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A MESSAGE FROM THE UTAH SECTION PRESIDENT

IN THIS ISSUE: NORTHERN 2 WASATCH 2 FRONT CENTRAL 3 SOUTHERN 4 YMF 5 GEO-INSTITUTE 6 STRUCTURAL 6 ENGINEERING

FEB 2015 UEC 7 SECTION 8 OFFICERS FLYERS/ 9 SPONSERS

I want to express my appreciation to Dave Eckhoff (Utah Section Past President) and the team of authors for all of their hard work in preparing the Report Card. This is a monumental undertaking that has taken years to complete. Also, as we approach Engineer’s week please note the UEC banquet scheduled for February 28th. This is a great annual event to celebrate our profession. Please make plans to attend. Again thanks for all you do as Civil Engineers, and thanks for your membership and support of ASCE. The 2015 Report Card for Utah’s Infrastructure Release and Workshop Tuesday, February 24th 10AM: Grades Unveiling – Join

us for the Report Card release and unveiling of the grades at the Utah State Capitol Building Presentation Room with speakers form the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce & Envision Utah!

11:30AM: The Facts Behind Utah’s Infrastructure Grades – Join the Report Card research team for an in-depth review of the facts behind the inaugural Report Card for Utah’s Infrastructure and what every engineer should know about their state’s infrastructure. The event will be held at the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, 175 East 400 South #600, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. A boxed lunch will be provided at no cost to those who RSVP and 1 PDH is available.

We invite all ASCE members and infrastructure stakeholders to join us for the release as well as the workshop. By attending you show your support for your fellow civil engineers and bring attention to the infrastructure you work on and use every day. This event is free and open to the public and media so feel free to bring a friend, invite an elected official, or bring your coworkers!

Bob Lamoreaux, P.E.

February is shaping up to be a very big month for the Utah Section. We are pleased announce that, after years of effort by our team of dedicated individuals, we are ready to release our Report Card on Infrastructure for the State of Utah. Below is information about the release events we are planning for February 24th. This is right during Engineer’s Week and we implore you all to attend. Please mark this on your calendar and join us. We will be sending e-mail updates and reminders about the events over the next couple of weeks.

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NORTHERN UTAH BRANCH UPDATE BY STEVEN EARL

WASATCH BRANCH UPDATE BY BLAKE THOMAS

Mr. Watson is currently the Managing Partner of CMT Engineering Laboratories who operates laboratories in Salt Lake, Logan, Moab, and Phoenix and maintains six portable labs for remote work. He was formerly the Vice President of Garco Testing Laboratories, a Granite Construction Company subsidiary located in Salt Lake City. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Utah and has been involved in civil material design and quality control for 35 years. Mr. Watson’s decades of experience in HMA design and QA/QC testing has brought extensive experience throughout the intermountain area. Next month we will be hearing from Matt Roblez from McNeil Engineering. He will speak to us about Continuing Education requirements for the State of Utah and will also address

ethics and unprofessional conduct. We aim to incorporate his presentation into an Order of the Engineer ceremony. If all goes to plan, this will be a night presentation and we encourage you to bring your spouses (kids too if you want). We are still working on the details, to be announced in next month’s newsletter. We hope to see you at the Bluebird Restaurant in Logan at Noon on Tuesday, February 17 to hear from Doug Watson!

Unfortunately, our speaker for January had to cancel at the last minute for medical reasons, so we did not meet last month. He is rescheduled for April. This month we will be privileged to hear from Doug Watson, president of CMT Engineering Laboratories. His topic will be “How to Get the Most Out of the Road You Bought”. This should especially be of interest for any of those involved with Public Works or commercial developers. He will cover: Sub base preparation, Remediation of Soft Spots, Layered Base Materials, Minimum structural properties, Benefits of improving the performance of the materials, Construction Practices, Paving workmanship, and Testing to ensure delivery of in spec materials and workmanship.

The February luncheon will be held at WesTech (3665 South West Temple, Salt Lake City). We will be hearing from Phil Meis and Casey Brown of the ASCE National SUE Committee. Phil is the chairman of this committee, he and Casey will be speaking about the future of subsurface utility engineering and what ASCE’s role is with this industry.

The branch is accepting nominations for anyone interested in becoming a board member next year. Elections are coming up and if you are interested in joining us as the Secretary/Treasurer we will gladly place you on the ballot. Contact us at asce.wasatch@gmail.com to receive the forms or to ask any questions regarding this opportunity. Thank you for the support of our branch hopefully we can see you out at our upcoming luncheon.

The Wasatch Front Branch held their January luncheon at WesTech and discussed license renewal requirements. DOPL provided the branch with materials and Craig Friant, the branch President-Elect, presented the material to the group. There was a great roundtable discussion that followed. We appreciate all who attended and participated in this discussion. One key point to recognize is that engineers will now be required to earn 30 CEU’s in a 2-year span rather than the 24 that was previously required.

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CENTRAL UTAH BRANCH UPDATE BY ALANSON TAYLOR

This month our luncheon will be at the BYU Hinckley Center on Brigham Young University campus Thursday February 26, 2014. Our speaker will be Dr. Paul Richards, a faculty member of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at BYU. He teaches classes in structural analysis and design. Dr. Richards will discuss the lateral stiffness and strength of column to footing Connections. Most steel columns in buildings are embedded in some concrete although that concrete is neglected in design calculations. In U.S. practice, steel buildings with a slab on grade are constructed with block-outs in the slab located over the footings to permit the installation of the steel columns. Once the columns are in place and bolted, the block-outs are filled with unreinforced concrete. Design calculations for the lateral strength and stiffness of these column-to-footing connections neglect any contribution from the block-out concrete or surrounding slab. Often such connections are considered pinned unless the base plate and anchor rods are specially designed to transmit

moments. A better understanding of the behavior of these connections may lead to reduced column sizes, thinner base plates, and fewer anchor rods. In addition, quantifying the stiffness and strength of column-to-footing connections will lead to more accurate representations of steel columns in computer models. Experimental and analytical work is underway to quantify the stiffness and strength of typical steel column-to-footing connections. The first phase of the experimental work investigated eight reduced-scale columns. Specimens consisted of 9 ft long columns installed in a base that represented the footing, slab, and block-out. Specimens were subjected to lateral loading following the standard moment frame loading protocol. Results from these experiments indicate that anchor rod demands under lateral loads are much lower than current design procedures predict. Overall connection strength and stiffness of typical steel column-to-footing connections are much higher those assumed in design.

Alanson Taylor, P.E.

We would like to thank our speakers last month. Ari Bruening and Lonnie Bullard spoke on Envision Utah’s effort of Your Utah Your Future. They presented the future of Utah with emphasis on transportation and developments needs for the next 30 years. If you would like to be a part of Envision Utah, they are requesting 50,000 citizens of Utah to participate in a survey that will reflect opinions of Utah's dynamic growth. Log on to envisionutah.org.

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SOUTHERN UTAH BRANCH UPDATE BY ANTHONY SCHMID

an idea that could improve the life of others. They spent part of their time practicing and competing, against one another. They also had to spend time with the judges and present and explain their project. What a great opportunity for kids to get the experience of working on projects as a team and having to present it and communicate their ideas. The obstacle course required skills in geometry and programming and the judging aspect required communication skills. As I walked around the practice obstacle courses and watched these kids adjusting the program code and retrying the course and communicating with each what needed to be done to achieve the goal I could not help but wonder what the future generation will have to offer. It will be interesting to see what the next few generations of engineers will come up with and accomplish. This last month we had the opportunity to have Matthew Roblez, S.E., SECB from McNeil engineering come present to us on “Utah Engineering Law”. We would like to

thank him for taking the time to come down and present to us this information. We like to thank the ASCE members for coming out and supporting us: we had a great turnout. We are still accepting nominations for a person or a project for our 2014 Southern Utah Branch ASCE awards. Please email us at asce.so.utah@gmail.com if you want more information or a formal nomination form. This month we are still working on putting a luncheon together, so watch for an upcoming email with more details. Plan on attending the ASCE and APWA awards banquet in March. The flyers on this event have already been sent out. We will be looking for sponsors for the banquet and golf tournament so please contact us if you are interested at asce.so.utah@gmail.com. If you would like to get involved with the Southern Utah Branch of ASCE please contact us. We will be looking for volunteers or nominations for a new secretary/ treasurer.

Anthony B. Schmid S.E.

This last month I had the opportunity to go and support my daughter at the FLL tournament (First Lego League) held at Dixie State University. If you have never been to one of these events I suggest you check it out. The energy and enthusiasm of these kids and the people who ran the event was awesome. When my daughter signed up for it I did not realize all that it entailed I thought they were just staying late after school and playing with Lego robots. I was wrong, they had to build a robot and program it to do certain tasks on an obstacle course. They also had to come up with a community service project or

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YOUNGER MEMBER FORUM UPDATE BY CLARK ANDERSON

February 22-28 is Engineering Week, to celebrate the Utah YMF will be hosting our monthly ‘Social Night’ on Thursday February 26th at Gracie’s, Salt Lake City’s one and only Gastropub, at 6pm. Come join us for a great night of networking, music, food, and drinks. Be sure to bring your friends to this one to prove to them that engineers do have fun! Looking to March, the Utah YMF will be participating in the annual Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair March 24-26. Mark your calendar and check out next month’s Civil Source for more details. Connect with us and get involved! The ASCE Utah YMF has expanded our social networks. You can now get involved with us via the following online resources:

Email – asceutahymf@gmail.com (our utahasceymf@gmail.com is also still active)

Facebook – Search ‘ASCE Utah YMF Facebook Page’ and ‘ASCE Utah YMF Facebook Group’

Twitter – Connect @ASCEUtahYMF

LinkedIn – Search Groups ‘ASCE Utah YMF’

Google+ – Search Groups ‘ASCE Utah YMF’

Website – Still under construction. (If you have webdev skills contact us! For now visit http://facebook.com/ASCEUtahYMF

Have a great February!

January “Social Night” at the

Porcupine Pub

Feeding 100 at the

Ronald McDonald House

The ASCE Utah YMF had a busy January hosting our monthly ‘Social Night’ at Porcupine Pub, cooking 10 layer lasagna for 100 people at the Ronald McDonald House, expanding our marketing reach, and planning the best live PE Review Course in the great State of Utah. The ASCE Utah YMF Spring PE Review Course will begin on March 3rd with a course kickoff party (free pizza). The classes will last five weeks (March 10th from 6pm-8pm. Classes will be held at UDOT Region 2 offices. All classes are taught by licensed civil engineers with great experience in their areas of expertise and seasoned teachers of our PE Review course. Our course is by far the best bang for your buck at $250 for ASCE Members and $350 for non-ASCE Members. If you sign up by February 10th save an additional $50! The class has already had a tremendous response for this spring so be sure to email Tiffany at utahasceymf@gmail.com to reserve your spot and receive additional participant information. Print our included flier in this month’s Civil Source to share with coworkers and friends. February 20-21 the ASCE Utah YMF will be sending 5 delegates to attend the Western Region Young Member Conference (WRYMC) in Seattle. The conference is a great opportunity to strengthen your engineering network regionally and to find direction on how you would like to grow your career. WRYMC 2016 will be held in Anchorage Alaska. Active participating members of the YMF are eligible to attend. If this interests you, join us in continuing to make the Utah YMF a great organization!

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UTAH GEO-INSTITUTE (G – I) UPDATE BY RYAN COLE & RYAN MAW

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE CHAPTER UPDATE BY CONRAD GUYMAN

The lecture begins at 6:00 and will conclude by 7:30. This event is free and open to the public. You do NOT need to register or RSVP to attend. We will be offering 1.5 Professional Development Hours for attending this event.

2. Short Course on Seismic Ground Motions

This is a one-day practical course for working professionals to understand the basis for code-mandated seismic ground motions. This course is intended to bridge the gap of understanding between seismologists, civil, structural, and geotechnical engineers. The invited instructors are David Boore and Ivan Wong. This event will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at The Gathering Place at Garner Village. Registration is required for this event. The registration and cost information are included in the attached flyer. Space is limited, so register early. Preregistration ends on March 26. We will be offering 8

Professional Development Hours for attending this event. 3. David Wald lecture on USGS tools to assess earthquake effects

The 2014 EERI Distinguished Lecture by David Wald regarding the USGS tools to rapidly assess an earthquake’s economic and human impact will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center (1335 West 3100 South, West Valley City, Utah 84119). The lecture begins at 3:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. You do NOT need to register or RSVP to attend. Please invite others who you feel would be interested. See the attached flyer for additional information. This event is being cosponsored by Salt Lake County Emergency Management. We will be offering 1.5 Professional Development Hours for attending this event.

Please visit the EERI Utah Chapter website for additional information: http://utah.eeri.org.

The SEI Utah Chapter wants to make our members aware of three events being sponsored by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. The two upcoming events are: 1. The 2014 Joyner Lecture by David Boore: Ground Motion Prediction Equations – Past, Present, and Future

This event is being cosponsored by the Structural Engineers Association of Utah. It will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Room 2230 at the Warnock Engineering Building on the campus of the University of Utah (72 Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112). There will be a social with light snacks from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.

SEAU will be holding their 3rd annual education conference on February 24th and 25th at the Utah Valley Conference center. A special section is planned for Professor Kevin Franke on Ground Motions and the basics of seismic hazard analyses that should be of particular interest to Geo-Institute members.

The Utah Liquefaction Advisory Group (ULAG) will also be hosting their annual meeting in February.

The Utah section of ASCE will be presenting the results of the ASCE report card at the end of the month. A series of media releases and events are planned associated with the release as part of the roll out, which should provide the opportunity for a

discussion on infrastructure in Utah with the public. The Geo-Institute has been a strong supporter of the report card and has been actively involved in highlighting seismic hazards and infrastructure with a geotechnical emphasis.

We also would like to congratulate Professor Kevin Franke on his recognition as the Utah ASCE Educator of the Year. Kevin’s research efforts and background in seismic hazards are a great resource to BYU, the State of Utah, and the Geo-Institute. The award is well deserved and we look forward to his continued contribution to the geotechnical discipline in the years to come.

The spring of 2015 provides a number of great educational and technical training opportunities that we wanted to share and encourage support. The following is a summary of these opportunities with additional information included as attachments to the Civil Source. EERI will be hosting a short course

on Seismic Ground Motions on March 5th as well as a discussion on USGS tools to rapidly asses an earthquake’s economic and human impact on February 10th.

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UTAH ENGINEER’S COUNCIL

Journals from previous years may be viewed at http://www.utahengineerscouncil.org/services/uec_journal. Mark you calendars! Engineer’s week will be held February 22 – 28 with the UEC awards banquet on February 28th. We are also looking for nominees Engineer of the Year, Educator of the Year, and Fresh Face. Additional information may also be found on UEC’s website at

http://www.utahengineerscouncil.org.

The Utah Engineer’s Council (UEC) is continuing to call for technical papers to be published in the award-winning UEC Journal. The articles can be about anything of interest, but we would like to showcase engineering in Utah. The articles may include anything of interest to engineers such as projects, legal issues, continuing education, etc. The articles should not exceed 3 pages and may have a picture attached. We hope to submit at least 3 papers from the ASCE Utah Section.

ASCE Utah Section Contacts 2014‐2015Date of Elections: May 7, 2014

Date Officers are Installed: May 14, 2014

Utah Section

Name Office Phone No. 1 Phone No. 2 Email Mailing Address

* Bob Lamoreaux, P.E. President (435) 817‐5371 lamoreauxbob@stanleygroup.com 2301 Julie Drive, Santa Clara, UT 84765

* Stanley Klemetson Craig Friant ‐ WFB ‐ Regio(801) 368‐6476 (801) 863‐8165 sklemetson@uvu.edu 475 E 1960 S, Orem, UT  84058

* Cody Palmer, P.E. Secretary/Treasurer (435) 227‐2218 (208) 252‐1950 cody@mcneileng.com 140 E. 2200 N., Office 1, Logan, UT 84341

* Brian J. Andrew, P.E. Past‐President (801) 216‐8890 (801) 362‐1844 bandrew@hansenallenluce.com 1107 Nathanial Drive, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

* Paul Feser UEC Representative (801) 891‐9376 paul@sescience.com 1001 Arbor Way, Layton, UT 84041

Northern Utah Branch

* Steven Earl, P.E., P.L.S. President (435) 713‐0099 (435) 787‐1199 searl@cachelandmark.com 1011 W 400 N Ste. 130, Logan, UT 84321

Jeremy Jensen, P.E. President‐Elect (801) 718‐6518 (208) 852‐0405 jjensen@isiwest.com 135 Ranch Loop Road, Preston, ID 83263 

Justin Maughan, P.E. Secretary/Treasurer (435) 770‐0727 (435) 716‐9165 justin.maughan@loganutah.org 290 North 100 West, Logan, UT 84321

Craig Rasmussen, P.E. Past‐President (435) 753‐7214 (435) 232‐7265 crasmussen@forsgren.com 160 West 100 North, Hyrum, UT 84319

Wasatch Front Branch

* Blake J. Thomas, P.E. President (801) 446‐5323 bthomas@herriman.org 4117 Juniper Hills Drive, South Jordan, UT 84095

Craig Friant, P.E. President‐Elect (801) 886‐9052 (801) 319‐8267 cjf@jub.com 2875 South Decker Lake Drive, Suite 575, SLC, UT 84119

Jeff McBride, P.E. Secretary/Treasurer (801) 352‐5980 (801) 214‐4967 jmcbride@mbakerintl.com 6955 Union Park Center, Suite 370, Midvale, UT 84047

LeeAnn Miller, P.E. Past‐President (801) 450‐5734 leeanndm@gmail.com 2055 Riggs Dr, Sandy, UT 84092

Central Utah Branch

* Alan Taylor, P.E. President (801) 400‐9784 (801) 766‐3246 alan@taylorgeotech.com 2650 North 180 East, Lehi, Utah  84043

Alex Vaz, P.E. President‐Elect (801) 756‐0309 avaz@fransoncivil.com

Marshall Shore Secretary/Treasurer (385) 439‐6568 mfshore@msn.com 10622 Bermuda, Cedar Hills, UT  84062

Stanley Klemetson Past‐President (801) 368‐6476 (801) 863‐8165 sklemetson@uvu.edu 475 E 1960 S, Orem, UT  84058

Southern Utah Branch

* Anthony Schmid, S.E. President (435) 632‐7660 (435) 656‐2064 anthony@mcneileng.com 389 East 500 South, Ivins, UT 84738

Mike Chandler President‐Elect (435) 656‐3299 (435) 668‐8525 mchandler@bowencollins.com 20 N. Main Street Suite 107, St. George, UT 84790

James Thompson Secretary/Treasurer (435) 673‐8586 (435) 673‐8397 jamest@racivil.com 352 E Riverside Dr. Suite A‐2, St. George, UT 84790

Jason Ward, P.E. Past‐President (435) 673‐8586 (435) 680‐3580 jasonw@racivil.com 352 E Riverside Dr. Suite A‐2, St. George, UT 84790

Younger Member Forum

* Clark Anderson, EIT President (801) 561‐1555 (713) 679‐9136 clarkanderson83@gmail.com 7324 S Union Park Ave, Ste 100, Midvale, UT 84047

Tiffany Pocock, PE President‐Elect (801) 262‐3735 (385) 414‐2344 pocockt@pbworld.com 488 E Winchester Street, Ste 400, Murray, UT 84107

Alex Fisher, EIT Secretary (801) 964‐5501 afisher@utah.gov 2010 S 2760 W, SLC, UT 84104

Imanuel Aswandi, PE PTOE Treasurer (801) 886‐9052 (801) 809‐0852 imanuel_aswandi@yahoo.com 2875 S Decker Lake Dr, Ste 575, SLC, UT 84119

Dave Lehman, PE Past‐President (801) 904‐4055 dave.lehman@urs.com 756 E Winchester St, Ste 400, SLC, UT 84107

Geo‐Institute (GI) Chapter 

* Ryan Cole, Ph.D., P.E. Chair (801) 930‐9262  (801) 849‐0055 ryan@gerhartcole.com

Ryan Maw, P.E. Vice Chair (435) 232‐4984 (801) 904‐4000 ryanbmaw@yahoo.com 756 E Winchester St, Ste 400, SLC, UT 84107

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chapter 

* Conrad Guymon, S.E. Chair (801) 222‐0922 ext 128 conradg@ckrengineers.com 1295 N State Street, Orem, UT 84057

Newsletter Editor

Kimberly Scholes Editor kscholes@pec.us.com

* Board of Directors Last Updated: January 8, 2015

EERI Utah Chapter Short Course on Seismic Ground Motion

!

Course Website: http://utah.eeri.org/?p=259 Contact Info: Brent Maxfield - 801.240.1529

maxfieldba@ldschruch.org

If you think you know seismic ground motions, think again:

A practical course for working professionals to understand the basis for code-mandated seismic ground motions

Invited instructors:  Dr. David Boore, Geophysicist, U.S. Geological SurveyIvan Wong, Principal Seismologist, AECOM.

Speakers on Selected Topics:  Brent Maxfield, SE, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBarry Welliver, SE, BHW Engineers, Leah O’Neill, EIT, Reaveley Engineers

Who Should Attend:• Structural Engineers

• Geotechnical Engineers• Seismologists

• Civil Engineers• Geologists• Students

Ivan Wong

The seminar is intended to bridge the gap of understanding between seismologists, civil, structural, and geotechnical engineers. Attendees will leave the short course with an improved understanding of seismic ground motions and with an understanding of the background used to develop the ground motion values used in the building code. Speakers will help demystify and clarify the terms and concepts used in the development of seismic ground motions.

Purpose:

David Boore

Thursday, March 5, 2015The Gathering Place at Gardner Village

1100 West 7800 South, Building 24, West Jordan, Utah 84088

Location:

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 5:30 P.M. Social, 6:00 P.M LectureWarnock Engineering Building - Room 2230

72 Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112The Joyner Lecture will provide background and context to the short course. This lecture will have a different focus than Dr. Boore’s presentation at the short course.

http://utah.eeri.org/?p=255

Associated EERI Joyner Lecture by David Boore: Ground Motion Prediction Equations - Past, Present, and Future

EERI Utah Chapter Short Course on Seismic Ground Motions

!

Bios: David M. Boore is a geophysicist with the USGS in Menlo Park, CA. He is one of the developers of one of the Next Generation Attenuation Relationships Ground Motion Prediction Equation (GMPE) Models. David will be speaking on the topic of deterministic ground motions and explain how ground motion prediction equations are developed.

Ivan Wong is a principal seismologist with AECOM (previously URS/Woodward-Clyde), based in Oakland, California, a firm for which he has worked since 1976.  He is an internationally recognized expert in seismic hazard evaluations with 38 years of experience in seismology, seismic geology, seismotectonics, and earthquake ground motions. Ivan will be speaking on the specific characteristics of the Wasatch Fault and other Utah Faults.  He will also discuss the development of probabilistic and code ground motions and explain how these differ from deterministic ground motions.

Brent Maxfield is a structural engineer with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brent will introduce the topic of seismic ground motions and lay a foundation of understanding for the topic covered in the short course.  He will help bridge the gap of understanding between structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, geologists, and seismologists.

Leah O’Neill is a structural engineer with Reaveley Engineering in Salt Lake City, Utah. Leah will introduce the PEER Ground Motion Prediction Equation (GMPE) Excel spreadsheet and provide direction on how to use it. A newly-developed Ground Motion Comparison spreadsheet will also be presented.

7:15 am Registration opens, continental breakfast8:00 am  Welcome and Introduction - Brent Maxfield | 2015 President, EERI Utah Chapter8:15 am       Simplified Seismic Ground Motions - Bridging Information between Science and Engineering - Brent Maxfield

9:45 am Morning Break

10:00 am Deterministic Seismic Ground Motions and the PEER NGA Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) - David Boore 11:15 am Utah Fault Parameters for use in GMPEs - Ivan Wong12:00 pm Introduction of GMPE Excel Worksheet - Leah O’Neill

12:30 pm Lunch and GMPE Variable Study (Please bring your laptop)

1:30 pm  Results of Variable Study - Leah O’Neill   2:00 pm   Design Ground Motions. Comparing Code, Site-Specific Deterministic and Probabilistic Ground Motions in Utah - Ivan Wong

3:15 pm Afternoon Break

3:30 pm Utah Earthquake Scenario - Barry Welliver4:15 pm  Wrap-up Discussion - Brent Maxfield4:45 pm  Adjourn

Course schedule:

Registration fees:

You can register for the short course at the following website. http://utah.eeri.org/?p=259

Online until February 26, 2015:

• All Attendees     $220.00• Students     $30.00

Online after February 26, 2015 or at the door: (registration will be capped at 200 persons. Please register early to ensure a seat.)

• All Attendees $250.00

• Students $35.00

Course Website: http://utah.eeri.org/ - Contact Info: Brent Maxfield maxfieldba@ldschurch.org - Phone: 801.240.1529

WE JUST HAD A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE

WHERE ARE RESPONDERS AND RESOURCES NEEDED?

Lecturer: Dr. David Wald. Seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Colorado

School of Mines.

Overview: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed several near-real time

earthquake information systems that provide rapid and automated alerting of estimated

economic and human impacts following earthquakes. In this lecture Dr. Wald describes the

benefits and use of each of these systems and also describes how this information is

collected, analyzed, and displayed.

David Wald has been a pioneer in developing and operations of several real-time information

systems at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center such as “Did you feel it?”,

Shake Map, ShakeCast, and PAGER, that serve a broad audience including first responders,

government officials, utilities, earth scientists, and engineers. More than 70,000 individuals

receive alerts in California, Washington, Utah, Hawaii, Nevada, and Alaska.

Who Should Attend:

• Emergency Managers, First

Responders, Government Officials,

Utilities, Earth Scientists,

Seismologists, Geologists, and

Engineers.

Focus Topics:

• ShakeMap

• ShakeCast

• PAGER

• Emergency Management

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 3:30 P.M.

Utah Cultural Celebration Center

1335 West 3100 South, West Valley City, Utah 84119

Date & Location:

Come Learn About USGS Tools to Rapidly Assess and Earthquake’s Economic and Human Impact

Sponsored by:

EERI Utah Chapter - Salt Lake County Emergency Management

Structural Engineers Association of Utah

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February 24 & 25, 2015

Utah Valley Conference Center Provo, UT

The SEAU Board of Directors would like to invite you to the SEAU 3rd Annual Education Conference to be held at the Utah Valley Conference Center in Provo, Utah on February 24th & 25th, 2015.

Topics to be presented include: • Cold-Formed Steel • Post-tensioned Concrete • Structural Effects of Vibratory Screens • Ground Motion • Earthquake Ground Failure &

Liquefaction • Concrete Walls Lessons from

Chile Earthquake • Special Inspections • Open Web Steel Joists • Engineered Wood Design • Buckling Restrained Braced Frames • Building Cladding Design

• Special Geotechnical Design • Weld Specification Mistakes • Concrete Slab Crack Control

Two classes will be going on concurrently, as shown on the enclosed Conference schedule. Attendees will be able to freely choose which classes to attend throughout the day while at the Conference.

Each conference attendee will have the opportunity to receive a total of 12 Professional Development Hours (PDH) over the two-day event.

Conference attendees will receive copies of the discussion notes for each class they attend.

For Conference registration, see the last page of this flyer.

Conference Location: Utah Valley Conference Center 220 West Center Street Provo, Utah 84601 Directions:

From Salt Lake City Take I-15 South, take Center Street Exit 265 toward Provo, and stay straight to go onto Center Street. The Convention Center will be on the left. From St. George Take I-15 North toward Salt Lake, take Center Street Exit 265 toward Provo and stay straight to go onto Center Street. The Convention Center will be on the left.

Parking: Lodging: Lodging is available in the Springhill Suites at:

1580 North Freedom Blvd., Provo, UT. 84604 Phone: (801) 373-0073

A limited number of rooms are available at a discounted rate of $95.00 a night for those attending the conference. This discounted room rate is available for hotel stays on February 23rd and 24th. Contact the hotel directly to make reservations and be sure to mention the Structural Engineers Association of Utah or SEAU to ensure that you receive the discounted rate. Note: The discounted rate is only guaranteed for reservations made prior to January 15, 2015; after that date, rates are subject to change.

Conference Schedule Tuesday, February 24th Wednesday, February 25th

7:30 AM Registration & Breakfast Snacks Classroom A Classroom B

Registration & Breakfast Snacks Classroom A Classroom B

8:30 AM Midrise Construction using Cold-Formed

Steel Framing (Nabil Rahman)

Effects of Vibratory Screens on Supporting

Frame Structures (Esra Hasanbas)

Open Web Steel Joist Design Considerations

(Larry Boyer & Wesley Frampton)

Recent Advances in Specialty Geotech

Design & Construction (Jeffrey Hill &

Mark Goodsell) 10:00 AM Break Break

10:30 AM Building Cladding

Design & Its Impact on the Primary Structure

(Steven Judd)

Special Inspections (Chris Kimball)

Weld Misconceptions & Specification Mistakes

(William Komlos) Ground Motions 101

(Kevin Franke)

12:00 PM Lunch & Committee Short Reports Lunch & Raffle Drawing

1:30 PM Engineered Wood:

Design, Performance, and Challenges

(Jeff Olson)

Post Tensioned Concrete Design (Michael Buehner)

BRB Blurb! Update on the Hottest BRB Topics

(Kim Robinson)

Crack Control for Concrete Slabs

(Kim Basham)

3:00 PM Break Break

3:30 PM Earthquake Ground

Failure & Liquefaction (T. Leslie Youd)

Lessons for Concrete Wall Design from the

2010 Chile Earthquake (Karl Telleen)

Navigating the BRB Submittal Roadmap

(Brandt Saxey) Concrete Slabs cont’d

5:00 PM Classes Conclude Classes Conclude

Conference Registration Registration Deadlines: Early registration is available until 11PM MST on January 16, 2015. Late registration for the conference will be available thereafter until February 17, 2015 for an increased fee. So register early to get the best deal!

Registration Fees: EARLY

REGISTRATION (payment before

January 16, 2015)

LATE REGISTRATION

(January 17 thru February 17, 2015)

GENERAL1 $110 (1 day only) $130 (1 day only)

$195 (Both days) $230 (Both days)

STUDENT2 (current, fulltime students only)

$37 (per block) $42 (per block)

1 General conference fees include continental breakfast, snack breaks, and lunch. 2 Discounted student fees include one snack break per class block; lunch is not included.

Online Registration and Payment: To register and pay for the Conference, click on the attendance link below that your status and schedule. The link will take you to the appropriate registration page where you can book your seat at the Conference and pay online. Note: The online registration system allows for multiple registrations with a single transaction for each attendance type.

For registration questions, contact Gloria Dearden at 801-333-7676 or send email to programs@seau.org.

GENERAL REGISTRATION: For all professionals and practicing engineers, architects, contractors, building officials, etc. ATTEND BOTH DAYS OF THE CONFERENCE Days 1 & 2 OR ATTEND ONLY ONE DAY OF THE CONFERENCE Day 1 Day 2 STUDENT REGISTRATION: For current, fulltime students only ATTEND ONE BLOCK OF CLASSES AT THE CONFERENCE (does not include lunch) Day 1 Morning block (8:30 AM – Noon) Day 1 Afternoon block (1:30 PM – 5:00 PM) Day 2 Morning block (8:30 AM – Noon) Day 2 Afternoon block (1:30 PM – 5:00 PM) Registration links are also available through the Event Calendar at www.seau.org; go to February and click on the Conference description.

Partial funding for this training program has been provided by the Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing

(DOPL) from the 1% Surcharge Funds on all building permits. We wish to thank DOPL for their support!

Saturday, February 28, 2015Rio Tinto Stadium9256 South State Street, Sandy, UT 84070

Social Reception 6:00 – 6:30 PMDinner 6:30 – 7:30 PMAwards Presentation / Keynote Speaker 7:30 – 9:00 PM

www.utahengineerscouncil.orgUEC is a non-pro� t organization

• UEC Engineer of the Year• UEC Engineering Educator of the Year • Fresh Faces of Engineering Award • Outstanding MESA Teacher Award• University Engineering Student Scholarship Awards

Advanced Ticket (before Jan 31) $55Advanced Retired Senior (65+) $35Advanced Student $35Tickets (a� er Jan 31) $65Student and Senior (a� er Jan 31) $45Purchase of Table of 8 will receive priority seating.Advanced Tickets available through Jan 31

Keynote Speaker Federal Emergency Management Agency’sNational Offi ce of Response and Recovery“Pre and Post Disaster Event —What Engineers and Cities Can Do”

Please contact Brian Warner ( brian@mcneileng.com ) for display space

For Tickets:Visit the UEC website or Contact Charles VonoUEC Exec Treasurer at:charlesvono@comcast.net (801) 745-5879Completed Registration Form is required and may be found on the UEC website.

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9256 South State St., Sandy, UT

6:00 pm Reception and Dinner (Semi-formal attire)

7:30 pm Awards and Featured Speaker We are excited to hear from the

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Name Company

Name of Guest Mailing Address

Phone City State/Zip

Email Engineering Society

Price Qty Amount

Advanced General Admission $55 $

Advanced Senior (65+) or Student $35 $

Advanced Table of 8 $440 $

General Admission (After January 15) $65 $

General Senior (65+) or Student $45 $

General Table of 8 $520 $

Payment may be made by credit card through the UEC website at www.utahengineerscouncil.org, or by check. If paying by check, please make checks payable to Utah Engineers Council and send your payment to: UEC, 3222 Bigarade Lane, Taylorsville, UT 84129. For questions about your payment, please contact Charles Vono at 801-745-5879 or charlesvono@comcast.net.

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