Structural Engineering Seminars

Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering

Spring 2013 ~ Room: CIVL 1144 ~ Tue 4:30-5:20 p.m.

Tentative Schedule – may be modified as per speaker’s request and availability

Updated on 06/01/2012

Week

Seminar Date

Speaker

Affiliation

Topic

1

Tue 8-Jan

2

Tue 15-Jan

3

Tue 22-Jan

Bowen Lab Event

Bowen Lab Event

4

Tue 29-Jan

Shalva Marjanishvili

Hinman Consulting Engineers Inc.

What do blast consultants do all day?

5

Tue 05-Feb

Jacob Bice

Walter P Moore

Case Study: Structural failure of a 31-story post-tensioned concrete tower

6

Tue 12-Feb

7T

Tue 19-Feb

7R

Thu 21-Feb 3:30pm RHPH-172

Ron Klemencic

President, Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Distinguished Engineering Alumni Seminar:

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants – How Far Can You See?

7F

Fri 22-Feb 3:30pm

HAMP-1252

Luis Alfaro

Director Panama Canal Authority

Distinguished Engineering Alumni Seminar:

The Panama Canal Expansion Program

8

Tue 26-Feb

David Ruby

Ruby and Associates

“It worked in the model!”

Models (Right-click & Save): Temple Medical.pdf,

Tekla model: Temple Medical.ifc (free BIM viewer),

AutoCAD model: Temple Medical.dwg

Model-related Questions: Abstract & Questions

9

Tue 05- Mar

Barry L. Houseal

BLH Inc.

A Challenging Engineering Career

10

Tue 12- Mar

Spring Break

11

Tue 19- Mar

Roger Basett

R.W. Bassett and Associates

Effect of Fire on Steel Structures and MFL Walls

12

Tue 26- Mar

Michel Bruneau

University at Buffalo

T.R. Higgins Award Lecture

13

Tue 02-Apr

Terry Paret

WJE

14

Tue 09-Apr

Bismark Luna

University at Buffalo

Joint EERI, CE Structures Webinar

15

Tue 16-Apr

Roger Reckers

TGRWA LLC

16

Tue 23-Apr

Halil Sezen

Ohio State University

17

Tue 30-Apr

Final Exams Week

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Related Information

•       Seminar room information and photographs.

•       Directions and Lodging information.

•       Shuttle service between Indianapolis airport and West Lafayette/Purdue is provided by the Lafayette Limo.

•       Shuttle service between Chicago O'Hare and West Lafayette/Purdue is provided by the Express Air Coach.

•       Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research and Bowen webcam.

•       Free Parking is available at the Bowen Lab (Address: 1040 S. River Road, West Lafayette, IN 47907). Conveyance from the Lab to the seminar room is also available.

•       Complementary Parking Permits available at Purdue Visitor Information Center at Northwestern Garage.

•       Structures group in School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University.

 

Contact: Arun Prakash (arunprakash@purdue.edu), Ghadir Haikal (ghaikal@purdue.edu)

 

 

 

Potential speakers to confirm dates:

·         Satish Nagarajaiah, Rice University

·         Sankaran Mahadevan, Vanderbilt University