AMERICANSOCIETY OF

CIVILENGINEERS

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& U L Orange County Branch

NewsletterFEBRUARY MEETING NOTICE

MEETING DATE: February 5, 1987

TIME: 11:30 Social Hour12:00 Lunch12:30 Program

COST: $ 9.00 Members$10.00 Guests$ 4.00 Students

PLACE: Revere House900 W. First StreetTustin, CA

INQUIRIES: Derek McGregor(714) 833-0070

RESERVATIONS: By Card onlyMail By Jan 31, 1987

PROGRAM: Engineering Awards for:

Engineer of the Year:Bill Stookey, Willdan Assoc.

Project of the Year:Portola Parkway - Santa MargaritaBridge

Special Engineering Award forOutstanding Services to theProfession: Jim Ballinger

PRESIDENT}S MESSAGE

In 1625, Francis Bacon wrote, "Reading maketh a full man,conference a ready man, and writing an exact man." About a hundredyears later, Benjamin Franklin said, "Reading makes a full man,meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man." These two greatmen obviously agreed on some of the ingredients of goodcommunications.

These basic communications arts - reading, writing, thinking, andspeaking, were recently pondered by your Branch Board of Directorswhen we considered methods for improving communication among ourmembers. Several ideas were suggested including: (1) having thosemembers who wish to do so, give five minute presentations ontopics of general interest at our monthly Branch meetings; (2)publishing "guest columns" authored by Branch members, in ourmonthly newsletter; and (3) including a "letters to the editor"section in our newsletter. Our Board was especially intriguedwith the latter suggestion and decided to give it a try. In orderfor a "letters to the editor" newsletter section to have any realimpact on improving communications, at least some of you readingthis message must be willing to take part in this experiment. Wecannot publish letters to the editor if we do not receive any. Sowhy not take a few minutes right now and jot down some thoughtsthat you would like to see addressed in a future newsletter,questions you would like to ask the Board members, ideas forupcoming meetings, or just plain complaints - and send them to ourSecretary, Dave Prasifka, by February 10, 1987, for publishing inthe March newsletter.

While we are on the subject, of communicatiorc- , why not take aquick look at t\ list of Branch Commi ;es and theirchairpersons, as noted on the last page of this newsletter. Thesecommittees are still another medium by which you may communicateideas to your Branch officers. Our monthly programs are arrangedby the Program Committee based upon input received from othercommit.tees and from you - our members. So, if you have any

thoughts on future programs or on any other committee matters, whynot contact the appropriate chairperson?

So, why not read this newsletter and become "full," think about itand become "profound," jot down some thoughts and send them to thenewsletter editor for publishing and become "exact," and discussthem with any of your Branch officers or Committee chairpersons(by telephone or at the next monthly meeting), and become "readyand clear."

Harvey R. Gobas

1986-87 ENGINEERING AWARDS

Each year the Orange County Branch selects a Project of the Year,Engineer of the Year and Engineer of Merit which best represent theideals and objectives of civil engineering as a whole and theOrange County Branch of ASCE in particular. This year we arefortunate to be able to honor Bill Stookey of Willdan Associates asEngineer of the Year and Jim Ballinger for a Special EngineeringAward for Outstanding Services to the Profession. They wereselected after consideration of the many fine examples ofengineering talent in Orange County and I expect everyone willadjust their schedules to attend the February meeting honoringthese gentlemen.

Bill Stookey is Chairman of the Board of Directors and founder ofWilldan Associates, an engineering firm specializing in municipalservices. Willdan Associates is located in Anaheim and consists ofover 300 employees. Mr. Stookey has over 35 years of experienceand has established himself as a leader in engineering aspects ofspecial assessment financing. He has earned degrees from theCalifornia Institute of Technology (BSCE) and the MassachuettsInstitute of Technology (MSCE). He is a registered civil engineerin California, Arizona and Nevada as well as a registered trafficengineer in California.

Jim Ballinger is past president of the Orange County Branch of ASCE(1959-60), founder and first president of the Orange CountyEngineers Council (1962-63), past president of the Los AngelesSection of ASCE (1965-66) and past president of the Orange CountyChapter of CSPE (1969-70). He has earned a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in civil engineering from Purdue University. His careerincludes over 21 years of service with the County of Orange,primarily with the Harbor District and the EMA. Mr. Ballinger hasbeen involved in a number of significant engineering projects andhas worked diligently to enhance the public image of the civilengineering profession.

For Project of the Year, the Branch has selected the PortolaParkway - Santa Margarita Bridge, a 1200-foot, 4-lane,post-tensioned box girder bridge near the Piano Trabuco developmentnorthwest of Mission Viejo. The bridge was completed on May 22,1984 and represents the longest bridge built by the County ofOrange. The bridge is noted for the special environmentalconsiderations incorporated into the design.

REVISED 1987 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Since the publication of the tentative program schedule in lastmonth's newsletter, a number of revisions have been made to the 1987schedule of monthly branch meetings. The new schedule is asfollows:

DAY DATE TIME SUBJECT/SPEAKER LOCATION

TH FEB. ,5 NOON Engineer and Project of the Year Revere HouseAwards

FR MAR. 13 EVE Student Night/Awareness - Joint Meeting Futterton Universitywith LA Technical Mgmt. Committee/ CenterOrange County Branch, Discussion on (Tentative)Mgmt. - Tom Maddock

TH APR. 2 NOON Ethics Seminar/Expert Witness

FH* MAY 7 NOON Transportation Update/Orange County Revere HouseCorridors and CalTrans

TH* JUNE 11 NOON Controlled Growth/Mayor Larry Argran,Irvi'ne; Mayor John Cox, Newport Beach(Tentative)

TH JULY 9 NOON Landfills and Hazardous Waste - Mooreand Taber

TH AUG. 6 EVE BBQ - Field Trip (MCAS Tustin B1 imp MCAS Tusti'nHangars) Joint Meeting w/SAME (Tentative)(Tentative)

TH Sept. 10 NOON Revere House

SAT OCT. 10 EVE Installation Night Orange Hi 11

^Student Chapter Represented

Alternate Programs

Pavement Desiqn, Labelle Marvin

Western Council of Construction Consumers, SCG

ENGINEERING WORKSHOPON

PEAK REDUCTIONFor Drainage & Flood Control Projects

Saturday, May 9, 1987CSULB MM100

ANNOUNCEMENT

ASCE/ Orange County Branch and the Department of Civil Engineering at Cal State LongBeach are co-sponsoring a workshop on "PEAK REDUCTION/ For Drainage & Flood ControlProjects." Similar workshops/ which were also held at the Long Beach campus and

chaired by Professor Gamal Mostafa/ dealt with the subjects of Urban Hydrology (1975),Rapid Flow (1977), Sediment Hydraulics (1979), Hydraulics of Flood Works (1983),and Hydraulic Modeling (1985).

The workshop is scheduled for Saturday/ May 9/ 1987, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. It isintended to provide useful information pertaining to the hydraulic design of side-weirs and side-channels/ flood control reservoirs and spillways/ retarding basins/

and other related subjects.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstracts stating the purpose/ results/ and conclusions of research and/or casestudies on workshop topics are invited. Three copies of each 300-400 word ab-

stract should be sent by March I/ 1987 to:

Professor M. Gamal Mostafa

Department of Civil EngineeringCalifornia State University/ Long Beach

Long Beach, CA 90840

Authors will be notified of acceptance by March 8, 1987. Final manuscripts will berequired by April 10, 1987. Instructions for preparation of the manuscripts willbe sent to authors with notification of acceptance.

FEE AND REGISTRATION

Advance registration enables workshop planners to make many of the necessarypreparations ahead of time. The registration f-^e is $60.00 which covers pre-parations for the technical sessions/ coffee breaks/ luncheon and one copy of the

proceedings book.

Name:Affiliation:Address:

Telephone:

Please make check payabe to : ASCE Orange County Branch and mail check and reg-istration information to :

Wait No 1 lac5445 Shannon Drive

Yorba Linda, CA 92636

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Derek McGregor, the program committee chairperson for the OrangeCounty Branch, has been appointed to the Civil Engineer -Engineering Surveying Committee (CE-ESC), an ad-hoc committeewhich was formed by the State Board of Registration forProfessional Engineers. This ad-hoc committee was formed underthe Board's Civil Engineer Technical Advisory Committee (CETAC)to draft examination problems for the engineering surveyingportion of the professional registration examination. Thead-hoc committee is comprised of representatives from severalinterested groups, including existing Board committees andprofessional organizations.

The Soil and Foundation Engineers Association has relocated tothe following address with a new telephone number:

SOIL AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERS ASSOCIATIONP. 0. BOX 431

YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA 92686(714) 777-3423

Please update your records and notify your personnel accordingly.

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The new Orange County Hydrology Manual is now available at theOCEMA office located at 400 Civic Center Drive West in SantaAna. Members wishing to purchase a copy should see the Cashieron the second floor.

ASCE members are encouraged to submit letters to the editorwhich will be published in the monthly newsletter. Members whowould like to comment on current issues affecting theprofession. Branch activities they would like to see, or anyother noteworthy topic should send their articles to the OrangeCounty Branch, 139 Rockwood, Irvine, CA 92714. In addition,items of interest regarding members or companies can be includedin the "comments" section of the response cards used for making

reservations at the monthly meetings. These items will bepublished in the Announcements section of the newsletter.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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CIVIL ENGINEERS$2,605 - $3,510/month

County.of Orange seeks registered, professional

Civil Engineers to perform a variety of field andoffice civil engineering work related to the con-struction of public works, traffic and transporta-

tion projects; structural engineering analysis ofmajor building plans; and specialized technicalstudies. Valid CA Board Registration as a Civil

Engineer, plus two years responsible civil engin-eering experience required (MSCE may be substitutedfor one year experience).

Call for information or a mailed application(resumes cannot be accepted), or apply in person.

Final filing date Feb. 23.

(714)834-2844COUNTY OF ORANGE

Personnel Department

10 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 92701

Affirmative Action Employer M/F

Boyle Engineering Corporation is a growth-orientedcompany dedicated to providing high quality service toits clients. Career opportunities presently exist inBoyle's Newport Beach and San Bernardino offices forindividuals who are looking for an opportunity to workwith a multidisciplinary staff on a variety ofchallenging projects; and, expand into projectmanagement, financial control of projects, and businessdevelopment.

If you are a registered civil engineer with experiencein traffic, street/highway, flood control/drainage,water systems, sewerage, land development, orstructural engineering... and are interested in

working for a firm owned and operated by a professionalstaff...send a brief qualifications letter telling usmore about your specific career experience andexpectations. A standard resume should be attached assupplemental information.

Personnel Coordinator (V)Post Office Box 3030Newport Beach, CA 92658-9020

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F