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Webcast about 3-D Modeling Software for Civil Engineers

ketan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:24:01 +0000

CE News is offering a free webcast on April 22 at 2 p.m. EDT, “3-D and Model-Centric Design Software”, that’s good for 1 PDH:

When: April 22, 2008/ 2 p.m. EST, 1 p.m. CST, 11 a.m. PST

Cost: Free! Register today at www.cenews.com/webcast.

Presented by: Dominick D. Gallegos, AutoCAD Civil 3D Technical Marketing Manager, Autodesk; Adam Strafaci, Civil Engineering Industry Marketing Manager, Autodesk; Stacey Miyamoto, Director of Knowledge Based Systems – eStudio, SSFM International.

Summary: Join Adam Strafaci and Dominick Gallegos of Autodesk, along with Stacey Miyamoto of SSFM International, for a hands-on presentation on what 3-D and model-centric design software means for civil engineering, why the technology is being adopted by firms of all size, and how using it is different than designing and creating plans with traditional civil engineering software. This presentation will describe the benefits of a model-centric workflow and walk attendees through a project, detailing the use of the technology for planning, design, analysis, documentation, and beyond for a typical civil engineering project.

Sponsored by:

Sign up to attend this CE News Webcast, register today at www.cenews.com/webcast

Note: Certificates of attendance for 1 PDH will be provided to registered attendees that view the entire presentation. However, it is the responsibility of the licensee to determine if this method of continuing education meets his or her governing board(s) of registration’s requirements, including the fact that the sponsor is presenting.

Civil Engineering Technology: Today and Tomorrow (Live Web-seminar)

ketan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:21:13 +0000

Here’s a web seminar next week on technology related to civil engineering, and it’s eligible for continuing education PDH credits.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007
2 p.m. EST, 1 p.m. CST, 11 a.m. PST

Summary: Explore the role of 3-D modeling, GIS, GPS machine control, and 3-D laser scanning in civil engineering. Shanon Fauerbach, P.E., editorial director of CE News, and Todd Nochomson, CAD Systems Manager for Miller Legg, will host a free one-hour virtual seminar, revealing the results of a recent research project and providing insight from a savvy technology professional. They will discuss how the civil engineering community is using these technologies and what future expectations are for their use. Nochomson will provide a user perspective, sharing his experiences with 3-D modeling and thoughts on the other technologies discussed. This presentation will be more in-depth than the article presented in the November issue of CE News, so if you are interested in these technologies, don’t miss it!

Presented by: Shanon Fauerbach, P.E., and Todd Nochomson

Sponsored by: Autodesk

Sign up to attend this FREE CE News Webcast, register today at
http://www.cenews.com/webcast

Note: Certificates of attendance for 1 PDH will be provided to all Webcast attendees. However, it is the responsibility of the licensee to determine if this method of continuing education meets his or her governing board(s) of registration’s requirements. Only registered attendees may receive a certificate of attendance for continuing education credit.

Take Part in the Egress Stairs Symposium in New York City

ketan — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:31:42 +0000

The Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) of ASCE is hosting a Symposium on Egress Stairs in High-Rise Buildings, May 15 in New York City. The symposium will feature a series of presentations by leading experts discussing both human and construction factors in the designs of egress stairs, offering participants insights into the future of high-rise buildings and egress stair construction. Cooperating organizations include The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP) and the Building Security Council (BSC). This symposium is geared primarily to high-rise building architects and engineers, as well as those responsible for the safety occupants in future and existing buildings.

From the AEI website,

In the years following incidents at the World Trade Center, the Murrah Federal Building, the Cook County Administration Building, and the LaSalle Bank Building, our traditional high-rise evacuation strategies of defend-in-place or partial evacuation have been much scrutinized. Most recently, they have elicited recommendations from NIST for changes to our building codes. Whereas codes presently size and protect stairwells to accommodate the occupant load of a building’s largest floor, under the assumption that fire is the principal hazard and it will be confined to the floor of fire origin, we now find proposals for enhancing and enlarging stair construction to meet perceived threats of bombings, blackouts, CBR agents, and other catastrophes—events that will likely entail evacuation of the entire building whether warranted or not. In this symposium, leading practitioners and researchers will present and discuss their ideas about the proposed egress enhancements and related high-rise evacuation concepts in order to help evaluate their need and effectiveness given the realities of present day society.