I am writing my President’s Letter on New Year’s Day and am fighting the urge to be overly reflective about our accomplishments or cliché about my hopes for the future for our organiza-tion. Ultimately, I decided to create a list of resolu-tions for myself that I would ask you to consider as well.

Promptly pay member-ship renewal dues by January 31st. We set re-cords in how quickly we settled all membership dues last year and want to improve this in 2008.

Sign up on time for the next SENH Member-ship Meeting. See the announcement enclosed for more information on the January 23rd meeting.

Apply to become Struc-tural Engineering Certi-fication Board (SECB) certified before the grandfathering option expires on June 1, 2008. Note, some major Errors and Omissions in-surers recognize SECB cer-tification, which may lead to a discount on your E&O insurance. Check with your insurance broker. More information is available in the SECB Newsletter.

Assist SENH in meeting its objectives to offer valuable professional devel-opment opportunities, to advocate for the structural engineering profession and expand our public relations efforts; and working to-

wards becoming relevant to the college community of future structural engineers. Contact an SENH Board member and let them know how you can help.

Nominate new board members. In 2008 we will see new faces on the SENH Board of Directors, since both Jim Karmozyn and I are stepping down. Matt Low and I currently are serving on the Nomi-nating Committee. If you are interesting in serving on the board or would be will-ing to join the Nominating Committee, please contact one of us.

Contribute to the News-letter. I hope that you are benefiting from the expan-sion of the newsletter and suggest that you can con-tribute to this effort by sub-mitting an article of your own.

Check some of the events on the calendar. Many are approaching fast.

Stay informed. In addi-tion to this Granite Col-umns, all of you get the Structures magazine. I am not sure how many of you are taking the time to read it, but you should resolve to do so on a regular basis. It is highly informative.

Order all design manu-als associated with the implementation of the 2006 IBC in NH. Per-sonally, I am in good shape in this regard, but I still have a few stray manual

and design guides that need updating.

Revise specifications to reflect changes in the code & design manuals: To start I will incorporate the IBC 2006 (with special attention to Section 2303.4.1.5) in my wood truss specifications and drawing notes on my construction documents. Here is a link to a posted article for more explana-tion. The 2006 BCSI Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses is a good place to start for specific language to consider in revising your specs and notes. If you do not yet have this publication, resolve to order it from the WTCA and while you are at it sign up for the Structural Building Com-ponents magazine.

Review and improve contract language. Check out an interesting article about the under use of Limitation of Li-ability clauses. It is an excellent article with some good suggestions for how to talk to your clients about this topic and even offers some sample language for con-tracts. Did you know your E&O insurance bro-ker is usually willing to review your contract and offer suggestions related to managing your firm’s risk.

President’s Letter

Special Points of Interest/Reminders:

• January Meeting— Short and Mid-Span Pre-Engineered Bridge Options.

• SENH DUES DUE JANUARY 31, 2008

President’s Letter 1

What’s with the Structural I PE Exam? 2

NCSEA Updates 3

January Meeting Announcement 4

November Meeting Minutes & Attendance List 5-7

Additional Meetings and Conferences 8

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SENH 2008 Membership Renewal Enclosed in this newsletter you will find the 2008 Dues Renewal Notice. This year we are asking a few additional questions that we hope will allow this organization to provide a valuable programs for you.

At the bottom of the Dues Renewal Notice, you will see these committees or endeavors that will surely benefit from your involve-ment. If you see something that strikes your fancy, please indicate it on the form and go one better – let someone on the board know you are interested in contributing your time. If there is something other than those ideas – we left a space for you.

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Is the lateral stiffness of an inverted pendulum related to its length, length^2, length^3, or length^4? Hopefully you know the answer. Perhaps you have to look it up in a reference. That’s okay. Could an engineer of minimum competence get the answer in under six minutes? The answer to the first question is length^3. The answer to the second question, in my opinion, is yes – or at least I hope so.

These are the types of discussions that occur among the Structural I and Structural II NCEES Exam volunteers. I have volunteered for the exam committee for the past 4 years. I write questions, write solutions, provide consensus on the proper codes to use, and most importantly work questions over and over until there is only one possible answer (we hope). This last task is the most diffi-cult and most time consuming. Take my initial question. Is the column under question of uniform dimension and materials? Will that change the answer? It is this type of problem review that we take very seriously and requires approximately 40 licensed struc-tural engineers to meet 6 times a year to go over.

Recently the Structural I exam has come under fire for being too difficult. These comments are probably a result of the survey fol-lowing every exam cycle that finds roughly only 40% (38% in April 2007) of the examinees pass the exam. I think that the low pass rate is a result of three issues.

First, structural engineering is becoming more complicated and more diverse. Not only do you have Bridge engineers versus Building engineers, but you have masonry, steel, wood, concrete, prestressed concrete, geotechnical considerations, seismic, wind, snow, flood, and many other knowledge base areas that you must be an expert on. Consider that the 1970 BOCA code was (84) 5-1/2”x8-1/2” pages. My IBC 2006 is 663 pages. If I want, I can order the two volume commentary. Eventually, we may have to con-sider a multi-part exam or separate licensing for the various fields. Please note, this is not currently being discussed by NCEES and is only my opinion.

Second, the education of graduating engineers hasn’t, until recently, kept up with the expanding knowledge base that the exam covers. NCEES has recently accepted the rule change that beginning in 2019 an examinee must have a Bachelor’s degree and an additional 30 credit hours of education. I think this will go a long way to improve the pass rates as universities see an increase in Master of Science applicants or “fifth-year” seniors looking for those credit hours. Anecdotally, this is already having an effect. The University of New Hampshire now plans to offer Masonry and Timber Design each year.

Third, exam questions were typically aimed at distinguishing the most highly competent of engineers. However, exam writers are now charged with developing questions that distinguish the minimally competent engineers. This group of minimally competent people is of the most concern. It’s where we draw the line for licensing and it’s what our questions should be able to distinguish. NCEES has a two paragraph definition of minimal competency. However, I think most engineers know it when they see it. For this reason, I see the PE exam questions changing to meet this target group. Some might say the exam will get easier. I think it will only be easier for the competent group of engineers.

If you are interested in becoming an Structural I and Structural II exam volunteer, you can visit www.ncees.org for more informa-tion or email tony@summitengineeringinc.com with questions.

What’s with that Structural I PE Exam? Submitted By Tony Coviello, PE

Member Information SENH is proud to welcome the following new members:

Members:

◊ Jason T. Lodge, P.E., Hoyle, Tanner and Associates, Inc. ◊ Douglas G. McClellan, P.E., Powerspan Corp. ◊ Phillip J. Savoy, P.E., Savoy Engineering

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2007 NCSEA Conference

Bob Durfee, Alex Azodi, and Tom French recently attended the NCSEA Annual Conference in Philadelphia in October. Their con-ference report is posted on the SENH Website. All presentations made at the conference are posted on the NCSEA website (www.ncsea.com)

NCSEA Code Advisory Committee Seeking Members from New England

The NCSEA Code Advisory Committee provides input and recommendations for revisions to the IBC and IRC Codes. The commit-tee is seeking members from New England (ME, NH, VT) to sit on the Seismic Sub-Committee. If you are interested in serving in this committee, contact Bob Durfee at (603) 883-0563 or RDurfee@dubois-king.com for information.

NCSEA Structural Poster Campaign

The NCSEA Advocacy Committee has prepared a new promotional poster for structural engineering. The goal is to place these posters in middle schools, high schools, libraries, etc. If you would like to assist by placing a poster in your local school, contact Bob Durfee at (603) 883-0563 or RDurfee@dubois-king.com.

Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB)

The SECB continues to review new applications for certification and renewal of structural engineers currently certified. The Board reminds all structural engineers interested in obtaining certification that the grandfather clause will close in July, 2008. After this closing, further applicants will be required to take and pass the SE II exam for certification. For more information visit the SECB website at www.secertboard.org.

NCSEA/SENH Bridge Seminar Coming to New Hampshire

NCSEA and SENH are formulating a proposed day long bridge seminar in New Hampshire. Speaker(s) from AASHTO will make presentations on bridge related topics (bridge inspections, rehabilitation issues, load rating, etc.). Tentatively, this seminar will be held next March/April 2008. If you have a particular bridge topic you want presented by AASHTO, please contact Bob Durfee at (603) 883-0563 or RDurfee@dubois-king.com.

NCSEA Winter Institute

This years' Winter Institute will be on Friday, February 29 to Saturday, March 1, 2008 in Austin Texas. The subject of the two day Institute will be "Seismic Design for IBC 2006 in Low and Moderate Seismic Regions". Visit the NCSEA website at www.NCSEA.org for information on registration and hotel accommodations.

NCSEA Seminars in January

NCSEA is offering two (2) seminars (webinars) in January as follows:

• January 8th - Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls

• January 15th - Q & A on Chapter 16 (Structural Design) and Chapter 19 (Concrete) of the 2006 IBC

The speaker/presenter for both webinars is S.K. Ghosh of Gosh Associates, Inc, Palatine, Illinois. Registration is $250 per connec-tion for each webinar. If the January 8th webinar is taken, then the January 15th webinar is reduced to $150 per connection. Each course is 1.5 continuing education hours. NCSEA is an approved provider of continuing education credits/requirements for the New York PE. Visit the NCSEA website for additional information on these seminars.

NCSEA Updates Submitted By Robert H. Durfee, P.E., SECB, NCSEA Delegate

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NEXT MEETING: January 23rd, 2008

DOT UPDATE: Prior to the main presentation, Mark Richardson, PE, from the NH Department of Transportation will give a short update on current topics and new details at NHDOT.

PRESENTATION: “Short and Medium Span Pre-Engineered Bridge Options”, by Tom Hennessey and Phil Colflesh, P.E.

Tom Hennessey is the CONTECH Bridge Solutions Region Manager for the New England area. Tom has over 20 years of experience in the construction and precast concrete industries in New England. He received his B.A. in Business Management from Assumption College and is a member of Construction Industries of Massa-chusetts and Utility Contractors of Massachusetts.

Phil Colflesh, P.E., is the CONTECH Bridge Solutions Northeast Area Vice Presi-dent. Phil is a graduate of Ohio Northern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in Ohio. He has 26 years of experience in the precast concrete industry and over 20 years of experience with the CON/SPAN® Bridge System. He is a former president of the Central Ohio-American Society of Civil Engineers and The Ohio Concrete Pipe Manufacturers Association.

PLACE: The Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord, NH.

Phone 225-0303 www.grapponeconferencecenter.com DIRECTIONS: I-93 to exit 15 west. Turn right at the first stoplight onto Commercial Street. Fol-

low Commercial Street ¼ mile to Constitution Ave. AGENDA: 5:30 pm-6:30 pm Social Hour 6:30 pm-7:15 pm Dinner 7:15 pm-7:30 pm Business Meeting 7:30 pm-9:00 pm Presentation DINNER: Buffet choice of Pork Loin or Haddock. COST: Member: $45.00 Non-Member: $50.00 Full Time Student: $10.00 RSVP: by Friday, January 18, 2008 Please send check payable to “Structural Engineers of New Hampshire” with list of

attendees to: SENH P.O. Box 226 Manchester, NH 03105-0226 Contact: Deb Coon, Administrative Assistant

dcoon@hta-nh.com

NOTE: 2.0 PDHs have been assigned for attendance to this program. Attendees are re-sponsible for ensuring their check-in on the attendance list upon arrival at the meeting.

SENH JANUARY MEETING ANNOUCEMENT

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ters are a range of how the soil ampli-fies the severity of the earthquake. A map of the U.S. was presented for Seismic Use Group I & II and Seismic Use Group III. The maps using the local soil classification indicated when AISC seismic design should to be con-sidered. The severity of the design earth-quake ground motion at a site and the Occupancy Category establishes the seismic design category of the struc-ture (SDC). The severity of the design earthquake is dependent on two de-sign parameters, the short period spectral response period (Sds) and the one second period (Sd1). These pa-rameters are used to calculate the base shear and subsequent story shear at each elevation. The parameters in combination with the occupancy cate-gory are also used to establish the SDC of the building. The building codes stipulate the requirements and limita-tions for a building based on its seis-mic design category. When these re-quirements are imposed on the build-ing, the AISC Seismic Provisions should be used. Seismic design catego-ries range from A to F.

Whereas the AISC Steel Manual applies to the design of all steel build-ings, a subset of steel design is the 2005 AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings. It always applies when the required seismic response factor is greater than 3 as dictated by the building code regard-less of the SDC of the building. The seismic response factor can be viewed as a ductility factor. The higher the number, the more ductile is the build-ing. For steel structures, the factor usually ranges from 3 to 8. The seis-mic response factor is used to reduce the seismic force on the building. Buildings having more ductility are more resistant to sudden failure. How can buildings’ ductility be improved? It can be improved by designing certain elements to be “fuses”. The elements must be ductile to behave as “fuses”. These elements must have the ability to yield without fracture. The Non yielding elements must withstand the additional forces and deformations redistributed by the yielding elements. The so called non yielding elements may have some inelastic deformation.

Jason Ericksen discussed the mi-gration of the building code seismic provision to the east coast. Referring to AISC Seismic Provisions Part 1, he briefly reiterated the general seismic design requirements, when to use the seismic design provisions, the analyti-cal procedure; the loads and their combinations as stipulated by the cur-rent building code. He provided sev-eral examples of seismic moment frames and connections. The goal of the seismic provisions is to prevent collapse of the structure during an extreme earthquake, not to prevent damage, maintain the build-ing function, or, to provide for easy repair after an event. When to use the seismic provisions of the code is based on variables such as the importance category of the building and the type of soil condi-tions prevalent to the site. An “Occupancy Category” category of I, II or III or IV is assigned to building based on its nature of occupancy. Soils are classified by their behavior during an earthquake. The soil classi-fication ranges from A to F. The let-

The meeting was called to order by Jim Karmonzyn, P.E, at 6:45 pm, after the social time and dinner.

1. Treasurers Report: Jim Karmozyn, PE reported a $14,211 balance for SENH.

2. Board Members: Jim announced that he and Linda Perry’s terms are expiring next year. The maximum period a member can serve on the board is six years. Two new board members are needed. Any regular member wishing to serve is encouraged to contact a member of the board.

3. NCSEA Annual Conference: Bob Durfee provided a brief summary of the events occurring at this year’s conference. Alex Azodi and Tom French also attended the event and a report from the SENH representatives will be posted on the SENH web-site. Bob mentioned that for the first time, papers covering each conference topic will be posted at the NCSEA website. The Code Advisory Committee reviews current codes and offers recommendations. NCSEA is looking for members from the northeast area willing to help with the seismic review of the code. The Advocacy Committee is providing posters of the pro-posed Freedom Tower to be placed in schools. Volunteers are needed to distribute the posters. The Structural Certificate Board is phasing out the “grandfather” clause for certification by July 2008. The next NCSEA conference is scheduled for June 2008 in Columbus, OH. SENH is being asked to host a National Bridge Seminar in NH. It will be a Joint venture with DOT. NY professional development credits will be given. The topic will center on bridge inspection.

4. Mike McGurl and Norm Losh from UNH presented a brief synopsis of the structural bridge competition program. Some of the parameters considered during the competition are efficiency, time of construction weight and deflection. UNH will be hosting the next regional competition. Information concerning the event will be posted on the web along with a report of last years result.

5. The next meeting is scheduled January 23, 2008 in Concord. Stephen Wolf, Prefabricated Concrete Bridge and Mark Richard, DOT will be the speakers.

Business Portion of the Meeting

SENH November 7th Meeting Minutes

Technical Presentation: Prequalified Seismic Moment Connections”, by Jason Ericksen, S.E. Directorof AISC Steel Solutions Center

2.0 PDHs for the technical presentation were earned by attendees.

Respectfully submitted by Robert S. Busby, P.E., Secretary, SENH

pected to withstand limited inelastic deformations in their members and con-nections when subjected to the forces resulting from the motions of the design earthquake.”

Part 1 of the AISC Seismic Provision applies to the design and construction of structural steel buildings only. Part 2 applies to the design of composite steel and reinforced concrete buildings. Protective zones are the areas of ine-lastic strain (fuse links). Detrimental attachments are not permitted in these areas. Protective zones must be identi-fied with a special coating so no changes are made to them in the future. Demand critical welds have new toughness and quality requirements. They are used in welded moment fram-ing system. The general design philosophy is that connections must be stronger than the beams being fastened to the columns. The design must insure that the beams can rotate inelastically to the expected strength of the connection. The beam

must provide the plastic moment strength to resist the probable moment at the plastic hinge. Note that FEMA 350 which can be downloaded from the internet contains approved connections for special moment frames. More information on seismic design can be obtained at www.aisc.org. A free copy of 2005 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings can be downloaded from the seismic provi-sions located at the free publication section of the this site.

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The Seismic Provisions redefines some required strength based on the size of the “fuse”. It gives detailing requirements to ensure ductility. The Seismic Provisions was developed based on the LRFD method; however, ASD equations are also included. It applies to those parts of the building resisting the seismic forces, not the entire building. From observations, testing, and evaluations of the behav-ior of structures in past earthquake, a set of pre-qualified standards have been established for moment resistant connections. In general, the Standard specifies the design, detailing, fabrica-tion and quality criteria for connec-tions that are pre-qualified for use with special moment frames (SMF) and intermediate moment frames (IMF). The Seismic Provisions state: “Special moment frames (SMF) are expected to withstand significant ine-lastic deformations when subjected to the forces resulting from the motions of the design earthquake. Intermedi-ate moment frames (IMF) are ex-

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Tour Meeting Attendance Attendance Name Organization

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Attendance List Prequalified Seismic Moment Connections (Dinner Meeting 2.0 PDH’s—Tour Attendance 1.0 PDH)

The Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel & Conference Center, Portsmouth, NH November 7, 2007

X Dana Michael Adams, P.E. Opechee Construction Corp. X X Geoffrey R. Aleva, P.E. Civil Consultants X X Matthew Allen, P.E. JSN Associates, Inc. X Joe Allwarden Maguire Group, Inc. X Josif Bicja Hoyle, Tanner & Assoc., Inc. X X Jason Blais, P.E. Opechee Construction Corp. X X Don Blajda Opechee Construction Corp. X X Robert S. Busby, P.E. Kalwall Corporation X Robert Champagne, P.E., SECB HTA/Kimball Chase X Lou Cote Steffensen Engineering Assoc., Inc. X X Normand G. Cote, P.E., SECB NGC Structural, LLC X X Tony Coviello, P.E. Coviello Engineering X Chris Cucco Maguire Group, Inc. X James Curley Lincoln/Haney Engineering Assoc., Inc. X Sarah Desiderio JSN Associates, Inc. X Kathy J. Dougherty, P.E. X Robert H. Durfee, P.E. Dubois & King, Inc. X Fred Emanuel, P.E. Emanuel Engineering, Inc. X Jason Ericksen AISC X X Robert Fowler, Jr. X X Jeffrey L. Garnett MJS Engineering, P.C. X X Roger W. Gayer, P.E, Structures Unlimited, Inc. X X Dan L. Gelinas, P.E., SECB Gelinas Strucutral Engineering, LLC X Derek J. Gilbert, P.E. Microdesk X X Robert S. Hartford, P.E. Kalwall Corporation X X Bruce Haskell Taylor Engineering Associates X X Aaron Jones, P.E. Structural Integrity X X James Karmozyn, P.E. H.E. Bergeron Engineering X X Thomas T. Kendrick, P.E. McFarland-Johnson, Inc. X X Ron Kief Maguire Group, Inc. X Tom Kilrain HTA/Kimball Chase X X Stephen R. Langevin, P.E. Maguire Group, Inc. X X Jonathan M. Longchamp, P.E. Daigle Engineers, Inc. X Norman J. Losh University of New Hampshire X David A. Macolini, P.E. Fiorentino Group Architects X Nathan Maher, P.E. JSN Associates, Inc. X Richard Martin WR Grace & Co. X Rob May JSN Associates, Inc. X Michael P. McGurl University of New Hampshire X X David A. Morand, P.E. Coastal Engineering Company, Inc. X Wallace M. Mosher, P.E. Appledore Marine Engineering, Inc.. X Jeffrey S. Nawrocki, P.E. JSN Associates, Inc. X X Robert Neeld, P.E. Engineering Ventures, Inc. X X Paul Noel, P.E. Noelco Engineering X X Thakor Patel, P.E. Patel Engineering X Richard J. Porter Northeast Helical LLC X X David Price, P.E. Price Stuctural Engineer's Inc. X X Teresa Price, P.E. Price Stuctural Engineer's Inc. X X Neil J. Rapoza Civil Consultants X Chris Ray X Stephen Richard Steffensen Engineering Assoc., Inc. X X Jason C. Ross H.E. Bergeron Engineering X X Richard A. Rouleau, P.E. Consultant X Hossein Salehkhou, P.E. JSN Associates, Inc. X Cindy Senecal JSN Associates, Inc. X X Michael J. Sievert, P.E. MJS Engineering, P.C. X X Tom Smillie, P.E. Stantec X Peter Steffensen, P.E. Steffensen Engineering Assoc., Inc. X X Gary Sutryn, P.E. Rubb Incorporated X X Benjamin E. Tirey, P.E., SECB Str. Eng Consultant X X Jeffrey S. Trexler, P.E. Trexler Engineering X X B. Sharan Vijay, P.E. Indus Engineering, Inc. X X Helen Watts Helen Watts Engineering

January 8, 2008 and January 15, 2008: Join S. K. Ghosh, Ph.D. for an NCSEA two-part webinar. Part I is on Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall. See this link for the regis-tration information on the January 8th webinar. Part II includes follow-up of the first webinar plus Q & A on Chap-ter 16 (Structural Design) and Chapter 19 (Concrete) of the 2006 IBC. See this link for the registration information on the January 15th webinar.

February 1 - 3, 2008: SFNE Ski Weekend is going to be held at Wa-terville Valley, NH. This event is an-other in a series of programs that SFNE has created to provide members with an opportunity to network with col-leagues in the steel industry. See the SFNE website for links to more infor-mation and registration forms. The registration deadline was January 1, 2008, but Cathy Flaherty says that there are rooms still available on a first come, first served basis.

February 21, 2008: SENH will award scholarships to two UNH Juniors who have declared their con-centration in structural engineering at the Annual Engineers Week Ban-quet and Exhibition announcement. Watch the mail for more info from NHSPE.

February 27, 2008: “UNH/BIA Engineering, Science and Tech-nologyCareer & Internship Fair”. See the University Advising and Career Center web site for more information. SENH plans to be present at the fair, so contact a member of the board if you have career information or internships that you would like us to share with the students.

February 29 to March 1, 2008: 2008 NCSEA Winter Institute is a two-day seminar featuring seismic de-sign for the 2006 IBC regions of low and moderate seismicity. To learn more go to 2008 NCSEA Winter Insti-tute Program. Included in the program Friday is a tour of the Ferguson Struc-tural Engineering Laboratory and the

NEES Equipment Site at the University of Texas.

April 3, 2008: CONCRETE CON-STRUCTION CONFERENCE at the Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT. Admis-sion is free. For more information, please contact Jane @ 603-863-1000 or go to www.CarrollConcrete.com

Additional Meetings & Conferences

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structural analysis, dynamics, and the behavior and design of masonry and reinforced concrete structures, conducts investigation in those areas, and has authored or co-authored more than 60 refereed journal articles, 20 books or book chapters, and 350 other technical publications. Currently, he conducts investigations of the seismic behavior of new masonry and masonry veneer, and of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry.

He takes a leading role in the activities of many technical committees of the US and other countries, including the American Concrete Institute, The Masonry Society, and the American Society for Testing and Materials. For the period 2002-2008, he is Chair of the Masonry Standards Joint Committee, sponsored by the American Concrete Institute, The Masonry Society, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

John R. Henry, Principal Staff Engineer with ICC’s Business & Product Development Department.

John Henry received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. He is a Registered Civil Engineer in California and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Structural Engineers

Association of California (SEAOC).Mr. Henry is responsible for research and development of technical

resources pertaining to the structural engineering provisions of the I-codes. He has a broad range of experience, including structural design in private practice, plan check engineering with building department jurisdictions, and over 8 years of experience as an ICC Staff Engineer. Mr. Henry has developed and presented technical seminars on the structural provisions of the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and the International Building Code (IBC), specifically pertaining to wood design and construction. He is an ICC certified Plans Examiner and teaches structural provisions of building codes.

Michael D. Engelhardt, Dewitt C. Greer Centennial Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin.

Michael D. Engelhardt received BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana, and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University

of California at Berkeley. Dr. Engelhardt has been on the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin since 1989. His primary emphasis in research has been the behavior and design of seismic-resistant steel structures. He serves as a member of the AISC Committee on Specifications, the AISC Seismic Specification Committee, and the AISC Connection Prequalification Review Panel.

Lawrence (Larry) Griffis, President of the Structures Division and Senior Principal with Walter P Moore and Associates Inc., Austin, Texas.

Larry Griffis is responsible for overseeing the structural, diagnostic/forensic and parking ser-vices for nine offices around the country. He is a registered professional engineer in numerous states, including Texas, Florida and California.

Mr. Griffis serves as a member of the specification committees for both AISC and ACI. He is a member of the ASCE 7 Committee responsible for the ASCE/SEI 7 load standard and is a member and past Chairman of the Task Committee on Wind Loads for ASCE 7. He is past President and serves as a member of the board of directors for the Applied Technology Council (ATC). He currently is a mem-ber and past Chairman of the ASCE Committee on Steel Buildings and is a member of the Code of Standard Practice Committee for AISC. Mr. Griffis received the TR Higgins Award from AISC as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was recently named a Fellow with the American Concrete Institute. In 2002 he was named a dis-tinguished alumnus in Architectural and Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sharon L. Wood, Robert L. Parker Centennial Professor of Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin.

Sharon L. Wood received her BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and her MS and PhD degrees in structural engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Wood taught at the

University of Illinois for ten years before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin in 1996. Her research interests include seismic design of reinforced concrete structures, durability of concrete structures, and evaluation of concrete bridges. She is a member of ACI Committee 318 and is the former chair of the Technical Activities Committee and the Publications Committee within ACI.

Richard E. Klingner, Associate De-partment Chair, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin.

Professor Klingner received his BS, MS and PhD degrees from the University of California in Berkeley. His field of specialization is structural engineering, with emphasis on the analytical and experimental investigation of

the dynamic response of structures, earthquake-resistant design of masonry and concrete structures, and anchorage to concrete. Since 1977, he has been a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on

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