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Concurrent Sessions:
Thursday, May 29
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Track: Professional Practice

Steel Bridge Forum 1  Seismic Design Issues

Presentations:

    Cost Effective Design and Detailing of Steel Bridges
    Vasant Mistry
    Bridge Division

    Seismic Design of Steel Bridges
    Ian Buckle
    Civil Engineering
    Ahmad Itani
    Department of Civil Engineering
    Lyle Carden
    Department of Civil Engineering

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 2
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: Professional Practice

Steel Bridge Forum 2  High Performance Steel Applications
Jose Restropo - Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego; Mario Rodriguez - National University of Mexico; Athol Carr - Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury Challenges in Quantifying Seismic Performance of Nonstructural Components in Thirty-one states have more than 175 HPS bridges in various stages of design and construction. HPS provides up to 18% cost savings and up to 28% weight saving.

Presentations:

    California High Performance Steel Bridge
    Jeff Olson
    Quincy Engineering, Inc.

    Colorado High Performance Steel Bridge
    Don Connors
    HDR, Inc.

    Innovative High Performance Steel Bridges in Washington State
    Mark Gaines
    Bridge & Structures, Washington State DOT

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 3
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: Professional Practice

Steel Bridge Forum 3  Alternate Steel Bridge Systems

Moderator:
    Dennis R Mertz

Presentations:

    Design of Simple Span Bridges Made Continuous for Live Load
    Lynn Iaquinta

    Design of Weathering Steel Bridges
    Alex Wilson

    Steel Piers for Bridge Substructures
    Charles Roeder
    University of Washington
    Mark Gaines
    Bridge & Structures Office, Washington State Department of Transportation

Friday, May 30
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 4
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Track: Professional Practice

The Structural Engineers Role in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery

Moderator:
    David B Swanson

Presentations:

    Disaster Preparedness - NCSEA SEER Program
    David B Swanson
    Reid Middleton, Inc.

    Disaster Recovery Lessons Learned from the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake
    Jonathan Siu
    City of Seattle DCLU

    Distaster Response - FEMA USAR Program
    Greg Varney
    KPFF Consulting Engineers, Inc

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 5
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Track: Professional Practice

Managing Complex Structural Engineering Projects

Moderator:
    Donald A Northey

Presentations:

    Increasing Project Complexity - Management Issues, Tools - Three Case Studies and a Panel Discussion
    Donald A Northey
    TranSystems
    Scott Williams
    TranSystems
    Dan Watkinson
    TranSystems
    David Arndt
    KPFF Consulting Engineers, Inc.
    Sam Wright
    Parsons
    Brian Glover
    SWMB, Inc.

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: Professional Practice

Raising Expectations for Inspection and Testing

Moderator:
    Michael J Mayes

Presentations:

    Raising Expectations for Inspection and Testing
    Michael J Mayes
    Mayes Testing Engineers, Inc.
    Jay Ponce
    Oregon Building Officials Association Special Inspection Advisory Board
    Stuart Carter
    Mayes Testing Engineers, Inc.

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 7
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: Professional Practice

Wood Engineering in Seismic Zones

Moderator:
    Thomas G Williamson

Presentations:

    Cyclic Testing of a Wood Portal Frame Design
    Zeno Martin
    APA - The Engineered Wood Association

    Estimated Shear Wall and Diaphragm Deflection
    Thomas Skaggs
    APA - The Engineered Wood Association
    Zeno Martin
    APA - The Engineered Wood Association

    Shear Wall Framing: Effects of 3X v. Double 2X and Green Lumber
    Zeno Martin
    APA - The Engineered Wood Association

Saturday, May 31
Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 8
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Track: Professional Practice

Recent Advances in Cold-Formed Steel Design
Sponsoring Committee: Cold-Formed Steel Design

Moderator:
    Benjamin Schafer

Presentations:

    Coming Soon: A Simpler, Faster, Cold-Formed Steel Design
    Benjamin Schafer
    Johns Hopkins University

    Inelastic Seismic Design of Sheet Steel Roof Deck Diaphragms for Single-Storey Buildings
    Colin Rogers
    McGill University

    New Design Standards for Cold-Formed Steel
    Roger LaBoube
    University of Missouri-Rolla

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 9
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Track: Professional Practice

ASCE 7/ IBC Wind Design Seminar 1

Moderator:
    Jerry J Barbera

Presentations:

    Wind Design and Analysis Under ASCE Standard #7 and the IBC Session 1: How Did We Get Where We Are?
    Jerry J Barbera
    The Codes Knowledge Company
    Donald Scott
    Puttnam Collins Scott Associates, Engineers

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 10
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Track: Professional Practice

ASCE 7/ IBC Wind Design Seminar 2

Moderator:
    Jerry J Barbera

Presentations:

    Wind Design and Analysis Under ASCE Standard #7 and the IBC Session 2: Discussion of Current Design Equations and Methodology
    Jerry J Barbera
    The Codes Knowledge Company
    Edwin T Huston
    Smith and Juston, Inc.

Concurrent Technical Sessions - Period 11
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Track: Professional Practice

ASCE 7/ IBC Wind Design Seminar 3

Moderator:
    Jerry J Barbera

Presentations:

    Wind Design and Analysis Under ASCE Standard #7 and the IBC Session 3: Example Problem Detailed Solution
    Jerry J Barbera
    The Codes Knowledge Company
    William H Mooseker
    WHM Consultants
 
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