INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Education Corner ..................... 2

Announcements…………………..2-3

Upcoming Event…………..……..4-5

Featured Article….…………….…6-7

Sponsors……………….……………...8

Executive Board………………...….9

August 2016

Volume 17, Issue 10

Civil Times

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Members and Friends of ASCE,

This month is action packed. Besides

our monthly meeting we will be

providing PE Review for the young

engineers, training for those renewing

their license, and for the young at

heart some adventure.

If you haven’t contacted me already,

please do so if you will be attending the PE Review so I can pro-

vide your names to the instructors.

To keep the registration process smooth, please make sure to RSVP online your attendance to the Laws, Rules and Ethics training. http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/laws-and-rules.html

For those that did RSVP for TreeUmph, I can’t wait to see you out

there to have some fun.

Finally, you will be receiving notification this month about nomi-

nations for future officer positions. For those that are interested

or those that know someone that is, please assist our branch by

providing those recommendations.

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EDUCATION CORNER The education corner seeks to provide valuable

information to our members related to continu-

ing education, opportunities for PDH credits, and

information related to upcoming PE exams.

http://ncees.org/exams/

With the October PE Exams just a few months

away, the ASCE SunCoast Branch will be hosting

free PE test review sessions for anyone who

would like to attend. Please see Page 5 for addi-

tional information.

Below are PE exam-type questions to give a little

more practice for those taking the exam.

PRACTICE PROBLEMS:

1.) A spillway operates with 2 ft of head. The

tow of the spillway is 40 ft below the crest

of the spillway. The spillway discharge coef-

ficient is 3.5.

(A) What is the discharge per foot of crest?

a) 9.9 ft3/sec

b) 11 ft3/sec

c) 15 ft3/sec

d) 27 ft3/sec

(B) What is the depth of flow at the toe?

a) 0.19 ft

b) 0.35 ft

c) 0.78 ft

d) 1.4 ft

Answers to these questions can be found on Page 8.

If you would like to make an announcement in the Education Corner or if you would like to submit an exam-type question for inclusion in a future edition, please email asce.suncoast@gmail.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GUEST SPEAKER: KYLE KELLOGG, E.I.

ASCE SUNCOAST BRANCH MONTHLY LUNCHEON

WHEN: Thursday, August 18th, 2016

Check-in begins at 11:40 AM

WHERE: Der Dutchman Restaurant

RSVP: http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/monthly-

meetings.html

FREE PE TEST REVIEW SESSIONS FOR EVERYONE

ASCE is excited to offer PE test review sessions for members and non-

members. The courses will be taught by experienced local professionals.

See Page 5 for additional information.

JOINT SOCIAL EVENT—TREEUMPH

On August 20th there will be a FES/ASCE/APWA/FWEA/AWWA

Joint Social outing to Treeumph Adventure. This is another great

opportunity for everyone to socialize, help strengthen our local net-

work, and just have an out right good time. For RSVP and addition-

al information please visit the following web link

http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/treeumph.html

LAWS, RULES, & ETHICS TRAINING

On Friday, August 19th, ASCE Suncoast Branch will be hosting a

local class to cover the 2 hours required for next year's license re-

newal for Laws, Rules and Ethics. This year we will have a new in-

structor. It will be Mr. Edwin A. Bayo with the law office of Gross-

man, Furlow & Bayo, LLC.

Come join us. The rate is standard and not dependent on having an

ASCE membership so share with other PEs that are in need. For

more information and to RSVP, please go to the following site.

http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/laws-and-rules.html

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ASCE SUNCOAST BRANCH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY It is a great honor to serve your fellow engineers through the Executive Committee of the SunCoast Branch of ASCE.

The current leadership term of office expires next month. Please indicate which position that you would be interested in

filling in the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Only the president’s position is not up for election by the ASCE constitution. The

schedule for the election process is shown below. Please contact any of the existing branch officers if you need addi-

tional information to help make a decision.

NOMINATION PERIOD: AUGUST 18—AUGUST 31

*New Officer Induction will be held during the month of October

PRESIDENT

The president schedules guest speakers, leads all

Officer and Branch meetings, reports to the Florida

Section and National on matters regarding Branch

finances, awards, special events and membership

drives. The president also coordinates the PE Ex-

am Review Classes and all the Outreach efforts.

The president writes the presidential message each

month for the newsletter as well.

VICE-PRESIDENT

The vice-president helps schedule guest speak-

ers, stands in for the President at Officer and

Branch meetings. The vice-president also coor-

dinates the Golf Tournament and the Winter

Social, the PE Exam Review Classes and all the

Outreach efforts. The vice-president assists in

setting up the monthly branch meetings and

assists the treasurer and secretary in checking

members and guests into the meetings.

SECRETARY

The Secretary writes and designs all the month-

ly newsletters, flyers, and invitations to

events. The secretary maintains the branch

email distribution list and sends reminders and

notices for upcoming events. The Secretary

tracks the RSVP’s for the branch meetings and

events. The Secretary reserves the room for the

monthly branch meetings. The Secretary also

helps set up the branch meetings and assists the

treasurer in checking members and guests into

the meetings. The Secretary coordinates mem-

ber questions and concerns.

TREASURER

The Treasurer tracks all the finances for the

SunCoast Branch. The Treasure also prepares

financial reports for the president to forward to

the Florida Section and National. The treasur-

er conducts the 50-50 raffles at the branch

meetings. The treasurer also writes the checks

for all the outreach efforts and coordinates fi-

nancial matters with the bank for the other

branch officers.

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Help us to fill this space by submitting more content to our newsletter. Gain more exposure for you, your company,

or your event by emailing your technical articles, announcements, job postings, flyers, or photos to:

asce.suncoast@gmail.com

PE REVIEW CLASS

Start Date: August 16th, 2016

When: 5:30 PM—7:30 PM

See Page 5 for additional information or visit

http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/pe-exam-review-class.html

ASCE SUNCOAST BRANCH MONTHLY LUNCHEON When: Thursday, August 18th, 2016

Check-in begins at 11:40 AM

Where: Der Dutchman Restaurant

RSVP: http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/monthly-meetings.html

Speaker: Kyle Kellogg

LAWS, RULES, & ETHICS TRAINING

When: Friday, August 19th, 2016

Check-in: 8:00 AM, Workshop from 8:30 AM ~ 11:30 AM

Where: Sarasota County BOB Building

1001 Sarasota Center Blvd, Conference Room 1

Sarasota, FL 34240

RSVP: http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/laws-and-rules.html

JOINT SUMMER SOCIAL TREEUMPH ADVENTURE

When: Saturday, August 20th, 2016

Check-in: 9:15 AM, Activity from 10:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM

Where: TreeUmph Adventure Course

21805 E State Road 70

Bradenton, FL 34202

RSVP: http://ascesuncoast.weebly.com/treeumph.html

UPCOMING EVENTS

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ASCE PE REVIEW SESSIONS

PE Test Review Sessions for both members and non-members at NO Cost! (For Oct. 2016 and April 2017 PE Civil test)

2016 P.E. Test Review Classes Schedule (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

RSVP is required by Monday before 5p.m. for every class. The draft schedule is provided above.

Thanks!

Contact: Sal DePaolis, P.E. at sdepaoli@scgov.net

The courses will be taught by experienced local professionals. All sessions will be held at the 1001

Sarasota Center Blvd (BOB) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Conference Room 3.

Any changes to dates and/or subjects will be announced accordingly.

Date Topic Room Instructor

Aug 16 (Tues) Test Preparation Overview/ Horizontal

& Vertical Curves Conf Rm BOB 3 Sonya Fronckowiak, P.E.

Aug 23 (Tues) Structural-Loading, Analysis, Materials

and Member Design Conf Rm BOB 3 Karl Hees, P.E.

Aug 30 (Tues) Transportation & Traffic Engineering Conf Rm BOB 3 Amjid Hussain P.E., PTOE

Sep 6 (Tues) Geotechnical-Soil Mechanics, Founda-

tions & Retaining Walls Conf Rm BOB 3 James Jackson, P.E.

Sep 13 (Tues) Hydraulics, Hydrology, Open Channel,

Closed Conduit Conf Rm BOB 3 Norman Robertson, P.E.

Sep 20 (Tues) Construction-Cost estimating, Schedul-

ing& Engineering Economics Conf Rm BOB 3 Chris Pecor, P.E.

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PROCEED WITH CAUTION:

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TREASURER

Geza Bankuty, Jr., E.I

Geza.bankuty@stantec.com 941-907-6900

AMERICAN SOCIETY

OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

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Salvatore Depaolis, P.E.

sdepaoli@sgov.net 941-914-3328

SECRETARY

Marquis Bing, E.I.

mbing@sgov.net 941-861-0766

VICE-PRESIDENT

Norman Robertson, P.E. norman.robertson@atkinsglobal.com

941-451-6676

PAST PRESIDENT

Kwamena Sankah, P.E. Ksankah@scgov.net 941-861-0511

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