Mark your calendars for November 1-4 in Chicago, and meet us in the “windy city” to network and learn with those who know “wind loads” best! The NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit offers unrivaled educational opportunities with leading experts, unique networking opportunities in the exhibit hall, inspirational keynote speakers, and a celebration of structural engineering ingenuity and service like no other. Visit www.ncseasummit.com to learn more.
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Yearly Archives : 2022
I had the pleasure of receiving an SEI Futures Fund student scholarship to the Structures Congress in Atlanta, attended by leading academics, industry professionals, and other experts. As a third-year undergraduate, I found the conference a fantastic gateway into a vast and diverse industry.
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August 3-4, 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah
This year’s CASE Summer Meeting will offer the opportunity to connect and network while earning some PDH credits too!
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On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, leadership from CASE, NCSEA, and SEI hosted a virtual Joint Town Hall event For the Betterment of the Structural Engineering Profession to discuss how the three organizations are progressing to fulfill the Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering (adopted in April 2019). Discussions specifically highlighted current and future initiatives to advance the profession and enhance member engagement. If you missed the Town Hall, watch it at www.ncsea.com/events/past. This recording is provided free of charge.
Industry leaders in research and education were key supporters of the Simpson Strong-Tie® Research and Testing Laboratory at the WSU Pullman Campus.
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, recognized Washington State University retiring professors Dr. Don Bender, P.E., and Dr. J. Daniel Dolan, P.E., for their significant contributions to our industry in the areas of product testing, research, code development and education, along with their leadership of the Simpson Strong-Tie® Excellence Fund — an eight-year commitment of $100,000 annually to support construction and engineering research at WSU.
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Each year, American construction workers sustain approximately two hundred thousand injuries that are serious enough to cost them at least one day of work. This number leads all fields of endeavor, representing almost ten percent of all workplace injuries. In examining these accidents and their frequency, most studies look to the mechanism of the occurrence, most prominently the fatal four: falls from heights, strikes from objects, being crushed between objects, and electrical shocks. Combined, these types of accidents cause six of every ten fatal construction workplace accidents. Less frequently considered are the materials involved in construction accidents.
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MAPEI innovation meets 3D technology to build homes The official launch of Planitop® 3D construction ink/mortar and the strategic partnership between MAPEI Corporation and Black Buffalo 3D was announced at the future site of the first 3D-printed homes in Virginia by Alquist 3D.
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The HS Hanger Selector app from Simpson Strong-Tie joins a family of software and web application technologies that deliver innovative, cost-effective product and design recommendations for any project. Whether building in wood, concrete, cold-formed steel, or structural steel, these solutions make it fast and easy for architects, engineers and contractors to complete any job.
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The University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (UWL) is constructing a new $49 million, 144,000 gross-square-foot Student Fieldhouse & Soccer Support Facility for their campus. Masonry was the obvious choice for interior infill walls within the structural steel frame and key loadbearing walls. But what was not so apparent was how the mason contractor and design team would work together to develop creative uses of prefabricated masonry lintels, lightweight CMU, and a seldom-used alternative engineered method to eliminate or minimize the number of control joints (Figure 1).
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