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Charles Meyer, P.E., F.ACEC
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Clarence E. Waters, Ph.D., P.E.
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Paul Rielly, P.E.
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Mohammed Ettouney,
Ph.D., P.E., F.AEI
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Thomas Babacz, P.E.
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Ray Yunk, P.E., LEED AP
Joint AEI - Steel Institute of New York Symposium on Deteriorating Steel Buildings Infrastructure
America’s infrastructure is aging and failing, a crisis in which the U.S. is not alone. Many countries face the same dilemma, and for the same reason: funding has been insufficient in addressing deficiencies. The problem is particularly acute in large urban areas, where growing populations stress society’s support systems, and accidents, natural disasters, and terrorism threaten infrastructure safety and security. Engineers of the twenty-first century face the daunting challenge of modernizing the fundamental structures that support civilization---highways and bridges to be sure, but equally important the structures that house critical services for which highways and bridges provide access: institutional, commercial, manufacturing and public safety facilities.
Any effort to address deficiencies in infrastructure should include a re-examination of how the design of these facilities is handled in the first place. Given the recent and growing interest in sustainability, which has raised awareness of the need to reduce overall energy and virgin material inputs, carbon emissions, and landfill waste, it is only logical that buildings be designed to reduce corrosion and other causes of infrastructure decay as well.
Based upon the above considerations, AEI and the Steel Institute of New York are cooperating to offer a Joint Symposium on Deteriorating Steel Buildings Infrastructure. The symposium is intended to provide an opportunity for sharing ideas and educating participants about how the above objectives can be achieved when designing buildings in structural steel. Some of the topics the symposium will address are:
- Where to get empirical data to help make decisions?
- What ventures can deliver critical information and analysis of systems?
- Details and specifications?
The symposium Steering Committee is chaired by
Mohammed M. Ettouney, Ph.D., P.E., F.AEI, Principal, Weidlinger Associates.
Other members of the Steering Committee are:
Michel Bruneau, P.Eng., Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo
Louis F. Geschwindner, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Ali M. Memari, Ph.D., P.E.,
Associate Professor
Department of Architectural Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
Paul F. Mlakar, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Senior Research Scientist
U.S. Army Research and Development Center
Allan Paull, P.E., First Vice President
Tishman Construction Corp.
David B. Peraza, P.E.
Senior Managing Engineer
Buildings and Structure
Exponent Engineering and Scientific Consulting
Amar Chaker, Ph.D.,
Director, Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI), ASCE
Gary Higbee, AIA,
Director of Industry Development
The Steel Institute/ The Ornamental Institute of New York
The symposium will take place on June 2, 2009 at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center in New York City.
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