A= ustin Branch Newsletter

March 2010

Volume 14, Number 6

= In This Issue̷= 0;

Spring 2010 Meeting<= /span>

HEC Users Conference

YMF Update

UT-ASCE Update

Concrete Canoe

Knowledge is Power Program

Children’s Museum

Call for Papers - National Flood Workshop<= /p>

History In Heritage<= o:p>

Continuing Education Webinars

March Speaker: Kevin Johns, Director, Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services, City of Austin

Topic: Engineering Austin’s Economic Future=

Mr. Johns is Director of Austin, Texas’ Economic Growth and Redevelopme= nt Office. In this capacity he is responsible for a nationally recognized te= am of 45 economic specialists, in the areas of urban and downtown regenerati= on, waterfront revitalization, trade and global commerce, expansion of the mu= sic and digital industries, the cultural arts network, and includes the nation’s top small business solutions team.

Kevin has a Masters Degree in City Planning from the Georgia Tech, College of Archite= cture in Atlanta and a BA from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. He is nationally recognized in= the fields of Economic Development, Strategic Planning and Visioning. His accomplishments include over 230 public successful private partnerships in communities across America. The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) recognized his work with its’ 2009 Award of Excellence for addressing globalization and trade. Mr. Johns is a member of the American Institute of Certified Plann= ers, the International Economic Development Council, and the Regional Leadersh= ip Institute of Atlanta.

Kevin previously was Director of Economic Development f= or Palm Beach County, population 1.3 million i= n the Miami South Florida SMSA. In this capacity he was responsible for implementing 36 public private partnerships and the 21st Century Strategic Economic Plan. This Plan included development of an Inland Port to connect the seaports of South Florida in advance of the opening of the Panama Can= al, an International Finance District, an Intracoastal Waterway Master Plan modeled on the Thames Gateway Project through London, trade agreements wi= th World Trade Centers in the life science centers of Europe, and revitaliza= tion of the downtowns of canal front poverty cities. Mr. Johns was also Direct= or of Planning for the multi national, Parsons Corporation’s Atlanta Office. Kevin has been Director of two of the nation’s fastest grow= ing suburbs, both in metro Atlan= ta. His successes were documented in the National League of Cities book” Economic Successes in Small Cities,” NBC - Atlanta’s, “= In Depth TV Show,” the Urban Land Institute’s Land Development Magazine, Southern Living, Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor.

President’s Message

by Robert W. Scholz, P.E.

Springtime is almost here and that can only mean one thing…MARCH MADNESS. With that comes the ever popular college study of BRACKETOLOGY! I am happy to see that so many Texas teams are still in the running. Baylor has made a huge impression, alongside Texas A&M (whoop!) and even Texas State. Let’s not forget the other= team, Texas, and one of my personal favorite= s, Stephen F. Austin State University (family ties). But even if you’re not into the Science of Bracketology, there’s still pl= enty of Civil Engineering to discuss.

The Texas Section Spring Meeting is rig= ht around the corner and is taking place right here in Austin at the AT&T Conference Center<= /st1:PlaceType> on the University of Texas campus.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Be sure to sign up for the event because it is going to be fantastic!&nbs= p; Click Here= to sign up. I’m particularly excited to see one of the ASCE members get sawed in half by magician Kent Cummins! I wonder who it could be… Guess we will have to attend the banquet to find out!

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Bowl fo= r Kids Sake was a huge success! Da= le Murphy led the charge for organizing this event, in which many ASCE membe= rs participated and made a huge difference in the lives of local boys and gi= rls looking for mentors and guidance. &= nbsp; Your Austin Branch also sponsored the event with a $500 contribution. Thanks to Dal= e for his outstanding leadership on this event!

On a gloomier note, we are all saddened= and perplexed by the recent earthquakes that took place in Haiti and Chile. The PBS&J family lost a civil engineer to the earthquake in Haiti. Mr. Lee Strickland, P.E., of Winter Park, Florida, passed away in Port-au-Princ= e while at a conference representing the firm. I had the honor of meeting Lee s= everal years ago while attending a week-long training session in Florida. He was a free-spirit and an intelligent engineer and he will be missed. In response to the Haiti earthquake disaster, = ASCE has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross. I have been asked several times = if ASCE is taking part in the aid and recovery efforts for Haiti, and the answer is “Yes.” ASCE has= a program entitled “ASCE Disaster Assistance Volunteer Program.” If you are interested in joining this program, please click on the following link to learn more about it. ASCE Disas= ter Assistance Volunteer Program

March Meeting Sponsor:

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Creating Space Underground

Brierley Associates, LLC: our motto is “Creating Space Underground”. Underground design to dispute resolution; support design to forensic engineering; Brierley Associates’ prime purpose is to provide engineering solutions that = are cost effective, timely, and take advantage of the best that technology ha= s to offer – from concept to construction and throughout the useful life= of the project. With offices i= n Colorado, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, N= ew York, Illinois, Texas= , and California, we are well positioned= to serve client needs across the United States. We remain committed to providi= ng our clients with innovative and cost-effective solutions to your undergro= und engineering, tunneling, and geotechnical challenges. We are also pleased to announce = that, as of January 1, 2010, Lyman Henn has become an operating division of Brierley Associates. We are confident that the strength of the combined organization, with senior-level staff comprised of over a dozen tunneling, trenchless, and underground engineering professionals, will prove to be a tremendous resource to the underground industry.

Brierley Associates, LLC &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Russ Jernigan, Ph.D., P.E. P.G.

www.brierleyassociates.com<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; Partner/Texas Project Manager

TBPE Firm Registration Number F-3691 &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; 512.219.1733 fax 512.219.1759

We’re moving! As of April 15, 2010 you will find us at

15808 RR 620 * Austin, TX

Dr. Stokoe to speak at GeoFrontiers 2011 in Dallas

Congratulations to Austin ASCE Member D= r. Kenneth H. Stokoe II, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE! Dr. Stokoe has been sele= cted by the Geo-Institute to present the 2011 Karl Terzaghi Lecture during GeoFrontiers 2011 in Dallas<= /st1:City>, Texas on March 13-16, 2011. Dr. Stokoe will receive an award “For his contributions= in the development and use of in-situ seismic measurements, laboratory measurements of dynamic material properties and dynamic soil-structure interaction to the geotechnical, pavement and earthquake engineering community.”

ASCE Sponsorships

The time is here to renew or become an ASCE Austin Branch sponsor for the 2010 year.

1. Austin Branch Sponsor – $300.00

Sponsorship Includes:

Business = card ad in the monthly newsletter for the term of your sponsorship.<= /o:p>
Listing o= n the ASCE Austin Branch Website Sponsor Page with a link to your website = for the term of your sponsorship.
Advertise= job postings for FREE on the Branch Website for the term of your sponsorship.

2. Austin Branch Meeting Sponsor = (10 Meetings per year) - $300.00

Sponsorship Includes:=

Introduct= ion at the meeting and approximately three (3) minutes to speak about your company, services, and community activities.
Recogniti= on and introduction of your company in the monthly newsletter for that mont= h.
Mention o= n the website home page for that month with a link to your website.
Includes = two (2) free admissions to the sponsored meeting.

Notes:

"Year" refe= rs to January thru December of the current Calendar Year.

There are 10 meetings= and 10 newsletters per year, no meetings/newsletters in July or August.

We encourage everyone to get involved.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> A sponsorship will allow your co= mpany to give back to the Austin community as well as market your Company’s name.

For Branch and Meeting sponsorship applications please refer to http://www.austinasce.org/sponsors.htm<= /span> for more details or you can contact Suzanne Dean at suzanne.dean@jacobs.com.

We appreciate everyone’s involvem= ent with the ASCE Austin Branch and hope to see even more in the future.

Thank You!

= ASCE Texas Section Spring 2010 Meeting – April 11^th – 13^th!

CPD Classes <= o:p>

· ASCE Post Disaster Safety Assessment Program Training Seminar

= Note: Enrollment limited to 45 participants.

· Slab on Grade Foundation Design Using the PTI 3rd Edition Manual Seminar/ TCEQ= Dam Safety Seminar

· EWRI Workshop - HEC Users Conference<= o:p>

· ASCE Public Relations Training for Civil Engineers

= Note: Enrollment limited to 40 participants.

· Intelligent Transportation Systems Seminar.

· Engineering Ethics

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 12.

Conference Information and Online Registration:

http://www.texasce.org<= /span>

Exhibitor contact:

Ron Reichert

rreichert@ejiw.com

Sponsorship contact:

Julia Harrod

= juliah@mwmdesigngroup.com

HEC Users Conference – April 12, 2= 010

The 5th Annual EWRI Workshop - HEC Users Conference, is scheduled for = Monday, April 12, 2010, in conjunction with the ASCE Texas Section Spring Meeting.

This one day workshop, organized by the Austin EWRI committee, will feature a keynote presentation by the US Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineeri= ng Center (HEC) from Davis, California, on current capabilities and futu= re enhancements for software systems including CWMS, RTS, WAT, HMS, RAS, ResSim, DSS Vue, FIA, and Dam Breach Analysis. Other presentations wi= ll be made by representatives of state and local public agencies covering Texas specific software applications. The workshop content targets engineers, scientists, and public officials with an interest in water resources management and f= lood hazard mitigation.

The Texas Section Spring Meeting will be at the new state of the art AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin. The HEC = Users Conference will be in Room 105 from 9am to 3pm, lunch included. This event qualifies for five hours of Continuing Education Credits (CEC) and/or Professional Development Hours (PDH).

For more information about the HEC Users Conference, please click here:

Women’s Transportation Seminar

Please join the WTS Heart of Texas Chapter on April 16, 2010 from 5:30pm to 11:00pm at the DoubleTree Hotel, located at 6505 N. IH-35 for a fun-filled night of awards, auctions and games.

Our Annual Awards will be announced, including our Scholarship Winners, Employer of the Year, Woman= of the Year, the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award, and the Innovative Transportation Solutions Award.

The Heart of Texas Chapter = is hosting our 6th Annual Transportation Gala and Scholarship Fundraiser&nbs= p; with a CASINO NIGHT! There will be Slot Machines and tables for Blackjack, Craps, Roulette and Texas Hold ‘Em! Each guest will rec= eive $5,000 worth of chips to play.

Please RSVP by Friday, April 9th, 2010 register online at www.wtsevents.org or contact Lori Cole= for more information: llcole@pbsj.com, 512-340-1149 *Party Attire<= /span>

= <= /a>YMF= Update

by Yvonne L. Garcia, EIT

YMF Announcements

= Austin Younger Member Forum is excited to announce the following up and coming events: =

= Spring PE Exam Review Course

Still accepting applications for the PE review course. Classes start Saturday, March 6. Contact = Ty Womble at 252-8184, or twomble@halff.com with any questions.

= West Point Bridge Competition

The qualifying round of the national competition will be ending this Friday, March 5. Surrounding Austin area participants include McNeil, Round Rock, and = Georgetown High S= chools, some of whom are positioned to make it to the semi-final round. There is also a home school team from Austin that has been sitting on top of the leader board since the beginning and = is currently in 5th place in the Central region. For more details on how you can = help out please contact Gabe Tobin at tobingto@gmail.com.

Technical Seminar

YMF will be hosting a technical seminar Tuesday, March 30, at Raba Kistner’s office. The presentation will cover gene= ral aspects of what goes into a geotechnical report, how it pertains to the c= ivil engineer, and using a case study to demonstrate the facilitation of a geotechnical report while accounting for real-world constraints.

The presentation will begin at 5:30 and food will be provided free of charge.&nb= sp; Participants will receive a certificate which can be used toward y= our annual professional development requirements. If you are interested in attendi= ng, please RSVP by contacting Yvonne Garcia at ygarcia@rkc= i.com or at 512-339-1745.

VOLNTEERS NEEDED!!!!

The Texas Section ASCE concrete canoe student competition will be held in Austin, Saturday April 10 and Sunday April 11.&n= bsp; If you would like to volunteer to judge the competition contact Ty Womble at 252-8184, or twomble@halff.com with any questions.

YMF Happy Hour

Our next happy hour is scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, at 6:00 p.m. at Little Woodrow’s= on West 6^th St. Hope to see you there!!!

Softball Anyone?

YMF is looking to put toget= her a softball team for the spring. All are welcome!!! Anyone interested in playing co-ed softball ple= ase contact Yvonne Garcia @ ygarcia@rkci.com.

Interested in joining ASCE YMF?

Interested in learning more about ASCE YMF and how to get involved? ASCE YMF welcomes and encourages young engineers to become actively involved in their local branch chapter. For more informati= on contact Yvonne Garcia @ ygarcia@rkci.com.

What’s going on with ASCE YMF? <= /p>

Interested in receiving YMF newsletters and updates about our social events, community services, etc.? You can request to be= added to the YMF listserve by emailing Yvonne L. Gar= cia at ygarcia@rkci.com.=

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UT-ASCE = Update

At UT, ASCE is doing great yet again! Now that school has resumed a no= rmal fast pace, ASCE students are looking for a way to let off some steam. Dodgeball is soon to become a tradition! Last week,= ASCE was challenged by Tau Beta Pi to a Dodgeball night which was again a huge success. After sweating a b= it, students can study better feeling relieved after throwing a ball around f= or an hour or so. Attendance w= as no problem at all in fact although Anna Hiss Gym is large, a bigger gymnasium might be a must! Our imtram= ural athletic dynasty is hoping to make it to play-offs in Mens and Co-ed Basketball.

Concrete Canoe is soon to pour! Our Concrete Canoe chairs have designed a styrofoam mold tapered cross-sectionally by individual pieces = cut with a “hot wire” (live current electric wire). An artistic design is in the mak= ing which will be painted on the canoe. Paddlers are being summoned to practice out on town lake. UT will have the home court adva= ntage on competition day, on April 10^th. The Concrete Canoe chairs promis= e to give sponsors many perks for the upcoming year including their name on the poster at the competition, on our team’s shirts, on the website, an= d on a PowerPoint sponsorship slide presented at all UT ASCE meetings for the upcoming year. <= /span>

UT ASCE is incredibly grateful to Woody Howell from XR Structural for sponsoring our technical competitions! We w= ere very pleased that Brian Van De Walle and Luke Burton from Kimley-Horn and Associates presented at our February 24^th meeting. We are excited for Stuart Lipofs= ky from Shea-Traylor JV to speak at the March 10the meeting. We look forward to excelling in = all our technical and athletic competitions this upcoming year. We are especially thrilled about upcoming Concrete Canoe Competition! Please help us and become a sponsor of Concrete Canoe or Steel Bridge by contact= ing Kassey Wooldridge at kwooldridge@mail.utexas.edu or 210-216-4728.

Our website can be found at www.ut-asce.org. It contains information for Tech= nical Competitions, Outreach, IM Sports, and Social Events, as well as contact information for all of our officers.&nbs= p; The UT ASCE Student Chapter looks forward to hearing from you soon= !

2010 Concrete Canoe

by Ashley Evans, Chair, 2010 Student Conference

Vice President, UT ASCE Student Chapter=

The ASCE stud= ent chapter of The University of Texas at Austin has the honor of hosting the 2010 Texas-Mexico Regional ASCE Student Conference and Concrete Canoe Competition. The conference will be held April 10-11, 2010 with Saturday activities taking place on the University of Texa= s at Austin campus and Sunday canoe races = held on Festival Beach (Town <= st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Lake).

The annual Texas-Mexico Regional ASCE Student Conference brings together ASCE student chapters throughout Texas and Mexico. The conference gives ASCE member= s a chance to gain valuable hands-on experience by competing in a concrete ca= noe competition. Concrete canoe= teams are tested on design components, presentation skills, preparation of a written report and speed in multiple concrete canoe races. The University of Tex= as has been a fierce competitor in the Texas–Mexico Regional ASCE Stud= ent Conference for many years. = Last year the University of Texas at Austin concrete canoe team placed 3^rd overall.

UT-ASCE would= like to cordially invite the Austin ASCE Chapter to the Sunday canoe races hel= d on Festival Beach from 9-12 AM April 11, 2010. A map of locations an= d more information can be found on our chapter website www.ut-asce.org under the “Concrete Canoe” tab.

Additionally, UT-ASCE would like to thank Ty Womble and Rose Marie Klee for their conti= nued guidance and support throughout the planning process and the YMF for volunteering to help the weekend of the competition.

If you or your company are interested in partnering with UT-ASCE for the 2010 Conference through a financial donation, please contact Ashley Evans at ashleyevans@mail.utexas.edu for more information.

We are looking forward to a very successful student conference. We hope to see you in April!

Know= ledge is Power Program

Greetings,

On behalf of our local chapter, I’= ;ve been involved in a growing partnership with a local charter school to exp= lore opportunities of mentorship and academic assistance to those students in need. KIPP (Knowledge is Po= wer Program) is a national network of public schools structured to serve “underprivileged communities for success in college and in life.” Founded in Houston, Texas,= KIPP has expanded across the country and currently has a middle and high school here in Austin. I’ve had the opportu= nity to visit the campus, meet a majority of the staff, participate as a tutor, and play in the student vs. staff basketball game (which the staff won)!<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> This experience has been very rewarding and I’m excited about the potential for an established partnership between our local chapter and KIPP Austin.<= /p>

Earlier in the semester I met with the school’s Student Programming Coordinator, Jamie Vallejo, for a camp= us visit. She was very flexibl= e in scheduling which allowed me to choose a time that worked around my schedule. During my visit, = Ms. Vallejo guided me around the entire campus while explaining the school’s mission statement and various policies and procedures, of which were unique and positively different than what I was subjected to w= hen attending high school. For example, students will take part in a two-day forum on March 11 and 12 wh= ere they will learn about various subjects and trades (outside of their curriculum), including a presentation on civil engineering. I, along with colleagues, will be making several presentations to groups of high school students in an effo= rt to educate them on the importance of what we do as civil engineers, and w= hat to expect if they decide to pursue a degree and career in civil engineeri= ng. We are expecting this to be an excellent opportunity to educate our youth about the civil engineering profession and the contributions of ASCE within the local community.=

As of now, our role is to assist studen= ts in the subjects of science and math.&nbs= p; Students from The University of Texas at Austin are providing tutoring service= s as well. However, there is a d= emand for more of us to volunteer our time so that assistance can be provided to every student who is in need. Each student’s schedule is structured so that a two-hour stu= dy block is allocated from 3-5 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays,= of which are the ideal time slots for us to provide tutoring services.<= /o:p>

If you would like to schedule a campus visit, have general questions, or want to take part in this rewarding experience, please contact Ms. Vallejo at jvallejo@kippaustin.org or via pho= ne at 512-417-4860. You can al= so find out more information about KIPP at <= span style=3D'mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>www.kipp.o= rg.

Thanks for your time and I hope you will take part in this evolving partnership with KIPP Austin.

Sincerely,

Brandon Hammann

Austin ASCE YMF Director

9^th Annual Engineer’s D= ay at the Austin Children’s Museum

The activity day was sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Austin Contractors and Engine= ers Association on Saturday, February 13, 2010 and was it was a huge success! Children learned engineering concepts through fun, hands on activities. They built spaghetti bridges, paper helicopters, balloon cars, newspaper towers, and gliders with paper and straws. = Each child received a goody bag, hard hat and a T-shirt. The first 400 children were admitted free and over 80 volunteers helped make it all pos= sible! A special thanks to the ASCE Public Relations Committee members Linda Bar= low, Sharon Hamilton, Cesar Calderon, John Conquest, and Sally Bittick for organizing the event.

Call fo= r Papers - National Flood Workshop, October 24-26, 2010, Hou= ston, Texas

The National Flood Workshop is organized by Weathe= r Research Center (a private, non-profit educational and research center based in Houston, Texas) and its partners. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together vario= us agencies, emergency managers, academia, and professionals from across the nation to encourage dialogue on the various aspects of flooding. This includes the meteorological and hydrological conditions before, during, a= nd after flood events, technological advancements being made in remote data acquisition, flood modeling, and regulations and requirements in flood mitigation and floodplain management. The goal is to establish an annual national workshop to discuss flooding topics, provide education and train= ing, and most importantly to help reduce loss of life and property damage from floods.

Track 1: Meteorology and Hydrology: Flood Event Case Studies, Flood Forecasting, Flood Monitoring Systems (ALERT, USGS), Flooding Basics, Media, Public Warning, Awareness, & Education, and Storm Surge Events. <= /span>

Track 2: Modeling and Inundation, Data Assessment, Digital Elevation Models, GI= S, Rainfall Predictive Models, and Hydrology and Hydraulic Models. Track 3: Floodplain Management, Flood Impacts, Infrastructure, Insurance and Loss Mitigation, Mitigation: Legal Issues - Post Disaster, Response and Recove= ry, and Watershed Management. Track 4: Environmental Impacts, Hazards, Land U= se and Development Impacts, and Water Quality.

OTHER TOPICS: Preparing for Future Floods and Global Events.<= /p>

Abstracts are being sought for oral presentations and posters covering a wide range= of topics. To be considered for placement in the program, please submit your abstract to wrc@wxresearch.org or upload at http://www.wxresearch.com/nfw/call.htm= l on or before 28 April 2010. = All conference presenters are required to pay the appropriate conference registration fee. For abstract submission details or other information, please reference the conference Website at: http://www.nationalfloodworkshop.net

<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>The 1957 Fl= oods of Central Texas and the Start of Flood Forecasting

By Melinda Lu= na, P.E.

The floods of 1957 were caused by anoma= lous tropical air patterns over Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Most of <= st1:State w:st=3D"on">Texas was experiencing a drought for= 5 years. The flood of 1952 had filled up some of the reservoirs but by the middle of April 1957 most reservoirs were very low. T= he floods of 1957 started in the middle of April and by June of 1957 had dropped mo= re rainfall in those three months that the past year in most areas. In the Travis county area = about 25 inches of rainfall was recorded for the 3 month period. Isolated areas= in Georgetown recei= ved as much as 35 inches. This was a phenomenal amount of rainfall when only 22 inches of rainfall was recorded in all of 1956.

While two-thirds of Texas received heavy rainfall amounts, flooding in the <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Austin area was moderate. This was due to the fact that Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan were able to hold most = of the floodwaters. Lake Buchanan was at approximately 1011. = For Lake Buchanan to be considered full it would be at elevation 1018 for this time of the year. Because there was significant rainfall below Lake Travis, much of the floodwaters were stored i= n Lake Travis. Lake Travis rose several times with its maximum elevation reaching 707.4 for 1957. Lake Travis was over conservation level (elevation 681) for several months. It was the first time that the g= ates of the dam were opened since Mansfield dam was built. The dam tend= ers operated the dams based on information that was phoned into the Lower Colorado River Authority. Observers at the stream gages reported into a central office and decisions were made based on rainfall and gage heights. Rough calculations of volume hel= ped the dam tenders predict lake elevations.=

While the area did suffer some damage a= nd lives were lost, some lives were spared due to the latest tool in the sto= rm warning field at the time. = The 1957 storm was the first storm where radar was used for severe weather. The Weather Bureau used war surp= lus airborne radar which was modified. A pilot project in flood warning networks for Iowa and Oklahoma were performed at the University of Miami and Texas A & M. Using this new tool, hydrologic engineers and other professionals at the Weather Bureau warned the City o= f Lampasas of a he= avy storm cell on May 12, 1957. While radar resolution was not as fine as we have today, the size of the storm,= the speed of the storm and an estimated amount of rainfall was able to be determined using radar. This radar was too crude to be used in any flood forecast computer program mod= el of today. After the floods = most every engineer and other professionals all agreed that flood forecasting = was now a possibility and would grow as the supporting data such as radar improved. Fifty three year = later, much more refined resolutions of radar can be used in hydrologic programs= and use it to predict more accurate flows.&n= bsp; With computers able to hold and manipulate this data, real-time forecasting has continued and will continue to evolve. The 1957 flood is a good example= of how everyone needs to be prepared for flooding. March 15-19, 2010 is Flood Safety Awareness week visit http://www.weather.gov/f= loodsafety/

Don’t Forget to Update Your Email Address

As a reminder, please update your email addresses thr= ough the National ASCE website. You may have moved or changed jobs and y= our email may have changed.

ASCE Continuing Education Webinars

= March 2010

Mon Mar 08, 2010

Engineered Rainwater Collection and C= ase Studies for Sustainable Water Management &nbs= p;

Tue Mar 09, 2010

Designing with Proprietary Framing Sy= stems - New We= binar

Wed Mar 10, 2010

Wed Mar 17, 2010

Load and Resistance Factor Design (LR= FD) for Geotechnical Engineering : Two-Part Series **CANCELLED**<= /span>

Thu Mar 11, 2010

Negotiating Better Engineering and Architectural Contracts

Fri Mar 12, 2010

An Overview of the Significant Revisi= ons in the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) - New We= binar

Fri Mar 12, 2010

Understanding the Market for Engineer= ing Services in Sustainable Development

Mon Mar 15, 2010

Avoiding Legal and Other Problems: Le= ssons Learned - New We= binar

Tue Mar 16, 2010

Structural Considerations for Building Additions - New We= binar

Thu Mar 18, 2010

Wind and Seismic Retrofit of Masonry Buildings

Fri Mar 19, 2010

Designing Streets for Residential Subdivisions

Mon Mar 22, 2010

Design and Rehabilitation of Foundati= ons on Expansive Soils

Tue Mar 23, 2010

Stormwater BMPs: What Works, What Doe= sn't and What About Maintenance =

Wed Mar 24, 2010

Quality Management in the Design Organization

Thu Mar 25, 2010

Designing with Treated Lumber<= /a>

Fri Mar 26, 2010

Route Planning and Street Operations = of Light Rail Systems <= /p>

Mon Mar 29, 2010

Improving Your Mental Flexibility

Thank You to All of Our 2010 Sponsors!

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Want to be an = Austin Branch Sponsor? Gives your company advertising and free postings on our online job board. Click here for more information.=

The Austin Bra= nch Newsletter gives you the latest information on ASCE events and activities. To inquire abou= t this newsletter or to publish articles contact the Communications Director. Contact information for our Boar= d of Directors can be found at www.austina= sce.org.

National ASCE – www.asce.org Texas Se= ction – www.texasce.org

March Speaker: Kevin Johns, Director, Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services, City of Austin

March Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Sponsorships

= ASCE Texas Section Spring 2010 Meeting – April 11th – 13th!

HEC Users Conference – April 12, 2= 010

Women’s Transportation Seminar

= <= /a>YMF= Update

UT-ASCE = Update

2010 Concrete Canoe

Know= ledge is Power Program

9th Annual Engineer’s D= ay at the Austin Children’s Museum

Call fo= r Papers - National Flood Workshop, October 24-26, 2010, Hou= ston, Texas

<= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>The 1957 Fl= oods of Central Texas and the Start of Flood Forecasting

Don’t Forget to Update Your Email Address

As a reminder, please update your email addresses thr= ough the National ASCE website. You may have moved or changed jobs and y= our email may have changed.

ASCE Continuing Education Webinars

Thank You to All of Our 2010 Sponsors!

= ASCE Texas Section Spring 2010 Meeting – April 11^th – 13^th!

9^th Annual Engineer’s D= ay at the Austin Children’s Museum