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ASCE Richmond Branch Newsletter Volume 7 Issue 2 February
2015
Important Upcoming Dates
February Event - How GIS Can Achieve Your Business Goals
February 12th, 11:30 AM, The Westwood Club
President's Message
February is an exciting month for engineers, with a whole week
(February 22-28) dedicated to celebrating our profession. Our
branch celebrates EWeek by hosting the annual Popsicle Stick Bridge
Competition (March 14) to support our local middle and high school
students. I encourage you to volunteer at the event this year, as
it is a great opportunity to share the importance of STEM careers
to students and parents. We have had over 200 students signed up in
the past years, and we anticipate just as many students this year.
It is personally one of my favorite ASCE events of the year, and it
makes me proud to be a part of an organization that promotes
student outreach to ensure growth and understanding of our
profession. Please see the Education Outreach section for more
information and contact Ryan Abalos [email protected] for more
information.
A big thank you to those who came out to support the Legislative
Meet and Greet at The Jefferson. We think it was a huge success,
and we were able to share our love and passion for infrastructure
with Virginia legislators. If you were not able to attend, it is
not too late to get involved and show support to our legislators
and profession. There are resources in the Government Relations
section that can help start or reignite your involvement.
Our next PDH opportunity is just around the corner. We are
hosting GIS Project Manager Matt McCraken from Timmons, which one
of the leaders in using GIS technology in Richmond. This is a topic
that most engineers encounter on a daily or weekly basis either
internally for deliverables or externally from clients sharing
data. Whether your specialty is in land development, roadway
design, traffic engineering, water resources, or many other related
fields chances are you have been exposed to GIS. If this is not
you, this would be an ideal time to discover how GIS can help
In This Issue
President's Message
Exciting Upcoming Events and PDH Opportunities
Government Relations
Educational Outreach News
Meet the Board
and Chair
Members!
Click here for our bio's
and contact
information
President - Brooke
Jackson
President Elect - Ashley
Johnson, P.E.
Vice President - Jonathan
Oliver
Secretary/Treasurer -
Shannon Kerrigan
Past President - Austin
Clarke, P.E.
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your career and business.
Thank you for your continued support of our organization, and as
always we are looking for comments on how to better serve you
through technical meetings and outreach. Please email me at
[email protected] if you have questions or comments.
See you next Thursday!
Exciting Upcoming Events and PDH Opportunities!
ONE WEEK until February Branch Meeting. Sign-up today!!
February Event - How GIS Can Achieve Your Business Goals We will
be hosting Matt McCracken from Timmons Group. Matt is a Project
Manager in the Geospatial Solutions Division, and he focuses on
local and state level enterprise solution projects. Matt has been
with Timmons for the last 5 years, and is a graduate of the
University of Richmond. He specializes in implementing solutions to
help organizations solve business problems, create value, maximize
growth and improve business performance. Matt will give an overview
of GIS and how it can help organizations achieve their goals. His
presentation will showcase a number of case studies that have
provided benefits to state and local governments using GIS. Contact
Jon Oliver by phone at
804-672-4723 or by email at [email protected]
for
more information. Please register on our website.
When:Thursday, February 12, 2015, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
*Food will be served at 11:30 AM with opening remarks and
presentation to start at 12:00 PM. Location: Westwood Club, 6200
West Club Lane, Richmond, VA 23226
Cost:$25 PDH:1 credit
Menu:A buffet style lunch will be served.
Communications Chair -
Melanie Leckey, P.E.
Education Outreach Chairs
- Justin Watson & Ryan
Abalos
Government Relations
Chair - Loai El-Gazairly
Membership Chair -
Jeremy Craft
Website Chair - Kevin
O'Neill, P.E.
Young Member Chair -
Chris Friend & Carolyn
Desrochers
Connect with
ASCE Richmond
on our
LinkedIN Page!
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March Event - Bridge Scour Using GIS Integrated Storm Serge
Hydrodynamic Modeling for the Lesner Bridge Replacement Project,
Virginia Beach, VA (2008) Gamal Hassan of HWR will present about
the unique hydraulic modeling of the Lesner Bridge in Virginia
Beach. A 1550-foot long signature bridge at the Lynnhaven Inlet off
the Chesapeake Bay, the Lesner Bridge is subjected to some of the
fastest recording tidal and storm surge currents in Virginia. When:
Thursday, March 4, 2015, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM *Food will be served at
11:30 AM with opening remarks and presentation to start at 12:00
PM. Location: Westwood Club, 6200 West Club Lane, Richmond, VA
Cost:$25 PDH:1 credit Menu: A buffet style lunch will be served.
The Lesner Bridge Replacement Project in Virginia Beach, VA,
presented several technical challenges that were compounded by an
accelerated design timetable and major revisions to the proposed
bridge design. The proposed substructure units for this 1,550-foot
long signature bridge at the Lynnhaven Inlet off the Chesapeake Bay
will be subjected to some of the fastest recorded tidal and storm
surge currents in the Commonwealth. A signature bridge for the City
of Virginia Beach, VA, Lesner Bridge experiences the full strength
of Atlantic Hurricanes, Nor'Easters and daily tidal forces.
Calculating the scour depths for this signature coastal bridge is
compounded by VDOT's request to simulate the storm surge effect
throughout the entire Lynnhaven River Basin. Causing several
fatalities in recent years, the 45 square mile Lynnhaven River
basin produces the fastest flow currents in the vicinity of the
Lesner bridge location. The scour depth study is further
complicated by the diverse bathometry data sources, on-going
revisions to the proposed bridge's location and the configurations
of the substructure units, and the accelerated design schedule.
Contact Jon Oliver by phone at 804-672-4723 or by email at
[email protected] for more information. Please
register on our website.
2015 RJEC Engineers' Week Banquet When:Thursday, February 26,
2015, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 - 6:00 PM (Social with Cash Bar)
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6:00 - 9:00 PM (Dinner, Awards, and Keynote Speaker)
Location:The Jefferson Hotel (101 West Franklin Street,
Richmond, VA) Cost:$65
Complete form online at www.rjec.org
Government Relations
Report Card Release and Legislative Meet and Greet Recap On
January 20, 2015, the Richmond Branch and the Virginia Section
hosted the Fifth Legislative Meet and Greet for the General
Assembly at The Jefferson Hotel. The reception took place to
celebrate the release of the 2015 Virginia Infrastructure Report
Card, which was release at the State Capitol earlier in the day. At
the media event and reception, Report Card Chair Don Rissmeyer,
P.E., presented the new Virginia grades, resulting in a G.P.A. of
C-, along with Virginia Section President Christina Ammens, P.E..
Chairman Thomas D. Rust, P.E., M.ASCE, of the House Transportation
Committee, as well as Delegates Bloxom, Simon, Ingram, Bulova,
Lopez, Murphy, DeSteph, Filler-Corn, Carr and Marshall were in
attendance along with ASCE members from across the state. The event
was a great opportunity for members to interact with legislators.
There were also many representatives from other organizations who
represent civil engineers or are relative to the field. The Report
Card earned a variety of media mentions, but most notably the
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Charlottesville Newsplex, Roanake Times,
and WTOP-DC.
A special thank you to all BOD members that helped to make the
event possible!
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Delegate Tom Rust addressing ASCE Members on Infrastructure
Issues in Virginia Additional Resources Virginia Report Card ASCE
Legislative Training General Assembly Civil Engineering Related
Bills Find your Legislative Representative
Education Outreach News
2015 Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition March 14th - Free and
Open to the Public ASCE Richmond is also gearing up for our annual
Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition for our future engineers (middle
school and high school) that will be held on March 14th at the
Science Museum of Virginia. We have posted the 2015 competition
rules, and registration is open on the ASCERichmond.org homepage.
The competition is open to all greater Richmond area Middle School
(grades 6th-8th) and High School students (grades 9th-12th).
Students may submit entries as individuals or as a team. If you
have a child or know someone in that age range please encourage
them to sign-up! If you have any questions, comments, or would like
to volunteer at this year's competition please contact Ryan Abalos
[email protected]. You can also support the competition by
purchasing a t-shirt available on our website.
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FIRST Robotics Competition Virginia Regional 2015 March 20th and
21st - Free and Open to the Public Join in the fun and cheer on
over 60 high school teams from around the world as they compete for
two days at VCU's Stuart C. Siegel Center. "The varsity Sport for
the Mind," FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of
science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources and
time limits, teams of 15-25 students or more are challenged to
raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build
and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of
competitors. Each year, the FRC challenge is as close to
"real-world engineering" as a student can get. Volunteer
professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each
team. All teams received the same components, but NO INSTRUCTIONS
to accomplish their engineering challenge. Teams have just six
weeks to design, program and build their robots. The FRC game
challenge and rules are new each year. Hands on activities will be
available for younger children and Tech Row will highlight the
latest in technological advances.
Annual ASCE Golf Tournament to support ASCE's Annual Scholarship
TBD (April anticipated), stay tuned for more information posted to
the website!
Thanks to our Sponsors this Month!
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hundreds of local engineers and companies within the Greater
Richmond Area? Email Melanie at [email protected] for more
information!
If you have any comments regarding this newsletter, please don't
hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. Thanks! Melanie
Leckey ASCE Richmond Branch Communications Chair
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