Greetings!
Happy New Year!
I hope all our hard-working members were able to take time and relax with family and friends over the holidays, coming back with energy in the new year!
The branch is looking forward to kicking off the new year with many events, luncheons, socials, and volunteer opportunities. Starting off the year are an EWRI technical luncheon on the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood Expansion on Jan. 20th, the ECB-YMF Social Orlando Magic Game on Jan. 26th, Math Counts Volunteer event on Jan 22nd, and Odyssey of the Mind Volunteer Event on Jan. 29th! We hope your New Year’s resolution of getting more involved in your local engineering community is a success! As always, thank you to our hard-working board members and institute chairs for continuing your dedication to keep our branch as an award-winning and recognized group!
Don’t forget, your ASCE Membership expired at the end of 2021, so if you have not renewed it yet – now is the time!
Cheers,
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Melissa Burns, PE
ASCE East Central Branch President
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This issue
- E-Week
- Education Committee
- EWRI
- T&DI
- Sustainability Committee
- SEI
- YMF
- UCF Student Chapter
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E-WEEK
Engineer's Week is February 20-26, 2022. The East Central Branch is planning a series of events for E-Week 2022 with SWE, SHPE, NSBE, and WTS.
Last year we had a series of joint events ranging from a panel discussion with live Q&A for students to a virtual awards banquet and movie night. Please set aside some time to join our celebration and events.
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If you are interested in helping with these events and planning, please contact Michael Olka molka@lakecountyfl.gov
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EDUCATION COMMITTEE
(K-12 OUTREACH)
Odyssey of the Mind, Magic Region is in need of 25 more people to volunteer to be judges. The training is on January 29th and the competition is on February 12th at Tohopekaliga High School. If you are available on both of those days, please consider volunteering as a judge.
If you would like to continue our success of inspiring and educating local students through sharing your excitement of being an engineer, please consider the following opportunities:
Odyssey of the Mind
January 29, 2022: Magic Region - Judges Training at Tohopekaliga High School
February 12, 2022: Magic Region -Regional Tournament at Tohopekaliga High School.
March 12, 2022: State Tournament at Orange County Convention Center.
Math Counts
January 22, 2022: Bonus Competition at Lyman High School
February 17, 2022: Local Virtual Competition
Upcoming Events
February 5, 2022: Seminole County Science Fair, looking for volunteers to judge and staff the education committee table during the fair. Contact Michael Olka molka@lakecountyfl.gov
Sponsorship Opportunity: The Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament is looking for sponsors. The competition will host teams from all over Florida as they compete to advance to the World Tournament. Anyone interested in being a sponsor, please contact Michael Olka, molka@lakecountyfl.gov
If you have any questions, or comments about K-12 Outreach or would like to join the committee, please contact Michael Olka molka@lakecountyfl.gov
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Seminole Hard Rock Resort: Collaboration and Innovation to Engineer Effective Water Management Systems Webinar
When
January 20, 2022, noon to 1 PM
Presented by
Jeremy Reiderman, PE, with Atkins Global
1.0 PDH credit
Cost $10
This previously fully developed site was able to expand to provide double the capacity using three innovative approaches. First, the land was created for the expansion by eliminating an existing stormwater pond and reducing the footprint of the required stormwater treatment. Second, new water systems from another water provider were designed to allow the expansion. Third, the wastewater was redesigned and split into different off-site forcemains to allow the expansion, when the existing wastewater treatment plants could not handle the expected flows.
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SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
The Sustainability Committee’s core mission and function are to organize and facilitate outreach opportunities allowing the members of the East Central Branch to stay informed and promote sustainable engineering practices. Below are some upcoming events and interesting reads recommended by the committee.
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Upcoming Events
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January 13th, 1-2 pm – ASCE Webinar Series - Design, Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure in the Face of Climate Change (“Design”) - Register online
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January 20th, 1-2 pm – ASCE Webinar Series - Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Planning: Social and Economic Considerations - Register online
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January 27th, Noon-1:30 pm – Orange County Sustainability Advisory Board’s January Meeting
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February 16, 2022, 1-2:30 pm – Decarbonization Pathways for Transportation – Civil Infrastructure: Materials, Design, Construction, Asset Management, Interaction with Vehicles, End-of-Life - Register online
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Interesting Reads
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Article - Sustainability and embracing the future of Florida by Florida Today – Read about why sustainability in Florida is so important
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Executive Order 14057 – Federal Sustainability Plan – Read about the Federal Governments sustainability plans
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FDEP launches new Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Website – Centralized information to help with GSI outreach
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Other News / Resources
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Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies - Connectivity & Climate Change Toolkit. This toolkit is structured as a gateway to provide users with information, tools, and resources critical to understanding and deploying such climate adaptation strategies related to landscape connectivity.
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The City of Maitland is hiring a Sustainability Coordinator. Check their website for details.
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If you would like to join the ECB Sustainability Committee, please reach out to our Committee Chair Steve Sommerfeldt. The committee typically meets (virtually) on the last Tuesday of the month during lunch to plan out future activities and ideas related to sustainability. We welcome any new and/or seasoned individuals interested.
Want to hear more? Join the Sustainability Committee mailing list today!
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE |
Disaster Engineering: Structural Specialist Responders Seminar
When
January 18, 2022, 12 PM to 1 PM
Brief Summary: Urban Search-and-Rescue teams are deployed to natural and man-made disasters to save humans trapped in confined spaces. Structural Engineers with specialized training accompany these teams to assess conditions and recommend structural mitigation techniques. In this presentation, Florida-based rescue engineers will review past events and experiences ranging from hurricanes to earthquakes.
Speaker: Andrew Schrader, PE, SI, CGC
Speaker’s Bio: Andrew Schrader is a licensed Professional Engineer, Special Inspector, and Certified General Contractor. He works as the Florida Structures Specialist (StS) Working Group Chair and is attached to the Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 8, based in Ocala. He was deployed by the State of Florida for Hurricanes Hermine, Irma, Michael, and Dorian. He is the founder of Recon Response Engineering LLC.
PDH: none
Cost: $5 to fund the SEI scholarship
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Grouting Reinforced Masonry Structures Webinar
When
February 15, 2020, from 12:00 to 1:00
Speaker
Dan Siteman
Fee
$15.00 to fund the SEI scholarship
Credit: 1 PDH
Brief summary: The introduction of grout and reinforcement in structural masonry has expanded masonry’s performance characteristics allowing for taller heights and thinner profiles. Provisions of the code and standards have become more efficient over the past few cycles, yielding to higher productivity in the field. This presentation will cover basic grouting and reinforcement requirements for structural masonry. Considerations for correct grout and reinforcement placement, tolerances, grout cover, consolidation of grout, and placement of anchor bolts are discussed.
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The SEI Standards Series debuted in 2021 as a 6-part sequence of educational, virtual sessions designed to showcase the six, unique, about-to-be-published SEI Standards that govern several niche markets. Now in 2022, the SEI Standards Series will preview ASCE 7-22 as a 5-part series that reviews the changes from ASCE 7-16. This unique program includes a dialogue between the leaders and experts who develop ASCE 7 and includes a detailed technical presentation on the specific changes and three main hazards - Seismic, Wind & Tornado, and Snow/Rain. In addition, information will be provided on the ASCE 7 Digital Products/Hazard Tool. Attendees will be encouraged to join the discussion for the extensive live Q&A portion of the session.
Schedule-At-A-Glance
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February 10, 2022: ASCE 7-22 Overview & Changes (FREE)
- May 12, 2022: ASCE 7-22 Seismic
- June 9, 2022: ASCE 7-22 Wind & Tornado
- July 14, 2022: ASCE 7-22 Snow/Rain
- September 8, 2022: How & Why to Use ASCE 7-22 in Your Practice
PDH:
1.5 PDHs available per session
Join ASCE/SEI now to receive member rate and all SEI benefits
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CALL FOR PROJECTS
The Structural Engineering Institute is seeking submissions from fellow structural engineers about their past or present projects. The submission is to quickly discuss the project's highlights, uniqueness, and/or challenges the structural engineer encountered during the project. This will provide ASCE-ECB members and aspiring student engineers with insight into the current structural engineering practices, and provide an opportunity for local or regional structural engineers to showcase their work. The submittals must include the following:
- At least one photograph of the project location.
- A summary of the project setting and background, such as location, new construction/restoration, private/government, etc.
- A summary of the challenges and/or unique aspects of the project, such as new design technology or use of new construction material not typically used in similar designs.
The submittals shall be sent to Rocio Rodriguez at rocio_rodriguez2@hotmail.com in which we will review and prepare for presentation in a future ECB newsletter.
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CALL FOR OFFICER
SEI is looking for members who would like to serve as an Institute Officer beginning in September 2022. Interested members should send a message to Rocio Rodriguez at rocio_rodriguez2@hotmail.com.
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Central Florida Field Trip Call for Sponsors 2022!
We are excited to take students to local sites again this year on February 25th!
Please consider sponsoring with the link below!
Contact Catherine Felter, feltercatherine@gmail.com for more information!
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Join ASCE YMF and EWB for the next Technical Luncheon February 3rd (virtual)!
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December Update
This month we wrapped up the fall semester, while we did not have many weeks of classes this month we were still able to hold a few events. We had one final social activity the week before finals, everyone brought food to share and some board games to play with, it was a fun night and a great way to relax before starting finals.
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Our concrete canoe team also held pour-day, the previous month they completed the canoe mold so they just needed to make the concrete and pour it on the mold. It was a very long process and required a lot of people, however, it was a great way to have everyone involved, everyone had a job whether it was measuring the materials, making the mix, making the concrete, or pouring it into the mold. The canoe will be left over the break to cure and will be ready to de-mold once the spring semester starts. |
Our chapter also always has the chance to host the order of the engineer for UCF. It is a great way to celebrate the newly graduating students, and we are very happy to see some of our members and officers receive their rings. |
This semester we were able to host many events and activities for our members, we are very happy with the outcome and are glad to see our members be more involved as the semester went by. We are very excited about the spring semester and can’t wait to have more opportunities for them. We are also very excited about the upcoming student conference, it will be a really fun time and a great way to get our members involved, we can’t wait to show what we have been working on and compete against other universities. |
Sincerely,
Khanh Olka
Communications Chair
ASCE East Central Branch
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