At ACEC’s 2021 Fall Conference, the Coalition of American Structural Engineers (CASE) awarded Celeste Carmignani a $2,500 CASE Scholarship. Ms. Carmignani is working on a bachelor’s degree in structural engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
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707 Fifth – Manulife Place Pedestrian Bridge is an essential link in Calgary’s elevated network of pedestrian pathways. The bridge improves connectivity within the downtown core, adding a new connection from 707 Fifth – Manulife Place to Calgary’s +15 covered walkway system, creating a unique architectural expression in downtown Calgary. It was a challenge that required innovative solutions: providing a seamless connection to adjacent buildings while managing subgrade conditions, installation sequences, and non-structural coordination. With a total length of 270 feet 10 inches, the bridge features an elegant structural system known as a suspended lenticular truss, spanning 96 feet 5 inches.
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The NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit will be in New York City February 14-17 and online January 31-Feburary 24. The Summit offers unrivaled educational opportunities, an industry-leading trade show, and unique and fun networking opportunities.
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The 2016 edition of ASCE 7, Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7-16), has three published supplements. Supplement 1 was published on December 11, 2018, and was adopted into the 2021 International Building Code. Supplements 2 and Supplement 3 have been recently published, and all three are available in the ASCE Library as free downloads.
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The ACEC Fall Conference was held from October 28-30, and CASE hosted a structural engineering roundtable that convened people from various firms around the country. Participants discussed trending issues, including workforce challenges, supply chain issues, and licensure.
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The Spruce Goose Project consists of the seismic retrofit of an aircraft hangar (250 feet x 740 feet) with two additional side buildings and the erection of new high-end office space within the hangar. The hangar comprises two 125-foot-wide portal frame arch structures with a central spine running down the middle. Arup worked in collaboration with the architecture firm, ZGF, to rehabilitate and seismically upgrade the existing timber building to current code requirements and to create four new levels of office and film production spaces inside the hangars.
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The NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit is heading to New York City February 14-17 and online January 31 to February 24 – and structural engineers everywhere will be saying “I Love Structural Engineering” this Valentine’s Day season. Reconnecting with your peers, learning from industry experts, networking with product experts at the trade show – what’s not to love!
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The ASCE/SEI Nuclear Standards Committee is seeking new members to oversee the development of the next editions of three standards:
- ASCE/SEI 1, Standard for Geotechnical Analysis, Design, Construction, Inspection and Monitoring of Nuclear Safety-Related Structures,
- ASCE/SEI 4, Seismic Analysis of Safety-Related Nuclear Structures, and
- ASCE/SEI 43, Seismic Design Criteria for Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Facilities.