Learn, Innovate, Excel #48 - Horizontal and Vertical Masonry Movement Joints

LEARN, INNOVATE, EXCEL #48
May 2017

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.

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IN THIS ISSUE...

	Horizontal and Vertical Masonry Movement Joints
	Useful Resources for Masonry Joint Design
	SEU Speaker Inspires Organizations: Friends of Blue Mound State Park and the Humane Society of Loudoun County
	States with Upcoming License Renewals
	Coming Next to SE University: Moment Frames - Design and Detailing per the Requirements of AISC 341/358 and Buckling Restrained Braced Frames

HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MASONRY MOVEMENT JOINTS

When designing with structural masonry and/or architectural brick veneer, are you certain you are following the best practices in regards to control or expansion joint placement in your design? Are you appropriately noting these movement joints on drawings and explaining in the specification to ensure the mason will follow your directions to prevent unnecessary cracks or failure? With so many different materials being used in construction and architectural veneer, it might be a good idea to refresh the basics of control joint placement before your next masonry building project ... read the full article and access these useful resources at our SE University blog.

USEFUL RESOURCES FOR MASONRY JOINT DESIGN

Are you aware of the many resources that are available for free to assist structural engineers in the design and detailing of masonry? Sometimes, engineers are so busy meeting deadlines that they don't have the time to peruse the many resources that could save time and reduce errors, especially when detailing masonry movement joints. .. read the full article on our SE University blog.

SEU SPEAKER INSPIRES ORGANIZATIONS:

FRIENDS OF BLUE MOUND STATE PARK AND
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUDOUN COUNTY

SE University began the SEU Speaker Inspires program in 2015 as a way to "pay it forward," enabling our speakers to designate a charity/organization of their choice for SE University to make a donation to help improve our world. To learn more about the organizations that SE University speakers have chosen, please read our SEU Speaker Inspires Blog Posts.


	Pat Conway, AIA International Masonry Institute

In March 2017, Pat Conway, AIA, from the International Masonry Institute, presented Masonry Movement Joints from a Structural and Architectural Perspective . He nominated Friends of Blue Mound State Park ( http://fwspbluemound.blogspot.com/ ) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month.

Friends of Blue Mound State Park is a group of volunteers working together to benefit the park by enhancing and preserving its natural resources while offering activities and projects to improve the park guest's visit. Pat shared that he chose Friends of Blue Mound State Park because they "help support our K-5th grade Youth Cross-Country Ski Program to introduce children and families to a winter sport as a part of a fun, active, outdoor Nordic lifestyle. This ski program is run by the Blue Mound Nordic Ski Club and offers ski lessons and games on Saturday mornings in January and February. We rent ski equipment to families and offer scholarships to those who cannot afford it."


	Lori Koch, PE American Wood Council

In April 2017, Lori Koch, PE, from the American Wood Council, presented 2015 National Design Specification for Wood Construction - Significant Changes including Cross-laminated Timber. She nominated the Humane Society of Loudoun County ( http://www.humaneloudoun.org/) for the SEU Speaker Inspires donation of the month.

Lori shared why she chose the Humane Society: "I have always loved animals, and have gained several 4 legged family members from local shelters over my life. Adopting an animal from a shelter is one of the greatest gifts you can ever give yourself, although in my experience cats will never be satisfied with your work even if you provide them engineering drawings in advance for their cat tree construction project."

Thank you, Pat and Lori, for helping structural engineers with your SE University sessions, and for your designations of the Friends of Blue Mound State Park and the Humane Society of Loudoun County as SEU Speaker Inspires Organizations!

STATES WITH UPCOMING LICENSE RENEWALS

As we prepare to enter the second half of 2017, we'd like to remind you that upcoming SE University sessions can be used to help you meet your continuing education requirements. If additional hours are needed, please contact Lisa Willard to discuss how we can help you.

Engineers in the following states have license renewals due on June 30th:

Kentucky - Last Names A-K	West Virginia
Oregon - Last Names G-K

Engineers in the following states have license renewals due by on September 30th:

Louisiana - Some engineers

Pennsylvania

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:

MOMENT FRAMES - DESIGN AND DETAILING PER THE
REQUIREMENTS OF AISC 341/358

On June 14th we will be welcoming Matt Mester, SE, from Sideplate Systems, to SE University to present Moment Frames - Design and Detailing per the AISC 341/358 . This session will be held from 12:30 - 2:00 pm EDT.

This SE University session will cover the design requirements of AISC 341, specifically what OMF, IMF, and SMF requirements are, and when they need to be applied. In addition, AISC 358 will be discussed for the detailing required to meet the AISC 341 Seismic Provisions.

Handouts and registration emails for this session will be sent to SE University companies on Friday, June 9th.

BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACED FRAMES

On July 12th we will be welcoming back Kimberley Robinson, PE, SE, from SunSteel, LLC, to SE University to present Buckling Restrained Braced Frames . This session will be held from 12:30 - 2:00 pm EDT.

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

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