Articles for Dallas ASCE

Hello [firstname], Welcome to the Dallas ASCE newsletter of upcoming events, articles, and more from our membership. Calendar Events Articles Your login information is listed below. To log into the site, visit http://www.dallasasce.org/en/ and enter your Username and Password. Username: [username] Password: [password] If you have any questions please contact Sean P. Merrell. Calendar Events for 29-Aug-10 to 1-Nov-10 September ...

Community Service and the Engineer’s Role in Society Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, once said of engineering: “It is a great profession. There is the satisfaction of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy...it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege...To the ...

Mark Lenters, P.E., President of Ourston Roundabout Engineering, Inc., has over a 24-year period acquired extensive experience in roundabout engineering, traffic engineering, transportation planning and project management in the public and private sectors. He has developed skills in roundabout design, safety auditing, and project, personnel and financial management. Mr. Lenters has participated on national committees for signs, marking and safety auditing. He is active in ITE, TRB and TAC, ...

Lee Engineering has provided traffic engineering services for over 22 years. As a specialty consulting firm concentrating entirely on traffic engineering and transportation planning, we have built our reputation for quality on a high degree of professionalism and integrity. Some of our services include: Traffic Engineering Studies – Safety Studies, Capacity & Operations Analysis, VISSIM Simulation Traffic Engineering Design – Signals, Roundabouts, Signing, Markings, ...

The Nominating Committee has choosen the following slate of candidates for election to each office as follows: Past President – Rachel Hayden, P.E. (Previous President)President – Jeff Hawkins, P.E. (Previous President Elect)President Elect – Doug Smith, P.E. (Previous Vice President)Vice President – Sean Merrell, P.E.Treasurer – Noopur Jain, P.E. (2 Yr Term)Secretary – Douglas Chastain, P.E.Younger ...

The Dallas ASCE awarded and presented four G.B. Mann scholarships at the August 2010 Branch Meeting. The awards are given to those students that are going into college majoring in Civil Engineering. Congratulations go out to the following students: Parents of Kara Steward received the award; Kara was on a mission trip out of the Country. Kara graduated from Mansfield Legacy High School with a perfect 4.0 GPA and will be attending the University of Texas at Austin. One of Kara’s ...

The ASCE YM group is hosting the annual Rangers Baseball game! Come and join us celebrate a great Rangers season with the Fort Worth Chapter on October 2 versus the Angels. The optional pregame meal with be a tailgate lunch with some great fajitas and drinks. Tickets are limited (limit of 4 per person) so reserve yours today! Members: $10 - Game Only $17 - Game and Pregame Meal Non-Members: $15 - Game Only $24 - Game and Pregame Meal

ASCE Members of Region 6 (that means you in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas!) are invited to take part in ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!! EARLY BIRD RATES GOOD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20th To log in and begin registration click here. October 6-9, 2010 ~ Camino Real Hotel ~ El Paso, Texas From a golf tournament on Wednesday, through a full day of continuing professional development classes on Thursday and an extensive offering of civil engineering sessions on Friday, you don't want to miss ...

The ASCE chapter at UT Arlington would like to extend an invitation to present at one of our campus meetings during the upcoming school year. Through monthly meetings, our chapter's goal is to introduce engineering professionals who will speak on current topics and challenges in civil engineering. We hope to give students a broader perspective of the profession as well as showcase projects where they can soon invest themselves as graduates. The meetings put our students in contact with ...

The ACE Mentoring Program would like to invite you to registrar for the Bowling Tournament, which will take place on Tuesday September 14 at 300 Dallas in Addison, Texas. You can registrar online at www.acementordfw.org. This fundraiser will support the program in the DFW area. There is also opportunity to sponsor the event. A flyer with event details can be found here. For more information please contact Stephanie Laughlin at (214) 681-6977 or email at ...

Mr. Dan Ruth, P.E., 60, has past away at home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Ruth was a graduate from Texas Tech, was a member of the Army National Guard and worked as an Engineer for 35 years. He was well known in his field as someone who always did the job right and who protected his employees. His obituary can be found at http://www.allenfamilyfuneraloptions.com/Ruth_D/Obituary.html

Below is a list of upcoming Continuing Education seminars and computer workshops in Region 6. These in-depth, practice-oriented programs are produced by ASCE’s Continuing Education Department and may be of interest to you. Dates Seminars & Computer Workshop Links Technical Division City/State September 9-10 How to Successfully Use Value Engineering on Capital Projects Management and Leadership Dallas, TX September 16-17 Leadership ...

I am looking forward to being back in San Antonio on September 16-17 to present the ASCE Continuing Education seminar "Leadership Development for the Engineer" (16 PDH, 1.6 CEU including 1-hr of ethics training). Details on this very popular seminar may be found in the brochure or I will be pleased to send you a hard copy. In these difficult times, leadership at all levels in an organization is essential for that organization's success or perhaps even survival. I have conducted versions of ...

Congratulations to the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The stadium is a 2011 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award Finalist. For more information click here.

The Texas Forestry Association is offering a free two-hour design course for engineers and architects. Both practitioners and students are invited. Four topics will be covered: 1. Forest resource & forest certification program 2. Plywood/panel properties and uses 3. Wood properties/lumber grades/uses 4. Treated wood specification In addition, two CDs ("Wood is Today" and "Lumber Library") from the Southern Forest Products Association will be provided. Other ...

You Are Invited To The 7th Annual Daryl Hall Memorial Golf Classic Friday, September 17, 2010 “The Links at Water Chase” 7:30 AM Shotgun Start The Daryl Hall Family Fund This fund was started in the spring of 2003 to help support a great friend and co-worker, Daryl Hall. Who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in December of 2002 and courageously battled one of the most aggressive forms of brain Cancer, Gliablastoma, Mulitforme (GBM), Unfortunately ...

Hello [firstname], Welcome to the Dallas ASCE newsletter of upcoming events, articles and more from our membership. Calendar Events Articles Your login information is listed below. To log into the site, visit http://www.dallasasce.org/en/ and enter your Username and Password. Username: [username] Password: [password] If you have any questions please contact Sean P. Merrell, P.E. Calendar of Events August Dallas Branch Meeting: ...

Low Impact Development Our July speaker provided a fascinating presentation about Low Impact Development (LID), focusing on steps that have been taken in the Houston area to educate engineers and public officials about LID, and to promote the concept as a design solution that is not cost prohibitive. In fact, the engineering firms that were involved in Houston’s LID Design Challenge actually proved the opposite: LID applications save money. After the presentation I spoke with ...

Heather Gilmer, P.E. has worked for the Construction Division of the Texas Department of Transportation since 1999. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of Massachusetts and the University of Texas, respectively. She is a member of the Bridge Subcommittee of the American Welding Society (AWS) Structural Welding Committee and chairs the fabrication task group of the AASHTO/NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration. Charles E. Quade, P.E., Vice ...

The Dallas Branch Geotech Institute presents MD Sahadat Hossain, Ph. D., P. E., Assistant professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Hossain will present "Monitoring Moisture Movement within the Solid Waste in Landfills". A brief desciption of this presentation can be found here.