March 2023 Profession Meeting (Joint meeting with ASCE)
Topic: Developing TxDOT’s In-House Load Testing Capabilities
Speakers: Istiaque Hasan, Ph.D., P.E. and Jesus Alvarez, P.E.
Date: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Location: Virtual (Zoom) or In-person (Balcones Country Club - 8600 Balcones Club Dr, Austin, TX 78750)
Nov 2022 Technical Tour
Topic: Q2 Stadium Tour
Speaker: Mark Waggoner, P.E., C.E., Principal, Walter P. Moore.
Date: Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST
Location: Q2 Stadium, 10414 Mc Kalla Pl
Sept 2022 Professional Meeting
Topic: Fatigue and Fracture in Steel and Composite Structures During Extreme and Repeated Loading
Speaker: Gary S. Prinz, Ph.D, P.E., Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Date: Thursday September 8th, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CST
Location: Online via Zoom Meeting
May 2022 Professional Meeting
Topic: Transfer Research in Application, Lessons Learned in Seismic Code Development
Speaker: Jiqiu (JQ) Yuan, PE, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Multi-Hazard Mitigation and Building Seismic Safety Council, National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, DC
Date: Tuesday May 24th, 2022 from 11:30AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom Meeting
March 2022 Professional Meeting (Joint meeting with ASCE):
Topic: Barbours Cut Terminal – Container Port Wharf Expansion Design
Speaker: Jeremiah Fasl, PhD, PE, Associate Principal, Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc. (WJE)
Date: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT
Location: In-Person at Balcones Country Club, and Online via Zoom Meeting
November 2021 Professional Meeting (Online):
Topic: Bridge Load Testing using Digital Image Correlation Technology – Faster, Cheaper, More Accurate
Speaker: Wassim M. Ghannoum, PhD, PE, F.SEI, Associate Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Date: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Location: Online via Zoom Meeting
August 2021 Professional Meeting (Online)
Topic: Design and Construction of High Capacity Micropiles
Speaker: John R. Wolosick, PE, SE, D.GE, F.ASCE | Senior Advisor; Keller North America
Date: Thursday, August 26th, 2021
Location: Online via Zoom Meeting
May 2021 Professional Meeting (Online)
Topic: Hybrid Sliding Rocking Column for Resilient Accelerated Bridge Construction: Basic Concepts, Design and Analysis Methods, and Experimental Validations
Speaker: Petros Sideris, Ph.D., Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Date: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021
Location: Online via Zoom Meeting
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November 2020 Professional Meeting (Online)
Topic: BCSA cement as an alternative to portland cement
Speaker: Cameron D. Murray, Ph.D., E.I.T, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas
Date: Thursday, November, 19th, 2020
Location: Online via Zoom Meeting
Sept 2020 Professional Meeting (Online)
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May 2020 Professional Meeting (Online)
Topic: Improving Durability of Texas’ Reinforced Concrete Bridges - Corrosion
Speaker: Sumanth Cheruku, PE | Project Engineer, Thorton Tomasetti, Inc.
Date: Friday, May 29th, 2020
Location: Online via Zoom Meeting
March 2020 Professional Meeting (Joint meeting with Austin ASCE)
Topic: A Two-for-One Special: Highway Bridge Security and its Role in Enhancing Resiliency
Speaker: Eric Sammarco, PhD, PE | Principal, Protection Engineering Consultants, LLC (PEC)
Date: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
Location: Phillips Event Center
January 2020 Professional Meeting
Topic: A New Vs30 Map of Texas and Investigation of Potential Loss to the Built Environment from Texas Earthquakes
Speaker: Dr. Brady Cox and Mr. Farid Khosravikia, Ph.D Candidate, University of Texas
Date: Friday, January 31st, 2020
Location: Location: Seminar Room at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
November 2019 Field trip - Waller Creek Tunnel Inlet Facility
Date: November 14, 2019
Location: Waller Creek Tunnel Inlet Facility
September 2019 Professional Meeting
Topic: Honeycombing: Structural or Cosmetic?
Speaker: Stephanie Tsen, P.E., President of Tsen Engineering
Date: Wednesday, September 4th, 2019
Location: Location: Seminar Room at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
May 2019 Professional Meeting
Topic: Heavy Lifting Technology and Recent Accomplishments
Speaker: Mr. Mark Saliba, P.E., Project Manager, Freyssinet
Date: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
Location: Seminar Room at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
April 2019 Structural Engineering Talks (SET)
Flyer: Download the Flyer for Self Reporting PDHs
Presentations by:
John Holt, Modjeski and Masters, Are We Still Capable of Audacity?
Chuck Larosche, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE), The road to Recovery, Rockport, Texas
Mark Bloschock, Walter P. Moore, Bats and Bridges
Larry Speck, Page, I Still Love Explicit Structural Expression
Location: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar - 1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78757
January 2019 Professional Meeting
Topic: Wind Effects on Bridge Structures
Speaker: Mr. Sumanth Cheruku, P.E., Project Engineer, Pivot Engineers
Date: Thursday, January 31st, 2019
Location: Seminar Room at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
November 2018 Professional Meeting
Topic: Ensoft Field Trip: From Academia to Practice
Speaker: Shin-Tower Wang, Ph.D., P.E., President of Ensoft, Inc./Lymon C. Reese & Associates
Date: Thursday, November 1st, 2018
Location: Ensoft World Headquarters, 3003 West Howard Lane
August 2018 Professional Meeting
Topic: Induced Earthquakes and Their Potential to Cause Damage
Speaker: Patricia Clayton, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Date: Tuesday, August 28th
Location: Seminar Room at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
May 2018 Professional Meeting
Topic: Designing for Vehicular Collision Force
Speaker: Victoria McCammon, P.E. TxDOT Bridge Division
Date: Wednesday, May 30th
Location: Seminar Room at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab
April 2018 Structural Engineering Talks (SET)
Flyer: Download the Flyer for Self Reporting PDHs
Presentations by:
Kirk Marchand, Protection Engineering Consultants, Balancing Generational Ideologies to Maintain Technical Excellence, Creativity, and Profitability in Today's Professional Service Business
Dr. Randy Poston, Pivot Engineers, When Bad Things Happen to Good Buildings
Dr. Ramon Gilsanz, Gilsanz Murray Steficek, Understanding Resilience through a Musical Analogy
Dr. David Fowler, The University of Texas at Austin (Emeritus), Great Storm of 1900 - The Deadliest of Them All
Location: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar - 1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78757
March 2018 Co-Sponsored ASCE Luncheon
Topic: Austin Central Library - The Library of the Future
Presenter: Luke Nelson, P.E., Datum Engineers
Date: Tuesday, March 20th, 2018
Location: Phillips Event Center, 8140 Exchange Drive
January 2018 Technical Meeting
Topic: Forensic Engineering
Presenter: Juan Carlos Araiza, PhD, PE; DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Date: Wednesday, January 31st, 2018
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
November 2017 Technical Meeting
Topic: In-Situ Load Testing: Two Case Studies for Two Test Protocols
Presenter: Aaron Larosche, PhD, PE; Structural Engineering Consultant at Pivot Engineers
Date: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
July 2017 Technical Meeting
Topic: Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement Project: The New New York Bridge
Presented by: Tyler Brendlinger, PE, and Sreenath Kotamala, PE, both from HDR
Date: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
April 2017 Technical Meeting (Co-sponsored by Austin ASCE)
Topic: Structural Design and Construction of the Klyde Warren Park
Presented by: Brian Kuehl, PE, Jacobs
Date: Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
March 2017 Structural Engineering Talks (SET)
Flyer: Download the Flyer for Self Reporting PDHs
Presentations by:
Dr. Gregory Fenves, The University of Texas at Austin, Weird Science: How Engineering Builds Good Leaders
Dr. William Bulleit, Michigan Tech University, Do You Think Too Fast?
Stan Caldwell, Sole Proprietor, Ten Tips for Structural Engineers and Their Managers
Dr. Patricia Clayton, The University of Texas at Austin, Sustainability in the Future of Structural Engineering
Location: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar - 1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78757
July 2016 Technical Meeting
Topic: Retaining Structures and Erosion Control Measures: From Design to Construction
Presented by: Marco Invernizzi, PE; Lead Regional Engineer at Maccaferri USA
Date: Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
May 2016 Technical Meeting (Co-Sponsored by Austin ASCE)
Topic: Construction of the Iconic Loop 360 Pennybacker Bridge
Presented by: David McDonnold, PE; Bridge Section Manager - AECOM
Date: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 18th Floor
April 2016 Structural Engineering Talks (SET)
Flyer: Download the Flyer for Self Reporting PDHs
Presentations by:
Dr. John Breen, The University of Texas at Austin (Emeritus CE), The ABCs of Bridge Building (Affordable, Beautiful, Constructible, & Durable), Video
Alan Kreisa, Bridges to Prosperity, Bridge Construction in the Most Remote Places on Earth, Video
Dylan Freytag, Pivot Engineering, The Perception of Structural Engineers, Video
Erik Ruggeri, POWER Engineers, Daredevil Engineering: The High Wire Act, Video
Location: Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar - 1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78757
January 2016 Technical Meeting
Topic: Presentation of TxDOT's Innovative Precast, Prestressed Bent Cap Design
Presented by: Chris Miller; TxDOT Bridge Division
Date: January 21st, 2016
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
November 2015 Technical Tour
Topic: Technical tour at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) with Walter P. Moore
Date: November 12th, 2015
Location: Circuit of the Americas campus in east Austin, TX
September 2015 Technical Meeting
Topic: Simpson Strong-Tie's Composite Strengthening Systems (i.e., FRP wrap and fiberglass jackets)
Presented by: F. Keith Bohren, P.E.
Date: September 24th, 2015
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
July 2015 Technical Meeting
Topic: Subsea Well and Flowline Response to Seismic Loading
Presented by: Ali Sari, Ph.D., P.E.; Structural Analysis Manager at Genesis Consultancy
Date: July 30th, 2015
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
May 2015 Technical Meeting
Topic: Forensic Structural Engineering - Case Studies of Problems and Failures
Presented by: Randall W. Poston, PhD, PE, SE; Senior Principal at Pivot Engineers
Date: May 27th, 2015
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
March 2015 Structural Engineering Talks (SET)
Presentations by:
Sinclair Black, Black + Vernooy, Quality of Urban Environments
Michael Duffy, Texas Sterling Construction, Structural Engineering in a Universe of Non-Structural Engineers
Karl Frank, Hirschfeld Industries, Structural Engineering: Looking Back and Ahead
Gregg Reese, Summit Engineering Group, Introducing Innovation in Bridge Design and Construction
Dean Van Landuyt, HNTB, Bridge Aesthetics: State of the Art
Location: Alamo Drafthouse Village - 2700 W. Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757
January 2015 Technical Meeting
Topic: Structural Implications of Post‐Tensioned Ducts in Prestressed Concrete Girders
Presented by: Oguzhan Bayrack, Professor, Director of Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT
Date: January 27th, 2015
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
November 2014 Technical Meeting
Topic: Tom Miller Dam History and Tour of the Dam
Presenter: Doug Witkowski, P.E. Lower Colorado River Authority with tour led by Zeke Hamilton (LCRA)
Date: November 3rd, 2014
Location: LCRA's Redbud Center, Room 108, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd
September 2014 Technical Meeting
Topic: Design of Buildings to Resist Progressive Collapse, and AP Method of Analysis (UFC 4-023-03)
Presenter: Aldo McKay, P.E. Protection Engineering Consultants
Date: September 18th, 2014
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
July 2014 Technical Meeting
Topic: Verification of Computer Calculations by Approximate Methods
Presenter: ASCE Webinar - Presented by Alexander Newman
Date: July 22nd, 2014
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
May 2014 Technical Meeting
Topic: High Strength Steel in Reinforced Concrete Columns
Presenter: Dr. Wassim Ghannoum, UT-Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering
Date: May 22nd, 2014
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
March 2014 Technical Meeting
Topic: Engineering Aspects of the Boardwalk at Lady Bird Lake
Presenter: Scott Wallace, P.E., Jacob's Engineering Group
Date: March 20th, 2014
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
January 2014 Technical Meeting
Topic: The Trinity River Precast Network Arch Bridge Located in Fort Worth, TX
Presenter: Dean Van Landuyt, P.E., Texas Department of Transporation Bridge Division
Date: Jan. 28th, 2014
Location: Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory, UT Austin's Pickle Research Campus
