Continuing Education for the Practical Structural Engineer:
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SPECIAL PROJECTS SPOTLIGHT:
3 Design Firm Leaders Present
Key Projects & Insights
Go Behind the Scenes with Industry Experts
Tues, NOV 6, 2018 | 8 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
4.0
SEAMASS or NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDHs
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Invite your colleagues and plan to join us for this unique opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn about special spotlight projects, directly from industry-leading design firm professionals.
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SPOTLIGHT PROJECT:
Design of Baha’i Temple, Santiago, Chile
"Temple of Light" located in a high seismic zone in the foothills of the Andes Mountains
Presented by:
Glenn Bell, PE, SE, CEng, SECB, Chairman and Senior Principal
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | Boston, MA
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
Opened in September 2016, the Baha’i Temple north of Santiago, Chile, is the eighth and final continental “mother temple” of the Baha’i faith. The vision of architect Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, Toronto, was to create an inspirational “temple of light”. As a member of the design team, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger was structural engineering and cladding consultant.
Achieving Hariri’s vision posed many challenges. The project is located in a high seismic zone in the foothills of the Andes Mountains. The exterior cladding uses custom slumped borosilicate glass panels developed specifically for this project. The combination of new materials in a high seismic environment required advanced performance-based design, seismic base isolation, extensive computer simulation of structural reliability, and comprehensive testing in SGH’s laboratories to characterize the performance and durability of the novel materials.
The Temple has won numerous awards for architecture and engineering, including the ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Grand Conceptor Award and the Institution of Structural Engineers Structural Award for Structural Artistry.
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SPOTLIGHT PROJECT:
145 Broadway - Cambridge, MA
Braced Frame Adaptations for Speed and Height
Presented by:
Matthew W. Streid, SE, Senior Associate
Magnusson Klemencic Associates | Chicago, IL
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
The fast delivery schedule of the 19-story office building at 145 Broadway directed the need for an up-down construction scheme with steel braced frames. Coordination with the contractor, fabricator and erector helped execute supplemental solutions in steel plate shear walls and composite columns on the schedule of a traditional braced frame. The unique challenges of 145 Broadway will be presented along with other adaptations of composite lateral systems.
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SPOTLIGHT PROJECTS:
Three New England Projects Currently Under Construction That Utilize Hybrid Designs
Presented by:
David J. Odeh, SE, PE, SECB, F.SEI, F.ASCE, Principal
Odeh Engineers, Inc. | Providence, RI
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW:
Structural engineers must master many materials to create systems that can meet project goals. Often the most effective designs are those that use hybrid structural systems that harness the best properties of different materials working together.
This presentation will describe three projects currently under construction in New England that utilize hybrid designs:
- A 30-story tower in Kendall Square with a "hybrid exoskeleton" of steel and reinforced concrete;
- A 6-story student residence hall at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence being constructed with a steel frame and mass timber slab system; and
- A new 11-story hotel in Brookline with a hybrid masonry shear wall lateral force resisting system.
For each project, we will explore why the team selected a hybrid system as well as key considerations in design and construction.
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Event Timing & Registration
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WHEN:
Tuesday, November 6, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PDHs:
4.0 PDH Credits or 4.0 NCSEA Diamond-certified PDHs
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INVESTMENT:
Includes Continental Breakfast & Boxed Lunch by Rebecca's Cafe
$125
Seminar + 4.0 SEAMASS-Certified PDHs
$150
Seminar + 4.0 NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDHs
$100
Govt. and Bldg. Officials: Seminar + 4.0 PDHs
$ 75
Seminar (no PDHs)
$ 25
Students: Seminar
(no PDHs)
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Enrollment proof required
$350
Event Sponsor Opportunity
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Seating is limited; Register Now to Reserve Your Spot
Registration will close at room capacity or on Thursday, November 1.
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Glenn R. Bell,
PE, SE, CEng, SECB
Chairman & Senior Principal
Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. | Boston, MA
Glenn R. Bell, PE, SE, C.Eng, SECB is Chairman and Senior Principal of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH). Glenn has worked his entire 43 year career at SGH, in creative structural design and in leading major investigations of structural distress and failure. He was SGH’s CEO from 1995 through 2016.
Glenn is President-Elect of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) and a board member of the UK-based Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). For his professional leadership Glenn received the 2018 SEI President’s Award.
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Matthew Streid,
SE, Senior Associate
Magnusson Klemencic Associates | Chicago, IL
As a high-rise office specialist at MKA, Matt has managed projects throughout the country alongside world-class design professionals. Matt’s design experience ranges from office campus developments to high-rise towers, including award-winning projects, such as the 87-story Aqua building and Roosevelt University Wabash Building in Chicago, and the recently completed Amazon Headquarters in Seattle.
Having a background in architectural studies, Matt enjoys working closely with architects to realize their vision while striving towards cost-effective solutions. Matt earned his Master of Architecture-Structures and Bachelor of Science-Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is actively involved in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and Structural Engineers Association of Illinois.
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David J. Odeh,
SE, PE, SECB, F.SEI, F.ASCE
Principal | Odeh Engineers, Inc. | Providence, RI
David Odeh is a Principal at Odeh Engineers, Inc., a leading structural engineering consulting firm based in Providence, Rhode Island with projects throughout the United States and international recognition for innovative use of technology. David has decades of experience in the design and analysis of building structures, with particular emphasis in the development and application of digital design tools to structural engineering practice.
David served as the President of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE in 2015-2016, and was elected to the ASCE Board of Direction in 2018 for a three year term as Technical Region Director. He is a Fellow of SEI and of ASCE. David has also served on the adjunct faculty of the Brown University School of Engineering in Providence for over 15 years, and teaches courses in structural analysis and design of buildings.
He has published numerous articles in engineering conference proceedings and engineering journals. His most recent publications appear in the October 2014 edition of Structure magazine and the April 2015 edition of Modern Steel Construction.
David earned a Sc.B. in Engineering from Brown University and an M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a registered Professional Engineer in 23 states and is a licensed Structural Engineer in the States of Illinois and California.
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