Seminars – S. K. Ghosh Associates LLC

October 29, 2014July 20, 2016

Web Seminar – Engineered Tilt-Up Concrete Construction: Past, Present, and Future

September 14, 2016; 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pacific Time

John Lawson, S.E.

ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 8399

Receive a 15% discount on any of our products when purchased with a seminar registration.

Description

With over a half a billion square feet of space constructed annually, tilt-up concrete construction is a common building type in engineering offices across the nation. This economical style of construction is uniquely identified by the very slender concrete walls cast horizontally, tilted into place, and typically anchored to a large flexible diaphragm. This web-seminar presentation revisits the historical development and past performance of the current concrete slender wall and wall anchorage design provisions and what the future may hold. New research on the actual seismic behavior of these rigid wall – flexible diaphragm buildings will be presented, foreshadowing what future code provisions may look like for this type of building. Examples are included in the presentation. The web seminar will also include three question-and-answer periods.

Speaker Bio

John Lawson is a licensed Structural Engineer (CA, AZ) with over twenty-five years of experience engineering tilt-up concrete construction, and is the author of the two tilt-up design examples in the ICC/SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manual and FEMA P1026, and he is the recipient of the 2006 TCA Engineering Achievement Award for tilt-up design. Currently Lawson is an Associate Professor in Architectural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, and is a member of ACI 551, SEAOC, and EERI. John Lawson has a BS in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and a MS in Structural Engineering from Stanford University.

The views and opinions expressed in this seminar are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those held by S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc.

Registration Information

Discounted fee (for registration received by September 12):
$250 for the first connection; $185 for the second;
$125 for the third; and $60 for each subsequent connection.

Regular fee (for registration received after September 12):
$265 for the first connection; $195 for the second; $130 for the third;
and $65 for each subsequent connection.

Please note a single registration allows you to have one connection.
However, a number of people can view and listen to the seminar using one connection
by using an LCD projector (or a large computer monitor) and good computer speakers or a speaker phone.

All attendees, irrespective of the number of registered connections, can earn 0.2
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 2.0 professional development hours (PDHs). CEU/PDH certificates are provided free of charge.

Small Business Registration

We provide discounted registration for small businesses.
If you are already registered with us as a small business,
please log in to your user account first to receive the small business discount.
If you are not registered with us as a small business yet, please see if you qualify.

FAQ

A connection is defined as a single web connection plus a single telephone connection
(if necessary). If you want to sign up for more than one connection for this seminar, you will have the opportunity to do so after placing the registration in your cart.
A $15 fee will apply if the seminar registrant wishes to revise the web seminar registration (e.g. switch from one web seminar to another).
Refunds are limited to 80 percent of fee and must be applied for in writing WITHIN THIRTY DAYS after the scheduled seminar.

We are a registered provider for continuing education in the

State of Florida (Provider # 4732), the
State of New York
(Provider # 99), the State of New Jersey (Provider # 24GP00014200), the State of Maryland, and for the
Structural Engineers Certification Board (SECB) of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA).

October 27, 2014June 28, 2017

Web Seminar – Design of Cold-Formed Steel Exterior Wall Connections

August 2, 2017; 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM Pacific Time

Kirsten Zeydel, S.E.

Small Business
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ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 8274

Receive a 15% discount on any of our products when purchased with a seminar registration.

Description

Exterior cold-formed steel framing is a common system used for the “skin” of a building and is a crucial component of a building’s exterior. Structural engineers need to pay particularly close attention to this system as it is a significant factor in repair costs and recovery times after seismic and wind events, yet it is often not given the attention it deserves. This web seminar will discuss the following key design issues (and what’s often missed) for exterior cold-formed steel framing, including:

Application of Loads
Building movements
Complete load path
Engineered and proprietary connections to the base structure (including drift clips)

Over one-third of the presentation will be on detailed examples that will illustrate these concepts as well as common mistakes.

Speaker Bio

Kirsten Zeydel is a Structural Consultant with S.K. Ghosh Associates, the Structural Engineering Manager for EIG Building Components, and the President of ZO Consulting. She is a licensed Structural Engineer, based in Southern California, with over sixteen years of experience in the design of cold-formed steel framing. She has led the structural design of both exterior and interior non-load-bearing cold-formed framing in addition to the structural design of load-bearing cold-formed steel buildings up to 5-stories in height. She has successfully taken many projects through the rigorous California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and the California Division of the State Architect. In practice, Kirsten Zeydel specializes in the design and coordination of exterior building “skins” in order to ensure they perform as expected during earthquakes and wind events.

The views and opinions expressed in this seminar are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those held by S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc.

Registration Information

Discounted fee (for registration received by July 31):
$250 for the first connection; $185 for the second;
$125 for the third; and $60 for each subsequent connection.

Regular fee (for registration received after July 31):
$265 for the first connection; $195 for the second; $130 for the third;
and $65 for each subsequent connection.

All attendees, irrespective of the number of registered connections, can earn 0.25
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 2.5 professional development hours (PDHs). CEU/PDH certificates are provided free of charge.

Small Business Registration

FAQ

A connection is defined as a single web connection plus a single telephone connection
(if necessary). If you want to sign up for more than one connection for this seminar, you will have the opportunity to do so after placing the registration in your cart.
A $15 fee will apply if the seminar registrant wishes to revise the web seminar registration (e.g. switch from one web seminar to another).
Refunds are limited to 80 percent of fee and must be applied for in writing WITHIN THIRTY DAYS after the scheduled seminar.

October 15, 2014January 16, 2015

Web Seminar – Seismic Response-History Analysis for the Design and Assessment of Buildings

January 28, 2015; 9:00 – 11:30 AM Pacific Time

Curt B. Haselton, Ph.D., P.E.

Small Business
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Receive a 15% discount on any of our products when purchased with a seminar registration.

Description

This web seminar begins with a discussion about the choices provided by ASCE 7-10 for dynamic analysis: modal response spectrum analysis, linear time history analysis, and nonlinear time history analysis, with the advantages and shortcomings of each pointed out. Ground motion selection, scaling, modeling and acceptance criteria as they relate to time history analysis will be explained and frequently asked questions will be answered. A preview of the newly reorganized Chapter 16, Seismic Response-History Procedures, will be presented highlighting the many ways it will benefit the user. The reorganized chapter will be part of ASCE 7-16. Available software for time-history analysis will also be covered.

Speaker Bio

Curt B. Haselton, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Chair in Civil Engineering at California State University, Chico, and Co-Founder of the Seismic Performance Prediction Program (SP3) and Haselton Baker Risk Group. Dr. Haselton’s research is in the area of performance-based earthquake engineering, with focuses on building code development, collapse safety assessment, ground motion selection and scaling, damage and loss estimation, and the treatment of uncertainties. Dr. Haselton was recently the chair of the Building Seismic Safety Council team to rewriting Chapter 16 of ASCE 7.

Registration Information

Discounted fee (for registration received by January 26):
$250 for the first connection; $185 for the second;
$125 for the third; and $60 for each subsequent connection.

Regular fee (for registration received after January 26):
$265 for the first connection; $195 for the second; $130 for the third;
and $65 for each subsequent connection.

Small Business Registration

FAQ

A connection is defined as a single web connection plus a single telephone connection
(if necessary). If you want to sign up for more than one connection for this seminar, you will have the opportunity to do so after placing the registration in your cart.
A $15 fee will apply if the seminar registrant wishes to revise the web seminar registration (e.g. switch from one web seminar to another).
Refunds are limited to 80 percent of fee and must be applied for in writing WITHIN THIRTY DAYS after the scheduled seminar.

October 13, 2014September 20, 2017

Web Seminar – ASCE 7-10 Snow Load Provisions

September 20, 2017; 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pacific Time

Michael O’Rourke, Ph.D., P.E.

Small Business
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ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 12241

Receive a 15% discount on any of our products when purchased with a seminar registration.

Description

This web seminar presents a 17-step procedure as presented in the new Design for Snow Loads CodeMaster for determination of roof snow loads in accordance with ASCE 7-10 provisions. The step-by-step procedure covers balanced, unbalanced, minimum, drift, sliding and partial snow loads, as well as rain-on-snow and ice dam surcharge loads. The web seminar will concentrate on the proper application of the provisions – the “what and how”. The theory (the “why”) will be discussed briefly. Roof geometries specifically covered by the ASCE 7 provisions will be discussed and the CodeMaster example will be presented. Additionally there will be a brief introduction to changes in the snow load provisions of ASCE 7-16 as well as three Q & A periods.

Speaker Bio

Michael O’Rourke, Ph.D., P.E., received his B.S. in civil engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Dr. O’Rourke has been a member of the ASCE 7 Snow and Rain Loads Committee since 1978 and has been chair since 1997. He is the author of ASCE’s publication: Guide to the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-10, and the co-author of Snow Loads on Solar Paneled Roofs. He has been on the faculty in the civil engineering department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for 43 years and has been involved in snow load research sponsored by the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab, the National Bureau of Standards, the National Science Foundation, and the Metal Building Manufacturers Association, among others. This research work has resulted in publication of roughly three dozen snow load papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings.

The views and opinions expressed in this seminar are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those held by S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc.

Registration Information

Discounted fee (for registration received by September 18):
$250 for the first connection; $185 for the second;
$125 for the third; and $60 for each subsequent connection.

Regular fee (for registration received after September 18):
$265 for the first connection; $195 for the second; $130 for the third;
and $65 for each subsequent connection.

Small Business Registration

FAQ

A connection is defined as a single web connection plus a single telephone connection
(if necessary). If you want to sign up for more than one connection for this seminar, you will have the opportunity to do so after placing the registration in your cart.
A $15 fee will apply if the seminar registrant wishes to revise the web seminar registration (e.g. switch from one web seminar to another).
Refunds are limited to 80 percent of fee and must be applied for in writing WITHIN THIRTY DAYS after the scheduled seminar.

October 2, 2014June 21, 2017

Web Seminar – Designing for Building Drift: Controlling Damage from Wind Storms and Earthquakes

June 21, 2017; 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM Pacific Time

Larry Griffis, P.E.

Small Business
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ICC Preferred Provider Course Number: 12268

Receive a 15% discount on any of our products when purchased with a seminar registration.

Description

2015 IBC Section 1604.3 requires that structures be designed to have adequate stiffness to limit deflections and lateral drift. This web seminar will provide you with practical guidance on how to comply with this requirement and will cover the following topics:

1. How to perform an accurate analysis for service level lateral loads for the purpose of building drift considerations.

2. Understanding what racking levels under different magnitudes of loading will cause damage that can be objectionable to the building occupants.

3. Explanation of different approaches to assessing the performance of a building under service level loads, with a focus on the analysis requirements and mean recurrence intervals of wind and seismic events applicable to building drift design and control.

4. Methods for designers to make informed decisions about how to proportion the building’s lateral force-resisting system to control damage caused by excessive drift from service level lateral loads caused by wind storms and seismic events.

Speaker Bio

Lawrence G. (Larry) Griffis, P.E., is a Senior Principal and Senior Consultant at Walter P. Moore and Associates. Mr. Griffis has directed or made significant contributions to the structural design of over 85 major buildings throughout the United States and internationally. He has combined his 45 years of practical design and management experience with ongoing involvement in numerous technical committees, exploring and documenting specialized structural issues of design, construction, and delivery. He is considered one of the top specialists in wind engineering in the US and author and contributor to the development of the ASCE 7 wind standard used by all US building codes. Mr. Griffis was recently named to the National Academy of Engineering, the highest recognition that can be bestowed on an engineer by his peers in the industry. He is one of only a few engineers to serve simultaneously on the code committees for both AISC and ACI and also as an on-going member of the ASCE 7 Standards Committee.

The views and opinions expressed in this seminar are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those held by S. K. Ghosh Associates Inc.

Registration Information

Discounted fee (for registration received by June 19):
$250 for the first connection; $185 for the second;
$125 for the third; and $60 for each subsequent connection.

Regular fee (for registration received after June 19):
$265 for the first connection; $195 for the second; $130 for the third;
and $65 for each subsequent connection.

Small Business Registration

FAQ

A connection is defined as a single web connection plus a single telephone connection
(if necessary). If you want to sign up for more than one connection for this seminar, you will have the opportunity to do so after placing the registration in your cart.
A $15 fee will apply if the seminar registrant wishes to revise the web seminar registration (e.g. switch from one web seminar to another).
Refunds are limited to 80 percent of fee and must be applied for in writing WITHIN THIRTY DAYS after the scheduled seminar.