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.
If you have any tips you would like to share as part of a future Learn, Innovate, Excel newsletter, please email Lisa Willard or Brian Quinn. |
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 CRANE LOADS AND LOAD COMBINATIONS
When designing an industrial building with cranes, many engineers have questions about how to calculate and apply the crane loading on the structure as well as what load combinations are appropriate to use.
At the 2011 North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC) in Pittsburgh, PA, John Rolfes from Computerized Structural Design and Robert MacCrimmon from Hatch gave a presentation on crane loads in industrial buildings, and how typical building codes such as IBC and ASCE 7 handle (or don't handle) combining these loads with dead and live loads...read more
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LESSONS LEARNED IN DESIGNING BRIDGE CRANES {VIDEO}
During the May 2014 SE University session Rules of Thumb for Industrial Building Design, Bill Kussro from IBI Group presented a list of Lessons Learned in Designing Bridge Cranes. In this 3:46 clip from the SE University session, Bill reviews items including supporting joist deflection limits for under-running cranes, locating crane runways symmetrical to supporting joists ...read more
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SEU BIM FORUM TIP - MODIFYING GRAPHICAL COLUMN SCHEDULES {SEU RESOURCE CENTER}
During the January 2014 SEU BIM Forum session Working With Schedules in Revit Structure 2014, Betsy Werra discussed changes that could be made to Graphical Column Schedules within Revit Structure.
Included in this discussion were how to add and remove levels from the schedule, and how to set a range for the levels that should be displayed on the schedule. Betsy also reviewed the procedure for hiding columns individually, and hiding all off-grid columns...read more
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The video included with the above blog post is available to SE University clients through the SEU Resource Center™.
We hope the SEU Resource Center will be a valuable tool, and a beneficial part of every SE University subscription. All SE University clients should have received their login and password information, and be able to access the SEU Resource Center, including the SEU Innovation Hub™, SEU Session Library™, and SEU Attendance Tracker™.
For a quick overview of the benefits of the SEU Resource Center, please watch the following 90 second informational video.
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COMING NEXT MONTH TO SE UNIVERSITY - USING TUNED MASS DAMPERS TO CONTROL FLOOR VIBRATIONS
On August 13th, we will be welcoming Reza Kashsani, PhD, PE, from DEICON, for an SE University session on Using Tuned Mass Dampers to Control Floor Vibrations.
Handouts and registration emails for this session will be sent to SE University companies on Friday, August 8th.
To learn more about subscribing to SE University, please contact either Lisa Willard at (805) 482-8436 ([email protected]), or Brian Quinn at (616) 546-9420 ([email protected]).
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STATES WITH UPCOMING LICENSE RENEWALS
Third quarter license renewals are coming soon, 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 July 31st:
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Indiana
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Wisconsin
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Vermont*
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The following states have license renewals by September 30th:
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District of Columbia* (August 31st)
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Louisiana (September 30th - some engineers)
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*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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Thank you for reading our Learn, Innovate, Excel Newsletter - we hope you found this information useful. If there are any questions we can answer, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone or email.
Additionally, if you would be willing to help other structural engineers by sharing tips that you have, please email your tip to [email protected]. If we choose your tip to publish, you will have your choice of a $50 Amazon gift card or a $50 donation sent to the Structural Engineering Association of your choice.
Regards, Your SE University Team
Brian Quinn, P.E.
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Lisa Willard, P.E.
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Linda Benson
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Coming Soon to SE University
ALL SESSIONS 1.5 HOURS (1.5 PDHs) UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE
August 13, 2014
Using Tuned Mass Dampers to Control Floor Vibrations
Reza Kashani, PhD, PE
DEICON
August 27, 2014
SEU BIM Forum Session
This session will be one hour
September 10, 2014
Designing for ASCE 7 Wind Loads - Main Wind Force Resisting System
Don Scott, SE
PCS Structural Solutions
This session will be one hour
October 8, 2014
Designing for ASCE 7 Wind Loads - Components & Cladding
Don Scott, SE
PCS Structural Solutions
This session will be one hour
October 22, 2014
SEU BIM Forum Session
This session will be one hour
November 12, 2014
Ethics in the Practice of Professional Engineering
Vincent Drnevich, PhD, PE
Purdue University
This session will be one hour
For updated session descriptions and schedules, visit the SCHEDULE page.
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