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Task Committee On ASCE 7 Seismic Legacy

Purpose:

To develop a document that captures the development, evolution, and intent behind different seismic provisions in ASCE 7. The goal for this document is to provide the current generation of engineers with background information on the seismic provisions and to guide future generations of engineers who are both learning and writing provisions of the standard.

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MEET THE CHAIR

Mason Thau, EIT, M.ASCE

Mason Thau is an EIT at Martin/Martin. He studied at UC Berkeley, where he perfonned and published graduate research in base isolation and nonstructural component anchorage to support proposed changes in ASCE 7-28. Since graduating, Mason has joined the ASCE 7-28 Seismic Subcommittee as an associate member and helped author multiple significant code change proposals, leveraging his perspective and skills as a younger engineer to contribute meaningfully to the committee's work. Mason is also an active member of SEAOC. He currently serves as Chair of the SEAONC Young Member Forum and Vice Chair of the SEAOC Communications Committee. He is a proud advocate for the contributions that young professionals can make to the field of structural engmeenng.

Membership

  • Mason Thau, EIT, M.ASCE
    Chair
  • Bianca Augustin, M.ASCE
    ASCE Staff Contact
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  • Kwasi Bempong, M.ASCE
    Member
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  • John Duncan Hooper, P.E., S.E., NAC, NAE, F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE
    Historian
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  • Thais Lobo-Emond, M.ASCE
    Member