LEARN, INNOVATE, EXCEL #35
July 2015

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.

IN THIS ISSUE...

	Bracing of Single Angle Members {Video}
	Common RFI #5: Steel Member Inadequate for Connection Reaction Shown
	SEU Speaker Inspires - Organization of the Month: Engineers Without Borders
	States with Upcoming License Renewals
	Coming Next to SE University - Designing Slides for Effective Project Presentations

BRACING OF SINGLE ANGLE MEMBERS {VIDEO}

During our July 2015 session, Flexural Design of Single Angle Members, Whitney McNulty, PE, SECB, from BL Companies, addressed the fundamental challenges inherent to designing single angle members, in which the geometric and principal axes do not align. He also offered a rule of thumb when considering lateral bracing for an equal leg single angle under flexure.

In the Figure shown to the right, the geometric axes of the member are represented by X and Y, and the principal axes are represented by W and Z. Loading a single angle usually occurs about the geometric axes, but a single angle without lateral torsional restraint naturally bends about its principal axes, rather than its geometric axes. In addition, the strength of an angle is typically controlled by section properties that relate to its principal axes. The AISC Steel Manual provides ... read the full article and view a video clip on the SE University Blog

COMMON RFI #5: STEEL MEMBER INADEQUATE FOR CONNECTION REACTION SHOWN

Do you have a shear reaction schedule on your drawings that is about to be issued for Construction? If so, see below for a tip to avoid a common RFI.

SE University is compiling examples of Common Requests for Information (RFIs) sent to the Structural Engineer of Record. Following each RFI, we provide some resource information based on experience from contributing structural engineers. We hope you will find this resource information useful as you customize it to meet your specific project needs. Tips to avoid the RFI during the design phase may also be offered.

The Common RFI presented in this post is for Steel Projects.

RFI #5: Steel member is inadequate for the connection reaction shown. Confirm connection reaction or confirm if member is to be reinforced or increased in size.

Example: You are on a project where the connection designs are delegated to a Contractor's Engineer. You have included a Beam Reaction Table showing reactions for each beam depth family. Connection design calculations show that ... read the full article on the SE University Blog

SEU SPEAKER INSPIRES - ORGANIZATION OF THE MONTH: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

Seth Guthrie, SE, Bentley Systems, Inc.

In an effort to "Pay It Forward," SE University is happy to announce our "SEU Speaker Inspires" program in which our speakers can designate a charity/organization of their choice for SE University to make a donation to help improve our world.

In June 2015, Seth Guthrie, SE, from Bentley Systems, Inc., gave a talk on Software Defaults and Effects on Structural Models for SE University. He chose Engineers Without Borders (http://www.ewb-usa.org/), for the donation of the month.

Seth said this about his choice, "The mission of Engineers Without Borders to "build a better world through engineering projects that empower communities..." is perfectly aligned with the Bentley motto, "Sustaining Infrastructure" and my own guiding principles as an engineer. I think EWB is one of the most effective groups actively working on global problems today."

Thank you, Seth, for helping structural engineers with your SE University session, and for your designation of Engineers Without Borders as our SEU Speaker Inspires Organization of the Month!

STATES WITH UPCOMING LICENSE RENEWALS

It's not too early to start thinking about license renewals through December 2015 - start earning hours now to avoid the last minute rush (of course, if you find yourself needing last minute hours, we can help with recorded sessions from our SE University Session Archives).

If additional hours are needed, please contact Lisa Willard to discuss how we can help you.

States with license renewals before December 1st:

Louisiana (September 30th, Some Engineers)

Pennsylvania (September 30th, All Engineers)

Colorado (October 31st, All Engineers)

Michigan (October 31st, Some Engineers)

Illinois PE (November 30th, All Engineers)

States with license renewals for all engineers on December 31st:

Alabama	North Carolina
Alaska	Ohio
Maine	Washington
Mississippi	Wyoming

States with license renewals for some engineers on December 31st:

Arkansas	New Mexico
Iowa	North Dakota
Missouri	Oregon
Nebraska

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.

COMING NEXT TO SE UNIVERSITY -
DESIGNING SLIDES FOR EFFECTIVE PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

On August 12th we will be welcoming Janel Miller from University of Wisconsin at Madison, to present Designing Slides for Effective Project Presentations. This session will be held from 12:30 - 1:30 pm EDT.

A great presentation is designed to appeal to the needs and expectations of the audience, rather than to provide talking points for the presenter. In this SE University session, Janel Miller will explore how people process verbal and visual information, and why presentations that use traditional slide formats can lead to disengaged audiences. This session will show that, by crafting slides that assert the main message of the slide and use relevant visuals, presenters are able to guide how their audiences process content, thereby increasing the likelihood that their audiences will find their presentations to be interesting and memorable. This session will also examine how slide templates can contribute to "visual noise," and will conclude by reviewing expert advice for effectively ending presentations.

Handouts and registration emails for this session will be sent to SE University companies on Friday, August 7th.

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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.

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