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Call for Participation in the SEI Trial Design Problem Solution
2009 Anchor Design Problem
Deadline for Submission - November 30, 2009

Trial design problems are an investigation into how structural engineers interpret code provisions. The exercise is designed to take about an hour, and all solutions will be anonymous in the publication of results. Your participation will help ensure that ASCE/SEI standards continue to provide information clearly.

Please participate and encourage your colleagues to do so.

Access problem and submission instructions.

For previous years' problem solutions and white papers visit: http://content.seinstitute.org/committees/business.html

2009 SEI/ASCE Award Recipients and Call for 2010 Nominations

The Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE is pleased to announce the winners of this year's SEI and ASCE awards. Awards were presented on April 30, 2009 at the Structures Congress in Austin, Texas. For more details please see the full report.

Nominations are being sought for the 2010 SEI and ASCE Structural Awards. The objective of the Awards program is to advance the engineering profession by emphasizing exceptionally meritorious achievement, so this is an opportunity to recognize colleagues who are worthy of this recognition. Nomination deadlines begin October 1, 2009 with most deadlines falling on November 1, 2009. Visit the SEI Awards & Honors page for more information.

2010 SEI/ASCE Student Structural Design Competition

The Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE is sponsoring a structural design competition for universities. Innovative projects demonstrating excellence in structural engineering are invited for submission.

Awards include cash $$$ prizes and an opportunity to present their designs at the 2010 SEI Structures Congress in Orlando, Florida, May 12-15, 2010.

Deadline for Submissions: January 14, 2010

Download competition guidelines, entry form, and a poster to promote the competition.

Encourage a Young Mind - Shape the Next Generation of Structural Engineers
Structural Engineering Poster for Young Students Available Now

SEI and the National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA) have produced a poster to promote structural engineering as a career among young students. We encourage you to include this exciting poster in your efforts to reach out to students in local schools. This year's "Make Your Mark" poster features the Bird's Nest from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Limited supplies of the poster are available upon request to Suzanne Fisher at sfisher@asce.org. Be sure to include the number of posters you are requesting and where they should be sent. The poster is also available for download.

SEI Kid's Page

SEI has a new webpage just for Kids! We’ve pulled together an assortment of resources about engineering designed especially for the younger crowd. Click here to see the new Structural Engineering Institute's Kid's Page to play free games, enter building contests, find engineering-related TV shows for kids, and explore other engineering sites that cater to young people. Inspire a curious mind today!

2009 Structures Congress

The 2009 Structures Congress was a great success with over 1000 people attending the four-day event. A special thank-you goes to all who helped make this year's Congress happen. Plan to attend the 2010 Congress in Orlando, Florida May 12-15, 2010. Click here to read the full summary of events in Austin.

PDH (Professional Development Hours) certificates have been mailed to all 2009 Structures Congress participants that requested them. Please contact Susan Reid if you did not receive the request form or if you have any questions regarding PDH certificates.

Click here to view or post the abstracts and presentations from the 2009 Structures Congress.

To access the Congress website welcome page click here.

White Paper on Bridge Inspection and Rating
Presented by ASCE/SEI-AASHTO Ad-hoc Group on Bridge Inspection, Rating, Rehabilitation, and Replacement

A joint ad-hoc group of American Society of Engineers/Structures Engineering Institute and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (ASCE/SEI-AASHTO) was formed to address issues dealing with methods and practices used to ensure the safety of highway bridges across the United States. The group concluded that, in general, the current National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) and programs developed to address those standards have adequate policies and procedures in place to ensure public safety. The group also concluded that the current system can be improved; and identified gaps and needs to improve bridge safety and ensure uniformity, consistency, and reliability of bridge inspections nationwide. As developed by the ad-hoc group, this white paper describes gaps, needs, and issues associated with the current practices and policies for the condition assessment of bridges. Link to the white paper.

Structures Congress 2009 Proceedings
Don't Mess with Structural Engineers - Expanding Our Role

This set of proceedings contains over 300 papers presented at the 2009 Structures Congress held in Austin, Texas from April 30-May 2, 2009.

The mission of this vital and necessary conference is to illustrate how structural engineering is adapting to the changing global economy, while advancing and redefining structural engineering in the areas of bridge and transportation structures, buildings, and research. The papers presented here cover: design and analysis of bridges; historic bridge preservation; structural design performance and serviceability of buildings; structural fire resistant design; collapse prevention design; and non-building and special structures.

CD-ROM
List $150.00 / Members $112.50

Order Structures Congress 2009 - Don't Mess with Structural Engineers - Expanding Our Role online or by calling 1-(800)-548-ASCE.

Structural Seminars

Current Webinar Listing

Spring 2009/Summer 2009 Structural Seminar Calendar

ASCE Structural Seminars Website

Standards

SEI Standards & Guides
ASCE/SEI 48-05	Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures (Book)
ASCE/SEI 43-05	Seismic Design Criteria for Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Facilities (Book)
ASCE/SEI 41-06 & ASCE/SEI 31-03	Seismic Rehabilitation and Evaluation of Existing Buildings: 2-Book Set (Book)
ASCE/SEI 41-06	Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (Book)
ASCE/SEI 37-02	Design Loads on Structures During Construction (Book)
ASCE/SEI 32-01	Design and Construction of Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations (FPSF) (Book)
ASCE/SEI 31-03	Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings (Book)
ASCE/SEI 30-00	Guideline for Condition Assessment of the Building Envelope (Book)
ASCE/SEI/SFPE 29-05	Standard Calculation Methods for Structural Fire Protection (Book)
ASCE/SEI/SFPE 29-99	Standard Calculation Methods for Structural Fire Protection (Book)
ANSI/ASCE/SEI 25-06	Earthquake-Actuated Automatic Gas Shutoff Devices (Book)
ASCE 25-97	Earthquake-Actuated Automatic Gas Shutoff Devices (Book)
ASCE/SEI 24-05	Flood Resistant Design and Construction (Book)
ASCE/SEI 24-98	Flood Resistant Design and Construction (Book)
ASCE/SEI 23-97	Specification for Structural Steel Beams with Web Openings (Book)
ASCE 19-96	Structural Applications of Steel Cables for Buildings (Book)
ASCE 17-96	Standard Guidelines for Air-Supported Structures (Book)
AF&PA/ASCE 16-95	Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Engineered Wood Construction (Book)
ASCE/SEI 11-99	Guideline for Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings (Book)
ASCE 10-97	Design of Latticed Steel Transmission Structures (Book)
ASCE/SEI 8-02	Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Structural Members (Book)
ASCE/SEI 7-05	Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (Book & CD-ROM) Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (Book) Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (CD-ROM)
ASCE/SEI 7-05 (Guide)	Design of Buildings and Bridges for Wind: A Practical Guide for ASCE-7 Standard Users and Designers of Special Structures (Book)
ASCE/SEI 7-05 (Guide)	Snow Loads: Guide to the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05 (Book)
ASCE/SEI 7-02	Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (Book & CD-ROM) Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (Book) Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (CD-ROM)
ASCE/SEI 7-02 (Guide)	Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02 (Book)
ASCE/SEI 7-02 (Guide)	Snow Loads: A Guide to the Use and Understanding of the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02 (Book)
ASCE 7-98	Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (Book)
ASCE 7-98 (Guide)	Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-98 (Book)
ASCE 7-95	Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (Book)
ASCE 7-95 (Guide)	Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-95 (Book)
ASCE 7-88	Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (Book)
TMS 402-08/ACI 530-08/ASCE 5-08 and TMS 602-08/ACI 530.1-08/ASCE 6-08	Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures, 2008 MSJC (Book)
ACI 530/ASCE 5-05/TMS 402 and ACI 530.1/ASCE 6-05/TMS 602	Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures - 2005 (Book & CD-ROM) Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures - 2005 (Book) Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures - 2005 (CD-ROM)
ASCE 5-02/ASCE 6-02	Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures and Specification for Masonry Structures - 2002 (Book)
ACI 530-95/ASCE 5-95/TMS 402-95, ACI 530.1-95/ASCE 6-95/TMS 602-95, and ACI 530-95/ASCE 5-95/TMS 402-95	Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures; Specification for Masonry Structures; Commentary on Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (Book)
ACI 530-92/ASCE 5-92/TMS 402-92, ACI 530.1-92/ASCE 6-92/TMS 602-92, and ACI 530-92/ASCE 5-92/TMS 402-9	Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures; Specifications for Masonry Structures; Commentary on Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (Book)
ACI 530-88/ASCE 5-88 and ACI 530.1-88/ASCE 6-88	Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures and Specifications for Masonry Structures (Book)
ASCE 4-98	Seismic Analysis of Safety-Related Nuclear Structures (Book)
ANSI/ASCE 1-88 N-725	Guideline for Design and Analysis of Nuclear Safety Related Earth Structures (Book)

Voluntary Contribution

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Call for Participation in the SEI Trial Design Problem Solution 2009 Anchor Design Problem Deadline for Submission - November 30, 2009