About the author  ⁄ Curtis Geise, P.E., S.E.

Curtis Geise, P.E., S.E. (CGeise@HNTB.com), is a structural engineer at HNTB Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a past president of the SEAKM Kansas City Chapter and chaired the SEAKM committee that studied the aftermath of the Joplin Tornado.

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