“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Friends of Perryville Battlefield
In April 2024, SEU welcomed Matthew Rechtien, PE, Esq., from Walter P. Moore, to present 2024 Engineering Ethics Update: Engineers’ Duty to Report. 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 2024. Matt shared, […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: United Methodist Committee on Relief
In March 2024, D. Matthew Stuart, PE, SE, PEng., F.ASCE, F.SEI, A.NAFE, from Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., presented Building Envelope Deterioration Investigation and Repair – Parts 1 and 2. Previously in 2023, Matthew nominated the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) (UMCOR – Global Ministries (umcmission.org)) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: SEAONC Diversity in Structural Engineering Scholarship
In February 2024, SEU welcomed back Kevin S. Moore, PE, SE, from Simpson, Gumpertz, & Heger, to present External Elevated Elements (EEE): Are You Sure That Your Balcony Is Safe? Kevin has previously designated SEAONC Diversity in Structural Engineering Scholarship (SEAONC Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Restricted Fund Endowment – Structural Engineers Association of Northern California) […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Clayford T. Grimm scholarship Fund of The Masonry Society
In January 2024, Scott Walkowicz, PE, from Walkowicz Consulting Engineers, presented Tornado Shelter Design with Masonry. Scott nominated the Clayford T. Grimm, PE, scholarship fund at The Masonry Society (TMS) (Clayford T. Grimm, P.E. Student Scholarship – The Masonry Society) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. Scott shared, “I chose the Clayford […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: United Methodist Committee on Relief
In December 2023, D. Matthew Stuart, PE, SE, PEng., F.ASCE, F.SEI, A.NAFE, from Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., presented Understanding and Avoiding Costly Repairs of Precast Prestressed Thin Slab Parking Structures. Matthew nominated the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) (UMCOR – Global Ministries (umcmission.org)) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month when […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Alzheimer’s Association
In November 2023, Darrell Marchell, PE, from Vulcraft, and Tim Holtermann, PE, SE, from Canam Steel, on behalf of the Steel Joist Institute, presented Joists in Lateral Load Resisting Frames. They selected the Alzheimer’s Association (Alzheimer’s Association | Donate to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. According to their […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Purdue University’s Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research
In October 2023, Carol Drucker, SE, PE, from Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers, Inc., presented Vertical Bracing. She selected Purdue University’s Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research (Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research (purdue.edu)) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. This […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
In September 2023, John Kennedy, SE, PE, from Structural Affiliates International, Inc., presented Rules of Thumb for Steel Design. He selected St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org)) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. John shared, “I chose this organization because I support and believe in their mission […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: YWCA Utah Women in Jeopardy Crisis Shelter
In August 2023, Kimberley Robinson, SE, from EVER Seismic, presented It’s Better to Bend than Break: Retrofit with Buckling Restrained Braces. She selected the YWCA Utah Women in Jeopardy Crisis Shelter (YWCA Utah) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month. Kim shared, “The YWCA Women’s Shelter provides safety and sanctuary to those fleeing […]
Quick Reference Rules of Thumb for Steel Design
How many times have you been in a kick-off meeting, and the architect is already pressing you to offer up beam and column sizes for the building in question? Or how do you usually answer when prompted to estimate the total steel tonnage on a project for preliminary cost estimates? In the September 2023 SEU […]