“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Friends of Perryville Battlefield
In February 2023, SEU welcomed Matthew Rechtien, PE, Esq., from Walter P. Moore, to present 2023 Engineering Ethics Update: Conflicts of Interest. In prior years, Matt has designated Friends of Perryville Battlefield (https://www.friendsofperryville.org) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month and he has chosen to do the same in 2023. Matt shared, “On […]
Conflict of Interest or Not?
Have you worked on the same project more than once? Or have you been solicited to perform work on a previous job by a new client? When does a conflict of interest exist when working on a similar or same project? What duty does the professional engineer have to disclose any potential conflicts? In the […]
Resilience in Structural Engineering
Are you aware of how structural engineers can improve on a community’s ability to recover from a natural disaster? Community resilience depends on many influencing factors, and the idea of resilient design is a new topic to most structural engineers. With more severe natural disasters affecting our communities in ways we haven’t envisioned, and climate […]
AISI Standards
In 2016, the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members underwent a major reorganization to be more in-line with the AISC Specification for Structural Steel. Are you aware of the current AISI standards available and where to find design criteria for structural members or framing systems? In the December 2022 SEU […]
Bridging Tips for Special Profile Joists
Are you familiar with the recommendations from the Steel Joist Institute for the use of bridging on joists with pitched top chord? Are special considerations needed when using bottom chord bearing joists? In the November 2022 SEU session, Ben Pitchford, PE, from New Millennium Building Systems, and Doug Hoffman, PE, from Vulcraft, presented Roof Design […]
High Pitched Roof Joist Designations
Can SJI load tables be used to select roof joists on high pitched roofs? How does the specifying engineer denote these pitched joists and ensure they are designed for the required roof loads? In the November 2022 SEU session, Ben Pitchford, PE, from New Millennium Building Systems, and Doug Hoffman, PE, from Vulcraft, presented Roof […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
In December 2022, SE University welcomed back Roger LaBoube, PhD, PE, from Missouri University of Science and Technology, to present Cold-Formed Steel Standards (2022). In years past, Roger designated the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (https://www.lls.org/) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month, and he has chosen to do the same in 2022. Roger […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Children’s Minnesota
In September 2022, SEU welcomed back Sam Rubenzer, SE, PE, from FORSE Consulting, to present Verifying Software Results. Sam has designated Children’s Minnesota (Children’s Minnesota (childrensmn.org)) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest freestanding pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: MATHCOUNTS
In November 2022, SEU welcomed Ben Pitchford, PE, from New Millenium Building Systems, and Doug Hoffman, PE, from Vulcraft, to present Roof Design with Special Profile Joists. Ben and Doug have designated MATHCOUNTS (Homepage | MATHCOUNTS Foundation) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. In 1983, NSPE helped established MATHCOUNTS, a non-profit organization […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Rebuilding Together – Hurricane Ian Fund
In October 2022, SEU welcomed Connor Lester, PE, and Mary Nunneley, PE, from Simpson Strong -Tie, to present Prequalification & Code Approval of Proprietary Connections. Connor and Mary have designated Rebuilding Together’s Hurricane Ian Fund (Hurricane Ian | Rebuilding Together) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Connor and Mary shared “We choose […]