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Is a Storm Brewing and What Should We Do About It?

Having completed the first year of my term as CASE chair, it has been a privilege to be introduced to, and get to know, so many committed engineering professionals who are working very hard for the betterment of the profession. As part of my duties, I attended both the ASCE/SEI Structures Congress and ACEC Spring Convention in April. I was able to hear very interesting keynote speakers and take in several great sessions at both conferences …

Jul, 2014 By Andrew Rauch, P.E., S.E. In Articles, Editorial Comments 0

Full Metal Jacket

Part 1: Evacuation

This article, which will be presented in three parts, discusses the investigation and subsequent repair of an existing timber-framed, multi-story building that is over one hundred years old. The investigation initially resulted in the need to evacuate the occupied building, which allowed for the innovative repair of severely deteriorated timber columns by encapsulating the wood within replacement steel columns that essentially jacketed and abandoned the original wood members in place. …

Jul, 2014 By D. Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., P.Eng, F.ASCE, F.SEI, A.NAFE, SECB and Richard H. Antoine III, P.E., S.E. In Feature

Companies Doing their Part to Mitigate Earthquakes’ Effects

The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile in April, along with the resulting tsunami, killed six people; two of them succumbed to heart attacks. Contrast this to the February, 2010, 8.8 magnitude earthquake in which 500 Chileans died. Although no two earthquakes are exactly the same – geographically or otherwise – increases in planning and code enforcement helped to lower this year’s quake death toll, according to government officials. …

Jul, 2014 By Larry Kahaner In Feature

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