LEARN, INNOVATE, EXCEL #39
November 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...

	Determining Seismic Factors for Combined Framing Systems {Video}
	Clarification of Ohio CPD Advisory
	SEU Speaker Inspires - Organization of the Month: National Alliance on Mental Illness
	States with Upcoming License Renewals
	Coming Next to SE University - Vibration of Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems - Part I

DETERMINING SEISMIC FACTORS FOR COMBINED
FRAMING SYSTEMS {VIDEO}

When you are using a combination of different framing systems in one direction of a building, do you struggle with which factors should be used for seismic design? If you have a braced frame with a shear wall below, should the same R, Cd, and Ωo values be used at each floor?

During the November 2015 SE University session, Clarifying Frequently Misunderstood Seismic Provisions, Emily Guglielmo, SE, from Martin/Martin Inc., reviewed these seismic factors, and what the code says about how these values can change over the height of a structure. She also discussed differences in how these factors are treated ... read the full article and view a video clip from the November 2015 session on the SE University Blog

CLARIFICATION OF OHIO CPD ADVISORY

Some questions have arisen from engineers licensed in OH who received a recent mailing with a CPD Advisory regarding Correspondence Courses. Please see the Clarification in RED below which Ohio put on their website recently.

Per the 10-20-2015 ***CPD ADVISORY*** at http://www.peps.ohio.gov/ (red emphasis as found on the website):

For the upcoming biennial renewal starting in November 2015, the Board would like to remind registrants Board policy allows up to a maximum of three (3) hours continuing professional development per year for the completion of correspondence courses (paper, online, or other formats) provided the course and the course provider meet the requirements of R.C. 4733.151.

Important - Do not confuse correspondence courses and online courses. Correspondence courses are courses that involve reading articles or other text and can be received by mail or online. Correspondence courses are typically self-paced and participation is not monitored by the provider. These types of courses are acceptable up to three hours per year.

SE University courses, which require a login to view, are considered online courses, and are not limited to three hours per year. Please contact us for more information, or with any questions.

SEU SPEAKER INSPIRES - ORGANIZATION OF THE MONTH: NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS

Betsy Werra
E.L.Werra Consulting

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.

Throughout 2015, Betsy Werra from E.L.Werra Consulting presented SEU BIM forum sessions for SE University. She chose the National Alliance on Mental Illness (http://nami.org) for her SEU Speaker Inspires donation.

Betsy said the following about the National Alliance on Mental Illness, "Many people today have been affected with a mental illness condition but it seems our society does not understand how this affects all involved. My sister was diagnosed with Bi-polar at age 19, and it has been a continuing battle for her to take the right steps in healing her mind with the proper treatments that are available to her. Awareness, love, compassion, support, and willingness to take on the challenges to help a person with a mental illness is also extremely hard on family, friends, and the community. More needs to be done to help not just the individual but also the ones that love them and want to help them, and because of organizations such as NAMI, I know my sister has a chance."

Thank you, Betsy, for helping structural engineers with your SEU BIM Forum sessions, and for your designation of the National Alliance on Mental Illness as our SEU Speaker Inspires Organization of the Month!

STATES WITH UPCOMING LICENSE RENEWALS

In preparation for the end of the year, we'd like to remind you that upcoming SE University sessions can be used to help you meet your continuing education requirements - 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 for all engineers on December 31st:

Alabama	North Carolina
Alaska	Ohio
Maine	Washington
Mississippi

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

Arkansas	New Mexico
Iowa	North Dakota
Missouri	Oregon
Nebraska	Wyoming

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 - VIBRATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR SYSTEMS - PART I

On December 9th we will be welcoming Mike Mota, PhD, PE, from CRSI, to present Vibration of Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems - Part I. This session will be held from 12:30 - 2:00 pm EST.

The objective of this two-part series is to provide a practical design methodology to assist structural engineers so that they can efficiently evaluate the vibrations of different types of reinforced concrete floor systems.

This first session will present concepts related to the vibration evaluation of horizontal framing systems, as well as brief definitions of the most commonly used terminology of structural dynamics as it relates to floor vibrations.

The second session in January will include a presentation on the elementary principles of analyses commonly used for building floors, in line with the overall goal of guiding structural engineers to practical approaches and simple analytical procedures. Acceptance criteria for human comfort and for sensitive equipment as it relates to walking and rhythmic type vibrations will be discussed.

Handouts and registration emails for this session will be sent to SE University companies on Friday, December 4th.

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