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President’s Message Hello fellow ASCE members! It’s a privilege to serve the ASCE Colorado SecƟon as its president for the 2016‐2017 year. I am younger than most entering this posiƟon; however, I assure you that my passion for this society runs strong and I am confident in the wisdom of the execuƟve commiƩee to not allow this great organizaƟon to falter. A liƩle bit about your president. I aƩended Colorado State University and found ASCE while working towards my undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering. I began to take on officer posiƟons and was eventually elected Vice President of the student chapter. AŌer graduaƟng in December 2013, I began working in Centennial, CO for Manhard ConsulƟng. At this Ɵme I took on the role of PracƟƟoner Advisor for the student chapter at CSU and advised them when they needed guidance and representaƟon. As I began to represent the students in Denver at SecƟon and YMG meeƟngs, I grew my network within ASCE and met one of the past presidents, Nick Talocco. He saw my commitment to ASCE and requested I become part of the SecƟon. AŌer serving as the Secretary and Vice President of the SecƟon, I feel that I have an understanding for the needs of the Colorado SecƟon and I feel it is my duty to allow the SecƟon those needs. I recently transiƟoned to Galloway and Company and their support has been meaningful as I begin my role as President of the ASCE Colorado SecƟon. The ExecuƟve CommiƩee is pushing for great changes over the coming years and I want to encourage and promote these modificaƟons throughout the SecƟon. My presidency may be but a year within the legacy of the SecƟon, but I insist that future officers within ASCE will greatly benefit from these standpoints. With the 2016 elecƟon results, we are finalizing the 2017 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card. This will put pressure on President Trump to begin working on funding our naƟon’s infrastructure immediately. Infrastructure is the backbone of our naƟon’s economy. We hope to urge President‐elect Trump to promptly take course on his ambiƟous plan to repair and modernize our naƟon’s infrastructure and foster economic growth. The SecƟon has decided to invesƟgate the potenƟal for creaƟng a Denver Branch and reorganizing the Colorado SecƟon to reallocate our scope across the state. Currently the SecƟon has three Branches; the Northern Colorado Branch, Southern Colorado Branch, and Southwest Colorado Branch. These branches are all within the governing power of the SecƟon. However, the other Branch leaders reflect that the SecƟon focuses too much emphasis on Denver. I encourage members to educate themselves and get involved with their local leadership. The youth of our country will lead us in the future. I am currently a younger member of ASCE and where I lack in experience, I make up for in vision. I realize that engaging younger generaƟons in Civil Engineering will allow our profession to thrive. That is why I am aƩempƟng to bridge the gap and encourage parƟcipaƟon from mulƟple age groups. ASCE Society has a similar vision and is releasing the Dream Big IniƟaƟve. This will be the first IMAX. It has been a great pleasure working with so many caring professionals that are willing to contribute to the improvement of the civil engineering pracƟce in Colorado. I would like to thank all of our volunteers for taking Ɵme out of their busy work and personal schedules to make 2016/2017 calendar year a successful one. If you or someone you know is interested in presenƟng at one of our upcoming meeƟngs, please contact one our four technical insƟtute chairs, including the Environmental and Water Resources InsƟtute (EWRI), Geo‐InsƟtute (GI), Structural Engineering InsƟtute (SEI), and TransportaƟon & Development InsƟtute (T&DI). this issue SecƟon MeeƟng P.2 SecƟon Contacts P.3 Northern Branch News P.4 Sustainability CommiƩee News P.5 ConƟnuing EducaƟon P.6 Geo‐conference P. 7‐10 Geo‐Risk 11‐12 Upcoming SecƟon Events P . 13 ASCE Colorado SecƟon NewsleƩer Vol 19, No 8—November 2016
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President’s Message Hello fellow ASCE members! It’s a privilege to serve the ASCE Colorado Sec on as its president for the 2016‐2017 year. I am younger than most entering this posi on; however, I assure you that my passion for this society runs strong and I am confident in the wisdom of the execu ve commi ee to not allow this great organiza on to falter. A li le bit about your president. I a ended Colorado State University and found ASCE while working towards my undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering. I began to take on officer posi ons and was eventually elected Vice President of the student chapter. A er gradua ng in December 2013, I began working in Centennial, CO for Manhard Consul ng. At this me I took on the role of Prac oner Advisor for the student chapter at CSU and advised them when they needed guidance and representa on. As I began to represent the students in Denver at Sec on and YMG mee ngs, I grew my network within ASCE and met one of the past presidents, Nick Talocco. He saw my commitment to ASCE and requested I become part of the Sec on. A er serving as the Secretary and Vice President of the Sec on, I feel that I have an understanding for the needs of the Colorado Sec on and I feel it is my duty to allow the Sec on those needs. I recently transi oned to Galloway and Company and their support has been meaningful as I begin my role as President of the ASCE Colorado Sec on. The Execu ve Commi ee is pushing for great changes over the coming years and I want to encourage and promote these modifica ons throughout the Sec on. My presidency may be but a year within the legacy of the Sec on, but I insist that future officers within ASCE will greatly benefit from these standpoints.
With the 2016 elec on results, we are finalizing the 2017 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card. This will put pressure on President Trump to begin working on funding our na on’s infrastructure immediately. Infrastructure is the backbone of our na on’s economy. We hope to urge President‐elect Trump to promptly take course on his ambi ous plan to repair and modernize our na on’s infrastructure and foster economic growth.
The Sec on has decided to inves gate the poten al for crea ng a Denver Branch and reorganizing the Colorado Sec on to reallocate our scope across the state. Currently the Sec on has three Branches; the Northern Colorado Branch, Southern Colorado Branch, and Southwest Colorado Branch. These branches are all within the governing power of the Sec on. However, the other Branch leaders reflect that the Sec on focuses too much emphasis on Denver. I encourage members to educate themselves and get involved with their local leadership.
The youth of our country will lead us in the future. I am currently a younger member of ASCE and where I lack in experience, I make up for in vision. I realize that engaging younger genera ons in Civil Engineering will allow our profession to thrive. That is why I am a emp ng to bridge the gap and encourage par cipa on from mul ple age groups. ASCE Society has a similar vision and is releasing the Dream Big Ini a ve. This will be the first IMAX.
It has been a great pleasure working with so many caring professionals that are willing to contribute to the improvement of the civil engineering prac ce in Colorado. I would like to thank all of our volunteers for taking me out of their busy work and personal schedules to make 2016/2017 calendar year a successful one. If you or someone you know is interested in presen ng at one of our upcoming mee ngs, please contact one our four technical ins tute chairs, including the Environmental and Water Resources Ins tute (EWRI), Geo‐Ins tute (GI), Structural Engineering Ins tute (SEI), and Transporta on & Development Ins tute (T&DI).
this issue
Sec on Mee ng P.2 Sec on Contacts P.3
Northern Branch News P.4 Sustainability
Commi ee News P.5 Con nuing Educa on P.6
Geo‐conference P. 7‐10 Geo‐Risk 11‐12
Upcoming Sec on Events P . 13
ASCE Colorado Sec on Newsle er
Vol 19, No 8—November 2016
ASCE Colorado Sec on Dinner and Technical Presen‐ta ons—November 17, 2016
The ASCE Colorado Sec on Dinner
Mee ng will be held at:
Lakewood Country Club 6800 W 110th Ave.
(parking is free)
November 17, 2016
Social Hour: 5:45 pm
Intro/Dinner: 6:15 pm
Presenta ons: 7:00 pm
Cost:
$30 per person
$5 for students
RSVP and/or pay online at
www.coloradoasce.org (click
on the calendar). A endees
that plan to pay onsite must
RSVP.
RSVP by noon Monday,
November 14, 2016.
Please be sure to note any
dietary needs such as
vegetarian, gluten free, etc.
Walk‐ins are welcome, but
we may not be able to
guarantee a meal, so please
RSVP by Monday.
NEW Mee ng Loca on
Ground Modifica on Techniques—Phillip Gallet with Hayward Baker The presence of hydro‐collapsible soils beneath the proposed Erie Police sta on
project site (Erie, Colorado) led to the successful combina on of two ground modifica on techniques. Normally in the presence of up to thirty (30) feet of hydro‐collapsible soils, the soils are either over‐excavated and replaced or the structure is supported by a deep founda on system. A collabora on between HBI and GROUND Engineering Consultants resulted in an alterna ve 2‐step ground modifica on process, the first of which consisted of water injec on to pre‐collapse, “treat,” the soils to a depth approximately above “perched” water levels (at about 18 feet). Consolida on tests were subsequently conducted on treated soils obtained from across the site to evaluate the effec veness of the treatment process. In addi on, Vibro Piers were installed to reduce the poten al se lement and increase the bearing capacity at spread and column foo ng loca ons. The combina on of these techniques provided the client with a sufficient founda on design that was cheaper and faster to construct when compared to conven onal over‐excava on and replacement or deep founda on system op ons.
Phillip Gallet has been working in the geotechnical field for over 15 years star ng as a laboratory assistant for his father’s geotechnical consul ng firm in Birmingham, Alabama. A er Gradua ng with a undergrad and Master’s from Auburn University, Phillip started working on the construc on side of geotechnical engineering for Hayward Baker. Phillip is currently a Project Manager with Hayward Baker focusing design and management of ground modifica on techniques. In addi on, Phillip manages research and development for mi ga on/remedial techniques on expansive/collapsible soils.
Ge ng Paid for Your Work‐ Andrew Ford, Esq. with Cardi, Schulte, & Ford, LLC You and/or your legal staff have worked hard to nego ate a solid contract with
your Client for your companies’ professional engineering services. You have a clearly defined scope of work, your compensa on is clearly defined and you have remedies if you are not mely paid; your professional standard of care is set forth and defined and you have been able to nego ate a limita on of liability to the limit of your fees or a specific amount and a mutual waiver of any indirect or consequen al damages such as business losses; and finally you have a contractual clause that defines how and where disputes are to be resolved (e.g. media on first followed by suit in Colorado State Court). A dispute arises with your Client and your Client serves you with a lawsuit alleging professional negligence.
All engineers should understand that with limited excep ons your Client cannot bring a claim against you in negligence, but instead may only bring a breach of contract claim against you and is thereby bound and limited by the terms of the contract you have nego ated with your Client. The legal term barring a negligence claim in this situa on is called the economic loss rule and it was first officially adopted in Colorado in 2000. Since 2000, Colorado appellate courts have con nued to examine and define the scope and applica on of the economic loss rule barring negligence claims between and amongst commercially sophis cated par es like engineering companies.
Drew Ford has been prac cing law for over twenty years with the last fi een years devoted almost exclusively to the full service representa on of design professionals. Drew is a Partner with the law firm Cardi, Schulte & Ford, LLC located in Greenwood Village. Drew received his law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon and has been a member of the Colorado Bar since 1993. Drew recently represented design professionals on a case before the Colorado Supreme Court involving hydro‐collapsible soils, seeking to bar a construc on lending bank and its wholly owned subsidiary from pursuing negligence claims against the design professionals based on applica on of the economic loss rule. Drew assists design professionals with contract nego a on, professional licensing issues, payment disputes and li ga on from trial court and arbitra on to appellate review.
2015‐2016 Colorado Sec on Contacts
President Sean Franklin 970‐799‐3418
Vice President Melanie Jollett 719‐668‐6538
Secretary Tim Phelan
720‐666‐2374 [email protected]
Treasurer Robert Lankford 303‐796‐4673
Immediate Past President Richard Wiltshire 303‐978‐1994
COLORADO SECTION’S BRANCH AND
REGION CONTACTS
Northern Colorado Branch President Nathan Alburn 970‐223‐3706
Southern Colorado Branch President Tamara Dipner 719‐272‐8839
Southwest Colorado Branch President Bill Frownfelter 970‐768‐1058
ASCE Region 7 Colorado Board of Governors
ASCE Region 7 Director Jay Burress
913‐307‐2547 [email protected]
ASCE Region 7 Governors Edward Stafford 303‐441‐4276
[email protected] Scott Asher
719‐302‐6743 sco [email protected]
INSTITUTE CONTACTS
GEO‐INSTITUTE (GI) Nathan Thompson 303‐895‐1586
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) Steven Hakes 303‐953‐9014
TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (T&DI) Vinod Ravindran 720‐230‐1931
ENVIRONMENTAL & WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE (EWRI)
Jon Harris 412‐719‐9484
Commi ee Chairs &
Special Contacts
Awards Megan Keefer
Civil Engineering Certification & Partnering
Matt McDole 303‐790‐8474
Constitution & By‐Laws Open – Volunteers Needed
Government Affairs Scott Barnhart 719‐439‐1439
History & Heritage Richard Wiltshire 303‐978‐1994
Membership Open – Volunteers Needed
Nominating
Open – Volunteers Needed
Social Media Vinod Ravindran 720‐230‐1931
Student Chapter Affairs Roger Torres
Sustainability Steve Fisher 303‐312‐8849
Younger Member Group Utkarsh Pandey
COLORADO SECTION ASCE OFFICE Becky Roland
P.O. Box 460022 Denver, CO 80246 303‐551‐3266
[email protected] www.coloradoasce.org
ASCE Northern Colorado Branch News
General Updates and Upcoming Events Recent Events CSU ASCE Student Chapter Golf Tournament was a success Three of NCB’s officers par cipated Over 30 par cipants total
New officers were sworn in at the October 13, 2016, mee ng. Nathan Alburn – President Lance Heyer – Vice President Jill Burrell – Secretary Robert Moore – Treasurer (2nd year of 2 year term) Upcoming Events Presenta on: CSU’s new On‐Campus Stadium November 10th Tours: CSU’s new On‐Campus Stadium TBD
ASCE Colorado Sustainability Commi ee News
COLORADO SECTION ASCE ORGANIZES FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
May 23, 2016
The American Society of Civil Engineers believes that to ensure reliable, resilient, and livable levels of service to society, all
infrastructure must be considered part of a holis c system of infrastructure based on social, economic, and environmental sustainability, where mee ng the needs of the present do not impair the ability of future genera ons to meet their needs.
To advocate this pla orm in Colorado, the Colorado Sec on ASCE and University of Colorado Boulder hosted its first
Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure on May 23, 2016 at CU‐Boulder’s Wolf Law Building. The symposium included 11 speakers from industry, government, and academia on various topics of resiliency, climate change, economics, the case for sustainable infrastructure, and sector‐specific presenta ons on water/wastewater, energy, buildings, and transporta on.
The 132 a endees comprised roughly 1/3 industry, 1/3 government, and 1/3
academic sectors, including students. Seven students from Prof. Wil Srubar’s Materials Science and Engineering Program at CU‐Boulder submi ed papers and presented posters. Sponsorships came from 24 companies, universi es and associa ons apart from the two hos ng organiza ons. The full program and presenta ons are found on the Colorado Sec on ASCE’s website. The symposium coincided with the Governor’s Proclama on for Infrastructure Week and an ASCE statement suppor ng sustainable infrastructure.
The symposium’s success resulted in establishing a number of student
scholarships for Envision™ sustainable infrastructure ra ng system cer fica on and other support for sustainability advocacy in the state. The symposium is planned to convene again in October 2017 at CU‐Boulder and it is hoped that there will be involvement from Colorado universi es, industry, and government. For more informa on, please contact Steve Fisher, Chair, Colorado Sec on ASCE Sustainability Commi ee, 303‐312‐8849 [email protected].
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ASCE Colorado Sec on
Newsle er
November 2016
November 12, 2016 – CSU/USAFA football game (Contact Southern Branch for more
informa on)
November 17, 2016 – Colorado Sec on mee ng and technical presenta on
December 14, 2016 – Colorado Sec on luncheon with Colorado Associa on of
Geotechnical Engineers
January 19, 2017 – Colorado Sec on mee ng and technical presenta on
February 16, 2017 – Colorado Sec on mee ng and technical presenta on
March 16, 2017 – Colorado Sec on mee ng and technical presenta on
April 20, 2017 – Colorado Sec on mee ng and student awards
May 18, 2017 – Colorado Sec on mee ng, life member awards and technical
presenta on
Upcoming ASCE Colorado Sec on Events
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