ASCE Fort Worth Branch Newsletter fwasce.org Vol. 7 No. 3 LETTER FROM THE...

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As this 2010 – 2011 ASCE year comes to an end I extend my thanks to the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs who have volunteered their time and energy towards making this a successful year. It has been a pleasure to work with and get to know the group of individuals who serve our branch. Congratulations to Leah Hermes who has accepted the role as Treasurer for the upcoming year.

Our June joint meeting was well attended by both branches and held at a new location in Hurst Conference Center. Special thanks to Jennifer Butcher and Carl Krogness for organizing this event.

One of our Fort Worth Branch members has been nationally recognized. Congratulations to Juan Felipe Pulido, P.E., M. ASCE with CH2M Hill has been awarded the 2011 Colling-wood Prize. This prestigious award is presented by ASCE to recognize the author or authors of a paper describing an en-gineering work with which the author(s) have been directly connected, or recording investigations contributing to en-gineering knowledge to which the author has contributed some essential contributions and which contains a rational digest of results. Juan has been awarded this prize for the paper “Emergency Assessment and Repair of a Sanitary

Sewer by Trenchless and Traditional Open-Cut Methods”. The prize will be presented at the ASCE Annual Conference Leadership Breakfast and Society Awards Presentation in Memphis, Tennessee on October 21, 2011. Congratulations to Juan!

We have no branch meeting in August and our next meet-ing will be in September. However, your branch officers and committee chairs will be busy with the annual branch leadership and planning in late August. If you would like to volunteer for the upcoming year please contact me or Carl Krogness and we will be happy to find a place for year.

I appreciate the opportunity to have served as President this past year. Let’s all strive to make this branch stronger by our continued support of ASCE.

Gary WilliamsBranch President, 2010-2011

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Date: August: No Meeting Date: Monday, September 19th, 11:45 a.m. Speaker: TBD Location: Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Date: Monday, October 17th, 11:45 a.m. Speaker: TBD Location: Ruth’s Chris Steak House

UPCOMING BRANCH MEETINGS

PAST BRANCH MEETINGSPhotos by Justin Bosworth

Installation of officers at July 18, 2011 Brandh Meeting

Dr. Roberto Leon at the Joint Branch Meeting on June 13, 2011

Speaker Michelle Clark at the July 18, 2011 Branch Meeting

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TREASURER’S REPORTBy Devon Tiner

As of the end of June the Fort Worth Branch account is going strong with a balance of $38,782. Notable expenses this quarter were $6,100 in meeting ex-penses for the Joint Dallas - Fort Worth Branch Meeting at the Hurst Conference Center.

Thanks to all of you that pre-pay your branch meeting dues online through the PayPal link on the branch website. Paying online gives you the ability to use a credit card, and you receive a receipt for your files. It also helps to streamline our meeting check-in process and simplifies accounting, but the best part is that by paying online you automatically get placed into the monthly drawing for a $20 gift card. Here’s a tip; if your employer supports your participation in ASCE, then inquire to see if they will pay your meeting dues online. This will eliminate the need for you to pay at the meeting, get a receipt, and file for reimbursement back at the office.

Devon Tiner, P.E., Project ManagerD/FW International Airport BoardAirport Development & EngineeringP.O. Box 612008 DFW Airport, TX 75261T (972 )973-1873 F (972)973-1758

SECTION DIRECTOR’S REPORTBy Stephen Crawford

Fall MeetingStart planning today for the Fall 2011 Section Meeting which will be held in Amarillo on September 28th – October 1st. The meeting theme will be “Roping the Wind & Water in the Wide, Wide, West.” Many fun activities are planned that follow this theme and you have a unique opportunity to see what is going on in the panhandle!

Centennial Event2013 will be the Texas Section’s 100-year Anniversary and the event plan-ning has begun. The Section needs 1 or 2 champions from each Branch to be involved in the planning process. This will be a year long celebration with many different events through-out the Texas Section and each Branch. We only turn 100-years old

once, so let one of our Branch leaders know if you are interested in helping out with the event planning for the Section.

Multi-Region Leadership ConferenceNext year’s Multi-Region Leadership Conference will be in Kansas City. If you are a leader in the Branch (or want to be a leader!) and would like to attend this conference, please visit with a Board member as soon as possible.

Strategic Planning UpdateSaturday July 9th was a fun and exciting day for the Texas Section members who spent the day discussing,planning and dream-ing on the future of the Texas Section. Under the guidance of Sue Breland of Breland Facilitation and using input from a variety of sources, including the recent mem-bership survey (thank you forYOUR responses!) and the Organization Structure Review Team, twelve of your fellow members identified core priorities to be developed by the Management Implementation Team. The Management Team will make their recommendations to the Board this fall in Amarillo. Stay tuned for the final results from this energizing process.

Much more information on the Section is located at www.texasce.org. Visit it today!

PE Review Classes at UTAFall 2011

P & P exam review classes will be offered this fall by the Civil Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. The course is designed to enhance participants’ preparation and readiness on subject matters covered in the exam. Those who live in the Metroplex or nearby areas, have passed the FE exam, and would like to maximize their chance of success on the P & P exam will benefit greatly from this course. It is offered on six Saturdays, with different topics covered each week. For additional information, including registration details, please visit http://www.uta.edu/ce/p&p.pdf


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Secretary ReportBy Sam Hinojosa

The Branch met in May at Ruth’s Chris in Fort Worth with 79 members and guests in attendance. Mr. Jim Rossberg, P.E. ASCE Managing Director of Engineering Programs, gave a presentation entitled, “Tornado’s Earthquakes & Tsunamis.” Stephen Crawford gave a recap of the Texas Section meeting which included a call for volunteers for the Centennial Celebration and a reminder for the Amarillo Texas Section Meeting.

The Branch hosted a joint meeting with the Dallas branch in June at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst with 70 members and guests in attendance. Roberto Leon, P.E. Ph.D. a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Civil & Environmental Engineering discussed the Lessons from the 2010Chile and 2011 New Zealand Earthquakes: Implications for USA Practice (including Texas). The Texas Section President, Amy Smith, P.E. was in attendance and invited everyone to attend the Amarillo Texas Section meeting.

The Branch met in July at Ruth’s Chris in Fort Worth with 104 members and guests in attendance. Michelle Clark of the TRA Public Information Office presented on the topic of Becoming a “Social-lite.” Curtis Beitel and Mark Assad called for chairs for the Fall 2010 Texas Section Meeting in Fort Worth.

The Fort Worth Branch of ASCE is holding a contest to see who can bring the most guests to our monthly meetings.

The contest will run through the September 2011 meeting. The person who brings the most guests will be awarded with a

$100 gift card to Ruth's Chris Steak House.

The September meeting will be the last opportunity to bring a guest for this year’s competition.

The winner will be announced at the October 2011 meeting.Rules:

• Officers are not be eligible to participate in the contest, but are still encouraged to bring guests to the meetings.

• Each guest may only be claimed once during the contest.• Each guest must fill out an information form.

Meeting information can be found at the Fort Worth Branch website. http://fwasce.org/

Membership information can be found at the ASCE website or by contacting the Membership Chair. http://www.asce.org/membership/howtojoin.cfmLeah [email protected]

T&DI Chapter Meeting Report

The Fort Worth T&DI held a meeting of the membership to hear a presentation by Mr. Jason Grimm, P.E., from the City of Arlington, on the transportation issues and challenges relating to the development of the Arlington Highlands commercial and retail center. The meeting was held at the Fort Worth Intermodal Transit Center in downtown Fort Worth, and was well attended by both engineers and planners. Mr. Grimm’s presentation was excellent, very informative and generated a number of good questions from the group. I would like to personally thank him for his efforts in putting together this presentation for our group.

Nominations for the T&DI Board

The current T&DI Board’s terms run out on September 30, 2011. We will be accepting nominations for the positions of Vice President and Secretary between now and the end of September. Board terms run 3 years and rotate through 3 positions per our chapter by-laws, available on the Ft Worth ASCE website. Please contact Brett Schock at [email protected] or 817-987-4912 for more information.


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NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

During National Public Works Week (May 15-21, 2011), the Arlington Water Utilities Department was in the national spotlight for exemplary service. Director Julie Hunt lead the department’s list of achievements with a top award for meeting the highest standards of professional conduct in the field of public works. On June 17, she traveled to McAllen to accept the Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year Award at a banquet hosted by the Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association. She joined more than 400 men and women in large and small municipalities throughout North America wh were honored by the APWA for leadership in public works.

According to the APWA, this year’s Top Leaders of the Year Award recipients continue to personify excellence and dedica-tion. Ronnie Bates, president of the Texas Chapter of the APWA, nominated Hunt for the national award because of her record of accomplishments and exemplary career in public works.

Mayor Robert Cluck describes Hunt as “one of the most talented and respected employees in the City of Arlington.” “Julie has consistently demon-strated superb engineering talent and visionary leadership skills that have allowed her to bring value to the organization,” he said.

It was 1981 when Julie Hunt began her career with the City of Arlington as a co-op student. In three years, she became a graduate engineer after graduating Cum Laude from Texas A&M University. She learned the profession from the ground up, working as a civil engineer, project engineer and manager of information systems before becoming an assistant director in 2003. In 2006, she was named the department’s new director. In 2009, City Manager Jim Holgersson named her Manager of the Year. Under her leadership, departmental priorities have been focused on infra-structure, employee training, safety, the environment and quality service.

YOUNGER MEMBER NEWSBY DEREK SELLERS

Event: Texas Ranger vs. Oakland AthleticsWhere: The Ballpark in ArlingtonWhen: September 9, 2011 at 7:05 p.m.Who: Fort Worth Younger Members Group and the Dallas Younger Members Group Cost: $10

Come join the Fort Worth and Dallas Younger Members with an outing to see the Texas Rangers play the Oakland Athletics.

Please RSVP by August 19th with the number of tickets you want. If we can get at least 20 people to attend we will get a

discount on the shuttle service.


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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wier & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the election of two new Associates and the promotion of two additional employees! All of these individuals continually demonstrate leadership qualities that exemplify the mission of Wier & Associates. We are proud to have them with us. Gregg Madsen, R.P.L.S., a Senior Associate and Survey Department Manager, has been named a Vice President of the Firm. Gregg has been the Survey Department Manager with Wier & Associates since 2004. He began working for the firm as a Party Chief in 2000 and became a Senior Associate in 2008.

Jake Fears, P.E., LEED AP, a Team Leader, has been elected an Associate of the firm. Jake has eight years of experience with Wier & Associates in general civil design in both the private and public sector. He has been a practicing Texas state licensed professional engineer since August 2007. Casey York, Network Administrator, has been elected an Associate of the firm. Casey is an experienced CAD Technician who has been working with Wier & Associates for over fourteen years. He main-tains the network and software for the firm. Brandon Long, P.E. has been named a Team Leader.

Brandon began working with Wier & Associates in 1999 as an Intern while attending UTA. He has been a practicing Texas state licensed professional engineer since June 2009. Brandon is an active member of the DFW Mid-Cities chapter of TSPE and is currently serving as President-Elect. In 2009, he was selected "Young Engineer of the Year" by the chapter.

CONGRATULATIONSTO

LUKE AND SHELLY GORALSKI WHO WERE RECENTLY BLESSED WITH “KYLA BROOKE”

BORN JUNE 5, 2011. 6 LB 5 OZ, 17” LONG.


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TEXAS AREA CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

September 8-9, 2011 Load Rating Of Highway Bridges Houston, TxSeptember 15-16, 2011 Water Hammer In Transmission And Distribution System San Antonio, TxSeptember 22-23, 2011 Design Build Contracting San Antonio, TxSeptember 29-30, 2011 Design Of Buildings In Coastal Regions Austin, TxNovember 3-4, 2011 Financial Management For The Professional Engineer Austin, TxNovember 16-18, 2011 Design And Construction Of Microtunneling Projects San Antonio, TxNovember 17-18, 2011 Progressive Collapse Mitigation: Practical Analysis Methods And Proven Solutions Dallas, Tx December 1-2, 2011 Sustainable Land Development - Ensuring Growth In A Green Economy Houston, TxDecember 8-9, 2011 Bridge Rehabilitation Houston, TxJanuary 19-20, 2012 New! Storm Water Treatment Using Detention Ponds And Commercial Devices Austin, TxJanuary 26-27, 2012 Seismic Loads For Buildings And Other Structures Austin, TxFebruary 9-10, 2012 Wind Loads For Buildings And Other Structures Austin, TxFebruary 16-17, 2012 Structural Condition Assessment Of Existing Structures Houston, TxMarch 29-30, 2012 New! Managing The Design Process - Keeping On Schedule, Within Budget, And Selecting The Right Resources San Antonio, TxMarch 29-30, 2012 Wetlands And 404 Permitting San Antonio, TxMarch 6-7, 2012 Construction, Plans, Specifications And Ethics For Civil Engineers San Antonio, TxMarch 8-9, 2012 Earth Retaining Structures Selection, Design, Construction And Inspection: Now In An LRFD Design Platform Houston, TxMarch 8-9, 2012 HEC-HMS Computer Workshop Dallas, TxMarch 8-9, 2012 Pumping Systems Design For Civil Engineers San Antonio, Tx

In our continuing effort to enhance communications between ASCE’s Sections and Branches, and ASCE headquarters, Geographic Services is pleased to provide you with the attached list of upcoming Continuing Education seminars and computer workshops in your geographic area. These in-depth, practice-oriented programs are produced by ASCE’s Continuing Education Department and may be of interest to many ASCE members in your Sections and Branches. We would greatly appreciate if you would consider including the attached document in your newsletters and on your websites.

The list has been formatted to provide the user with links to easily access course descriptions, course brochures, and online registrations. The region list, as well as a list of all Region Spring-Summer Continuing Education courses can be downloaded from the Region 6 Website at http://region6.asce.org/ under the “Links” tab.

The Arlington Technology Association, in conjunction with the UT Arlington College of Engineering, is hosting an ethics seminar for professional engineers on Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 AM at UTA. David Howell, P.E., Director of Licensing for the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, will be the speaker. Attendance at the seminar will meet the one-hour of ethics CEP requirement for main-taining a P.E. license. Registration fees will support scholarships for freshman engineering students. Registration and additional information is available at www.arlingtontech.org.

Engineering Ethics Seminar


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Date: Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 at 7:30 am

RSVP Deadline: Monday, August 22, 2011

Program: A General Overview of ASCE 7-10 Changes to Wind Load Provisions

Location: Room 202, Nedderman Hall, UT Arlington Main Campus; 416 S. Yates St., Arlington, Texas. Parking: Parking is at the campus parking garage located at 708 S. West St., Arlington, TX. 3 hour parkingis $7 with a daily max of $9.

Cost: $35 for Webinar with CEU (limited to 1st 30 registrants), $30 for webinar (regular PDH), $15 for students

Seating capacity is limited – please make your RSVP early!

Please note the following policies:1. In the event you must cancel all or part of your RSVP, you must contact Clint Hoover at

[email protected] by the RSVP deadline date for each meeting.2. Fort Worth Branch ASCE reserves the right to bill and hold responsible the RSVP contact

for any "No-shows" in their party. Your submission of an RSVP for this event signifies your acceptance.

3. Online Payments are final and non-refundable. Payment and reservation may be transferred by contacting Clint Hoover at [email protected]

Webinar Information: ASCE 7-10 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Struc-tures has significant revisions in the wind load provisions. These revisions will affect every engineer who has used ASCE 7 in the past and those who are just beginning to use it for determining wind loads on structures. Some of the differences include, the determination of the basic wind speed with new wind speed maps, the classification of buildings, and simpli-fied procedures have new methods for determining wind pressures for buildings as tall as 160 ft. The presentation will include information about the primary changes and some of the background about the changes to help the practicing engineer understand the basis for the changes. This webinar is being offered early in the outreach process to give engineers a chance to get familiar with the new provisions long before their local community adopts a building code that requires the use of these new provisions. Engineers may want to practice the use of these new provisions to determine the real effects on designs and on client requirements.

Instructor Information: William L. Coulbourne, P.E., M.ASCE, Applied Technology Council (ATC), has 40 years of experience as an engineer and manager. His expertise includes build-ing design, methods, materials and codes. He is experienced in hazard-related design and construction of wind and hurricane-resistant structures. Mr. Coulbourne has written articles for journals and given presentations to engineers, architects, homebuilders and homeown-ers on high wind and flood design and construction issues. He is one of the primary authors of FEMA 55, Coastal Construction Manual. He is a member of the ASCE Standards Commit-tees for ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, the ASCE 7 Wind Load Task committee, the NCSEA Wind Load committee, and ASCE 24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction Standard. He has taught classes in Building Design as an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware.

FORT WORTH STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

MOVING? UPDATE yOUR ASCE

INFORMATION ATwww.asce.org

www.asce.org/myprofile Updateyourcontactinformation

www.asce.org/renewal Membershiprenewal

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www.asce.org/cemagazine CivilEngineeringmagazineonline

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HOLIDAyS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS

September 5 Labor Day

September 11 Patriot Day

September 16 Independence Day

September 23 Autumnal Equinox

September 29 Rosh Hashanah

October 8 yom Kippur

October 10 Columbus Day

October 16 National Bosses Day

October 24 United Nations Day

October 31 Halloween


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2010-2011FORT WORTH BRANCH OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

PRESIDENT Gary [email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECT Carl [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Sam [email protected]

TREASURER Devon [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENT Scott [email protected]

DIRECTOR Leah Hermes [email protected]

DIRECTOR JT Auldridge [email protected]

DIRECTOR Mandy [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP Leah [email protected] YOUNGER MEMBERS Derek [email protected]

ENGINEERS IN GOVERNMENT John D. [email protected]

PROGRAM Carl [email protected]

SPECIAL MEETING ARRANGEMENTSJennifer Butcher [email protected]

MEETING SET UP Erik [email protected]

HOSPITALITYClinton Hoover [email protected]

CONTINUING EDUCATION Scott [email protected] AUDIT Devon [email protected]

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Mark Perkins [email protected]

WEBMASTER/E-MAIL COORDINATOR Clinton Hoover [email protected]

PUBLIC RELATIONSJulie Hunt [email protected]

NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS Travis Attanasio [email protected]

TEXAS SECTION DIRECTORStephen [email protected] UTA PRACTITIONER ADVISORS Bob Watson [email protected]

Scott [email protected]

HISTORICAL John P. Wier [email protected]

NOMINATIONS FOR BRANCH OFFICERSScott [email protected]

PRESIDENT Carl [email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECT Sam [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Devon [email protected]

TREASURER Leah [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENT Gary [email protected]

DIRECTOR Mandy [email protected]

DIRECTOR Scott [email protected]

DIRECTOR Caleb [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP Justin [email protected] YOUNGER MEMBERS Derek [email protected]

Jessie [email protected]

ENGINEERS IN GOVERNMENT John D. [email protected]

PROGRAM Sam [email protected]

SPECIAL MEETING ARRANGEMENTSJennifer [email protected]

MEETING SET UP Erik [email protected]

HOSPITALITYBen [email protected]

Corey [email protected]

CONTINUING EDUCATION Garrett [email protected]

AUDIT Leah [email protected]

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Mark Perkins [email protected]

WEBMASTER/E-MAIL COORDINATOR Clinton Hoover [email protected]

HISTORICAL John P. Wier [email protected]

NOMINATIONS FOR BRANCH OFFICERSGary [email protected]

PUBLIC RELATIONSJulie Hunt [email protected]

NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS AVAILABLE

TEXAS SECTION DIRECTORCaleb [email protected] UTA PRACTITIONER ADVISOR Bob Watson [email protected]

Scott [email protected]

T&DI INSTITUTE CHAIR Jim [email protected]

SEII INSTITUTE CHAIR Nur [email protected]

2011-2012FORT WORTH BRANCH OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS Names Recommended by Nominating Committee for 2011/12


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