Creating and Presenting Credibility of Computational Solid Mechanics Analyses

January 11, 2017 - 12:00 pm

Speaker: Dr. H. Eliot Fang

Advanced computational modeling, high performance computing technology, and extensive knowledge of simulation form a strong and unique foundation of research, development and engineering at Sandia National Laboratories that enable the Lab to meet its commitment of ensuring the national security of the United States.

The Mono Bucket-Next Generation Foundation Structure for Offshore Wind Turbines

January 09, 2017 - 12:00 pm

Speaker: Professor Lars Bo Ibsen

The Mono Bucket is the latest generation foundation structure. The Mono Bucket is specifically designed for offshore wind turbine application, combining the key benefits of a gravity base foundation, a monopile and a suction bucket, and building on a legacy of more than 2,000 suction technology-based foundations from the oil and gas industry.The Mono Bucket has proven its ability, having been successfully installed in a wide variety of site conditions, including sand, silt, clay and layered strata.

Structural and Environmental Monitoring using Robotics

Speaker: Dr. Hyun Myung

In this talk, the robotics technologies to provide various services in civil environment will be introduced, mainly focusing on structural monitoring, environment monitoring, and autonomous navigation technologies. For Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), vision-based SHM and a wall-climbing drone for SHM will be introduced. For environmental robotics, JEROS (Jellyfish removal robot), oil spill protection robot, green algae removal robot will be introduced.

Wood Revolution: Inspiring Design with Innovative Wood Structural Systems

November 28, 2016 - 1:00 pm

Speaker: Jennifer Cover

Due to their high strength, dimensional stability and positive environmental performance, mass timber building products are quickly becoming materials of choice for sustainably-minded designers. This presentation will provide a detailed look at the variety of mass timber products available, including glue-laminated timber (glulam), cross laminated timber (CLT), nail laminated timber (NLT), heavy timber decking, and other engineered and composite systems. Applications for the use of these products under modern building codes will be discussed, and examples of their use in U.S.

Structural Health Monitoring for Civil Infrastructure Decisions

November 21, 2016 - 1:00 pm

Speaker: Dr. Matthew D. Smith

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) owns, operates, and maintains an immense portfolio of large civil infrastructure ranging from bridges and dams to recreation sites and shoreline. Given the reality of a constrained budget and the declining performance of existing infrastructure assets, making maintenance and repair decisions that maximize the value delivered to the nation is challenging.

Performance-Based Seismic Design of Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco

November 14, 2016 - 1:00 pm

Speaker: Albert Chen, P.E., S.E.

The Transbay Transit Center is a modern multimodal transit center, which will become a physical and symbolic gateway to downtown San Francisco. The three-level above grade steel superstructure accommodates five regional bus transit systems and one intercity bus operator, and the two-level below grade concrete train box serves two rail systems and future California High Speed Rail.

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.

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.

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

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.