Business and Professional Activities Division (BPAD)

Purpose:

Improve the quality of structural engineering services, improve the quality of structural engineering practice, and advance the standing of structural engineers in society.

How to Become a Member of a Committee within the Business and Professional Activities Division



BPAD Committees:

Executive Committee
Dan Lavrich, P.E., Chair
David Odeh
Tom DiBlasi
Ron LaMere
Pat McCormick
Sam Rihani

Business Practices
Pat McCormick, P.E., Chair

Purpose: To consider the issues that relate to the role of the structural engineer in the greater business environment and within the public at large.


Professional Activities
Caleb Hing, Ph.D., P.E., Chair

Purpose: The Professional Activities Committee addresses issues relating to licensing, regulatory issues, and professional development activities for individual structural engineers.

For information regarding activities on S.E. licensure, go to SE Licensure Resources.


Public Relations Activities
David Cocke, Chair P.E

Purpose: To address issues that relate to the public image of professional structural engineers.

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.

Design Practices
Craig Wilcox, P.E., S.E., Chair

Purpose: To consider issues related to code implementation and national standards.

Trial Design Problems
SEI trial design problems are investigations into how structural engineers interpret code provisions. The purpose is to evaluate if practicing engineers are able to accurately understand and consistently implement the current code as well as possible future code provisions. The exercises are designed to take about an hour, and all solutions will be anonymous in the publication of results.

2010 Trial Design Problem - Masonry Out-of-Plane Anchorage
2010 Trial Design Problem Solution
2009 and 2010 Trial Design White Paper

2009 Trial Design Problem -Anchor Design
2009 Trial Design Problem Solution
2009 and 2010 Trial Design White Paper

2008 Trial Design Problem Solutions - Snow Loading
2008 Trial Design Solution from ASCE 7-05
2008 Trial Design White Paper

2007 Trial Design Problem - Wind Provisions
The results of the 2007 trial design problem indicate that major revisions of the ASCE 7-05 wind provisions are warranted. The simplified wind provisions, now adopted in the 2009 IBC, resulted in increased accuracy, increased consistency and less time to complete as compared with the ASCE 7-05 wind provisions.

2007 Trial Design Solution from ASCE 7-05
2007 Trial Design White Paper


Joint SEI - CASE Committee on Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Purpose: to explore, document, and disseminate the benefits, risks, and practical and contractual implications of implementing building information modeling, as it affects the structural engineering profession.

Will Ikerd, P.E., C.W.I. (Co-Chair)
David Odeh, P.E. (Co-Chair)
Joseph M. Ales Jr., Ph.D., P.E. (Vice-Chair)

For more information click on the weblink www.SEIBIM.org.

If you have any questions please contact sei@asce.org.