LEARN, INNOVATE, EXCEL #21
May 2014

WELCOME to Learn, Innovate, Excel! Our goal with this newsletter is to provide useful information and tips that will help you save time, be more productive, and also reduce risk. This information complements our SE University program, by introducing you to tips on a wide variety of topics affecting structural engineers.

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IN THIS ISSUE...

Updated AISC 358 Document Now Available

Design Values for Visually-Graded Southern Pine Dimension Lumber

SE University Announces the SEU Resource Center

Coming Next Month to SE University - Frequently Asked Questions About Cold-Formed Steel

States With Upcoming License Renewals

UPDATED AISC 358 DOCUMENT NOW AVAILABLE

AISC recently issued a press release that a Second Supplement for ANSI / AISC 358 has been issued in 2014. ANSI / AISC 358 is the standard that provides information about Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications, including some proprietary connections.

One of the primary changes from Supplement No. 2 is the inclusion of the proprietary SidePlate moment connections for prequalified connections. For more details...read more

DESIGN VALUES FOR VISUALLY-GRADED SOUTHERN PINE DIMENSION LUMBER

New design values went into effect approximately one year ago (June 1, 2013) for visually graded Southern Pine. These values had been approved by the American Lumber Standard Committee, and apply to new construction only.

To help explain some of the changes that were made, and which type of products were affected, Catherine Kaake, PE, of the Southern Forest Products Association, and Buddy Showalter, PE, of the American Wood Council, answered a series of Frequently Asked Questions...read more

SE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES THE SEU RESOURCE CENTER

SE University™ is pleased to announce the launch of SEU Resource Center™ to further assist our SE University Clients. The goal of this client portal is to provide companies with additional technical information, and allow clients to manage their SE University subscriptions with greater ease.

We hope SEU Resource Center will be a valuable tool, and a beneficial part of every SE University subscription.

For a quick overview of the benefits of the SEU Resource Center, please watch the following 90 second informational video.

COMING NEXT MONTH TO SE UNIVERSITY - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COLD-FORMED STEEL

On June 11th, we will be welcoming Roger LaBoube from Missouri University of Science & Technology, for an SE University session on Frequently Asked Questions About Cold-Formed Steel.

Handouts and registration emails for this session will be sent to SE University companies on Friday, June 6th.

To learn more about subscribing to SE University, please contact either Lisa Willard at (805) 482-8436 (Lisa.Willard@LearnWithSEU.com), or Brian Quinn at (616) 546-9420 (Brian.Quinn@LearnWithSEU.com).

STATES WITH UPCOMING LICENSE RENEWALS

Summer is here! You may have license renewals coming up, and as always, you can use the upcoming SE University sessions to help you meet your continuing education requirements. If additional hours are needed, please contact Lisa Willard to discuss how we can help you.

The following states have license renewals on June 30th:

Delaware*	Oregon (Last Names S-Z)
Kentucky (Last Names L-Z)	Rhode Island*
Massachusetts*	South Carolina
Minnesota	West Virginia
Montana

The following states have license renewals on July 31st:

Indiana	Wisconsin
Vermont*

The following states have license renewals by September 30th:

District of Columbia* (August 31st)

Louisiana (September 30th - some engineers)

*These states do not have continuing education requirements.

In addition to the states listed above, there are other states that may require renewal based on your initial date of licensure or other rules for that state. Please check your license information to confirm your renewal dates.

For more information about license renewal, please visit our Continuing Education Requirements by State page, where you can click on states in which you are licensed to see the license renewal date, as well as the continuing education requirements for that state. If you would like a complete summary of all 50 states, a PDF file is available for download below the map. This option can also be selected if you are viewing the page from a mobile device.

We hope that you find this information beneficial. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Willard.

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Your SE University Team

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