EQUILIBRIUM

Newsletter of the Seattle Chapter

Structural Engineers Association of Washington

January 2014
Chapter Leadership

Annual Student/Young Member Forum Sponsored Meeting

President:
Peter Somers
Vice President:
Tom Corcoran
Treasurer:
Theodore E. Smith

The Firms Showcase and Student Project

Showcase event will take place on Tuesday, January 28th at the UW Waterfront
Activities Center, located on the Montlake
Cut just south of Husky Stadium.

Secretary:
Michael Bramhall
Past President:
Cale Ash
Directors 2011-2014:
Steve Dill
Michael Wright
Directors 2012-2015:
Karen Damianick
Steven Pfeiffer
Directors 2013-2016:
Jason Black
Ignasius Seilie
YMF President:
Tyler Kurz
Executive Director:
M. Lynnell Brunswig

As in years past, the meeting will begin

with a showcase featuring local structural
engineering firms, followed by an Italian
buffet and a program highlighting Seattle
University and University of Washington
student projects.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE:

www.seaw.org

Student Project Showcase

Firms Showcase
The meeting will begin with a networking
event tailored to provide information to
the attendees on a variety of structural
design firms in the Seattle area. Representatives from these firms will be on
hand to showcase their work on various
types of projects and answer any questions students may have on what its like
to work as a Seattle-area structural design consultant.
After the Italian buffet dinner, the evenings main program will feature presentations by students from Seattle University
and the University of Washington.

In This Issue
From the Board

All Engineering is Local

SEAW Scholarship

Meetings, Seminars,
Announcements

Committee Corner

Opportunities

Calendar, Membership

This will be an exciting opportunity to

learn about the student projects and research being conducted in our academic
community.
Directions and Parking
The Waterfront Activities Center (WAC) is
located on the north side of the Montlake
Cut and just to the south of Husky Stadium. Parking is available for a $5.00 fee
in lot E-12 adjacent to the Waterfront Activities Center. The availability of parking
in that lot cannot be guaranteed. Citations may be issued to vehicles without
parking permits.

Meeting Information:
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Place: UW Waterfront Activities Center
3701 Montlake Blvd. NE, Seattle
South of Husky Stadium off of Montlake
Time: 5:006:30 PM Firms Showcase
6:307:30 PM Italian Buffet
7:307:45 PM Business: Election of

Chapter Board
nominating committee

7:309:00 PM Student Project

Showcase

Menu: Galianos Italian Buffet. One beer/wine

or non-alcoholic beverage included.
Additional beverages by donation.
Price: General Admission
$20.00
Students (with current ID)
FREE
Reservation Deadline:
5:00 PM Friday, January 24, 2014
Register online at www.seaw.org
Prepayment is requested
Credit card payments will be accepted online
but not at the door.
No-shows and cancellations after the deadline
will be subject to full charge.

From the Board: Exploring . . .

By Steve Pfeiffer
Happy New Year everyone! What a
roller coaster ride we are onfrom the
depths of the great recession to our
current flurry of activity. I dont think I
have ever been so busy. And yet this
time I am trying to do things just a little
bit differently. I want to make sure I
balance the hectic with the more
peaceful. It is easy to get caught up
with all the work that lies on your plate
and yet it is important to pause and
reassess what you are doing. Engineering is funat least for me, and probably most of us; why else would we do
this? And yet if we are working nonstop and not taking the time to pause
and smell the roses, so to speak, we
are shorting ourselves.
Too often I find myself stuck to my
desk as with a ball and chain. And
then I remember going out early one
Saturday morning to a huge mat foundation pour, something like 2000
yards of concrete. One of my coworkers and I took several of our
young interns with us. Wow, it was fun!
Watching the intricate dance of work
that goes on at a complex construction
site! Lots of police on hand to direct
traffic, the various pumper trucks strategically located around the tight site,
and all the crew operating the equipment, vibrating the concrete, moving
the hoses, etc. Looking at the maze of
rebar and trying to figure out the purpose of the various concentrations.
Plus just the good old fresh air. It was
truly exciting, and we finished off with

a nice relaxing time at a local Starbucks.

As I get older, and hopefully wiser, I
realize how important it is to have balance in my life: every day, every
month, and every year. I know I cannot
always control the daily grind, but if I
think about it there is usually something good that happens every day,
and I canand doplan on doing
something for me every once in awhile.
It can be taking the time to read a journal article and expand my knowledge,
or it can be a field trip, just for fun
perhaps an SEAW fun event. Not to
hurry out to solve some problem the
contractor is having at the site, but to
simply go out and explore some other
projects that I am not involved in, particularly some that are unique. In my
area there is the new tunnel project
with Bertha, the worlds largest tunneling machinewow what a machine, all
7000 tons of itthe new 520 bridge,
light rail, or just walking in South Lake
Union and watching that large area of
the city get transformed into a major
hub with new high-rise office, institutional, and residential uses. It is truly a
transformed area. Amazing! Bertha
has a great website to track the progress of this multi-billion dollar project
if you are interested. http://
www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/.
Many of these new structures have
very unique engineering aspects to
them. From the use of fiber reinforced
concrete, to the use of performancebased engineering, to the new Amazon
Spheres project which will have inter-

esting and intricate steel connector

pieces. It is really fun to watch what
structural engineers are doing these
days. Taking the time to go out and
see this, or read about it, for me is
exciting. It also helps me to charge
back into the pile of work that seems
to constantly adorn my desk. It is a
New Year, and as always a new opportunity to try something new. Take the
opportunity and go out and marvel at
all the great engineering projects that
are all around. Have a great year!
This just in, as I write this article
Bertha got stuck! Must be too much
eating!
Steve Pfeiffer is an Engineering and
Technical Codes Manager for the Department of Planning and Development at the City of Seattle. Steve has
been an active member of SEAW since
1996, serving on the Earthquake Engineering and Existing Buildings Committees, in addition to a second term
on the Seattle Chapter Board of Directors.

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All Engineering Is Local

-by the SEAW Professional Practices
Committee
Technological advances continue to
shrink the world in many ways affecting structural design practice. Innovations like PDF file sharing and Goto
Meeting- type video conferencing facilitate our ability to provide design services far away from the home office.
The trend toward uniformity in licensing examination and qualifications is
making it easier than ever to become
licensed in out-of-state jurisdictions.
While a structural engineering practice
finds new opportunities to expand the
geographic reach, it should also be
mindful of the associated risks.
It has been said that All Engineering
is Local. Within each region there are
many aspects to the process of design
and construction that are particular to
that locale. Consider how the following issues affect your practice:

Local Building Law and Practice

Take, as an example, the standard of
care for construction-phase quality
control and quality assurance. Building jurisdictions handle the construction-phase design responsibilities of
the engineer to a wide standard.
Within the United States, there can be
substantial differences from state to
state. Florida requirements for
threshold engineering inspections
are an example. There, significant
buildings, aka threshold buildings,
require an engineer, licensed to provide Threshold Inspections in the
state, to oversee the inspection, testing, and structural observation functions. However, there are significant
barriers to entry in obtaining a Threshold license. As a result, the structural
observations that are commonly performed by the Engineer of Record
(EOR) may be performed by the
Threshold Inspector who is not under
the direct supervision of the EOR. Will
your firms contractual agreement include time for you to perform your own
due-diligence structural observations,
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or will you permit these to be handled

by a third party over whom you have
no direct supervision?
Other issues that vary from state to
state include:

Requirements for business licensure

Requirements for registration of

the EOR representing the firm, if
incorporated.

State and administrative local

rules with regard to providing
direct supervision, as the EOR.

State administrative and local

rules regarding engineered designs provided by manufacturers.
Delegated designs provided by
manufacturers are often sealed by
a licensed engineer who may not
have actually prepared the design
in a way that conforms to the language of the local law.

Communication
It is easy to understate the importance
of the roles that language and culture
play in the process of communication.
When engineers conduct site visits,
they dialog with the Contractor and
tradesmen about the challenges they
face and ideas for solving problems as
they arise. A nodding head on the receiving end does not necessarily indicate a true understanding of your
words. You may be getting your nod
out of respect for your position while
your collaborator would not be so rude
as to tell you what he really thinks of
your idea. The time and resources
needed to effectively communicate
with the team should be incorporated
into the work plan.
The United States is a melting pot of
immigrants, many of whom are recently arrived and applying their technical skills in building and construction. There are times when face-toface discussion can be necessary to
ensure clear and effective communica-

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tion when language and cultural differences impede the process. Does your
fee anticipate the need to travel for
meetings to be held in person when
required?

Local trades, skills, and

knowledge.
Local trades, skills, and knowledge
vary from location to location. As an
example, designers of post-tensioned
concrete may take for granted the
highly skilled workforce and technically
advanced supply chain that exists
throughout the United States. That
may be the status today, but imagine
an engineer providing design and construction support for a post-tensioned
two-way slab in 1950. The engineer at
that time would have understood that
more time on site, in meetings, and in
preparation and review of submittals
might be necessary to achieve a successful outcome in use of the new
technology. This example can be extended to many aspects of structural
design where specified systems are
not common to a locale. Further, and
more commonly, the issue pertains to
the inverse concern. That is that the
engineer benefits from and should
seek out local expertise on local building practices.
Structural steel design and procurement varies in practice around the
United States and the world. On the
east coast and in the midwest, the
design of gravity and lateral framing
connections is often relegated to the
fabricators engineer. Structural drawings and details suited to this manner
of procurement are different in many
ways from the standards employed on
the west coast where steel connections are typically prepared by the
EOR. Drawings that are not detailed to
suit the local standard can lead to
many bad results stemming from
added costs, delays, and disgruntled
contractors and owners.
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your business practices to properly
limit that risk.

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Another example is the common use of

precast plank in lieu of post-tensioned
slab in the midwest. The code permits details of precast plank construction and provisions for the diaphragm
that are simpler and less costly to construct than what is required in regions
of high seismicity. Does your design
meet the standard of care for the region?
Foundation design is an area that often requires the input of local, experienced contractors to be specified
properly. The local market has typically refined the delivery of foundation
systems intrinsic to local conditions
and locally available installation equipment. Pile reinforcing requirements
also vary substantially for designs suiting different seismic design categories.
The detailing of pile reinforcing should
be done in collaboration with contractors who are experienced with how
code-required reinforcing requirements have been successfully constructed in the local subsurface conditions. The same can be said about all
trades. Local tradesmen tend to know
the most about what works, applying
locally available skills, materials, and
equipment to solve challenges associated with wind, seismic, cold region,
hot weather, insect infestation, and
other environmental issues that vary
from place to place.

Summary
In many, important ways, all engineering is local. Local expertise is required to properly address:

Economic and service-related issues affecting the use of one

structural material or system over
another. Labor cost and material
costs vary substantially and independently from region to region.
Local law that can have a significant impact on your exposure to
risk. It may be necessary to adjust

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What constitutes good design in

the context of local practice. As
the world becomes a smaller
place, we are under increasingly
fierce competition from design
practices located around the
world. The firms that succeed in
reaching beyond their borders are
the ones that pay attention to
these issues.

This article is part of a series prepared

by your SEAW Professional Practices

Committee. The PPC meets on a semiregular basis to discuss issues affecting our everyday activities as structural engineers. Periodically a topic is
discussed and a suggestion made that
an article be written to share the dialogue with our larger community of
engineers. All Engineering is Local
was one of those topics. Current members of our committee are Jon Siu,
Adam Ludwig, Mark DAmato, Mike
Bramhall, Charlie Griffes, Steve Dill, Ed
Huston, and John Tawresey, chair.
John can be contacted at
johntaw@aol.com

$3,000
Structural Engineering
Scholarships
SEAW is offering $3,000 scholarships to
current college or university students majoring in
structural engineering.
Applicants must be:

U.S. citizen and resident of Washington State

Senior undergraduate or graduate student

Enrolled in a program of study majoring in structural

engineering

Having a commitment to making a career in the practice of

structural engineering

Scholarship application materials are posted on the web

at www.seaw.org, and can be obtained by e-mailing
seaw@seaw.org or by phoning 206/682-6026.
Application deadline for the 2014 award is February 28.

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January 2014

Meetings, Seminars and Announcements

Seattle Chapter Firms
Showcase

Refresher Course 2014

Begins February 4th

Tuesday, January 28 will mark our

sixth Seattle Chapter Younger Member
Forum program featuring a Firms
Showcase and Student Project Showcase. The meeting will take place at
the University of Washington Waterfront Activities Center.

SEAW Seattle Chapter, in cooperation

with the UW Department of Civil Engineering, will hold its annual Refresher
Course on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from February 4 through March
13, 2014. The course is designed to
assist practicing engineers in the review of principles of structural engineering for buildings and bridges.
Twelve two-hour lectures will present
information dealing with analysis,
wind, reinforced concrete, structural
steel, prestressed concrete, seismic
design, wood structures, cold-formed
steel, masonry, bridges, and foundations. Speakers are experienced local
structural engineers.
Also available is the Half Refreshed
option. Those just wishing to brush up
on select skills may choose any six
sessions for a reduced rate. Whatever
level of experience or number of licenses you have, youll appreciate this
opportunity to learn from the masters.
Course information and registration
are available online at www.seaw.org.

Our meeting will kick off with the popular Firms Showcase networking event
from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The showcase is an opportunity to introduce
attendees to a variety of structural
design firms in the Seattle area. This
event is intended to promote SEAW
and the structural engineering profession, and provide information to students in particular about the typical
projects and activities of the Seattle
areas design firms. .
Due to space limitations we must limit
the showcase to 10 tables, which will
be reserved on a first-come-firstserved basis. Firms have an option to
reserve a full table for a sponsorship
fee of $200, or a half table for
$100. This is an opportunity for owners and employees of smaller firms to
team up with a colleague and split a
table. Your sponsorship fee will enable
students to attend free of charge..
Each participating firm is limited to two
representatives (one representative for
half tables) with 8-1/2 x 11 handout
material. An identifying sign no larger
than 11x17 should be provided that
can be attached to the table. No big
flashy boards allowed.
Reserve your table online at
www.seaw.org. Dont forget! This is
a first-come, first-served opportunity.
Secure your spot as soon as possible!

Mark Your Calendar:

ATC-20/ATC-45 SAP
Evaluator Class, Feb 12
The SEAW Disaster Preparedness and
Response Committee will be offering
an ATC-20/ATC-45 SAP Evaluator class
on February 12 in Seattle. Watch for
details in a separate announcement
soon.
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Seattle Chapter Lunch &

Learn, February 26
Seattle Chapter will present a lunchtime seminar on the topic Structural
Engineering after a 2500-Year Earthquake: Lessons Learned While Working in Christchurch.
As structural engineers, we spend a lot
of time thinking about earthquakes.
We are experts on them and intrinsically understand how they will affect
the buildings around us. But are we
really prepared for the reality of engineering after a design-level event?
In 2011, SEAW member and past Seattle Chapter board member Lara Simmons, SE, moved to New Zealand to
work as a lead engineer and project
manager for Holmes Consulting Group.
Lara led work at the Arts Centre, one
of the most significant historic retrofit
repair projects in Christchurch following the earthquakes.
At this presentation, Lara will share
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her professional and personal experiences, cover lessons learned while

working in Christchurch following (and
during) the Canterbury Earthquake
Series, and initiate discussion with the
engineering community.
The presentation will focus on what
the engineering community might not
be adequately prepared for. It will be
divided into the following topics.
The key details of the events: How

big was it, what were the key failures, building performance level,
and damage.

The engineers role in the post-

earthquake environment and how

the city and that role evolved over
time.

Lessons learned regarding the

public-engineering interface.
What we can do to be better pre-

pared.

Details:
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Westlake Tower, 4th Floor Conference Room, 1601 Fifth Avenue,
Seattle
Fee: $15 (includes lunch)
Continuing Education: 1.5 PDHs
Online registration: www.seaw.org

YEPPS Pyramid Brewery

EventJanuary 18
The Young Engineering Professionals
of Puget Sound (YEPPS) will hold its
Sixth Annual Multi-Engineering Society
Event with a program entitled
"Multidisciplinary Engineering Solutions to Real World Problems"

Details:
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Pyramid Alehouse and Brewery,
1201 1st Ave S, Seattle
4:00 - Brewery Tour (25 slots on a
first-come basisreserve at http://
pugetsound.aiche.org/YEPPS
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5:00 - Food and Drink

6:00 - Presentations
8:00 Networking
Cost: $10 for Students
$15 for Young Professionals
$20 for All Others
Prepayments accepted online at:
http://pugetsound.aiche.org/YEPPS.
Payments will also be accepted at the
door as cash or credit card.
Presentations: Speakers from each
participating society shared their discipline's innovation in an exciting format:
10 slides in 5 minutes, with no more
than 5 words per slide!
Speakers:
AIChE: Ryan Vogel - Engineering
Water Innovation to Global Prosperity
ASHRAE: Brian Emtman - Mandating Innovation: Seattles Renewable Requirements
AIAA: Karl Rein-Weston - Our Future is Innovation
EWB: Patrick Cummings - TBA
SEBA: Adrian Chu - TBA
PNCWA: Candice Au-Yeung - TBA
Cascadia GBC: Andy Lee - TBA
SPE: Sergio Sanchez - 3D Printing:
Unlocking Innovation
ASM: Sam Schleh - Aluminum and
the Future of the US Naval Surface
Ships
ASCE: Patrick Gallager - Skagit
River Bridge Collapse

PSEC Engineering Fair

Saturday, February 8th, 2014
10AM to 4PM
Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle
Tickets at: http://
www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-psecengineering-fair-tickets-4501630498
The Puget Sound Engineering Council
(PSEC) Engineering Fair is held in conjunction with local chapters of engineering societies, colleges and businesses. The fair generally has about
25 display booths staffed by practicing
engineers and technical people representing many types of engineering
disciplines. It provides a fun, visible
way for K-12 students to see and hear
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about the various types of engineering

disciplines, encouraging them about
engineering as a career.
The event is open to the public with the
target audience being K-12 students
and their parents. Museum admission
is not required to enter the fair, which is
held in the Side Gallery at the Museum
of Flight. However, admission is required for entry into the rest of the museum.
The Engineering Fair is an annual event
held in conjunction with National Engineers Week. The fair also features a
hands-on design competition on site:
The Popsicle Stick Bridge Load Competition sponsored by the American Society
of Civil Engineers. For more information
and pictures from past Fairs, visit the
PSEC Engineering Fair web page.

PSEC Engineering Banquet

Saturday, February 15th, 2014
6PM to 10PM
Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle
Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/
e/2014-psec-engineering-awardsbanquet-tickets-9747305453
The 56th Annual Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) Engineering Awards
Banquet will be held Saturday, February
15th, 2014, at 6:00PM in the Skyline
Room at the Museum of Flight at the
King County International Airport (Boeing
Field). PSEC invites you to join take advantage of this unique opportunity to
celebrate the profession of engineering
and honor the achievement of our colleagues. Come early and enjoy the complimentary access to the museum's exhibits.
Keynote Speakers:
Eset Alemu is Water Resources Engineer at WEST Consultants. She has a
Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering
from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia
and a Masters in water resources management from the University of Washington. Eset was recently honored by ASCE
as one of the new faces in civil engineering for 2014.
Eset has been an active member of Engineers Without BordersPuget Sound
Professionals since 2008. She has
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served the organization in many capacities including fundraising, mentoring Seattle University students, and
leading a design team for the wastewater treatment project. She is currently a project lead for the chapters
program in Matagalpa, Nicaragua
where her team are working with a
farming community to help them develop a coffee processing facility and
a water treatment system to clean the
coffee process wastewater before it is
returned to the environment.
Dave Cook is a Principal Geologist in
the Seattle offices of GeoEngineers
and serves on the companys board of
directors. He is a leader both within
the company and in the community,
where he is a board member for Seattles Great City, involved in the Downtown Seattle Association, and actively
involved in Engineers Without Borders
(EWB).
Dave has volunteered with EWB for
eight years in a variety of roles from
mentoring University of Washington
student chapter projects in Bolivia to
serving as President of the EWB-Puget
Sound Professionals chapter. Dave
was recently elected to the 2014
board of directors for Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA).
The evening's honors will include 2014
Engineer of the Year awards in the
following categories: Academic Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Government
Engineer, Young Engineer, and Professional Engineer.
PSEC offers its sincere thanks to The
Boeing Company and Protingent, Sponsors of the 2014 Banquet.

Structural Masonry Design

Seminar
The Northwest Concrete Masonry Association will be conducting a full-day
seminar focusing on the design of reinforced concrete masonry construction.
Both working stress and strength design methods of the new 2012 IBC
and 2011 MSJC codes will be covered.
The seminar will include the explanation of new code provisions and step(Continued on page 8)

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SEAW Committee Corner (Visit www.seaw.org for updates)

With apologies to our Committee
chairs and our membership for the
delayed publication of the Equilibrium
this month, well resume our usual
Committee Corner next month. Meanwhile, be sure to visit the SEAW events

page at http://www.seaw.org/events,
where youll find our online calendar
and committee meeting listings. Contact the chair of a committee that interests you. All levels of experience
are welcome!

SEAW Committee Chairs

Building Engineering
Code Advisory
Committee Liaison Task Group
Disaster Prep/Response
Earthquake Engineering
Education
Existing Buildings
Legislative
Professional Practices
Public Information
Scholarship
Snow Load Engineering
Strategic Plan Monitor
Sustainability
Technology
Western Council
Wind Engineering

Scott Beard
John Hooper
Tom Corcoran
Joyce Lem
Andy Taylor
Ardel Jala
Bryan Zagers
Tim Nordstrom
John Tawresey
Darrell Staaleson
David Peden
John Tate
Jill Shuttleworth
Adam Slivers
Lynnell Brunswig
Ed Huston
Don Scott (interim)

sbeard@cityoftacoma.org
jhooper@mka.com
tcorcoran@integrusarch.com
joyce.lem@hdrinc.com
andrew.taylor@kpff.com
ardel.jala@seattle.gov
bryanz@cplinc.com
timn@starseismic.net
johntaw@aol.com
dstaal@staaleng.com
peden@coffman.com
jatce@charter.net
jtshuttleworth@meierinc.com
adam.slivers@kpff.com
seaw@seaw.org
huston@smithhustoninc.com
dscott@pcs-structural.com

Liaisons/Representatives:
PSEC
NCSEA
BSSC
SEAW/WABO
Structural Engineers Foundation
WA Seismic Safety Committee

Peter Opsahl
Chun Lau
Tom Xia
Charlie Griffes
Howard Burton
Stacy Bartoletti

popsahl@LundOpsahl.com
clau@comcast.net
txia@dci-engineers.com
charlie@ctengineering.com
hburton@seattlestructural.com
sbartoletti@degenkolb.com

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by-step design examples of masonry

building elements by manual and automated methods. It is aimed at practicing engineers who want to learn how
to design masonry in a practical and
efficient manner. It will be presented
by two professional engineers at each
location. The seminar will consist of
7.5 hours of continuing education.
Certificates of attendance will be issued.
Seminar dates and locations include:
March 13, 2014, Spokane, WA
March 31, 2014, Bellevue, WA
June 9, 2014,Portland, OR
Additional information can be obtained
from the Northwest Concrete Masonry
Association at 425.697.5298 or
www.nwcma.org .

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SEAOC offers Structural

Seismic Design Manual for
2012 IBC
The Structural Engineers Association
of California (SEAOC), in partnership
with the International Code Council
(ICC), has published a five-volume
Structural/Seismic Design Manual
updated to the 2012 International
Building Code (IBC) and referenced
standards. The manual provides a step
-by-step approach to applying structural provisions and includes practical
examples covering major systems
such wood, masonry, concrete, and
steel.
The volumes can be ordered separately or as a set via the ICC website at
http://shop.iccsafe.org/2012-ssdmcomplete-collection-with-volumes-15.html
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Here are meetings scheduled for the remainder of January:

Education Committee

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, 12:15 pm -1:15

pm at the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th
Ave, Room 2170. Contact: Ardel Jala,
Ardel.jala@seattle.gov or Adam Theiss,
Atheiss@mka.com

Public Information Committee

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 4:00-5:00 pm
via GoToMeeting conference call. Contact
Darrell Staaleson at dstaal@staaleng.com.

Sustainability Committee

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 12:00-1:00

pm at Degenkolb, 600 University St., Ste
720. Contact Adam Slivers at
adam.slivers@kpff.com

Opportunities
Structural Engineer
Trinity | ERD, a premier international engineering consulting firm, is currently seeking an experienced Structural Engineer.
Our work is a mixture of litigation support,
building envelope, structural evaluations,
and repairs. We have a fast-paced work
environment and a beautiful downtown
Seattle location in historical Pioneer
Square.
Our most successful candidates excel at
working independently as well as part of a
team, perform accurate computations, and
maintain the most professional of relationships with co-workers, clients and contractors.
Day to day responsibilities include:
Forensic analysis of component system
failures and water infiltration of building
envelope
On site observations to investigate and
document building envelope conditions
Technical writing abilities a must you
will need the ability to compile observation data and research to produce a
complete succinct report of investigation
Attend meetings with building owners,
contractors, developers and architects
An engineering degree and appropriate
license as a structural engineer in Washington State is required for this position.
As our projects are located throughout
the country some travel will be required
in this position.
Experience in the building envelope and
related construction fields are desirable.
We offer excellent salary and a competitive
benefits package including full medical,
dental, vision, 401k and paid holidays.
Please send resume and cover letter to
job502@trinityerd.com

January 2014

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION

of WASHINGTON Seattle Chapter
PO Box 44 Olympia WA 98507 206/682-6026 www.seaw.org

Seattle Chapter Committees & Chairs

Statewide Committees & Chairs

House/Program
Tom Corcoran
Refresher Course
Mark Moorleghen
Newsletter
Lynnell Brunswig
Presentations/Awards
Peter Somers
Engineer of the Year
Ed Huston
Committee Liaison
Tom Corcoran
YMF
Tyler Kurz
Seattle Users of BIM Structural
Open
PSEC Representative
Peter Opsahl

Code Advisory
Earthquake Engineering
Building Engineering
Existing Buildings
Professional Practices
Wind Engineering
Scholarship
Legislation

******** 2014 Membership Renewals Due by 1/31

Tuesday

14th

YMF Happy Hour 5:00-7:00 PM

Garage - bowling

Monday

20th

February Newsletter deadline

Wednesday 22nd YMF Happy Hour 5:00-7:00 PM

Monsoon East, Seattle

Friday

31st

Ardel Jala
Ted Smith
Joyce Lem
Darrell Staaleson
Adam Slivers
John Tate
Don Northey

Membership
Chapter Membership Postings

JANUARY, 2014

28th

Education
Finance & Auditing
Disaster Prep/Response
Public Information
Sustainability
Snow Load
SEAW Historian

For Committee contact information, visit www.seaw.org and click the Committee page

SEAW Calendar

Tuesday

John Hooper
Andy Taylor
Scott Beard
Bryan Zagers
John Tawresey
Open
David Peden
Tim Nordstrom

Seattle Chapter Board Meeting

Seattle Chapter Dinner Meeting
Student/Firms showcase at UW WAC
*election of nominating committee
State Board meets - via GoToMeeting

FEBRUARY, 2014
Tuesday

4th

Refresher Course Begins

Tues-Thurs eves through March 13th

Saturday

8th

PSEC Engineers Fair, 10 AM4 PM

Museum of Flight, Boeing Field

Tuesday

11th

YMF Happy Hour 5:00 PM

P.F. Chang's, Seattle

Saturday
10PM

15th

PSEC Engineers Banquet 6 PM Museum of Flight

TBD, wk of 17th

Seattle Chapter Board meeting

SEAW/ACI meeting hosted by ACI

Thursday

20th

March Newsletter deadline

Tuesday

26th

Seattle Chapter Lunch & Learn

Lara Simmons presents Lessons from
Christchurch

SEAW Seattle Chapter Equilibrium

In accordance with SEAW bylaws, membership applications

are vetted by the Executive Director, granted probationary status
by the chapter board, and posted for membership comment. Membership is considered accepted 30 days after posting if current
year dues are paid and no member objections have been received.
Travis Corigliano
Magnusson Klemencic
Associates
BSCE 2011/MSCE 2012,
University of Washington
Class: Associate

Brian Richter
Magnusson Klemencic
Associates
BS 2011, MS 2012, Purdue
University
Class: Associate

Marijean Frymoyer
WSDOT Bridge and Structures
BSCE 2005, University of Washington
Licensed PE, Washington
Class: Professional Associate

Brian Walkenhauer
Coffman Engineers
BSCE, 2008, Washington State
University
Licensed PE, Washington
Class: Member PE

Gregory Lewis
Peterson Structural Engineers
BS 2008, MS 2010,Portland
State University
Class: Associate

Chapter Members Deleted

Jennifer Ahlport
Nima Ala
Jeff Baerwald
Kolby Burke
Mariya Chorbova
Gerald Dorn
Nathan Galer
Ella Garber
Chris Hasse
Jennyfer Jacobson
Satendra Jain
Shawn Johnson
Kenneth Kvalheim
Yuan Li
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Natalie Liner
C Adam Ludwig
Martin Maingot
Jim Mattison
Kyie Maw
Jason Miller
Michael Nylander
Caitlin Reed
Clemens Rossell
Jay Spearman
Andrew Stouppe
Jason Tornquist
Irina Wong
January 2014