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President’s Message................................. February Dinner Meeting’s....................SEAONC South Bay Meeting................DES Committee.........................................In Memoriam: Robert Morris...............Computer Application Committee.....February Business Forum.......................Excellence in Engineering Awards.....

President’s Message

In the February News:1Meeting Notices11123356

SEAONC

Dinner Meeting

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

City Club, San Francisco (More info above and registration available online)

SEAONC Business Forum

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

SGH,One Market Plaza Suite 600

San Francisco (see page 5 for more info.)

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VOL. XIV, NO. 2 FOUNDED 1930 February 2011

575 MARKET STREET SUITE 2125 415/974-5147 WWW.SEAONC.ORG Editor: Ephraim HirschSAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-2870 editor@seaonc.org

February Dinner Meeting’s

2010 AISC T. R. Higgins Award Lecture February 1, 2011The AISC Seismic Design Provisions: Past, Present and FutureSpeaker: James O. Malley, P.E., S.E., Senior Principal at Degenkolb Engineers in San Francisco and Chair of AISC TC 9 on Seismic Design

Since their initial publication in 1992, the AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 341) have undergone continuous updating efforts, brought on by numerous factors such as earthquake damage, new research results, and the development of new structural systems. Now firmly rooted in U.S. design specifications and building codes, the 2010 edition of AISC 341 continues this up-dating process through a series of technical changes and a major format revision. This lecture will summarize the background for the provisions and the changes to AISC 341-10 and will postulate the future for seismic design of structural steel systems. South Bay Meeting February 15, 2011San Jose Airport Terminal ProjectLocation: Michael’s at Shoreline 2690 North Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View

Abstract:Mineta San Jose International Airport Terminal B and Concourse is the first ma-jor aviation project designed using a special truss moment frame (STMF) struc-tural system. The performance-based STMF system was key to the project’s suc-cess, facilitating a late-term move of Terminal B, allowing direct connection of the terminal and concourse structures, optimizing development of the tightly constrained site, and significantly reducing cost and schedule. Terry Palmer will discuss these components and more, including straight-line generation techniques used to economically create the iconic swoops and curves, sliding bearings that allow movement of the terminal roof during an earthquake, the uplift-resistant foundation designed to address the high water table and liquefi-able soils, and the operational and architectural freedoms obtained through blast analysis. Opened in June 2010, Terminal B and Concourse added 634,000 square feet of new space and stretch over 2,100 feet—the length of seven football fields!

Speaker Bio:Terry Palmer is a Principal at Magnusson Klemencic Associates, where he leads the firm’s Aviation and Blast specialist groups. Over his 29-year career, Terry has been responsible for more than $1 billion in airport terminal construction. He is a member of the ACC Security Advisory Committee and co-author of TSA’s newest blast-resistant provisions in the “Recommended Security Guidelines for Airport Planning, Design & Construction” published in June 2006.

The exciting news of the reactivated Computer Applications Committee (article on page 3) has prompted me to remind members to take full advan-tage of the benefits of membership. One of the major benefits of member-ship is the opportunity to participate in SEAONC committees, many of which are at the cutting edge of de-velopments in technical, business and professional practice areas. The activi-ties discussed in this newsletter are just the tip of the iceberg! If you are not involved already, look at the SEAONC calendar for upcoming events or con-tact the committee chair; it is incred-ibly easy to become involved and have an impact. Other benefits of member-ship are technical seminars devel-oped by our Continuing Education Committee, and some in collaboration with other committees. Coming up shortly, the Spring Seminar focuses on the newly adopted 2010 California Building Code. There are a number of areas where very significant code modifications have occurred; stay on top of these changes by attending the seminar. Other benefits include the Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards program, camaraderie of the monthly dinner meetings, public out-reach efforts describing the benefits of structural engineering to clients and society, representation in local govern-ment committees, our newsletter, and much more. Moreover, your SEAONC committee participation allows for many opportunities to exchange infor-

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Presidents Meesage (Cont. from Page 1)

Seaonc Spring Seminar

Tuesday, March 15Th & 22ndPG&e audiToriuM

77 Beale sT., san Francisco, ca

review of Key changeS to the 2010 cBc

More deTails are included in This newsleTTer and online aT www.seaonc.orG

SAVE THE DATE

Are You Ready to Help?: Check your SAP/ATC-20 Credentials and Contact Info Now!By: David Ojala, Chair, Disaster Emergency Services (DES) Committee As the New Year rolls in and we recognize the one-year anniversaries of the devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, take a moment to assess your readiness to volunteer the next time an earthquake hits. First, look for the SAP/DSW identification card that you were issued from CalEMA (formerly Cal OES). Can you even find the card? If not, contact CalEMA for a replace-ment. Found it? Check your expiration date. If your card will expire soon or has only recently expired you can take an online refresher at CalEMA's website (www.oes.ca.gov). If you've been expired for awhile and your name is not available for the online training, you will need to join us for our next physical training seminar, currently scheduled for November 5, 2011 at Mills College in Oakland. No ex-piration date on your card? Unfortunately, it is considered expired and we hope to see you at Mills College this fall. Next, recall the last time you submitted your contact infor-mation to SEAONC for inclusion in DES's Volunteer Reserve Corps (formerly the Phone Tree). Been awhile? Have you moved or changed jobs? Did you ever register? Our updat-ed application form is available on the DES website (http://www.seaonc.org/member/committees/des_volun.asp). Please make sure your information is up-to-date both with us and with SEAONC and please provide as much infor-mation as possible, including home email addresses, cell phone numbers, and passport expiration dates. During our last deployment opportunities to Calexico and a pre-activa-tion for Haiti, we recognized that work emails were really only adequate for 40 hours each week and requests often happen on evenings and weekends. Help us contact you as soon as we can when an opportunity to assist arises and remember to update your Reserve Corps information with SEAONC whenever your contact information changes. If you no longer wish to have your name on our list, you can tell us that as well. Finally, keep in mind that SEAONC volunteers are usually not requested to help with an earthquake in the Bay Area, so take some time to think about your level of preparedness should the next major earthquake occur right here. This year, the DES committee is planning to connect SEAONC members with opportunities for personal and community preparedness training, but in the mean time you can find some great information at www.72hours.org . Take a look and get prepared; building disaster resilient communities starts at home. Thank you for reading this, and here's to hoping that our volunteers will not be required in 2011! If you have any questions, suggestions, or would like to get involved with the Disaster Emergency Services Committee, please email us at des@seaonc.org.

mation and new ideas, as well as, strengthen professional ties while fostering mentoring relationships and just mak-ing new friends.

SEAONC members are also members of SEAOC, which pro-vides additional benefits to take advantage of. SEAOC de-velops the Blue Book, and since its inception, the Blue Book has been a primary driver of progress in development of seismic design methodologies. It is an authoritative resource that should be on every member’s computer; if it is not on your computer yet, it is available to SEAOC members for download at no cost. SEAOC also authors a number of other publications vital to practice including the Seismic/Struc-tural Design Manual. SEAOC maintains state level commit-tees, allowing our SEAONC committees with the three oth-er member organizations, to have a voice in technical and professional topics at the state level. SEAOC produces the SEAOC Annual Convention and trade show, an important venue for learning and interchange. SEAOC also produces a state-wide Excellence in Structural Engineering program, educational seminars, maintains relationships with legisla-tive, regulatory and administrative bodies at the state level, and much more.

But there is more! SEAOC is a member of NCSEA. Through this national association membership, benefits include re-ceiving “Structure” magazine and NCSEA technical publi-cations; participation in national level committees giving us a national voice in code and standard development; ac-cess to NCSEA technical publications; continuing education programs and continuing education unit programs; atten-dance at NCSEA conventions; opportunities for SEAOC and SEAOC members to have an interchange at the national lev-el on concerns of national interest such as licensing exams; and much more.

And you get all of this from your SEAONC membership…so please take advantage of it!

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In Memoriam: Robert Lyle MorrisMay 31, 1920 to December 1, 2010

Bob Morris died peacefully on Wednesday, December 1, sur-rounded by his loving family.

Bob was born May 31, 1920, in Oakland, CA, to Percy F. and Lillie B. Morris, and moved with his family to Berkeley two years later where he lived until 1974, except during the war years.

After completing studies at Berkeley High School, he at-tended UC Berkeley, gradu-ating in 1942 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He then joined the Navy Civil Engineering Corps and reported to Davisville, RI, as assistant personnel officer. There he met Margaret (Meg) Maxfield of Bangor, ME, a WAVE and com-munications officer. They were married on September 23, 1944, but it was not until both were discharged from the ser-vice after the war that Meg moved to Berkeley and “real” married life began. They were married for 66 years.

In 1953, Bob and his former college roommate, Robert F. Wildman, founded Wildman & Morris Inc., consulting engi-neers, in San Francisco. A toss of the coin determined whose name went first. Starting with $200 each, they quickly en-countered the challenge of employees who expected to be paid twice a month. By the 1970s the firm had over 15 en-gineers and a few architects, and was handling projects as far afield as Belize, the Philippines, Diego Garcia, and the Seychelles. Bob finally retired in 2003 at the age of 83. Asked why he kept working so long, he said if he hadn’t enjoyed what he was doing, he would not have been doing it in the first place.

Bob was an active member of Trinity Methodist Church in Berkeley and, after he and Meg moved to Mill Valley in 1974, Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church in Mill Valley. He served for several years as Chairman of the Division of Camps and Conferences for the California Nevada Conference of the Methodist Church.

Bob also spent considerable time working with the Ameri-can Society of Civil Engineers, serving as president of the San Francisco chapter and later for three years on the na-tional Board of Directors.

Bob was a passionate lifelong fan of Cal football, basketball, and track regularly attending events throughout his life. He greatly enjoyed watching his Giants win the World Series this fall.

A devoted family man, Bob was predeceased by his oldest daughter Cindy Nagai and oldest son Fred Morris. In addi-tion to his beloved wife Meg, Bob is survived by his children Dana Morris of Berkeley, Ralph Morris (and wife Barbara) of Forest Knolls, and Cathy Morris of Oakland, his son-in-law David Nagai of Carmel Valley, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the capital fund of Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, or to the charity of your choice.

SEAONC Reactivating Computer Applications CommitteeBy, Srinivas Vemuri, Murphy Burr Curry

Fellow SEAONC Members,We are excited to inform you that we are planning to re-invigorate SEAONC's Computer Applications Committee (CAC). Some of you may be aware that CAC has been part of SEAONC's list of committees, but also probably know that it has been inactive for many years. However, with the ever changing and increasing improvements in the world of technology, including structural engineering and related AEC computer software, we think this is a perfect time to rejuvenate this committee. The emerging trends in tech-nology especially in the fields of BIM/IPD, sustainability, performance based design, software interoperability with computer models from other disciplines (such as architects, contractors, fabricators, M/E/P Engineers), and not to men-tion the growing complexity of structural analysis and de-sign codes require structural engineers to stay up-to-date with the current technology needs to not only improve their workflow but also to offer better and efficient services for their clients.

This introductory session is primarily focused to get your valuable feedback on the idea of restarting the Computer Applications Committee. We will also brainstorm ideas for the committee's future direction and responsibilities. At the moment we have the following thoughts (listed below in no particular order), that we intend to make part of the Com-mittee's agenda:

1. Conduct seminars on computer programs (will include speakers from the various software vendors, tips and tricks by users of the programs, introduction to new programs, etc.)2. Conduct Computer Forums 3. Perform Evaluation/Beta Testing of software programs4. Interact with other SEAONC Committees to assist in any computer-related activities5. Discussion of problems and solutions encountered by engineers with software and/or hardware related issues.

Depending on the time and interest, we will also look for in-terested team of volunteers that will work together to steer this committee in the right direction. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Every SEAONC member! Struc-tural Engineers, Students, Designers, Principals, etc. inter-ested in technology or who would like to learn more about the use of computer software in the field of structural engi-neering. If you think CAC is a great idea, you should attend this session and share your insight and goals for the future of this committee. If you think that this is a crazy idea, we would be even more interested in hearing your point of view.

This intro session will be moderated by Srinivas Vemuri, PE, LEED AP, project engineer at Murphy Burr Curry, Inc, Structural Engineers in San Francisco, CA.

DATE: March 10, 2010TIME: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmLOCATION: Holmes Culley, 130 Sutter St., Suite 400 San Francisco

RSVP to Srinivas Vemuri - svemuri@mbcse.com - to reserve your seat.

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Limiting Cement Content in Concrete Mixes- A Good Idea?By: Allen Nudel, SE SEAONC Sustainable Design Committee Co-chair

With the recent release and implementation of the Califor-nia Green Building Code (CAGBC) 2010 edition, there is a renewed interest in Portland cement replacement in con-crete with supplementary cementitious materials as a sus-tainable design tool. In CAGBC non-residential voluntary measures section A5.405.5.2.1.1, a formula for cement re-placement using one or more supplementary cementitious materials is now a part of the code. The current formula is based on providing supplementary cementitious materials as a percentage of total cementitious materials, but does not limit the cement content allowed in the concrete. Is measur-ing cement content in terms of a percentage of total cementi-tious materials rather than by absolute weight/volume the best way to control cement content?

As part of the sustainable design movement, cement re-placements in concrete have gained much popularity in re-cent years because of their significantly lower carbon foot-print compared to Portland cement. Fly ash and ground, granulated blast furnace slag (or simply slag cement), which are the two most common supplementary cementitious ma-terials used in concrete in the United States today, are essen-tially recycled materials– they are byproducts from other industrial processes and would typically have ended up in a landfill if not used in concrete.

As structural engineers we typically specify performance requirements for concrete mix designs– this would include strength, permeability, and shrinkage criteria. It has also become common for structural engineers to specify recom-mended cement replacements, along with the number of days required to attain the full design strength.

A “50 percent replacement” mix has become a common objective for projects with sustainable design goals. Based on recent experience, this appears to be a reasonable upper-bound percentage of cement replacement with supplemen-tary cementitious materials to achieve good performance without having negative effects on the concrete such as dis-coloration, finishability, and inadequate strength. Concrete mixes containing a high volume of supplementary cementi-tious materials will typically take longer to achieve their design strength and stiffness, often as long as 56 days vs. the normal 28 days.

When an engineer specifies a 50 percent replacement of ce-ment with supplementary cementitious materials, it would seem safe to assume that half of the cement normally used will be eliminated, thus greatly reducing the carbon foot-print of the concrete. This is also likely what the owner is assuming based on the information provided to them.

However, a 50 percent replacement mix does not guaran-tee elimination of half of the cement. In some cases, extra cement is being added for a variety of reasons, mostly to help attain early concrete strength for formwork removal, and to make up for quality control problems in the concrete delivery system. The net reduction in cement is typically somewhere in the range of 20% to 40% instead of the ex-

pected 50%. Concrete compression tests routinely indicate strengths that are much higher than necessary due to the extra cement, indicating that this added cement is unneces-sary and wasteful.

It is clear from our professional experience in reviewing var-ious 50 percent replacement mix designs that the amount of cement can vary quite a bit. Discussion has begun to see if limiting the overall cement content in mix designs is practi-cal and enforceable, and to see if limits on cement should be included in either the voluntary or mandatory provisions of future issues of the California Green Building Code.

There has been some pushback from the concrete indus-try, including some SEAONC members, stating that among other things, limiting the cement content ties the hands of contractors, unnecessarily encumbering the use of concrete, and will add cost due to schedule delays.

Understanding that there are always going to be limitations on the practical application of these guidelines, we would recommend including some flexibility, particularly in the following cases: precast concrete applications, prestressed concrete, post-tensioned concrete, and other special cases. However, knowing that the majority of concrete poured in the United States is in foundations, slabs-on-grade, road-ways, etc. where formwork removal is typically not an issue, we think that limiting the cement content would not drasti-cally change the way contractors do their work.

What are your thoughts on this interesting topic? Please send comments to sustainable@seaonc.org.

Rebuilding Together Save the date! This year’s Rebuilding Weekend will take place April 30th. We have begun collecting donations for this year’s event.

Rebuilding Together is a nationwide, non-profit organiza-tion that coordinates volunteers and sponsorship in an effort to renovate neighborhood facilities and repair the homes of low-income, disabled and elderly homeown-ers. Rebuilding Together San Francisco (RTSF) began in 1989 in response to the Loma Prieta earthquake, and since then RTSF has renovated about 600 homes and 200 com-munity and nonprofit facilities in San Francisco.

SEAONC participates annually in this charity event, and our goal for this year is to raise $7,500 so that we can spon-sor a facility project. Contributions are used to purchase tools and materials for projects. We are looking forward to providing this very worthwhile service to the commu-nity again this coming April, and we can’t do this without your help.

We appreciate every dollar we get; no amount is too small. Most of our fundraising comes from small, indi-vidual donations. Please mail your tax-deductible dona-tion, payable to Rebuilding Together, to:

Rebuilding Together c/o Lisa Cassedy Rutherford & Chekene Engineers 55 Second Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105

Thanks! Look forward to seeing you in April!!

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February Business Forum LuncheonMEETING TOPIC

BIM, IPD and the Structural Engineer

DATE & TIMETuesday, February 22, 2011

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: lunch/Program

LOCATIONSGH One Market Plaza

Suite 600 San Francisco, CA

SPEAKERS: Carolyn Isseks, V.P., Dealey, Renton & Associates and

David A. Ericksen, Esq., Severson & Werson

BIM and IPD will increasingly drive many of the best projects in 2011 and the SE is a valued participant in such collaborative projects. Are you prepared to manage your firm’s potential exposure from the latest technologies available to your profession?

This session will survey the leading contract models gen-erated by the AIA, AGC and owner and identify the cor-responding opportunities and risks.

The program will also review the evolving insurance re-sponse to these risks with a focus on the available cover-ages and corresponding gaps.

The goal will be to provide an informative and strategic model for both contracts and insurance evaluation .

Cost:: $25 Business Forum Members $35 SEAONC Members $40 Other Attendees

RSVP: Contact the SEAONC office at office@seaonc.org

Registration Deadline: Friday, February 18th at 12:00pm

Opinions expressed in the SEAONC NEWS are not necessar-ily those of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California. Advertising rates and information sent upon re-quest. Acceptance of advertising and informational brochures in the SEAONC NEWS does not constitute endorsement or approval by SEAONC of the products or services advertised. SEAONC reserves the right to refuse any advertising.

The SEAONC NEWS is published monthly by the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, 575 Market Street, Suite 2125, San Francisco, CA 94105-3411. It is dis-tributed to members of SEAONC as a membership benefit. Reproduction for noncommercial purposes is allowed if the source is acknowledged.

EAA Student Impact Project – Call for Volunteers! Engineers Alliance for the Arts (EAA), which facilitates a unique classroom bridge-building program in San Francis-co and the East Bay, is looking for volunteer engineers and architects to fill the 32 teaching spots for our 2011 program. This is a great opportunity to give back to the community -- particularly to inspire high school youths potentially to pursue engineering or design in college -- and also polish your knowledge of bridge design and construction. This teaching opportunity is open to engineers and architects at all levels, whether you are new to the industry, a tenured professional, or retired. Volunteer/Teacher Orientation: February 9, San Francisco (preliminary date)10-Week Program: March 7 through May 13Final Awards Event: May 14th, PG&E Auditorium If you are new to the program, don't worry! Every class will have a lead engineer to run the lesson plans. We will also have a brief orientation with information on the program and to meet the other engineers and high school teachers. The time commitment is about 3 hours per week (1.5+ hour teaching, 1 hour transportation to and from class, and 0.5 hour of preparation). Please contact EAA’s executive director Trish Cetrone at eaa@eaabayarea.org if you are interested in participating. For more information about the program, check out the website at www.eaabayarea.org Even if you can't participate this year, please help spread the word to coworkers and other engineers or architects you may know.

AIASF Committee on the Environment and SEAONC Sustainable Design Committee present: The Cost of Building GreenA presentation and discussion with Peter Morris, Director, Davis Langdon

February 8, 2011 6:30 – 8:00 pm AIA San Francisco130 Sutter Street, 6th floor, San FranciscoFree of charge Peter MorrisPeter Morris is a Principal with Davis Langdon, an inter-national Construction Consulting firm. Peter heads the company’s research group, with a particular focus on con-struction economics and sustainability. He has served as a member of the USGBC Research Advisory Committee since its establishment in 2006, and as its chair from 2008. Davis Langdon has been in forefront of the analysis of the economics of sustainable construction, and has published two major studies on the topic: The Cost of Green (2004) and The Cost of Green Revisited (2007). Recent research work has focused on the economics and life cycle impact of high performance buildings, in particular looking at the impact of macro-economic policy on long term costs and benefits, and the role of uncertainty and risk in economic modeling and decision processes.

Just Released: 2010 PEER Ground Motion Data-base – Beta Version By: Heidi Faison

The new 2010 PEER Ground Motion Database Beta Version is now available online! The 2010 PGMD Beta Version was created to improve the usefulness of the older database re-leased in 2005 and to provide several major enhancements:

1. A new interactive web-based application now allows engineers and researchers to search, select, download, and scale ground motion records to match a target response spectrum.2. All ground motion records in the database have been rotated to the fault-normal and fault-parallel directions ,and have been flagged for the presence of velocity pulses.3. This Beta Version of the database contains earthquake recordings only from regions with shallow crustal seismicity. There are 3182 three-component recordings from over 1000 stations for 104 earthquakes worldwide. Later in 2011 the database will be updated with additional records and metadata that will more than double the number of records.

In the new web application the user specifies a target response spectrum and the desired char-acteristics of the earthquake ground motions in terms of earth-quake magni-tude, source-to-site distance, andother general characteristics. The target response spectrum can be chosen to comply with the ASCE-05 provisions, to conform to the NGA 2008 mod-els, or to match a user-defined spectrum. Based on these user requirements, the PGMD application then provides a list of acceleration time series from the database that sat-isfy the user-specified selection criteria. The resulting list of ground motion records is ranked by the degree of similarity to the target response spectrum. At the end of the process the user can download the original time series, the scaled time series, the target response spectra, and the resulting response spectra for any desired earthquake records from this list.

The 2010 PEER Ground Motion Database Beta Version is free to use and is easily accessible at:http://peer.berkeley.edu/peer_ground_motion_database

Visit the website to view and download more information about the database including the users manual, a technical report describing the theory behind the application and its development, and several short video tutorials demonstrat-ing how to use the web application for searching, selecting, and scaling ground motions in the database.

Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards ProgramBy: Peter Lee

The Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) proudly announces the 2011 Excellence in Struc-tural Engineering Awards program. All SEAONC Members and Member SE’s are cordially invited to participate.

The purpose of the SEAONC Excellence in Structural Engi-neering Awards program is to publicly acknowledge out-standing achievement in creative design, technical innova-tion, best practices and demonstrated contributions to the public and profession. Additionally, it is the intent of the SEAONC Awards program to educate the public as to the contributions of Structural Engineers to the built environ-ment and public safety. Founded in 1930, SEAONC is com-mitted to advancing the art and science of structural engi-neering.

You are encouraged to submit your best work that demon-strates outstanding achievement and excellence in structur-al engineering practice and project work. The project entry must have been constructed or completed between Decem-ber 31, 2007 and January 1, 2011. An Excellence Award and up to two Certificate of Merit Awards may be awarded in each of the seven award categories. The Jury may consider additional awards in each category for both small and large projects so that projects of all scales may be properly recog-nized for their excellence.

The format of the Awards program is now in general agree-ment with the other regional SEAOCC, SEAONC, SEAOSC and SEAOSD Award programs allowing for an Award Entry submitted to a regional program to be re-submitted to the SEAOC Awards program without change to entry eligibility and submission requirements. As a reminder however, note that the regional entries will not be automatically entered in the SEAOC Awards program.

This year, to help offset costs and publishing of the Awards program, the Entry Fee has been increased from $100 to $250. Other minor updates to the Entry Instructions and Display Board Guidelines requirements are noted in the En-try Packet in bold italics.

Entry information packet and forms may be downloaded from the SEAONC website (www.seaonc.org). Review of Entries and the selection of Award recipients will be made by a distinguished Jury panel consisting of five professional jurors. The deadline for Entry submission is Friday, March 25th, 2011 at 5pm to the SEAONC office as noted in the Entry packet. Award recipients will be individually notified by email no later than April 18th, 2011.

SEAONC 2011 Awards will be recognized as a part of the May 3rd, 2011 SEAONC dinner meeting and Awards Cer-emony. Additionally, the Awards will be published in the SEAONC Newsletter and Website, as well as, made avail-able to local media, professional journals and press releases through SEAONC’s Public Relations Committee. Since 2007, the SEAONC Awards have been also featured in a special advertorial supplement in the fall (September) issue of the San Francisco Business Times.

We look forward to your entry submission and your contin-ued support of SEAONC’s Awards program!

Graphic showing a suite of ground motions that has been matched by the NGA Database to the desired tar-get spectrum.

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Call for AbstractsSEAOC 2011 CONVENTIONSeptember 21 – 24, 2011

Abstracts are requested for papers to be presented as part of the Technical and Business Prac-tice Programs of the 2011 SEAOC Convention, to be held September 21 through 24, 2011 at the J.W. Marriot Resort & Spa, Las Vegas.

“On the Shoulders of Giants” has been chosen as the theme. Submissions are encouraged on topics such as: Recent projects, best design practices, innovative seismic systems/components, advanced analysis techniques, next-generation codes/standards, high-performance materials, sustainable design, and results of recent experimental testing. Note that any paper topic will be considered.

Interested presenters should submit a brief abstract of their paper (300 words or less, on a single side of one 8-1/2 x 11 page). The deadline for receipt of abstracts is on or before March 15, 2011.

Please submit abstracts for the Technical Program or Business Forum to:

SEAOC 2011 Convention Program CommitteeP. O. Box 2590Fair Oaks, CA 95628E-mail: convention-2011@seaocc.org

For questions, contact:Technical Program: John J. Weninger Jr., john@sesol.comBusiness Forum: Matt Melcher, Matt.Melcher@lionakis.comSEAOCC Convention Administrator: Lori Campbell, seaocc@sbcglobal.net The Technical Program Committee and Business Forum will review the abstracts, and authors will be notified by April 18, 2011 of acceptance. Final papers by selected authors shall be submitted no later than June 15, 2011. Detailed instructions for the paper format will be sent to the authors upon notification of acceptance.

For more info go to:http://convention.seaoc.org

www.structuralsolutions.com

Following a decade of successful presentations, BYA Publications is pleased to announce the 11th consecutive year of the most comprehensive and value added series of structural engineering seminars in California. The expanded 12 session program (78 hours) is comprised of detailed and interactive presentations of a selection of problems and topics targeted for the new NCEES 16 hour Structural Exam and the CA specific exam. Also included are discussions of the most recent developments in structural and seismic engineering. These seminars also provide the best in-depth review of the latest code provisions even for those not considering taking the S.E. exam.

“Register early and save up to $400” All classes are on Saturdays or Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

At the Fairfield Marriott, 25921 Industrial Blvd., Hayward, CA (510) 782-5000 May 7 Wind & Seismic Provisions Ben Yousefi, MS, SE May 21 Advanced Analysis/Dynamics Dr. Farzad Naeim, Ph.D., SE, Esq.

June 4 Concrete Design, Part I Dr. Cheng Ming Lin, Ph.D., S.E June 18 Steel Design, Part I Dr. Michael Engelhardt, Ph.D., PE July 9 Wood Design Kelly Cobeen, MS, SE July 16 Steel Design, Part II Dr. Michael Engelhardt, Ph.D., PE August 13 Concrete Design Part II Chris Tokas, MS, SE August 14 California (CBC) Amendments Chris Tokas, MS, SE August 20 Masonry Design Dr. Chukwume Ekwueme, Ph.D., SE August 27 Steel Design, Part III Dr. Michael Engelhardt, Ph.D., PE September 10 Concrete Design, Part III Dr. Cheng Ming Lin, Ph.D., S.E September 24 General Overview/ All topics Ben Yousefi, MS, SE

For complete registration information please check our web site www.strcuturalsolutions.com

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Pending Members Welcome New Members 2010-11 Committee Chairs

Business Forum Taryn Stubblefield415/343-3070tnstubblefield@sgh.com

Bylaws J.E. Goudie925/399-5876jegoudie@cs.com

Construction Quality & Assurance Mark Gilligan 510/548-8029

Continuing Education Committee Ben Mohr415/495-3113bamohr@sgh.com

Disaster Emergency Services David Ojala415/395-5740dojala@de-simone.com

Existing Building Marko Schotanus415/568-4400mschotanus@ruthchek.com

Membership CommitteeTBD

Program Co-ChairsHamid Fatehi 510/839-9715hmdf@gerwick.com

Ibrahim Almuftiibrahim.almufti@arup.com

Program (South Bay) Co-ChairsBill Daley650/617-5930bdaley@hohbach-lewin.com

Carlos Machado408/654-0475carlos@gplainc.com

Public Affairs Jennifer Baylson415/354-6417jbaylson@degenkolb.com

Seismology & Structural Standards Kevin Morton415/319-8520kmorton@hohbach-lewin.com

Sustainable Design Co-ChairsLindsey Maclise 415/837-0700maclise@forell.com Allen Nudel415/837-0700a.nudel@forell.com

Website Darrick Hom 510/910-4142 dbhom@structvis.com

Younger Member Forum Co-ChairsKaustubh Pandya510/428-2907kpandya06@wje.com

Kristen Hillmankhillman@gfdseng.com

Routinely recognized as one of the best places to work, Degenkolb Engi-neers is actively recruiting structural engineers looking for a long-term career with a clear path to leadership and ownership. We encourage life-long learning and support professional and community-based activities. Degenkolb engineers have the opportunity to follow their interests and develop their own book of work. And when we’re not doing that, we are playing…sometimes in one of four company cabins in Tahoe, Big Bear, Monterey, and Sunriver. As renowned leaders in seismic and structural engineering, we offer a diverse, challenging mix of projects on both new and existing structures. Minimum requirements are an MS in Structural Engineering, excellent communication skills, and a desire to work in a challenging, collaborative environment. We have offices in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland and Seattle and are seeking engineers with all levels of experience. EOE

If you’re interested in joining our award-winning firm, please apply through our website: www.degenkolb.com/careers/openings

For questions, please contact Russell Kaltschmidt at rkaltschmidt@degenkolb.com.

Associate

Victoria Kaasa, Nabih Youssef Assoc,Associate

Jordan Henke, Assistant Engineer, People’s Associates

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Gia Larsen, Project Mgr.,Amerinetwork

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Dean Iwasa, Senior Project Manager, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

William Millhone, Associate Engineer SAGE

James Sampson, General Services Administration

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Jai Master, Santa Clara University

Tim Quan, Santa Clara University

Isaac Borgo, CSU Sacramento

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Francis Franco, Staff Engineer, Sierra Engineering Group

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Fred Fung, Contra Costa County

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Mehdi Karimi, President, Struct-Tech Group, Inc.

Dennis Pearson, CH2M Hill

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Kevwe Edewor, San Francisco State University

Justin Schwaiger, Stanford University

Alexander Alshanetsky, San Jose State University

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BART Senior Structural Engineer $70,352.88-$120,225.77/annual salary www.bart.gov/jobs Job Opening # 2204. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is offering a great opportunity for a hands-on professional to take on the challenge of pro-fessional structural and seismic engineering analysis, design & construction project duties for the District; act as Resident Engineer on assigned projects; and exercise supervisory skills to ensure work quality and adherence to established specifications. Compensation will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Minimum requirements include: A Bachelor’s degree in structural engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. Three (3) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional structural engineering experi-ence. Registration as a professional engineer in the State of California is required. BART offers competitive salaries and an impressive benefits package, including excellent medical and CalPERS pension plans, and a generous vacation policy. BART also saves you money because no paycheck deductions are made for Social Security. View complete Senior Structural Engineer description online at www.bart.gov. (Job ID # 2204). You may only apply on-line at our website. Deadline to apply for this position is February 4, 2011. BART is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and persons with dis-abilities are encouraged to apply.

DeSimone Consulting Engineers is an in-ternational structural engineering company with five US and three international offices. We have immediate openings for engineers in our office located in the financial district in San Francisco. Ideal candidates would have 2-5 years of experience in building design. Find our more about us at www.de-simone.com. Email resumes to careers@de-simone.com

Project Engineer-Holmes Culley is part of the New Zealand based Holmes Group with a reputation for pushing the bound-aries. Pushing boundaries means we put no limits on individual potential, basing rewards and advancement on achievements and entrepreneurship, not just seniority. This also means taking an imaginative and resourceful approach to projects, chal-lenging established convention, and using cutting-edge technologies. If you, too, are a person who pushes the boundaries – in your achievements, interests, and abilities – then we want you as part of our energetic and collaborative San Francisco team. We are seeking a Project Engineer with minimum qualifications that include 2 to 5 years of structural engineering design experience; Masters degree and PE licensing are pre-ferred. Check us out at www.holmesculley.com and send your resume with cover letter to Denny Kwan (hr@holmesculley.com).

Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc. Would you like to work for Structural Engineering & Design Magazine’s 2010 #1 Best Structural Engineering Firm to Work For? Are you

Job Forumlooking to share your talents with a collab-orative, fun group of engineers working in a dynamic downtown San Francisco office on some of the most challenging and exciting structural and seismic projects in California and around the world? Do you want to be part of an exciting and thoughtful team in a dynamic work environment that actively encourages and supports individual profes-sional growth through ongoing education, training, and mentoring. If so, FORELL/ELSESSER wants to hear from you! Find out more about us at www.forell.com. Please contact Carolynn Smith at (415) 837-0700 or send your resume via e-mail to recruiting@forell.com.

PB&A, Inc. is a structural engineering firm located in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have an immediate opening for a Project Engineer with strong computer skills, both in design and in drafting. Previous experience in the design of Shoring, Retaining Walls, and Deep Excavation Support is a definite “plus”. A Masters Degree in Structural Engineering, with a solid background in Soils Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, is required. Our team based working environment ne-cessitates that the candidate have excellent written and spoken communication abili-ties, a competent command of the English language, together with required computer skills including Autocad, Mathcad, Micro-soft Office, Risa 3D, Finite Element Analyis (i.e. Plaxis or Flack) and slope stability pro-grams (i.e. SLIDE). Having some knowledge of Revit and Microstation would be helpful.We offer competitive salary, vacation and health benefits. Please check our website at www.pbandainc.com where there is a place to upload your resume, or email your resume to pba@pbandainc.com.

PEOPLES ASSOCIATES STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS INC, a leading SE consulting firm in the South Bay, seeks experienced and entry-level structural engineers. Mid-sized company specializes in challenging SE projects, including mission-critical, industrial, commercial and residential, in a team-oriented atmosphere. Excellent pay and benefits. MS, PE & project experience preferred. Resume & cover letter to: mail@pase.com fax: 408-957-9221 pase.com

Tipping Mar seeks engineer. E-mail re-sume and cover letter to resumes@tipping-mar.com

OLMM is a successful and award-winning structural engineering firm with offices in Oakland and San Francisco. We are inter-ested in hiring a senior level structural en-gineer to take a leadership role in the man-agement and execution of our projects and business. You will have the opportunity to work on diverse, challenging and reward-ing projects in a nurturing and collabora-tive work environment. Position requires SE license, 12 plus years of increasingly responsible analysis, design and project management experience, and strong inter-personal and communication skills. We

offer top notch compensation and benefits and excellent opportunity for growth with ownership potential. Find out more about us at www.olmm.com. Email resume to sunil@olmm.com. Come join us and make a difference!

Announcing a new Company

Hardip Pannu, Jeppe Larsen and Bob Mc-Cartney are pleased to announce the open-ing of their new Structural Engineering firm, Pannu Larsen McCartney, Inc. (PLM) on November 15, 2010 with offices located at 111 Pine Street, Suite 1725 in San Francis-co. The three founders of PLM were prin-cipals at Middlebrook + Louie which was dissolved as of November 12, 2010.

PLM is staffed with experienced employ-ees so we can maintain the continuity and quality of services that our clients have been accustomed to over the years. PLM has expertise in a great variety of project types such as Hospitals, Schools, High Rise Buildings, Office Campuses, Bio Tech, Government and Justice, Sports and Rec-reation, Aviation, as well as International Projects.

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