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Staying Engaged and Effective While Working Remotely – Part 2

The article represents a collaborative effort by members of the STRUCTURE magazine Editorial Board. Text enclosed in quotes denotes personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Working at home provides unique flexibility that you do not have at an office. “It allows you to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature, be it the birds at the feeder hung on the patio or the flowers in the backyard. You can eat lunch with your family, spend time with a pet, defrost something for dinner ahead of time, or throw in a load of laundry rather than do it on the weekend.” …

Jan, 2021 By STRUCTURE magazine In InFocus Comments 0

The International Spy Museum

Designed by renowned architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, and local architects Hickok Cole, the International Spy Museum at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, DC, is a 130,000-square-foot, distinctively designed steel building with museum exhibition, office, retail, classroom, and event spaces. The project site at L’Enfant Plaza was chosen in part to create a pedestrian connection between the National Mall and the newly developed Southwest Waterfront in downtown Washington, DC. …

Jan, 2021 By STRUCTURE magazine In Spotlight Comments 0

2020 Virtual Summit Delivers Education, Technology Solutions to Industry

NCSEA rallied against the struggles of 2020 and held its first virtual Structural Engineering Summit during the months of October and November. The 2020 Summit was to be held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, but due to national restrictions, this year’s summit was transitioned to the web. This landmark event included three days of live-streamed presentations, three days of Bonus Content presentations with live speaker interaction, access to the Virtual Exhibit Hall for two months, and interactive virtual lounges allowing attendees to interact. By offering the Summit virtually, NCSEA had attendees from Canada, India, and New Zealand. …

Jan, 2021 By STRUCTURE magazine In News Comments 0

SEI SE2050 Commitment Program

The SEI Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program (SE 2050) provides structural engineers resources to aid the profession in doing its part to get to net-zero by 2050. …

Jan, 2021 By STRUCTURE magazine In News Comments 0

WANTED: Engineers to Lead, Direct, Engage with CASE Committees!

If you are looking for ways to expand and strengthen your business skill set, look no further than serving on one (or more!) CASE Committees. Join us to sharpen your leadership skills and promote your talent and expertise to help guide CASE programs, services, and publications. …

Jan, 2021 By STRUCTURE magazine In News Comments 0

23rd Annual Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards

The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) is pleased to publish the winners of the 2020 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. The awards were announced during NCSEA’s 28th annual Structural Engineering Summit, which was held virtually this year. A video of the presentation can be found on the NCSEA website. Given annually since 1998, each year the entries highlight work from the best and brightest in our profession. …

Dec, 2020 By STRUCTURE magazine In Feature Comments 0

Staying Engaged and Effective While Working Remotely – Part 1

The article represents a collaborative effort by members of the STRUCTURE magazine Editorial Board. Text enclosed in quotes denotes personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the past nine months, the engineer position has transitioned to a primarily remote-work model as firms have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. As staff juggle family risk factors and dependent obligations, the remote-work model adapts to workers’ needs and lessons learned. Many firms had already integrated some degree of remote work to support work/life balance and family needs; the firms and individuals that took advantage of this previous experience were better positioned to expand to a 24/7/365 proposition. …

Dec, 2020 By STRUCTURE magazine In InFocus Comments 0

Response to NCSEA Call to Action

The engineering associations that represent the structural engineering profession have made it clear —it is time to take action to “reflect the diversity of the communities we serve,” as Emily Guglielmo so eloquently described in her August 2020 STRUCTURE article, United in Action. And if we act smartly, we can not only transform how we operate and manage our profession, but we can help ensure its continued ability to attract motivated and talented young engineers, including minority engineers, into the fold. …

Oct, 2020 By STRUCTURE magazine In Letters to the Editor Comments 0

February 2020: Operational, Redundancy, and Ductility Factors for Bridge Structures

Mr. Mladjov’s reflections on the AASHTO LRFD Code are not consistent with the basic philosophy and foundation of the modern AASHTO Code. Load and Resistance factors are not safety factors. His translation of load and resistance factors to the abandoned safety factor concept is a throwback to older codes – codes that were shown to produce highly variable reliability that resulted alternatively in wasteful and questionable designs. …

Jul, 2020 By STRUCTURE magazine In Letters to the Editor Comments 0

Structural Design in the Plant Industry – Getting It Right from the Start

Presented on: February 6, 2020

Webinar Sponsored by Hexagon

Structural engineering, design and detailing are an integral part of the complete plant design process. Designing for equipment, pipes and walkways ensure the safety of your personnel and project assets. To accomplish these goals the design needs to be done in the context of the overall plant process. In this webinar, Burns & McDonnell, Hexagon PPM and SDS/2 Connect will present their structural solution as an integral part to that design. Member connections are automated so they can be completed early to avoid late changes if conflicts arise from other disciplines, such as piping or HVAC. In addition, the solution will optimize connections to reduce bolt numbers and plate welding as well as check for constructability and erectability. This offers the benefits of productivity and schedule impact. Connections are validated against specified design codes while ensuring correct and auditable construction that can be fed directly to the fabricators avoiding any re-entering of data.
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Feb, 2020 By STRUCTURE magazine In Webinars Comments 1

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