“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: UDistrict Foundation Mentoring Program
In April 2021, SE University welcomed Ashley Cagle, PE, SE, from WoodWorks, to present Structural Engineering of Light Frame Wood Over Concrete Podium Structures. Ashley designated UDistrict Foundation Mentoring Program (https://udistrictpt.com/nonprofit-foundation/foundation-mentoring-info/) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Ashley shared, “The Foundation’s mission is to ‘help children live healthy, productive lives and dream great dreams.’ […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: No Kid Hungry
In March 2021, SE University welcomed Aldo E. McKay, PE, from Protection Engineering Consultants, to present Blast-Resistant Design of Buildings. Aldo designated No Kid Hungry (www.nokidhungry.org) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Aldo shared, “The ongoing pandemic has impacted all of us in different ways. One of the most severely and negatively […]
The New ASCE Code of Ethics
Are you a member of ASCE? You may be aware that ASCE has recently adopted a new Code of Ethics for its members which is the first comprehensive change to the code since 1974. Although the new guidance applies only to its membership, the document often influences states’ ethics laws which would then apply to […]
HSS Connection Design: A New Approach
AISC 360-16 has some significant changes in the design of connections to rectangular HSS. Engineers have no doubt noticed the removal of some of the HSS connection design tables, however the limits of applicability included in the design tables became an impetus for AISC to provide a more flexible design process for HSS connections. In […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Friends of Perryville Battlefield
In February 2021, SE University welcomed Matthew Rechtien, PE, Esq., from Walter P. Moore, to present Engineering Ethics Update: The New Model Code. In 2020, Matt 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 2021. Matt shared, “On October […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: AfterHours Denver
In January 2021, SE University welcomed back Kim Olson, PE, from Nucor and Steel Tube Institute, to present Navigating AISC 360-16 HSS Connection Design. Kim designated AfterHours Denver back in 2020 (https://afterhoursdenver.org/) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month and she has chosen to do the same in 2021. Kim shared, “AfterHours Denver […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Harvest Hope
In December 2020, SE University welcomed Mike Antici, PE, from Nucor / Steel Deck Institute, to present Steel Deck Design for Concentrated and Non-Uniform Loads. Mike designated Harvest Hope (https://www.harvesthope.org/) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Mike shared that he selected Harvest Hope because it is “a local food bank providing food for South […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: World Wildlife Fund
In November 2020, SE University welcomed Mark D. Denavit, PhD, PE, from University of Tennessee – Knoxville, to present New Methods for Ponding Analysis of Open Web Steel Joist Roofs. Mark designated World Wildlife Fund (https://www.worldwildlife.org/) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Mark shared, “I have a three-year-old son. We love watching nature […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Doctors without Borders
In June 2020, SE University welcomed Brad Davis, PhD, SE, from Davis Structural Engineering, to present Steel Framed Floor Design for Vibration Sensitive Equipment. Brad designated Doctors without Borders (https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Doctors without Borders, or Medicins Sans Frontieres, provides medical humanitarian aid where the needs are greatest, […]
“SEU Speaker Inspires” Organization of the Month: Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program SE2050
In October 2020, SE University welcomed Megan Stringer, PE, SE, and Gina Kope, PE, from Holmes Structures, to present Sustaining Structures: Embodied Carbon. Megan and Gina designated SE2050 (https://se2050.org/) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month. Megan shared, “The Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program (SE 2050) is the U.S. structural engineering profession’s response […]