Joint ASCE WCB / USF Student Chapter Dinner Meeting

Join your ASCE West Coast Branch together with the USF Student Chapter for our April dinner meeting!  Ed Power, Senior Vice President and Transportation Director of Planning and Design for HDR Engineering, Inc will be presenting their recent work on the Hoover Dam Bypass and the Colorado River Bridge.  This landmark bridge features the longest concrete arch in North America.  The 3.5-mile corridor includes 1 mile of approach roadway in Arizona, 2.1 miles of roadway in Nevada and a nearly 1,900-foot crossing of the Colorado River.  This project was the recent recipient of ASCE’s 2012 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award.  This event will also feature a demonstration by the USF Student Chapter’s conference winning Steel Bridge Team.

  • When: April 25th, 2012
  • Door open at 5pm, Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm
  • Where: USF Gibbons Alumni Center
  • Cost: $35

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PRESENTATION ABSTRACT:  Hoover Dam Bypass & the Colorado River Bridge:  This crossing of the Colorado River relocates highway traffic between the states of Nevada and Arizona from the crest of the historic Hoover Dam to a new high-speed bypass nearly 900 feet above the Colorado River.  The new concrete arch is the longest in North America and the fourth longest in the world.  The design of the bridge takes advantage of the best features of concrete and steel, blending these two high performance materials into an efficient and effective composite design that enhances the performance as well as the constructability of the bridge.  This presentation will provide a brief overview of the project and describe the planning, design, and construction of the river bridge, the crown jewel of the bypass.

Mr. Power is a Senior Vice President and Transportation Director of Planning and Design for HDR Engineering, Inc.  With 40 years of professional experience, his responsibilities now include overall technical, quality and business oversight for the company’s major transportation service areas including highway, bridge, traffic, transportation planning, environmental, and geotechnical.  Formerly, he was national technical director for bridges and structures within HDR, where he was responsible for overall technical and quality delivery within the bridge business class.

His background includes all phases and types of bridge design. He serves on industry technical committees and is active in industry research programs involving high performance materials, bridges for extended service life, and accelerated bridge construction. He has authored numerous technical papers, and has presented at national and international conferences.

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Florida Section Updates

Please check out the Florida Section’s Communique!

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Luncheon – FDOT District 7 Roadway Construction Update

Join us for our March lunch meeting!  Patrick Stanford, P.E., FDOT District 7 Resident Engineer will present information on current roadway construction taking place in District 7.

Mr. Stanford earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from Auburn Univeristy in 1994 and a Masters in Civil Engineering degree from the University of South Florida in 1998.  He recevied his Professional Engineer license in Florida in 1999.  He has over 17 years of experince in the transporation industry, all of those as a Florida Department of Transportation employee in the District Seven construction offices including his current position as Resident Engineer overseeing District Seven’s Consultant CEI (Construction, Engineering and Inspection) program.  His office is responsible for construction efforts on Tampa Bay interstates, as well as other major corridors, bridges and facility improvments; such as the Selmon Expressway bridge widening, US 41 widening, US 19 reconstruciton, John’s Pass Bridge, the new I-75 Rest Areas and the I-4/Selmon Expressway Connector project.

  • When: Thursday March 29, 2012
  • Where: The Rusty Pelican, 2425 North Rocky Point Drive, Tampa
  • Check-in starts at 11:30
  • Lunch and Presentation at 12:00

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Bullarney 2012

The University of South Florida College of Engineering Alumni Society proudly presents Bullarney 2012.  This event will be held Saturday, March 24th from 6-11 pm at the Glazer Children’s Museum at 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa.

Casino attire is welcomed!  Enjoy culinary delights, unlimited beer and wine, live music, silent auction and Las Vegas style casino games!

  • Individual Ticket: $100
  • Recent Graduate (2007-2012) or Faculty/Staff Ticket: $75
  • Sponsorship Opportunities Available

To make a reservation and purchase your tickets visit the registration website.  More information is available at the Bullarney website.

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West Coast Branch Engineer and Engineering Student of the Year

ASCE would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2012 ASCE West Coast Branch Engineer of the Year and Engineering Student of the Year!

The awards were presented at the Tampa Bay Engineers Week Banquet held at A La Cart Pavilion on February 24, 2012 . Also, the Keynote speaker for the banquet was ASCE Past-President Kathy Caldwell, P.E. where she presented ASCE’s Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025 and Achieving the Vision.
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Join the ASCE “Fly-In @ Home”

Over 160 ASCE members will be in Washington, D.C. March 20-22 to lobby their elected officials on civil engineering issues, including infrastructure investment.  Participation by ASCE members at home is an important part of our success.  Join the effort by contacting your elected officials during the week of March 19th regarding one or more of the key infrastructure issues listed below:
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Geo-Institute Luncheon

Port of Miami Tunnel Project Presented by the Design-Build Contractor Bouygues Civil Works Florida

Please join us on Tuesday, March 15 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM for a Geo-Institute Luncheon.  The luncheon will be held at Brio Tuscan Grille at International Plaza.

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National Engineer’s Week Future City Competition

A City of the future – Qudou – engineered by students from Tarpon Springs Middle School won the 2012 Tampa Bay Regional Future City Competition. The students, their teacher, Beverly Finnegan, and their volunteer engineer mentor, Shawn Brown, will be heading to Washington DC during E-week to compete against teams from around the country. During this four-month competition, students were challenged to
“Fuel Your Future: Imagine New Ways to Meet Our Energy Needs and Maintain a Healthy Planet.” While tackling their challenge, students got to think like an engineer by – identifying problems; brainstorming ideas; designing solutions; testing, retesting and building; and sharing their results.

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2012 Engineer’s Week Banquet

Tampa Bay’s Engineer’s Week Banquet will be held on February 24, 2012 at the A La Carte Pavilion at 4050 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa, FL. This year’s presenter will be 2011 ASCE National President, Kathy Caldwell, P.E., F. ASCE. Ms. Caldwell’s presentation will be on Engineering Today…For a Greener Tomorrow.

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ASCE WCB & GeoInstitute Project Risk Management Round Table

The ASCE WCB & GeoInstitute Project Risk Management Round Table was held on January 26, 2012 and was a complete success. To view documents from the Round Table Discussion, please follow the links below.

Engineer’s Role in Risk Allocation – Contractor’s Perspective by Brian S. Wood, Corporate Council for Keller Foundations, LLC.

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