TECHNICAL GROUPS
Structural Group
Upcoming Event Information:
Click here for Calendar
Dinner Meeting
Speaker: Terry McDonnell – Principal at Halcrow Yolles
Topic: Willis Tower Ledge (with Skydeck Tour)
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:00 pm (NOTE EARLIER START TIME)
Location: Pazzo's, 311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Parking: Self-service parking is available south of the building for $10
Cost: $45 ($25 for Students) – RSVP on or before March 12, 2010
$50 - without/late RSVP
PRICES INCLUDE SKYDECK TOUR
Please make checks payable to ASCE Structural Group
PDH: 1.0 Professional Development Hours will be earned by attending
RSVP: Please RSVP by March 12 to Victor E. Van Santen at victor.vansanten@hdrinc.com or (773) 380-7966
Dinner Meeting
Speaker: Phil Wright – Marketing Manager, Construction Products for L.B. Foster Company
Topic: Sheet Piling for the Panama Canal
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Location: Pazzo's, 311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Parking: Self-service parking is available south of the building for $10
Cost: $40 ($20 for Students) - RSVP on or before April 16, 2010
$45 - without/late RSVP
Please make checks payable to ASCE Structural Group
PDH: 1.0 Professional Development Hours will be earned by attending
RSVP: Please RSVP by April 16 to Victor E. Van Santen at victor.vansanten@hdrinc.com or (773) 380-7966
Dinner Meeting Dates
April 21, 2010 - Sheet Piling for the Panama Canal
March 17, 2010 - Willis Tower Ledge (with Skydeck Tour)
February 17, 2010 - Unique Structural Engineering Aspects of the Heavy Industrial Sector – Dry Fork Coal Fired Power Station
January 20, 2010 - AASHTO/NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration, Guidelines for Design for Constructability - pdf of slides
November 17, 2009 - The Hybrid-Composite Beam
October 7, 2009 -Trump International Hotel & Tower - Structural and Geotechnical Aspects
September 16, 2009 - Managing Construction Cost of River Bridges - A Case Study
June 17, 2009 - Load Testing and Reinforcement of a 1920’s Vintage Reinforced Concrete Building
May 13, 2009 - AISC Steel Solutions Center FAQs
March 4 & 18, April 1 & 8, 2009 - Biennial Lecture Series (there are no regular dinner meetings in March & April)
February 11, 2009 - The Evolution of Some Modern U.S. Bridge Practices
January 21, 2009 - An Overview of ACI’s Anchorage to Concrete Design Procedure
December 10, 2008 - Holiday Party at Greek Islands Restaurant
November 5, 2008 - Stress and Strain from a Legal Perspective - A Discussion of Engineering Liability, Coverage and Exposure
Other ASCE and Structural Group Events
November 16-19, 2009 - NHI Course hosted by the Structural Group: AASHTO LRFD For Bridge Substructures and Earth Retaining Structures - Information and Registration Form (with fillable Registration Form)
Officers, 2009-2010 Click here for Contact information
Left to right: Rich, Jameelah, Dennis, Julie, Victor, Zaida, Nate
Nate Morriss, P.E., S.E. - Chair
This position attends monthly ASCE-IL board meetings; prepares agenda and leads monthly Structural Group committee meetings; acts as a liaison to ASCE-IL Board, SEI, and SEAOI; and maintains the information on the ASCE-IL website including the Structural Group calendar.
Zaida Morillo, P.E. - Past Chair
This position provides input to the Structural Group committee and acts as a liaison with the Engineers Without Borders committee within ASCE-IL.
Victor Van Santen , P.E., S.E. - Vice Chair
This position coordinates the monthly dinner meetings including advertising, registrations, scheduling location, menu, and gifts. The Vice Chair attends the SEI annual meeting in the fall after their term (as incoming Chair). The Vice Chair also substitutes for the Chair as needed.
Jameelah C. Muhammad, E.I. - Treasurer
This position keeps financial records for the group, handles the group’s income and expenses, and submits monthly reports to the group.
Dennis F. Morgan, P.E., S.E. - Secretary
This position prepares and distributes monthly committee meeting minutes and is in charge of maintaining the database of speakers, vendors and sponsors.
Julie Babush-Rivera, P.E. - Special Events
This position organizes special events such as field trips and tours that are of interest to structural engineering professionals.
Richard Westberg, E.I. - Student Liaison
This position maintains contact with university student chapters, solicits applications for the annual Structural Group scholarship(s) to be presented at the President Elect/Student Awards dinner every April, reviews applications, and notifies the winner(s).
Rich Villanueva - Fundraising
This position seeks corporate sponsorships for various events organized by the structural group committee, submits reports as needed to the committee, and maintains and adds potential speakers/vendors/sponsors to the existing structural group speaker list.
Vacant - Training
This position investigates and plans multiple training events such as NHI AASHTO LRFD.
2009 Structural Group Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the 2009 IL Section Structural Group Scholarship award recipients!
The awards were presented at the President Elect Dinner/ Student Scholarship Dinner on Monday April 13, 2009.
Left to right: Zaida Morillo (Structural Group Chair), Alexander Stack (Northwestern University Senior),
Sasha Bajzek (IIT Sophomore) and Rich Westberg (Structural Group Student Liaison)
Special Events
On June 14, 2008, the Structural Group sponsored a tour of a steel plant in Gary, Indiana. About 30 members participated in the tour. Special thanks goes to Industrial Steel Construction (ISC) for giving a tour of their facility. Click on the picture below to view a slideshow of pictures from this event.
