Union Park Ave, Ste 100, Midvale, UT 84047
Tiffany Pocock, PE President‐Elect (801) 262‐3735 (385) 414‐2344 [email protected] 488 E Winchester Street, Ste 400, Murray, UT 84107
Alex Fisher, EIT Secretary (801) 964‐5501 [email protected] 2010 S 2760 W, SLC, UT 84104
Imanuel Aswandi, PE PTOE Treasurer (801) 886‐9052 (801) 809‐0852 [email protected] 2875 S Decker Lake Dr, Ste 575, SLC, UT 84119
Dave Lehman, PE Past‐President (801) 904‐4055 [email protected] 756 E Winchester St, Ste 400, SLC, UT 84107
Geo‐Institute (GI) Chapter
* Ryan Cole, Ph.D., P.E. Chair (801) 930‐9262 (801) 849‐0055 [email protected]
Ryan Maw, P.E. Vice Chair (435) 232‐4984 (801) 904‐4000 [email protected] 756 E Winchester St, Ste 400, SLC, UT 84107
Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chapter
* Conrad Guymon, S.E. Chair (801) 222‐0922 ext 128 [email protected] 1295 N State Street, Orem, UT 84057
Newsletter Editor
Kimberly Scholes Editor [email protected]
* Board of Directors Last Updated: September 4, 2014
Fast Track Our Section to Win $1,000!The three Sections with the highest percentage of renewed members by December 12, 2014, will win a cash prize of $1,000!
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Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Utah Section of ASCE and Be Part of the History In 2015-2016 we will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Utah Section of ASCE. It will be a time to be proud of our achievements in the State of Utah. We forming the planning committee with members from around the state. We are planning to prepare a book with pictures showing a 100 projects during that 100 year period. This is an opportunity to show of the works of your companies. It will also include short interviews of some the senior members of our profession. This is your chance to nominate projects and interviews that should be included. For more information and to volunteer to for the planning committee please contact Stanley L. Klemetson, Ph.D., P.E. at [email protected] or 801-368-6476.
HIGH TECH MERIT BADGE POW‐WOW
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Utah Section
And Boy Scouts of America, Great Salt Lake Council
Dates: Saturday November 1st and 8th, 2014
Schedule (tentative) 8:00 Check in 8:10 First Class Starts 9:40 Second class starts 11:20 Third class starts 1:00 End Location: SLCC Taylorsville Campus
Counselors Needed: We currently have a few volunteers but are looking for more. The requirements to be a BSA merit badge counselor are:
1. Willing to work with youth 2. Register with BSA and take the Youth Protection Training available online at
https://myscouting.scouting.org For more information contact David Willis: 801‐865‐8048 ([email protected]) or Dan Christenson: 801‐825‐8149 ([email protected]) Three merit badges will be available per scout. All can be completed during the event. Some may require homework before and/or between the two dates. We are open to other technical merit badges. Contact us to make a proposal.
Please note: this is a call for counselors only. Please do not contact us about registering boys. A separate announcement will be made if we get enough counselors to cover the classes.
Potential Merit Badges Offered(click on link to see requirements)
Computers Electricity Electronics Engineering Programming Robotics Inventing Geocaching Radio Digital Technology
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Wasatch Choice for 2040 Consortium
Thursday, Oct. 23
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Salt Palace Convention Center
The Wasatch Choice for 2040 is a pattern for growth built on community values through an extensive public input process. Consortium Partners are pleased to announce this year’s day-long event will feature two opportunities to attendees:
Wasatch Choice for 2040 Toolbox – The Vision is working. Find out how with hands-on sessions demonstrating how the toolbox is already making a difference across the region. The tools have helped to facilitate unique solutions for long-term sustainability and stable, vibrant neighborhoods. These sessions will provide real-world applications for you to make better decisions in your community.
Your Utah Your Future Workshop – How we grow matters. This growth depends on the choices we all make. Attendees will be part of this decision-making process and will provide input on the Your Utah Your Future initiative via an interactive workshop that focuses on topics such as water, air quality, education, economic development, transportation and more.
To register, please visit wfrc.org and click on Register Here at the top of the homepage. Registration is $25; lunch will be provided. UTA transit passes and AICP credits are also available. For more information, please call (801) 363-4250 or email [email protected].
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