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Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Event
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7:00-7:45
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Breakfast, Registration
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7:45-8:00
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Opening Remarks and Announcements.
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8:00-9:15
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AISC, “Steel Solutions, Commonly Asked Questions and Answers”; speaker TBD.
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9:15-10:15
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Simpson/SFA, “The New Shear Wall Design Guide for Cold Formed Steel”; Jeff Ellis, PE, SE; Gives detailed examples of Type 1 and 2 shearwalls. Discusses application issues, loads and reactions, connection, and load path transfer.
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10:15-10:30
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Break
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10:30-11:45
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AFPA/AWC, “Lateral Resistance of Wood Structures and Design Tools for Residential Wood Decks”, Robert J. Taylor, PhD, P.Eng., M.ASCE, Assoc.AIA; American Forest & Paper Association’s American Wood Council is the industry leader in development of consensus standards for wood design. This presentation will briefly showcase two of the recently more popular and important offerings for designers.
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11:45-12:30
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Lunch
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12:30-1:45
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N.I.S.T.; “World Trade Center Study and Progressive Collapse”; Dr. Shyam Sunder (lead investigator; Director of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)); Discusses the WTC collapse and the Progressive Collapse codes that followed
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1:45-2:45
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CASE, Business Practices and Risk Management, Speaker TBD
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2:45-3:30
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Break
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3:30-4:45
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Lincoln Electric; “Welding Methods and Processes”; Duane Miller Sc.D., P.E.
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4:45-6:00
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Welding Experience at Lincoln Electric Plant (bussed to Lincoln Electric for welding demonstrations of five methods of welding with the opportunity for the attendees to try each welding method).
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6:30-8:30
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Welcome Reception
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Friday, October 24, 2008
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Time
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Event
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7:00-7:30
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Breakfast, Registration, and Exhibits
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7:30-8:00
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Bentley Presentation
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8:00-8:30
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Opening Remarks and Roll Call
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8:30-9:45
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ENR, “Construction Outlook”, Jan Tuchman Editor-in-Chief Engineering News–Record; Mega-trends, new things in ENR, Economic Forecasting, SE issues.
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9:45-10:30
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Break
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10:30-11:45
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SFA; “Midrise Construction with Cold Formed Steel”; Don Allen PE; involves 3 case studies: 5 story Dormitory, 3 story Hotel, and an apartment/condo project.
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11:45-12:30
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Lunch
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12:30-1:15
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PLAN Presentation
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1:15-2:30
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ASCE/SEI, “Overview of SEI, Intro to Standard Development, and ASCE 7 changes”; Jim Rossberg P.E., SEI Director,; Presentation will discuss an overview of SEI’s organization and activities, an introduction to the world of consensus standards development, and review of changes from ASCE 7-02 to ASCE 7-05 and upcoming changes for the 2010 edition.
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2:30-3:00
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Break/exhibitors give-away
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3:00-4:15
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CRSI, “Concrete Roundtable Discussion”, Tony Johnson, discussion of interaction, problems and solutions between SE, Detailer, Fabricator, and Erector.
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4:15-5:30
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S.O.M., “Dubai Tower World’s Tallest Building”, Brad Young, Case Study of the Burj Dubai Tower, which is almost twice the height of the Sears Tower
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