Volume 18, Issue 3 December 2013 Visit ASCE at www.asce.org or call 800-548-ASCE ASCE's mission is to provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners and the public by developing leadership, advancing technology, advocating lifelong learning and promoting the profession. In This Issue PRESIDENT S MESSAGE: President s Message Page 1 Meeting Announcement Page 2 ASCE Section Calendar Page 2 Board of Directors List Page 2 Bridge Talk Bio & Abstract Page 3-4 September 25th Meeting Minutes Page 5-6 Sponsorship Request Page 7 Web Chair Opening Notice Page 8 Sponsors Page 9 Interested in submitting an article for the ASCE newsletter or becoming a Board Member next year? Contact David Franseen Greetings! The unveiling of our website is here! We are excited to have a new platform to provide our members information about ASCE events, resources and news. You will find our full calendar of events here as well as our monthly newsletter. A link to register for our luncheons can be found within the details of the calendar events which we will continue to update as events near. Save our site to your favorites http://sections.asce.org/duluth/ and check back for changes and updates. I would like to encourage everyone to join us at UMD on December 10 th. Each year we hold a joint meeting with the UMD students. We are proud to announce that they have officially been established as and ASCE Student Chapter. Congratulations to them on their hard work to form a group that is so active and involved. As a special treat this year, we will be hosting a very distinguished speaker. Professor Ted Galambos will speak with us on the causes of bridge failures and how they can be prevented. Remember that parking can be tricky on campus, especially on the hour. So, come a few minutes early and car pool if you can. (newsletter editor) for information at 218.235.9192 or David.franseen@krechojard.com I hope to see you all on the 10 th. President Lisa Karlgaard 1
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-2014 President Lisa Karlgaard, P.E. LHB, Inc. 21 West Superior St, Suite 500 (218) 279-2486 Lisa.Karlgaard@lhbcorp.com President-Elect Cindy Voigt, P.E. City of Duluth 411 W 1st Street - Room 211-1191 (218) 730-5071 cindyvoigt@live.com. Please join us for a Combined Meeting Presentation: December, 10 2013 12:00-1:30pm UMD Civil Engineering Lab Vice President David Franseen, P.E. Krech Ojard Engineers & Architects 227 West 1 st Street, Suite 200 (218) 727-3282 david.franseen@krechojard.com Secretary Matt Nordine LHB, Inc. 21 West Superior St, Suite 500 (218) 279-2434 matthew.nordine@lhbcorp.com Treasurer Nick Patterson Marine Tech 716 Garfield Avenue (218) 720-2833 x 203 npatterson@marinetechduluth.com First Past President Art Johnston, P.E. USDA Forest Service (retired) 37 N. 93rd Av. W. Duluth, MN 55808 (715) 360-6629 ajohnston2@charter.net Younger Member Chair Tom DesMarais, EIT (218) 722-3915 tdesmarais@msa-ps.com Membership Chair Joel Hinnenkamp (218) 279-2482 joel.hinnenkamp@lhbcorp.com Government Relations Chair Craig Bursch, P.E. (218) 722-1056 cbursch@mbjeng.com Toothpick Bridge Chair John Hinzmann, P.E. (218) 590-3158 john.hinzmann@state.mn.us See an abstract and Bio on the following page. Please RSVP by responding directly to the electronic invitation you received, or emailing asceduluth@yahoo.com Professional rate is $10! Students are FREE. Costs will be collected at the door. ASCE 2013-14 Calendar Membership Meetings Board Meetings December 10, 2013 December 12 2013 January 21, 2014 January 30, 2014 February 18, 2014 February 27, 2014 March 18, 2014 March 27, 2014 April Dinner Meeting April 24, 2014 May 20, 2014 May 29, 2014 September 16, 2014 September 25, 2014 2
SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF TED GALAMBOS: Theodore (Ted) V. Galambos is emeritus professor of structural engineering in the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. He received the BSCE and MSCE degrees form the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks in 1953 and 1954, respectively, and the Ph. D. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA in 1959. He had an academic research and teaching career at Lehigh University (1959 1965), at Washington University in Saint Louis (1965 1981) and at the University of Minnesota. His research areas are: the behavior and design of steel structures, the reliability of structures, structural design standards, and the stability of steel structures. He is author of several technical books and of scores of published articles. He is an honorary member of the, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Structural Stability Research Council and the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in Minnesota, and Missouri. He holds honorary doctorates from the Technical University of Budapest, the University of North Dakota, and the University of Minnesota. He is one of the 2002 recipients of the ASCE OPAL Award. 3
BRIDGE TALK ABSTRACT: Title: The Safety of Bridges Author: Ted Galambos Emeritus professor of structural engineering University of Minnesota Abstract: The nation s interest in the safety of bridges was suddenly reignited by the catastrophic collapse of the I35W Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007. This presentation will focus on the general causes of bridge failures and on how they can be prevented. Most accidents happen during construction, but less frequently collapses also occurred after many years of service. The most terrible events are when a bridge after many years suddenly disintegrates. Examples of both construction and long service failures will be presented. Examples of construction failures to be considered are the Quebec Bridge in Canada and the Yarra River Crossing in Australia. The Firth of Tay Bridge in Scotland, the Point Pleasant Bridge over the Ohio River, and the Minneapolis Bridge disasters will illustrate events on bridges that were in service. Similarities and differences of these sudden failures will be discussed. Lessons learned and recommendations for preventive actions will then be presented. The main conclusion of the talk will be that the seeds of destruction were sowed already at the initial planning stages of design. Sudden and complete bridge failures are very rare events, fortunately, and the engineering profession has the means to make the probability of failure even smaller. 4
ASCE DULUTH SECTION BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 19th, 2013 Sneaker Grill, Holiday Center, Duluth, MN Board Members present were Lisa Karlgaard, Cindy Voigt, Tom DesMarais, David Franseen, Matt Nordine, Nick Patterson, Joel Hinnenkamp and Neal Smith. The meeting was called to order at 4:42. A quorum was present. Student Chapter Report: (Neal S.) The students will order the pop and pizza for the December Luncheon at UMD scheduled from 12:00 1:30pm. The Duluth section will provide payment for the food at the luncheon. Cindy will provide Neal with a total head count and Nick with provide name tags for the section members to wear. Neal also informed the board that the UMD student section s paperwork has been completed, and they have been appointed as an official ASCE student chapter. Toothpick Bridge: (All) John and Amy will continue to be involved with the toothpick bridge competition for this year, and they have had a volunteer to help them with this year s competition. Membership Update: (Joel H.) Joel informed the board that there have been 2 new members in the last month. We are now at 279 total members. 95 of these members have paid their national dues and of those, 65 have contributed to the Duluth section. Joel will check with Neal s list of student members to ensure that they are all included on the membership list provided from ASCE national. Treasurer s Report: (Nick P.) Not including the 11/19 luncheon, there is $3647.04 in checking and $6963.89 in savings. This total amount is approximately $1150 less than this time last year. The board agreed that this was an acceptable amount based on the money spent on activities over the last year. We have received $770 from ASCE national for 2014 membership dues. Nick has completed and turned in the audit of the previous year to ASCE. Nick will get an additional ASCE debit card for the account for Dave F. 5
BOARD MEETING MINUTES CONTINUED: Region 3 Conference: (All) Tom, Nick and Matt were nominated and accepted to attend the ASCE 2014 Region 3 Conference in St, Louis MO on January 10-11. All three will get together to register for the conference and make travel arrangements before the deadline dates. Speakers and Section Meetings: (Cindy V.) Cindy was made aware from Radisson that the rate for our lunch meetings will be increased from $12/person to $13/person starting January 1, 2014. The board will continue discussion with Radisson over this rate and contract length for the upcoming year. The board decided that the rate of $15/person is still adequate for this increase in cost. For the April dinner meeting, Mike Kennedy will be the presenter and discuss the I- 35W bridge collapse. Newsletter Report: (Dave F.) Newsletter items are due November 22. Lisa will include information about the section website. Dave will bring a list of possible new sponsors for the newsletter to the December board meeting along with a list of the bounce back emails that are coming in. Section Records: (All) There was a motion that Art J. sort through the historical files and dispose of all unnecessary and duplicated files by the January board meeting. This motion was passed. Next Board Meeting is scheduled for December 12th at 4:30 pm at Sneakers. Meeting was adjourned at 6:00 pm. Matt Nordine, Secretary 6
SPONSORSHIP: The of the is seeking sponsorship renewals and new sponsors for 2013-2014. Our membership is comprised of engineers from a diverse range of companies. We are very proud to showcase on our sponsor page. With a contribution of $100, your company s logo will be displayed in each section newsletter through September 2014. Our newsletter is produced 9 months of the year and reaches all of our 250+ members. Your support also aids the Duluth ASCE Section s efforts to keep the civil engineering community actively involved through technical presentations and networking luncheons, social activities, student outreach activities, and annual college scholarships. If you would like to become a sponsor please send a check payable to ASCE- to the section treasurer: Nick Patterson 716 Garfield Avenue New sponsors and renewing sponsors, please email your company logo (formatted to fit into a standard business card space) to the newsletter editor, Dave Franseen, at: david.franseen@krechojard.com We will continue to display our current sponsor logos until December 2013. A special thanks to our current sponsors: Golder Associates JPJ Engineering Krech Ojard & Associates LHB, Inc. Marine Tech MBJ Consulting Structural Engineers MSA Sincerely, The Board of Directors 7
WEB CHAIR POSITION: The continues to look for a web chair. No programming required. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Lisa Karlgaard at lisa.karlgaard@lhbcorp.com or 218-279-2486. 8
Thanks to Our Current 2013-2014 Sponsors! (Well make more room for more!) 9