A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Sparta, North Carolina, on August 9, 2020, at 8:07 a.m. local time. The event was the strongest North Carolina earthquake since 1916, producing “very strong” shaking and over 100,000 Did You Feel It? reports throughout the southern, midwestern, and northeastern United States. More than 500 residential and commercial structures were damaged during the quake. As a result, North Carolina Emergency Management deployed eight post-disaster building safety evaluators, including four engineers, to evaluate the damaged structures for safe occupancy.
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Yearly Archives : 2022
January typically prompts business planning for a new year. However, since early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has made business planning and operations much more volatile. While we all have learned to be more resilient to thrive, it is difficult to gauge when companies will experience more stable economic conditions. This article offers some insight into economic conditions and how to position your company to continue to be successful in the coming months.
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Creativity in Design and Execution
A landmark of its time, the Stanley A. Milner Library has lived in the civic heart of downtown Edmonton since 1967. For the expansion and renovation of the monolithic concrete library, the design team was challenged to modernize its Brutalist-style for the 1.2 million visitors it receives every year. Transforming the original concrete façade into a floating, streamlined structure would be no small task. Fast + Epp responded by completely replacing the existing façade with a geometrically complex structure at the north face of the building and incorporating a new lateral system for the building.
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The NCSEA Special Awards are bestowed on individuals who exemplify outstanding service and commitment to the association and to the structural engineering field. These dedicated servants, committed volunteers, and industry leaders will be recognized and applauded at the Awards Celebration on Wednesday, February 16, at the NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit. Join us in celebrating this year’s honorees!
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The 2022 SEI Standards Series will preview ASCE 7-22 as a 5-part series that reviews the changes from ASCE 7-16. This unique program includes a dialogue between the leaders and experts who develop ASCE 7 and a detailed technical presentation on the specific changes and three main hazards – Seismic, Wind & Tornado, and Snow/Rain. In addition, information will be provided on the ASCE 7 Digital Products/Hazard Tool. Attendees are encouraged to join the discussion for the extensive live Q&A portion of the session.
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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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