Current Developments in ASCE/SEI Standards

Moderator:
James Rossberg, Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA

Presentations:
Standards for Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings
Michael Valley, Skilling, Ward, Magnusson, & Barkshire, Seattle, WA

Wind Loads in ASCE-7 and Beyond
Lawrence Griffis*, Walter P. Moore & Associates, Houston, TX

SEI/ASCE-37, Design Loads on Structures During Construction Standard, The New Kid on the Block
Bob Ratay, Consulting Engineer, Manhasset, NY * invited

New Code Developments in Structural Design

Moderator:
Tom Williamson, P.E., APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Presentations:
NFPA 5000 & The Structural Requirements
Bonnie Manley, NFPA, Quincy, MA

Impact of 2000 IBC Ground Motion on the Design of Base-Isolated Buildings
Sampson Huang, Matthew Skokan & Gary Hart, Hart-Weidlinger, Santa Monica, CA

Application of AASHTO LRFD Specifications to the Rehabilitation of Bridges
Bala Sivakumar, Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers, New York, NY

Determining Reliable Design Loads for Natural Phenomena
Ross B. Corotis & Anne M. Dougherty, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO "

Designing Structures Internationally: A Comparison of Building Codes

Moderator:
Sanj Malushte, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., Bechtel Power Corporation & The Johns Hopkins University, Frederick, MD

Presentations:
Assessment of US and Chinese Structural Design Codes for a 740 Megawatt Pulverized Coal Power Plant in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
James Ryan, P.E., Charles Worthington, P.E., John Gruber, P.E. & Farhad Farzam, P.E., Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD

Reliability-Based Assessment of Load Requirements in Structural Codes in Canada, Mexico and the United States
Bruce R. Ellingwood, Ph.D., P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Comparison of UBC and the Turkish Building Codes
Michael M. Chehab, P.E. & Peter Carrato, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., C. Eng., Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD

Comparison of US and Mexican (CFE) Seismic Codes
Sanj Malushte, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., Bechtel Power Corporation & The Johns Hopkins University, Frederick, MD & Mario Ordaz, Universidad Nacional Autonomous de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico "

Seminar: Concepts of Performance Based Structural Engineering, Part 1

Seminar: Concepts of Performance Based Structural Engineering, Part 2

Quality Control of Structural Systems Using Nondestructive Testing

Moderator:
Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Presentations:
Infrared Thermography for FRP Bridge Deck Inspection
Paul Fuchs, G. A. Washer & S. B. Chase, Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA

Improving FRP Composite Products Through Field Testing
Dan Richards, Martin Marietta Composites, Raleigh, NC

External Stirrups for Increasing the Shear Capacity of Cracked Precast Prestressed Concrete Box Beams
Osman Hag-Elasafi, Ryan Lund & Sreenivas Alampalli, New York State Department of Transportation, Albany, NY

Long-Term Monitoring of Bridges in Connecticut for Performance Evaluation of Structures
John DeWolf & Timothy Lengyel, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Robert Lauzon, Connecticut Department of Transportation & Yongda Fu, Lochner Inc., Rocky Hill, CT

Monitoring the Dynamic Response of Tall Buildings Using GPS

Moderator:
Ahsan Kareem, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Presentations:
GPS for Monitoring the Dynamic Response of Tall Buildings
Tracy Kijewski, & Ahsan Kareem, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Dynamic Monitoring Response of Structures Using GPS
Yukio Tamura, Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics, Tokyo, Japan

Measurement of Vibrations of Tall Buildings with GPS
Y. Q. Chen, D. F. Huang, X. L. Ding, Y. L. Xu & J. M. Ko, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

GPS in Dynamic Monitoring of Long-Period Structures in Earthquake Country
M. Celebi, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA

Fatigue Evaluation and Repair

Moderator:
Amy Barth, SAI Consulting Engineers, Morgantown, WV

Presentations:
Fatigue Evaluation of Hybrid HPS for Bridges
Al Ghorbanpoor & Dan Whittow, University of Wisconsin, Millwaukee, WI

Restored Fatigue Strength of Various Techniques to Repair Fatigue Cracks
Robert J. Dexter, Robert J. FitzPatrick, David L. St. Peter & Paul M. Bergson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN & Justin M. Ocel, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA

Remaining Fatigue Life of Highway Bridges
J. Michael Stallings, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Fatigue Evaluation of Riveted Steel Truss Bridges
Y. Edward Zhou, URS Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD"

Bridge Load Rating Through Field Load Testing

Moderator:
Y. Edward Zhou, URS Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD

Presentations:
Field Test and Load Rating of a Concrete Encased Steel Girder Bridge
Steven E. Huff, Michael J. Chajes & Harry W. ""Tripp"" Shenton, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Steel Bridge Testing in Alabama
George H. Conner, Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL

Load Test and Rating of Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridges
Y. Edward Zhou, URS Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD

Topics in Performance Evaluation

Moderator: Finley A. Charney, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA

Presentations:
The Interpretation of Dynamic Response Data From Large Structures
Alan Jeary, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, NSW, Australia

Measurement-Based Evaluation of Noncomposite Steel Girder Bridges
David Jauregui, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM & Joe Yura, University of Texas, Austin, TX

"What Happened?" An Analysis of the Performance of Structures Before and During Failure
Dave Adams, Lane Engineers, Tulare, CA

Structural Health Monitoring

Moderator:
Sreenivas Alampalli, New York State Department of Transportation, Albany, NY

Presentations:
System Identification and Health Monitoring Using a Hybrid State Space / Physical Parameter Approach
Hilmi Lus, Jun Yu & Raimondo Betti, Columbia University, New York, NY & Maurizo DeAngelis, Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

Chemistry and the Health of Reinforced Concrete
Robert Walde, Technical Consultant, Suretrest Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Fatigue Health of Steel Bridges – An Investigation of Cracking Potential Due to Microvoids
Khaled Mahmoud, Hardesty & Hanover, LLP, New York, NY

Overview of Structural Health Engineering
Mohammed Ettouney, Weidlinger & Associates, New York, NY & Sreenivas Alampalli, New York State Department of Transportation, Albany, NY