Special Design Issues
Chair: Dirk Kestner
Purpose:
To initiate, organize, conduct and evaluate studies, discussion forums, technical session research, reports, bibliographies, and commentaries related to technical problems in various types of structures, and to report on new developments in those areas.
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Aesthetics in Design
Chair: Peter Lee
Purpose:
To review and evaluate the aesthetic impact of the design and planning of engineering structures; to define and identify aesthetic considerations and to develop and advance these considerations in the planning of engineering structures; to establish and maintain contact with architectural and other engineering groups, urban planners, industrial engineers, civil groups, and government agencies; encourage the total design concept of planning and engineering and advance the cause of leadership of civil engineers in integrated teams.
Electrical Transmission Structures
Chair: Mike Miller
Purpose:
To develop recommendations for the design of electric transmission structures (transmission line and substation structures) this includes loading criteria as well as design procedures for sizing components.
Subcommittee on the Gene Wilhoite Award
Chair: Robert Nickerson
Purpose:
To select the awardee each year for the Wilhoite Award and to raise funds for the award.
Task Committee on Concrete Transmission Poles
Chair: Doug Sherman
Purpose:
The objective of the Task Committee is to prepare a document that can be utilized as a resource for Engineers engaged in the design and use of concrete poles for electrical transmission and distribution.
October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2011
Fire Protection
Chair: Maria Garlock
Purpose:
To study, evaluate and recommend research and report on structural aspects of fire protection, from those of whole committees to those of individual structural members, including fire resistant materials, fire retardants, fire protection systems, fire protection provisions in building codes and desirable ratings for various exposures as well as repair of fire damage.
Tall Buildings
Chair: Ahmad Abdelrazag
Purpose:
To provide a forum for the discussion of issues specific to the design of tall buildings; to advance the state-of-the-art through interaction with other professional organizations; to provide reports on areas of emerging importance, project case histories, and consensus documents on current issues related to tall building design.
Subcommittee on Full Scale Monitoring of Tall Buildings
Chair: Tracey Kijewski-CorreaPurpose:
To catalog information on various monitoring systems for tall buildings and to bring together individuals working in the area, often on specific confidential projects, to share experiences and lessons learned in full-scale experiments.
News from the Subcommittee on Human Perception of Motion
Sustainability
Chair: Sarah Vaughan- Cook
Purpose:
To advance the understanding of sustainability in the structural community, and to incorporate concepts of sustainability into structural engineering standards and practices.
Carbon Management Project's Electrical Power and Transportation Scorecards
Thermal Steel Bridging
Chair: Jim D'Aloisio
Purpose:
To develop a design guide for the prevention or reduction of energy loss through building envelopes due to thermal steel bridging of structural steel elements.
