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VOL. 39 NO. 11SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS2004 HAWAII STATE MATHCOUNTS COMPETITIONThe 21st Hawaii State MathCountsCompetition was held March 13, three weeksafter the Oahu Chapter Competition. Bothcompetitions were held in the KamehamehaSchools Kalama Dining Hall as they have beenfor many years. The Hawaii Society ofProfessional Engineers (HSPE) sponsors thismath competition for 6th, 7th and 8th graders.The Mathletes solve math problems individually and as a team of four for individual and teamhonors. They compete in four rounds calledthe Sprint, Target, Team, and CountdownRounds. The Mathlete’s total scores in the written Sprint and Target Rounds determine if he orshe competes in the Countdown Round, theoral portion of the competition. The ten highestscorers advance to the Countdown Round withthe top four winners representing the State ofHawaii at the National MathCounts Competitionon May 7, in Washington, D.C.The top four winners in the CountdownRound were first place David Clifton ofPunahou, second place Robert Shimizu ofIolani, third place Steven Bartz of Punahou,and fourth place Aaron Fong of Iolani.The results of the Team Round placed Iolanifirst. They will proudly display the HSPE State1st Place Perpetual Trophy at Iolani until nextyear’s competition. Iolani Coach, Li Ann Wada,will be the official Hawaii State Team Coach atthe National Finals. In second place was thePunahou team with Mililani Middle third,Kamehameha Middle fourth, WaiakeaIntermediate fifth, and Washington Middlesixth. Other schools competing includedKealakeheIntermediate,ChieffessKamakahelei Middle, Iao Intermediate, andKamehameha School-Maui.MC for the awards ceremony was KenMorikami of HSPE and the award presentersincluded Dr. Michael Chun, MathCountsChairman and President and Headmaster,Kamehameha Schools; Anthony Calabrese,Department of Education; Gail Hayashi, AlohaAirlines; and Carolyn Witcher, Big IslandMathCounts Coordinator. Aloha Airlines is amajor sponsor of MathCounts.The Oahu Chapter Competition was heldFebruary 21, 2004.The positions werereversed with Punahou first and Iolani second,with Mililani Middle third, and KamehamehaMiddle fourth. Punahou received the HSPEOahu Chapter “Perpetual Team Trophy” to display at their school for the year. The highestscorers in the written part of the competitionincluded Aaron Fong of Iolani first, StevenBartz of Punahou second, Lucia Mocz ofMililani Middle third, and David Clifton ofPunahou fourth.Awards ceremony MC was Scott Seu ofHSPE and award presenters included SisterJohn Joseph Gilligan, Hawaii Catholic Schools;Clayton Fujie, Deputy Superintendent,Department of Education; Tom Simmons, VicePresident, Power Supply, Hawaiian ElectricCompany, Inc.; and Barry Nakamoto, HSPEHonolulu Chapter President.The Hawaii MathCounts Steering Committeeled by Rowena Blaisdell and Pauline Marcelloof Kamehameha Schools thanks the volunteerproctors and scorers from Hawaiian ElectricCompany, the US Army Corps of Engineers,SSFM International Inc., The Gas Company,and ASME. Without their help the competitionswould be impossible. The volunteer exammoderator was Lou Muzzarini of the US ArmyCorps of Engineers.Winners to the Nationals L-R: David Clifton,Steven Bartz, Robert Shimizu, Aaron Fong,and Coach Li Ann Wada.Award Presenters L-R: Michael Chun,Anthony Calabrese, Gail Hayashi, andCarolyn Wichter.APRIL, 2004KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORYby C.S. PapacostasLast month’s article quoted the ChiefEngineer of the Kohala Ditch on the Big Islandof Hawai i who specified “A-1 imported Alsenand Germania brands” of cement averaging 2.60 per barrel in Honolulu and 3.90 delivered to Kohala.In my even earlier February 1998 article Igave a brief history of non-bituminous cementsfrom ancient times to a little after 1824, thatyear being when Joseph Aspdin blended whatis now known as Portland cement. Althoughnatural hydraulic cements were produced inAmerica as early as 1818, Portland cement didnot become available until 1868 through importation (as ships’ ballast) from England,Germany and other European origins.It is safe then to assume that the cementused at the 1906 Kohala Ditch was of thePortland cement type. But what else is knownabout the use of natural and Portland cementsin Hawai i? In order to answer this question, Iembarked on a fascinating quest that will continue to weave an intricate web for some time tocome.In the meantime here are some facts thathave emerged so far:At about the same time that the above-quoted prices prevailed in Hawai i, Rolfe Cobleigh,Associate Editor of the “American Agriculturist”published a book in New York entitled “HandyFarm Devices and How to Make Them.” InChapter 9 (“When We Build”), he extols thevirtues of Portland cement concrete. He estimates that “Portland cement of the mostapproved brands costs about 1.60 per barrel.” Hmm! Sound like the high differentialcost of building materials in Hawai i not a newphenomenon after all!Cobleigh goes on to assert that “experienceboth in practical work and in the laboratory hasproven beyond a doubt that the best brands ofcement, as in all other goods, are the cheapestin the end, and should be insisted upon by allprospective purchasers. Atlas, Alpha, Saylor’s,Edison and Giant cements are among the leading brands.”By the way, Saylor’s Portland cement, produced in Coplay, in the Lehigh County ofPennsylvania, was the first to be patented inthe U.S. by David Oliver Saylor. In theSeptember 26, 1871 documents for Patent No.119,413 “for the improvement of the manufacture of cements,” he declares that his hydrauliccement weighted “from one hundred and tenpounds to one hundred and twenty pounds perbushel” and was “in every respect equal to the(continued on page 6)
Page 2Hawaii Federal Contracts & Jobs, Jobs, JobsBy John Myers, Westaff of Hawaii, Inc.Published monthly by:HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIESSERVICE PRINTERS, INC.1829 Dillingham Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96819Telephone: (808) 841-7644 Fax: (808) 847-1487ADDRESS ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION TO:WARREN YAMAMOTO1526-C Pukele Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816Telephone: 527-6988WILIKI MAILING LISTAdditions and/or corrections shouldindicate the proper society, institution orassociation.LAVERNE HIGADept. of Design and ConstructionCity & County of Honolulu650 S. King Street, 15th FloorHonolulu, Hawaii 96813Office: 808-527-6246Fax: 808-527-6103HAWAII COUNCIL ofENGINEERING SOCIETIESP.O. Box 2873HONOLULU, HAWAII 96802In 1996, the Military Housing PrivatizationInitiative Act provided the Military Services withthe authority to leverage military constructionfunds and assets to obtain private sector capital and expertise in order to operate, manage,maintain, improve and build military housing inthe U.S. for our soldiers and their families. Thislegislation, commonly referred to as the“Residential Community Initiative” (RCI), provides a way to maximize use of limited appropriated funds, land, and existing facilities toencourage private sector investment.Under the RCI, Hawaii’s Army, Navy, MarineCorp, Air Force & Coast Guard have established long-term business relationships withprivate sector developers for the purpose ofimproving military family housing communities.The Military will provide the developers a longterm interest in both land and family housingassets. These master community developersfor these communities will provide new construction of over 10,000 homes and the renovation of over 3,700 homes just on Oahu. Thedevelopment of these communities will generate in excess of 2.2 Billion dollars to Hawaii’seconomy over the next ten-years with sub- contracting opportunities abound for Hawaii’s construction industry. The Department of Defensegoal is to eliminate all inadequate family housing in the U.S. by 2007 using a combination oftraditional Military Construction, BasicAllowance for Housing increases, and privatization.The RCI privatization program is an essentialelement for solving Hawaii’s acute military family housing problems. RCI is dedicated tobuilding quality residential communities forSoldiers and their families. Further, RCI is builton partnerships with private sector developerswho have the expertise, innovation and willingness to work collaboratively with key stakeholders to make RCI a success. It is attractingquality developers and ensuring that it receivesquality business plans/agreements at the bestcost.Past HCES Chairman Ather Dar recognizesHCES Lifetime Achievement Awardee TedKawagashi at the Engineers Week Banquet.SAME Hawaii Post President LTC DavidPress presents Kick-Off Luncheon speakerLarry Price a plaque of appreciation.The timeline for Hawaii is already underwaywith developments at Hickam Air Force Baseand Ford Island. The Navy/Marine Corp initiatives are slated to start construction in July ‘04with the Army & Coast Guard starting construction in October ‘04.The RCI projects will require hundreds ofquality employees to meet their respectivedeadlines and the developers are already hiring engineers, architects, designers, surveyors, cost estimators and other required internalemployees for pre-construction phases ofthese communities. A local staffing company,Westaff of Hawaii, Inc., is currently acceptingapplications for the above mentioned positionson behalf of some community developers. Formore information about Westaff of Hawaii,please visit www.westaffhawaii.com. Westaffmay be contacted at 524-0411 or you can submit your resume to jmyers@westaff.com.HOME PAGE:http://www/angelfire.com/linux/hces2004-2005 OFFICERSChairman:Vice ALSHSPEIEEEITELGSEASAMESEAOHSFPEUH(assoc)Tony LauWestley ChunTodd BarnesErik KaneshiroRepresentativeM. UyeharaW. ChunJ. GroganM. TomeM. ShojiE. KaneshiroS. NojimaO. LibedW. KawanoA. DarT. BarnesL. NagataS. DannawayW.F. Chen522-7426488-0477585-0448526-1267AlternateK. NiiyaR. LiuR. MorrisseyC. DungcaS. SeuF. KobashikawaA. ArchillaL. NagataR. ChuT. DobryAssociationfor theAdvancement ofCost EngineeringHAWAII SECTIONOfficers & DirectorsPresidentTreasurerSecretaryDirectorsAlan CadieuxDr. Amarjit SinghMaelyn UyeharaRichard CampbellJoesph UnoKarl KagesaHSPE Vice-President Ken Rappolt presents Young Engineer of the Year Lorna Heller andEngineer of the Year Dennis Lee with their plaques at the Engineers Week Banquet.
Page 3Hawaii SectionThe AmericanSociety ofMechanical EngineersWebsite: www.asme.org/sections/hawaii2003-2004 t-chairDir 1 yrDir 2 yrRaymond LiuLCDR John MarkowiczRodney KrienkeSam GillieJames GroganEd ChangRon 4227455-0254HAWAII SECTION COMBINED COMMITTEES& POWER TECHNICAL CHAPTER MEETINGDate: Tuesday, May 11, 2004Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Place: Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. WardAvenue CafeteriaAll members are invited and asked to attend.Members are always welcome. The Officersand Directors of ASME-HI Look forward to seeing new and familiar faces. Naturally, we areconstantly seeking help from the membershipto fill the committee positions and with programideas. In addition, we are having a PowerTechnical Chapter meeting to discuss programs for next year. Lots of free pizza and popare always provided. Please contact Ray Liu orSam Gillie for directions and more information.For Power Chapter questions, please contactEd Chang.2004 TEAMS COMPETITION RESULTSRon Flegal reports that the school thatASME-HI sponsored in the 2004 Test ofEngineering, Aptitude, Mathematics, andScience (TEAMS) Competition placed first inGroup 2 – Division 5, 7. The competition washeld on the University of Hawaii at ManoaCampus of February 21, 2004. It is sponsoredby the College of Engineering with Cheryl SatoIshii organizing the event. ASME-HI has sponsored Mililani High for several years.2004 BALLOTS AND SURVEYSIf any Hawaii Section member should read thisbefore the March 31, 2004 deadline and have notsent in his or her election ballot for 2004-2005 officers and directors and survey questionnaireresponse, please do so. You can also accessballot and survey forms on our website.2004 REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVECONFERENCE (RAC)Ray Liu and George Demopoulos reportedon the RAC events held the weekend ofFebruary 21, 2004 in Berkeley, CA. Theemphasis of the RAC was preparing for theSociety’s 125th anniversary in 2005 and itsContinuity and Change drive. A new 125thanniversary logo includes the tag line, “SettingThe Standard.” In addition to ASME’s positionas a leader in internationally recognized industrial and manufacturing codes, standards andconformity assessment programs, “Setting TheStandard” represents the Society’s leadershipin professional practice and ethics, technicalliteracy, global exchange, lifelong learning,emerging technologies, engineering advocacyand achievement, and other professional contributions to the engineering and technologycommunity. You are encouraged to visit theASME website www.asme.org to keep upwith the activities. Chairman Liu will include hisreport of the RAC in our Section website www.asme.org/sections/hawaii .ANNUAL PEARL HARBOR BOAT TOURPLANNEDStanford Yuen, Past Section Chairpersonand Engineer of the Year, invites you to anotherannual Pearl Harbor boat tour. He has setaside 10 seats on the boat for ASME members.The boat tour is on Thursday, September 9,2004, starting exactly at 4:00 p.m. The boattour takes you around Ford Island and alongside the shipyard dry docks and takes a littleover an hour. Many historical sites are seen. Ifyou are interested, please contact Ed Chang at543-4227 for more information.NOMINATIONS FOR ASME-HI SECTION2004 PROJECT/DESIGN OUTSTANDINGACHIEVEMENT AWARDThe nomination deadline is April 30, 2004.Although this date is a ways off, you can submit nominations any time before that date. Ifyou know of any unusual or outstandingmechanical engineering-type project or designthat have been completed within the past fiveyears, please contact Ed Chang. The nomination process is very simple, easy, and fast.LAST CHANCE TO DONATE FOR THE ASMEHUMAN POWERED VEHICLE (HPV) PROJECTThe UHM ASME Student Section HPV Teamcontinues to seek support and donations fromthe engineering community for expenses todesign, build, and compete in the April 23-25,2004 ASME West Coast HPV Competition inCorvallis, Oregon.The Student HPV Team plans to compete inthe April 2004 ASME West Coast Competition.Because of the high cost to participate in thisannual ASME student competition, the students seek your help in funding. They expectexpenses to reach as high as 15,000 formaterials and travel.Donations are taxdeductible. Checks can be made out to “UHFoundation/Engineering/HPV” and mailed c/oDr. Mehrdad Ghagemi Nejhad, Department ofMechanical Engineering, University of Hawaiiat Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall #302,Honolulu, HI 96822. Any support will be greatly appreciated.FUTURE ACTIVITIESSeveral tours and meeting speakers arebeing planned. Please watch for the dates andthe topics in future Wiliki issues and at theASME-HI website.The Society ofFIREPROTECTIONENGINEERSOFFICERSPresidentMelvin K. Harano, P.E.848-6966email: harano@thermaleng.comVice-PresRobert T. Bigtas, P.E.526-9019email: rbigtas-ssda@hawaii.rr.comSecretaryMark Gouveia, P.E.521 3773email: mgouveia@cdoca.comTreasurerSamuel S. Dannaway, P.E.526-9019email: sdannaway-ssda@hawaii.rr.comPast PresRobert Lohaus, P.E.833-4095email: lohausbob@hawaii.rr.comDirectors:Michael J.Orlowski474-3819email: orlowskim0@pwcpearl.navy.milRobert M. Miller, P.E.951-7215email: fpehi@hawaii.rr.comWebmaster Derick Kamemail: kam@thermaleng.comHAWAII SFPE SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENTPLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION OF FIRESPRINKLER SYSTEMThe Hawaii Chapter of the Society of FireProtection Engineers is sponsoring this excellent two day seminar through a specialarrangement with the National Fire SprinklerAssociation. This seminar will be very usefulfor those responsible for the review of fire sprinkler plans and inspection of fire sprinkler systems.Date:April 27 and 28, 2004Location: Fort Shafter Golf Clubhouse(Hale Ikena)Cost: 250 ( 200 for SFPE members,Chapter Friends, fire service personnel)For information and to register contact: SamDannaway, Program Chairman, Hawaii ChapterSFPE, Tel (808) 526-9019 / Fax (808) 537-5385,E-mail: seminars@sfpehawaii.orgPROVEN RESULTS Prestressed solid planks, double and triple tees and beams Hollowcore planks Prestressed piles Structural precast components Architectural precastProject: Kauai Judiciary BuildingProduct: TriteesContractor: Unlimited ConstructionWhere Excellence Endures91-063 Malakole St., Kapolei, Hawaii 96707 / Ph: (808) 682-5761 / Fax: (808) 682-5764
Page 42003-2004 ASCE Hawaii Section etaryTreasurerPast PresPhoneWestley Chun488-0477wkcchun@engrsol.comKeith Niiya533-3646kniiya@atahawaii.comWalter Billingsley 846-3232wbillingsley@beltcollins.comLori Fong531-7094lfong@ascehawaii.orgPhillip Ooi956-8512ooi@wiliki.eng.hawaii.eduHorst -3776526-1267538-7819528-2368956-5014956-5014APRIL DINNER MEETINGProgram: Order of the Engineer Ceremonywith ASCE National President, Ms. PatriciaGalloway, and University of Hawaii StudentChapter PresentationThe Engineer’s Ring Ceremony will be heldbefore dinner at the April Dinner meeting.Registrants for the Ceremony are encouragedto arrive by 6:00 p.m. For information on lateregistration, please contact Walter Billingsley at846-3232 or see the ASCE Hawaii Section website at www.ascehawaii.org.The evening’s program will consist of a shortpresentation on the role of ASCE in promotingprofessionalism for Civil Engineers, followed bya presentation by the University of HawaiiStudent Chapter. The Student Chapter willhighlight their past year’s activities, includingthe concrete canoe contest and their recentparticipation at the Pacific Southwest RegionalConference.Date:Thursday, April 15, 2004Location: Treetops at Paradise Park ManoaValleyTime:5:30 p.m. - Social Time6:15 p.m. - Engineer’s RingCeremony6:45 p.m. - Dinner7:30 p.m. - Program9:00 p.m. - AdjournMenu:Multi-entree buffetCost: 22.00 for Hawaii Section members 25.00 for non-section members andguests 11.00 for University of Hawaii atManoa Student Chapter membersPlease make check payable to ASCE-HawaiiSection. Mail to Phillip Ooi, ASCE Treasurer,c/o Department of Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa,2540 Dole Street, Holmes 383, Honolulu,Hawaii 96822, postmarked by Monday,January 12, 2004. Reservations for the dinnermeeting to Phillip Ooi by Monday, April 12,2004, by phone at 956-8512, fax at 956- 5014,or email at ooi@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu.EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGMarch 2, 20042004 CALENDAR OF EVENTS (subject tochange)May 20, 2004 – Urban Land TransportationENGINEER’S RING CEREMONY PLANNEDFOR APRIL DINNER MEETINGThe Engineer’s Ring Ceremony is the publicinduction of candidates into the Order of theEngineer. The Order is the roster of engineersin the United States who have participated inan Engineer’s Ring Ceremony and who havepublicly accepted the “Obligation of anEngineer.” During the Ceremony, candidatesformally accept the Obligation of an Engineerand receive a stainless steel ring to be worn asa symbol of recognition of membership in theOrder of the Engineer.The Obligation of an Engineer is the formalstatement of an engineer’s responsibilities tothe public and to the profession. TheObligation includes a pledge to practiceintegrity, fair dealing, tolerance, and respect,and to uphold devotion to the standards anddignity of the profession, conscious always thatan engineer’s skill carries with it the obligationto serve humanity by making the best use ofEarth’s precious wealth.Any engineer who has graduated from anABET-accredited engineering program orholds a license as a Professional Engineer iseligible for induction into the Order of theEngineer.Current plans are for National PresidentPatricia Galloway to conduct the Engineer’sRing Ceremony at the Hawaii Section dinnermeeting on April 15, 2004 for all candidateswho register to participate. There will be a 10.00 charge for participation in theCeremony to cover the cost of the ring and certificate. Additional information on registrationfor the Ceremony will be forthcoming. Pleasesee the announcement and registration form inthis issue. Additional information on theplanned ceremony is available on the ASCEHawaii Section website at www.ascehawaii.org.for further information.ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following employers have openings theywould like to fill: Austin Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc. (Civil,Traffic/Transportation, Environmental andSurveying - Honolulu and Wailuku) Board of Water Supply (Chief CapitalProjects Officer - Honolulu) CH2MHILL (Water Engineer - Honolulu) EngineeringSolutions,Inc.(Civil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu) FewellGeotechnicalEngineering(Geotechnical Engineer - Honolulu) Fukunaga & Associates, Inc. (Civil andSanitary Engineer – Honolulu) Hawaii Pacific Engineers (Civil andCivil/Environmental Engineers - Honolulu) Warren S. Unemori Engineering (Project andCivil Engineers - Wailuku) Westaff (Maintenance Engineers – Honolulu) Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers (Civiland/or Structural Engineering - Guam)For more information on these job listings,please visit the ASCE Hawaii Section website at www.ascehawaii.org.Vice-PresMEMBERSHIP DRIVEASCE counts on our members to help usgrow every year by actively participating in theMember-Get-A-Member Drive. The drive is nowyear-round and offers great new prizes, suchas cash rewards, gift certificates, digital cameras, personal digital assistants, LCD TVs andmore. For most prizes, all you have to do to beeligible to win is refer a colleague. This is agreat time to help out your colleagues whilealso helping ASCE find new members. Take aminute to think about the people in your professional life who could benefit from membership. Visit www.ASCEDrive.org to refer themand you could be a winner in the next drawing!Please contact our membership chair, LoriNishida, at 533-3646 or lnishida@atahawaii.comCONVERTING TO ELECTRONIC VERSIONOF WILIKIIf you would like to help the ASCE HawaiiSection reduce operating costs by receivingyour monthly issue of the Wiliki via e-mail,please contact Joanna Seto at 522-7426 or email her at jseto@ascehawaii.org.HAWAII SECTION SCHOLARSHIPThe Scholarship Committee continues toaccept donations to the Hawaii SectionScholarship Fund with the goal of establishinga second annual scholarship for a deservingASCE Student Chapter member. All-contributions are tax-deductible.Please make checks payable to ‘ASCEHawaii Section’ and mail to ASCE ScholarshipCommittee, P.O. Box 917, Honolulu, Hawaii96808. If you have any questions, pleasecontact Horst Brandes at 956-8969, or atbrandes@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu.(continued on page 6)Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html2003-2004 YMF OFFICERSPresidentSecretaryTreasurerStud. Chap.PresidentJamie Hikijijhikiji@ascehawaii.orgPaulette ChangHawaiiymf@yahoo.comScott Jenningssjennings@rci-group.comGeoff Riesgries@wilsonokamoto.comRonald 8440946-2277956-5808Next YMF General MeetingThe next two YMF general meetings arescheduled for Tuesday, April 6, 6:00 p.m. atGorden Biersch 599-4877, and May 4, 6:00p.m. at Ryan’s Grill 591-9132. If you are interested in attending to find out what the YMF isall about and how much fun we have, pleasecall Jamie Hikiji at 521-3051.ASCE Job ClassifiedLooking for work? Visit the ASCE’s job listingpage at http://www.ascehawaii.org/jobs/jobsinfo.html.CIVIL ENGINEERPreferred minimum of twoyears experience in site workand utilities design.Excellent salary & fringe benefits.Please email resume to:email@grayhongnojima.comor fax to: (808) 531-8018.Gray Hong Nojima& Associates, Inc
Page 5STRUCTURALENGINEERSA S S O C I AT I O NO F H AWA I IPO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.orgOFFICERS & DIRECTORSPositionPresidentVice ctorPast PresOfficerRandy ChuBeverlyIshii-NakayamaShawn MatsumotoJonathan MuraiIbbotson KelletLes NagataWayne KawanoDean DoiTom TanimuraPhoneFax373-7950 1989941-6489848-2626942-2027537-9022HIGHLIGHTS OF BOD MEETING03 March 2004Committee Reports:Convention Committee: This year’s convention is tentatively scheduled to be held onOahu at the Turtle Bay Resort. The committeehas not yet determined the theme for the convention but “codes” seems to be a possibility,with an emphasis on ASCE 7-02 wind load provisions and the IBC 2003 seismic provisions. Ifanyone has any speaker and/or topic suggestions for this year’s convention contact TomTanimura.New Business:Hurricane Resistant Shelter Criteria: TheBoard will submit their recommendation to theState Civil Defense of using ASCE 7- 02 Codewith a 3 second gust speed and an Importancefactor 1.15 for the design of new emergencyshelter structures.Ad Hoc Committee on StructuralEngineering Practice: The complex codes survey has been completed. Results were tabulatedand reported by Dennis Hanatani. SEAOHemailed out approximately 180 surveys, of theseapproximately 100 surveys went to engineers andanother 80 surveys to affiliate members. 32responses to the survey were received. All theresponses were from engineers actively designing in the profession. Survey results indicatethere definitely is a concern that codes arebecoming too complex to apply in everyday practice. A majority of engineers prefer a 6 year codecycle. Also, a preference for “allowable stress”design is expressed. The SEAOH Board ofDirectors has instructed the Ad Hoc Committee toreconvene, elect a committee chairperson andproceed on this issue. The committee will nowformulate a game plan to try to influence codewriting. The feasibility of a 6 year code cycle andbringing all Counties together using one code willbe investigated. The committee is now calling formembers interested in assisting and participatingin this effort and willing to donate time, resourcesand/or suggestions. Contact any Board memberfor more information.NCEES – SE Licensing Examinations:George Nishimura is looking for volunteers tograde the Structural II portion (building &bridge design problems) of the licensing exam.Grading will take place in Clemson, SouthCarolina. NCEES will pay cost of travel,accommodations, meals and a 200.00 dayhonorarium. As a side note, many changes arebeing contemplated as far as the SE licensingexam is concerned. The Structural I exam(general engineering knowledge) will likelyremain the same. The Structural II exam will beincreased to 4 problems including a bridgeproblem, which all applicants must solve. AStructural III exam is being contemplating fortesting seismic analysis and design. Visit theSEAOH website (Issues / Miscellaneous /NCEES) or call George Nishimura atNishimura, Katayama, Oki, Santo if you areinterested in becoming an examination graderor are interested in NCEES exams issues.New Member Applications:Received allied member applications fromthe following people:Alison Agapay - Nagamine OkawaEngineers Inc.Jose Mandawe, Jr.- Nagamine OkawaEngineers, Inc.Grant Okunaga - Miyasato KuniyoshiEngineers LLC.Brian Murdock - KAI Hawaii,Inc.Haili Camarillo - KAI Hawaii, Inc.Applications will be voted on at the AprilBoard Meeting. Please notify any SEAOHOfficer prior to the April Board Meeting if youwish to comment on these prospective members.Web Notes:SEAOH is currently upgrading our website.If you have any comments or suggestions,please forward to Les Nagata at les.sag@verizon.net. Newly posted items on the website areas follows: MEMBER DIRECTORY: 2004Committee Chairpersons are now updated.Issues: Disaster Response: Hurricane shelter plan and design criteria information. Stateof the SE Practice: Complex Codes Surveyresults.Changes in Building Codes(Commentary on IBC by Don Allen, NationalPresident of LGSEA). Code Committee: IBC03 (Gary Chock commentary on IBC issues ofparticular interest to Hawaii). LegislativeCommittee: 2003 legislative summary. 2004legislative issues summary (specific Bills canbe accessed by clicking the hyperlink).HB2283, Limits indemnification and legaldefense on State contracts. Miscellaneous:NCEES call for exam graders2004 Calendar of Events:Next BOD meeting: 07 April 2004, 4:30 p.m.,at Shigemura, Lau, Sakanashi, Higuchi office.April 2 Tentative General MembershipMeeting: Field trip to Tileco, Rocky MountainPrecast and AES Plants.April 21: Masonry Design Seminar. Seminarby Don Abrams on transition to LRFD and retrofitting existing building per FEMA 356.ACI CONCRETE FIELD TECHNICIANPROGRAM—GRADE I CERTIFICATIONSponsored by the Cement and Concrete Products Industry of HawaiiThe ACI Certification Program for Concrete Field Testing Technician—Grade I is for the purpose of certifying concrete technicians who havedemonstrated the knowledge and ability to properly perform the seven (7)basic field ASTM tests on freshly mixed concrete.Session I (Practice Session only): Saturday, April 24, 2004 from 8:00am to12 noon at Ameron Hawaii, Sand Island.Session II (Examination only): Saturday, May 22, 2004, from 7:00am to 1:00pm(specific times to be announced). Location will be at Ameron Hawaii, Sand Island.Session I: Performance Practice session only (No fee)Session II: Examinations only. Full Exam (written/performance) 175. Re-take for written exam only 100.Re-take for performance only 125. Class size: is limited to 15 people. Registration deadline is May 14, 2004Our 40th YearFor additional information or to register, call CCPI at 848-7100STRUCTURALSYSTEMS, INC. Stop SettlingRelevel FoundationsCompaction GroutingSoil Nails / ShoringMicro & Pin PilesRock / Soil AnchorsClay StabilizationSince 1985845-2474Permanent SolutionsLic: AC-13555 1275 Mikole St. www.ssihaw
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