Upcoming Seminars
Waterfront Facility Inspection & Rehabilitation Engineering Design
April 30, 2025 - 12:00 pm
Speaker: Bill Dubbs
More information coming soon!
Sustainability and the Structural Engineer
May 07, 2025 - 12:00 pm
Speaker: Sara Means
Structural materials such as steel and concrete account for more than 10% of the global carbon emissions, and structural engineers have a responsibility to reduce these carbon emissions in the built environment. This presentation will give an introduction to embodied carbon. What is embodied carbon, how do you calculate it, and how do you reduce it? We will discuss which materials are most sustainable and how to reduce embodied carbon in your projects. We will also give an overview of a simple Life Cycle Assessment.
Past Seminars
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The New San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
Speaker: Dr. Marwan Nader, P.E.
The new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Spans is comprised of four distinct structures, these are: a low rise post-tensioned concrete box girder near the Oakland shore; a 2.4 km long segmental concrete box girder; a self-anchored suspension signature span; and a post-tensioned concrete box girder that connects to the east portal of the Yerba Buena Island tunnel.
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SpaceX Overview and Q&A
Speaker: Eduardo Velazquez
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. It was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments.
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Structural Design in Tesla Time- the New Paradigm
Speaker: Dr. John Osteraas
The Tesla Gigafactory being built near Reno, Nevada is currently the largest building project in North America and when completed will be the largest building in the world. Design and construction are proceeding with unprecedented speed to keep pace with the rapid emergence of zero-carbon vehicles. The innovative performance-based seismic force-resisting system consisting of mechanical fuses and rocking strongbacks was designed, detailed, fabricated, and erected before interior floor areas and manufacturing equipment layout were completed. The robust lateral system has been designed to a
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Design and Construction of Cowboys Stadium: AT&T Stadium - 'The House that Jerry Built'
Speaker: Larry Griffis, Senior Principal, Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.
If its hole-in-the-roof design defined the old Texas Stadium, the twin monumental steel arches have emerged as the signature element of the new Cowboys Stadium. The arches soar through the interior space of the stadium reaching an apex almost 300 feet above the field and spanning nearly a quarter of a mile – longer than any other roof span in the world. These two trusses are the backbone of the stadium.
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Critical Underground Infrastructure Response to Large Ground Deformation
Speaker: Dr. Brad P. Wham
Vital infrastructure systems across the U.S.