March 2010 (pdf) - ASCE OC

Orange County BranchNewsletter

Published Monthly By the ASCE, Orange County Branch

by

Kathereen Shinkai, PE

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

MARCHNOTICE

March 2010

President’s Message.........1,2Board of Directors................2Secretary’sColumn........3,15Calendar of Events...............4YMF News............. .................5Save the Date........................6Engineers w/o Borders.......7-9Letters to the Editor.............9Annual Awards Night.......10-13 Conference... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Sustainability News..............15Law & Civil Engineering.......16Leadership..........................17Wanted.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Legislative News..................18Project Showcase...........19,20Student Assistance Fund Donors............................21-23Business Card Ad Renewal.23Correction.........................23Membership Info.................. 24Insert:March Luncheon MeetingDisaster Training Class

CElEbRATE CIvIl ENGINEERING

I hope everyone had a chance to celebrate Nationals Engineers Week February 14th-20th, which is a week dedicated annually to

us engineers that celebrates our profession. There are not many professions that celebrate with pride their work in this specific way. My fellow coworkers, some who are architects, were really surprised and perhaps a little envious to learn of this annual custom. They were very intrigued and asked me many questions, in fact some felt that there should be a week dedicated for various professional occupations. EWeek was founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and celebrated in conjunction with President George Washington’s Birthday, who was considered the Nation’s first engineer, notably for his survey work. EWeek is dedicated to raising public awareness of the contributions that engineers make which improve quality of life and motivate younger generations to pursue engineering careers. Among parents, teachers and students it promotes the importance of a technical education with a high level of math, science, and technology literacy. Each year, EWeek efforts reach thousands of schools, businesses, and communities across the United States. Engineering communities are all working together to prepare the next generation by removing the social, education and the economic barriers that may deter a student from going into the engineering field. The Younger Member Forum (YMF) in the Orange County and Metropolitan Los Angeles Branches celebrated EWeek by hosting the Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition on Friday, February 19th at the California Science Center. There were over 250 high school students expressing their creativity by presenting their intricate bridge designs. The event was designed to increase awareness of the civil engineering profession among teenage students and help introduce them to the challenges and rewards that civil engineers encounter in their profession lives. The Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition is a very fun event to watch and the resulting structures are truly amazing. If you have time, it’s definitely worth either volunteering or at least checking out next year’s event.

At the Orange County Branch level we celebrated EWeek by recognizing and supporting our peers through individual and project awards. Our Awards Dinner showcased our engineering community’s hard work and dedication to improving the infrastructure in our communities. We also reflected on our Profession and what it means personally to us. This month’s newsletter has photos of all our award winners. I was honored to be able to present awards to some engineers who I personally have known for many years and who I respect and consider my mentors. The Board and the Awards Committee whom selects the awards recipients feel that each of the awardees has accomplished much through their dedication to the community, whether it be promoting our field or working on a high-level public awareness project. Please join me in congratulating all the award winners! I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our Awards Night Chairman, Darren Adrian, P.E. and the Awards Committee for their efforts in the award selection process and for, yet again, organizing a fantastic evening at the Costa Mesa Hilton. Darren has had a unique opportunity of holding the Awards Night Chairman position for the past three years. Typically, the Past Past President takes the role of doing this task, but he took charge immediately when the Branch was faced with unforeseen emergencies and needed someone to undertake this important role. Darren has now passed on the torch to our Past President, Ken Rosenfield, P.E. for next year’s award selection process. I am sure Ken will do a fantastic job! Please keep an eye out for next year’s award applications coming out in November.As part of my personal commitment to promote our field and to continue the celebration of EWeek, I participated in a networking event sponsored by a non-profit organization called Vital Link. Vital Link is an organization that is trying to connect professionals to high school students in order to support the future needs of employers and give these students a successful transition into employment. I became involved with this organization when

MARCH NOTICE: Thursday, March 18th 2010 TOPIC: OCTA – Transportation Planning for the Future SPEAKER: Kia Mortazavi, Executive Director of Development, OCTA TIME: 11:30am – Social

12:00pm – Lunch 12:30 – 1:10pm – Program LOCATION: The Costa Mesa Hilton, Costa Mesa, CA. See flyer inserted in this newsletter.

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Kathereen Shinkai, PE 949.701.4033President 949.701.4233 FAX

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Ziad Y. Mazboudi, PE 949.234.4413Vice President 949.493.1251 FAX

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Josh Nelson, PE 626.333.0336Treasurer 626.336.7076 FAX

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Tapas Dutta, PE 714.558.6124 x316Secretary 714.558.8467 FAX

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Ken Rosenfield, PE 949.707.2655Past President 949.707.2633 FAX

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OC BranchAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Darren Adrian, PE 714.939.1030Awards/Nominations 714.938.9488 FAX

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Dan Elkins 714.481.7920Continuing Education 714.545.8883 FAX

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William Lawson, PE 949.494.1229History & Heritage

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Ken Rosenfield, PE 949.707.2655Infrastructure Report Card 949.707.2633 FAX

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C.T. Bathala, PE 949.724.2994International Com. Liaison 949.724.2995 FAX

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Edelyne Miguel 714.435.6114K-12 Outreach Co-Chair

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Chao-Chun Yang 949.753-8111x246K-12 Outreach Co-Chair 949.753.0775 FAX

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Robert Henderson, PE 714.435.6143 Legislative Co-Chair 714.424.2243 FAX

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Robert Trazo, PE 714.685.1115 Legislative Co-Chair 714.685.1118 FAX

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Ted McConville, PE 949.673.4475Life Member Forum

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Anh Ly, PE 661.316.8355Membership 661.634.0645 FAX

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C.T. Bathala, PE 949.724.2994OCEC Liaison 949.724.2995 FAX

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Brad Dybel, PE 949.499-7874Professional Practice 949.499.7430 FAX

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Lori Wolfe, PE 714.402.9645Programs 714.731.8551 FAX

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Publicity (vacant position)

Giancarlo Ganddini 949.735.9314 Student Groups

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Jeannette Lindemann 949.727.4008x203Younger Member Forum

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Sam Ali, PE 949.444.4742Sustainability

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Mike Hoolihan, PE 949.453.5553Webmaster 949.453.0228 FAX

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TECHNICAL GROUP CHAIRPERSONS

Gary Miller, PE 949.855.3605Transportation

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Eric Akiyoshi 949.453.5552Hydrology & Hydraulics

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COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

K-12 OUTREACH

I received a phone call from the Orange County Department of Education asking if ASCE would be interested in participating in the first networking event. I decided to attend this meeting without really knowing what this organization did other than the fact that they work with students. I thought it might be something that the Orange County Chapter and our Orange County Younger Member Forum (YMF) could possibly participate to promote more of our K-12 Outreach Program. When I walked into the networking event, I was a bit surprised to find a very small group of about 20 from differing professions. The range included people from the fields of nurse practitioner, hospitality, media communications, culinary foods, gaming, trainers, construction, chemical engineering, teachers, city representatives, and YMF, including our YMF President Jeannette Lindemann. We started off with introductions and then quickly got into some of the workforce challenges and also organization challenges we all face in our industry. Although, all of us come from different backgrounds and fields, it was interesting to know that everyone faced similar issues. One of the nurse practitioners stated that many people didn’t really know what they actually do and that with the insurance controversies recently, they wanted to get more legislation passed which could help their field. This is very similar to civil engineering in the sense that the public isn’t sure about what we do either. In recent years we have had exposure to the legislation by our Sacramento Legislation

Fly-ins every February, however, overall it has taken us a while to get our point across to our politicians to the point that now the word “infrastructure” is more commonly used in political conversations. Vital Link is currently working on building a Career Exploration Center in Southern California. Think of it as a Discovery Center that focuses attention on exposing students to different occupations. As a high student, I remember taking career aptitude tests to determine what field or occupation would be best fit us, but I had never really knew what people in some of these occupations actually did in their day-to-day jobs. If this center were to be built, the students would actually have an opportunity to see what happens in the world of civil engineering from A to Z. Vital Link is looking for industry sectors and organizations that can provide career related information that would directly influence our future workforce. By having interactive industry exhibits, it would expose students to the variety of career opportunities. The fact that Vital Link is trying to assist the youth with the help of other organizations is a different concept and I feel that it is a great opportunity for the Orange County Branch to get involved. This aligns with our Strategic Goals and I feel that it would give us a good exposure to our future engineers and to the general public of what we do. I will keep everyone posted on how this partnership grows in the next coming months and how each one of you can make a difference in our profession.

Are you interested in sharing your work experience with middle and high school students? Join the Outreach team! You can spend an hour or the day at a school inspiring students to take math and science classes, maybe even inspire students to

become civil engineers, the team will also lead a fun group activity. If you are interested in participating in upcoming events or want additional information please contact Jeannette Lindemann at [email protected]. McGarvin Intermediate Science classes Date: March 12th Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: McGarvin Intermediate, Westminster, CA McGarvin Intermediate Math classes Date: March 26th Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: McGarvin Intermediate, Westminster, CA Bolsa Grande High School AVID classes Date: April 9th Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Bolsa Grande High School, Garden Grove, CA

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When I was a graduate student, I was not one of the students who would frequently ask questions in class. I would rather meet the professor before or after class and have him answer my queries. I did well in one-on-one conversations but I was terrified of public speaking. I was not alone. Numerous studies have revealed that speaking in front of a group of people ranks high in the list of fears many people have, ahead of fear of death! When I started to work on my thesis, imagine my horror when my faculty advisor announced to his students that each graduate student of our research laboratory would take turns each week to give a presentation on the status of their work. Worse, these meetings would have invited guests from other departments. I had mistakenly allowed myself to be lulled into a false sense of security that in order to be a successful civil engineer, you had to be good only at engineering. After all, I had not signed up to be a lawyer, journalist or a talk show host.Dr. Weyers, my graduate advisor explained that civil engineers in their profession needed to have excellent public speaking capabilities. “In your career” he said, “you are going to be making presentations to clients in order to win a job. You are going to have status presentations to your team and your client during a project.” In the last 21 years as a civil engineer, I have come to appreciate the validity of his words. Consider any successful civil engineer, such as managers and leaders of agencies and firms. The one common trait that you are likely to see that is common to all of them is that they are usually competent public speakers. The ability to speak clearly, succinctly and communicate your ideas to your audience is vitally important to us as professional civil engineers dealing with projects that affect public safety. Lack of this capability may lead to:• Miscommunication with your team, that can lead to wasted work effort or a wrong decision being made• Good ideas that may not get considered, compromising the quality of your project.Some individuals have innate natural talent to be great speakers and seem to have no fears in speaking in public; on the contrary, they seem to thrive in that environment. All of us however can conquer our fear

of public speaking through perseverance and improve through sheer practice. Experts say that a certain amount of fear is actually healthy; being too relaxed when speaking in public may result in an ultra-casual delivery. Joining Toastmasters has personally enabled me to improve my public speaking capability. The two types of speeches the organization focuses on are the timed speeches and the impromptu speeches. Each type serves its own specific purpose. The timed speeches prepare you to deliver

your planned speech within a specific time. You learn to encapsulate your ideas in a logical progression and have your opening, body and closing of your speech topic within usually a five to seven minute period. This is invaluable practice for an engineer asked to give a project presentation to city council or to a client during a project team meeting.The impromptu speeches (also called Table Topics) are one to two minute speeches on a topic that is given to you on the spot. This helps you to “think on your feet.” An example of this in our professional life is being asked an unexpected question at a public outreach meeting.

Some tips on good public speaking are:• Practice. Writing down important speeches and then practicing them repeatedly will make you better. As you practice, you can refine and revise your speech to make it better. If time is of importance, time your practice sessions. • Audience. Be familiar with your audience. You do not want to speak down to your audience if they are technically well informed; you also do not want to overwhelm them with technical jargon if they are not as technically proficient. You may also want to provide sufficient background information: your audience may not be as a familiar with the project history as you are.• Body Language. Make eye contact with your audience. Do not focus on one individual; work the room. Make appropriate hand gestures to

emphasize your speech. Have a relaxed posture.• Voice. Make sure that your voice can be heard at the back of the room. Vary your vocal tone during your presentation; avoid speaking in a monotone.

byTapas Dutta, PE

SECRETARY’S COlUMN

PUblIC SPEAKING AND CIvIl ENGINEERS There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave.

The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave. ~Dale Carnegie

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CAlENDAR OF EvENTS

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIvIl ENGINEERSOrange County branch of the lA Section

DATE& DAY EvENT TIME lOCATIONMarch-1009 TTG Meeting– LA Metro Update UCI Club

11 YMF General meeting 6:00PM El Torito, Irvine, CA12 YMF K-12 Outreach 8AM - 2PM School visitation to McGarvin Intermediate Science classes 16 YMF Board meeting 6:30PM City of Irvine18 Branch luncheon OCTA Transportation Planning 11:30AM Costa Mesa Hilton, Costa Mesa, CA 26 YMF K-12 Outreach 8AM - 2PM School visitation to McGarvin Intermediate Math classes 27 YMF 3x3 Basketball tournament Tustin, CA30 ASCE Board Meeting 7:30AM Gayle Stewart & Assoc, Tustin, CA YMF Habitat for Humanity event ~ more details to come soon~

April-1001 HHTG – Water Quality and Structural BMP’s in Transportation Projects 11:50AM Dave and Busters @ Irvine Spectrum 09 YMF K-12 Outreach 8AM - 2PM School visitation to Bolsa Grande HS AVID classes 15 Branch Luncheon - New Water Quality Permits 11:30AM Costa Mesa Hilton, Costa Mesa, CA20 YMF Board meeting 6:30PM City of Irvine24 YMF Professional Development Conference Boeing, Huntington Beach, C A (Joint with SWE-OC)27 ASCE Board Meeting 7:30AM Gayle Stewart & Assoc, Tustin, CA

2nd International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing

REGISTER ON-LINE AT: www.cpt10.com

May 9 - 11, 2010 • Huntington Beach, California Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa

THEME: The solution to geotechnical and geo-environmental problems using the Cone Penetration Test (CPT).

• An exchange of practical experience and applications of research results with industry professionals, academics, and researchers.

• Over 120 papers from 35 different countries.• 9 regional reports describing worldwide CPT use.• 4 keynote lectures by world experts on the CPT.• Panel-lead discussion sessions and poster presentations.• CPT technology and software exhibits (both indoor & outdoor).• Restricted event size to facilitate open discussion sessions.

CPT’ 10 OFFERS:

CPT ‛10

COMPLETE EVENT DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE CPT’ 10 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CAN BE REACHED AT: [email protected]

Early registration is strongly encouraged to guarantee your space at this must-attend event.


Usually, we would have a bowling night at Lucky Strike; however, this year we decided to change it up a bit. We

decided to have our General Meeting at Irvine Lanes. Some of us had very high bowling scores, and others, well, they had a great time bowling. About 20 stressed out engineers came out that night. We discussed our upcoming events and networked with old friends and new friends. Drinks and friends act as great medicine for stress which is far too common in these tough economic times. Based on our conversations that we had with everyone that attended this event, we all had a great time eating appetizers, drinking beer, and especially bowling. We saw a lot of new people at

this event and look forward to seeing them again. We would like to thank everyone for coming. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next event.

During the last weekend of January 2010, over fifty stressed out engineers, friends and family from four YM branches hit the

Mammoth slopes. Members of the MLAB and OC YMF met up with members in San Diego and Santa Barbara/Ventura area to create one memorable event. Some of the group decided to stay in Mammoth for three nights while the remainder of the group opted for the two day stay. Most of the members stayed in condos at Mammoth Estates. After a long day of snowboarding or skiing, we congregated to Clock Tower for a night of networking. During the happy hour, members had the opportunity to meet new people and share a few laughs with other members of different groups. On the next night, we all went to Auld Dubliner for a second night of socializing. Everyone had a good

time and praised the weekend’s great weather conditions. Thank you to all the coordinators that worked hard to put this event together. OC YMF also hopes to see the Mammoth snowboarding trip get bigger and better next year.

YMF NEWS

4 YM GROUPS SNOWbOARDING IN MAMMOTHby Andrew Pham

IRvINE lANES 1-29-10by Andrew Pham and Tony Ngo


SAvE THE DATE

save the date 2010 ASCE YMF

Charity Golf Tournament

Friday, June 11th

eagle glen golf club in corona all proceeds to beneÞt charity


PROjECT MIlAGROEl SAlvADOR

By Gary Gilbert, PE, EWB Liaison

ENGINEERS WITHOUT bORDERS

In September and December of 2009, two teams of volunteers from the Orange County Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders traveled to El Salvador. These trips were planned in order to oversee both the beginning and end phase of construction of a water tank they designed for a community water supply system.

The grass-roots water project will eventually serve as many as 6,200 people in the communities of Las Delicias, El Rosario and Las Animas. The system, when completed, will provide clean drinking water at a fraction of the cost that residents currently pay for water.

During EWB-OC’s February assessment, water testing confirmed, that both truck-delivered and local spring-derived water samples, were contaminated with fecal coliforms. Diarrheal diseases and intestinal parasites are commonly reported health ailments in the three communities. Additionally, depending

on the time of the year, residents can pay up to a third of their income for untreated water.

Community Progress Prior to EWB-OC’s February assessment, the system consisted of three tanks, and a well compound with two service wells, one monitoring well and a cistern. Since February, the community dug trenches a mile long for the installation of mainline piping, two pumps were purchased, electrical power was extended to the well compound and a small cistern and booster station compound was built.

ConstructionDuring the September Implementation, EWB-OC team members coordinated efforts with community members and in-country partner ENLACE, a non-governmental organization to begin construction.

ENLACE has worked side by side with the participating communities from the start of the project in 2002. The team worked hard to prepare the site by removing compressible native soil, and replacing

EWB-OC September Team – Michelle Garde, Michelle Wickers, Maria Miranda, Omar Sanchez and David Lieberman

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EWB-OC December Team – Marlin Cruz, Danica Hendrickson, Charlie Wyatt, Andrew Cooper and Bobby Young


it with imported fill material that was then recompacted to provide a solid base for the tank foundation.

The team learned about local methods and became familiarized with local materials. Although construction during the rainy season proved to be a daunting task, the hard work paid off and the in-country team was able to begin implementing the tank design in the days immediately following the trip.

Progress was monitored as construction continued through conference calls, email and photo documentation. Concrete testing also confirmed that the concrete pour for the foundation was constructed as designed.

In December, EWB-OC’s second team observed the final roof construction and assisted the in-country team with site works. This work included checking the roof reinforcement design and integrity of falsework supports for the final roof concrete pour.

TrainingOften times, when water projects are implemented in rural settings, time and money is spent building a system only to realize that the community is unable to sustain the system. For this reason, EWB-OC also provided ADSA, the community water board with a training seminar to help prepare them for system operation and maintenance (O&M).

Training topics included; • Groundwater Hydrology (as it applies to their system),;• System Operation;• Components - Purpose and Function (wells, pumps, tanks, etc.),;• Short- and Long-Term Maintenance Requirements and;• Protection of Water Resources.

More than 30 community members, including water board members, health professionals and educators attended the seminar.


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EducationFollowing O&M training, the September team visited teachers in the three communities to coordinate efforts for a water education program.

The December team met with local educators and presented curriculum and activity kits for a “World Water Week” educational series. Not only did this effort serve to help support water education within the community, this meeting also served as a forum for future community planning that included discussions regarding the incorporation of educators into the community water board and community activities such as a trash pick up day.

Despite a very rough rainy season that caused severe landsliding in the project communities,

the Project Milagro team was able to complete the tank construction. EWB-OC was so pleased to assist the communities with this effort.

Future ProjectsEWB-OC will continue to work in the Project Milagro communities. Future projects are currently being discussed for the next phase of work. The EWB-OC El Salvador team is in great need at this time for volunteers to fill lead and support positions. For more information, please contact Michelle Garde at [email protected].


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Although I think I know where our Branch’s Sustainability Committee is coming from in February’s politically correct newsletter article regarding AB 32, I feel I need to provide a counter-balanced perspective. Maybe I am looking at this through “Orange Color glasses” but this Act doesn’t seem like something a “conservative engineer” should get behind. Engineers pride themselves in conserving our limited resources, while the intrusive Cap-&-Trade elements of AB 32 seem to pay no heed to the resulting cost-versus-benefit impacts. Why would engineers, who regularly require supporting calculations for even the simplest of designs, be willing to risk the delicate California economy without requiring any supporting calculations? I guarantee that any Cap-&-Trade program will result in a significant net increase of costs with little or no benefit. Plus it will eventually, if not immediately, lead to government waste and corruption due to its built in

incentive for rewarding companies for doing nothing when they trade their fictional rights to companies that are actually producing. Ignoring “conservative” or “liberal” labels, why not simply listen to “independent” financial analysts who have verified that AB 32 will significantly increase taxes and result in a significant net loss of jobs? No matter how you spin it, creating subsidized “green” jobs at the net expense of the overall job market is not a good thing.Don’t get me wrong, I think that “green” construction practices are good, as long as they are proven to actually conserve resources, save energy and truly reduce pollution. But simply stating things like “climate change is real” without anything to back up these claims only serves to make me think the opposite. When dong so I believe we are stating political positions not engineering facts, which does a disservice to mankind who depends on engineer’s logical unbiased technical expertise.Randall Berry, PE, Past President

lETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RE: Reader’s Observations reguarding Ab 32, Global Warming Solutions Act

Any thoughts or comments about the newsletter?Please email, phone or fax to:

Tapas Dutta, PE Secretary, ASCE OC [email protected]

714.558.6124 x316 or Fax: 714.558.8467


ANNUAl AWARDS NIGHT

ASCE ORANGE COUNTY bRANCH ANNUAl AWARDS DINNERby Tapas Dutta, PE

Ziad Mazboudi, PE

Gary Gilbert, PE Daniel Elkins, Psomas

Kathereen Shinkai, PE, ASCE OC Branch President

Darren Adrian, PE, ASCE OC Branch Awards and Nominations Committee Chairman

OuTSTANDINg CIVIL ENgINEER IN COMMuNITy SERVICE

OuTSTANDINg ENgINEER IN LEgISLATIVE ACTIVITIES yOuNg ENgINEER OF THE yEAR

The event was held at the Costa Mesa Hilton on Thursday February 18, 2010. The event was attended by 179 people. A total of 21

awards were given out. Darren Adrian, PE, ASCE Orange County Past-President and Chairperson of the Awards Committee did an excellent job as the Master of Ceremonies, with Kathereen Shinkai, PE, ASCE Orange County President assisting him. Photographs were taken by Laurel Hungerford. Congratulations to all the winners!


ANNUAl AWARDS NIGHT

gOVERNMENT ENgINEER OF THE yEAR ENgINEER OF MERIT

ENgINEER OF MERIT

gOVERNMENT ENgINEER OF MERIT

gOVERNMENT ENgINEER OF MERIT

LAND DEVELOPMENT ENgINEER OF THE yEAR

Vincent Gin, PE, County of Orange

Nadeem Majaj, PE, County of Orange

Randall Berry, PE, Harris & Associates

Ross Lew, PE, TRC Companies, Inc.

Mark Stowell, PE, City of Yorba Linda

Neil Morrison, PE


ANNUAl AWARDS NIGHT

Mark Vukojevic, PE City Engineer,City of Anaheim

ENgINEER OF THE yEAR

PROjECT ACHIEVEMENT AwARDFOuNTAIN VALLEy RECREATION CENTER,

CITy OF FOuNTAIN VALLEy

William Bennett, PE HDR

Jacob Hester,Willdan

PROjECT ACHIEVEMENT AwARD THE ANAHEIM SEwER IMPROVEMENT PROgRAM

DISTINguISHED ENgINEERINg EDuCATOR

Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., CSUF

DISTINguISHED ENgINEERINg EDuCATOR

Antonella Sciortino, Ph.DCSULB

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTIN CIVIL ENgINEERINg

William Huber, PE


George Jurica, PE, PENCOEngineering, Inc.

Mike Harrison,Trico Realty

SuSTAINABLE PROjECT – PRIVATE AwARD THE NEwPORT BEACH

ENVIRONMENTAL NATuRE CENTER

LAND DEVELOPMENT PROjECT OF THE yEAR AwARD THE RESORT AT PELICAN HILL IN NEwPORT BEACH

PROjECT ACHIEVEMENT AwARD PCH TRAFFIC CONgESTION RELIEF PROjECT,

CITy OF DANA POINT

SuSTAINABLE PROjECT – PuBLIC AwARD SANTA ANA RESIDENTIAL STREET REPAIR,

CITy OF SANTA ANA

Jason Gabriel,City ofSanta Ana and Raul Godinez, Director of Public Works,City of Santa Ana

Annissa Voyiatzes, PEPsomas and Brad Fowler, PE Director of Public Works, City of Dana Point

David Duff, AIA,LEED AP, LPA

and David Luzuriaga, PE

LTITerry Hartman, VP,

The Irvine Company

PRESIDENT’S AwARDPROjECT OF THE yEAR

IRVINE RANCH OuTDOOR EDuCATION CENTER

ANNUAl AWARDS NIGHT


AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS International Committee, Los Angeles Section

6th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’6) ADVANCES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GREEN CONSTRUCTION

Under the auspices of H.E. Eng. Ahmed El-Maghraby

Minister of Housing, Utilities & Urban Development, Egypt

June 28-30, 2010 Conference websites: www.iecc6.org and www.hbrciecc6.com

The ASCE Los Angeles Section International Committee is organizing its 6th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’6) in Cairo, Egypt during June 28-30, 2010. Following are the conference themes:

1- Affordable Housing & Innovative Building Systems (Materials, Structural Systems, Building Physics, Construction, .etc). 2- Sustainability of Innovative Building Systems 3- Eco-Village & City Planning 4- Eco - Green Construction & Community Management 5- Socio-Economical Impact of Adopting Green Innovative Housing Systems 6- Long Term Performance, Maintenance and Monitoring of Innovative Housing 7- Green Building Code Development 8- Energy-Sustainable Constructed Facilities 9-Multidisciplinary sustainability: Traffic Eng.- Environmental Eng. 10- Advanced Technologies for Engineering: Nano Technology, FRP repair. 11- Case Studies of Innovative Green Construction

Venue: Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC), Dokki, Giza, Egypt. There are several hotels nearby HBRC campus. Hotel and transportation information is available on the website: www.hbrciecc6.com.Sponsorships: Platinum: $2,500.00, Gold: $1,500.00, Silver: $1,000 and Bronze: $500. Exhibitors: Contact the IECC6 Conference secretariat for display booth details on the website: www.hbrciecc6.com.CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEESInternational Delegates:US$ 350.00 Full Conference US$ 400.00 On-site US$ 25.00 for all Students

Egyptian Delegates:EP 350.00 Full Conference EP 400.00 On-Site EP 100.00 for all Students

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERSProf. Moustafa El-Demirdash, Conference Chairman Chairman of Housing & Building National Research Center, Egypt Prof. A. Mosallam, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE (Chair, USA), University of California Irvine, E-Mail: [email protected] Dr. C. T. Bathala, P.E., Ph.D., F. ASCE (Co-Chair, USA), Chair, ASCE International Committee,California Department of Transportation, [email protected] Prof. Mostafa Soliman, M. ASCE, (Co-Chair,Egypt), President, ASCE Egypt Section Eng. Sonia Y. Nasser, P.E., LEED, A.P., M.ASCE, (Co-Chair, USA), Bryan A. Stirrat & Associates, a Tetra Tech Company, California, [email protected]

Additional information about registration benefits, payments, etc., are available on the conference website: www.iecc6.org.

CONFERENCE


We have a great freeway system in Orange County. Chances are that any freeway you drive has recently been upgraded. All it takes

is one trip to downtown Los Angeles and you can’t help but notice the difference in the road conditions. When it comes to mass transit, though, Orange County has fewer options. One transit alternative that is prevalent in most major metropolitan centers around the world is called Bus Rapid Transit or BRT. A BRT is defined by the Federal Transit Administration as an integrated system of facilities, services and amenities that collectively improves the speed, reliability, and identity of bus transit. In its finest form, BRT is a quicker bus. Offering quicker service to a wider range of commuters translates into a viable mass transit option. BRT buses or ‘coaches’ (as they are referred to in the industry) get around faster by utilizing a number of improvements and technologies that make them more efficient and hence more appealing. Ideally the buses in a BRT system operate on grade separated ‘running ways’ or dedicated bus lanes. They can, however, operate on mixed flow lanes, or use a combination of the two. BRT projects also incorporate any number of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) elements. These elements can include Traffic Signal Synchronization (TSS), Transit Signal Priority (TSP), and Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) systems. TSS allows the traffic signals in a street corridor to be optimized resulting in efficiencies for all commuters including buses. TSP allows buses to remotely extend green lights up to 10 seconds, thus eliminating the wait

time at red lights. RTPI provides passengers updated arrival information at the station shelters and on mobile devices. BRT typically utilizes enhanced bus shelters that incorporate system branding and enhanced passenger amenities. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) recently completed design on the Bravo! BRT system. The OCTA version represents a scaled approach to an entry level BRT program. The program utilizes branded Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses running in existing mixed flow lanes along three major arterial streets. The routes cover the more heavily travelled arterials in Orange County and link major universities and transit centers. The system includes 105 enhanced shelters spread out over the corridors at intervals just under a mile. Each shelter installation is scaleable to meet the anticipated passenger volume at each stop location. The BRT shelters feature all of the typical amenities found at nice bus stops but also incorporate RTPI displays, map cases, branding, and solar panels to power nighttime operation. OCTA has included the BRT in the long range transportation plan and will be looking for funding to implement the station shelters in the future. Most transit organizations in Southern California are working to expand the use of BRT programs. By using CNG vehicles, BRT also represents an environmentally friendly option to using personal vehicles. By increasing transit utilization and offering off-the-grid operation, BRT a sustainable alternative that should appeal to everyone.

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obvious where you might step back and realize that you have not noticed something in your own business. Call them “nuggets of knowledge” “general guidelines” or “whatever” to help avoid disputes and claims. Only do business with good, honest, well financed people and/or entitles for clients. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to pick and choose only the cream of the crop. Unfortunately, experience has shown that there are bad people out there and that even the best communication and documentation will not disable their efforts to ruin an otherwise ideal project. Just try to avoid them. The same goes for consultants as well. Be clear in the beginning as to what is expected of each party to the contract. The failure to meet expectations is a great catalyst for litigation and disputes. If all parties are fully aware of what is expected of the other, there will be fewer surprises and fewer disputes. It is not only important in the beginning but as the project continues. Communication is the key. Do not assume that your client fully understands what you are saying as you understand it. A good rule is to “say what it is” and “say what it isn’t.” It is important that your client understand

and appreciate the scope and limitations of what you will do. If you have worked with the client before and on the same type of project, you can have a reasonable expectation that your client’s understanding of your work corresponds with your own. Your client, however, may not fully understand what your work involves and may not be willing to admit it. In that case, you have the special burden of asking enough of the right questions so that you feel comfortable of your client’s position. Be aware, especially when trying to win a job with a new client, not to lead the client to expect something that you cannot realistic deliver. Some clients may not be so willing to forgive the differences between what was represented, either directly or impliedly, in the beginning and what was delivered qt the end. While there may be any number of reasonable explanations as to why the originally represented deliverables ended up not being possible, the client may have particularly relied on the engineer’s sales pitch and anticipated a particular result from the beginning. Failure of that expectation can set up the relationship for claims against and damage to the reputation of the engineer. If you are interested in being part of the process, please contact either Robert Trazo @ (714) 225-1011 or Robert Henderson @ (714) 335-3612 for more information.

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being busy and being productive. Work answers the fundamental question: How does this add value? A meeting is a business activity. Thus it must be conducted like one. An effective meeting is characterized by: a) intensive teamwork directed toward achieving the goal for the meeting, b) careful allocation of resources, such as time and payroll, and c) methodical progress toward results. Then overall, the meeting earns a profit for the business. Similarly, life is a business activity. Thus, it too must be designed to earn a profit. That profit should be financial, social, and emotional gains that increase a person’s freedom and influence. People achieve this by designing a lifestyle blended with a career that results in a positive return on their investment of time.Consider: Does your work earn a profit?5) It produces something.Results are the score that measures what you did. Every meeting (or every life) ends with results. Some prove to be worth the effort spent achieving them. Others do not. Results answer the fundamental question: What did you accomplish? The quality of one’s results depend upon the choices that were made through the entire event, from its preparation to its conduct to its closure. When people start with a vision, set goals, define a purpose, and then work toward their vision, they accomplish something significant. Consider: How do the results that you obtain compare with you want?

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Six members of the ASCE Orange County Branch Legislative Committee made the annual visit to Sacramento to discuss issues

important to the Orange County civil engineering community. Those issues included the need to protect funding earmarked for infrastructure spending as well as support for legislation to protect the public as well as all licensed civil engineers’ privilege of practicing civil engineering in the state of California. Many thanks to attendees: Patricia De Leon, Gary Gilbert, Greg Heiretz, Ziad Mazboudi, Ken Rosenfield, and Ben Stanphill for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend the event. Among the lawmakers visited were: Assemblymembers Van Tran (District 68), Jim Silva (District 67), Diane Harkey (District 73), Chuck Devore (District 70), Jeff Miller (District 71) as well as State Senators Tom Harman (District 35), Mimi Walters (District 33), and Lou Correa (District 34). The legislative committee’s 2010 efforts do not end, but rather begin with the Sacramento fly-in. Next on the committee’s planned activities are visits to

the OC legislators’ local offices to make ASCE’s presence felt and to provide them with technical input on legislation dealing with infrastructure, transportation, water and other civil engineering-related issues.

Additionally, two Orange County engineers and members of the OC Legislative Committee distinguished themselves at the 4th Annual California Infrastructure Symposium and Awards Dinner held a day before the Capitol visit. Ziad Mazboudi (City of San Juan Capistrano) was presented with the ASCE Region 9 Outstanding Civil Engineer in Community Service Award and Gary Gilbert was presented with the Outstanding Engineer in Legislative Activities Award. Congratulations to Gary and Ziad.

Please contact either Legislative co-chairs Robert Trazo (714-685-1115) or Robert Henderson (714-335-3612) to get involved.

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By Robert G. Trazo, M.Sc., PE, GE (ASCE OC Branch Legislative Committee Co-Chair)

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popularity in the United States, especially at interchanges, due to their safety, operational efficiency, and environmental preservation benefits. In 1996, David Schwegel discussed the roundabout interchange on I-70 in Vail, Colorado with locals on this undercrossing application. The local’s reaction-at first it seemed awfully expensive, but it does the job.The Vail success story led to the launch of numerous other roundabout interchanges such as Issaquah in Washington, and Grass Valley and Placerville in California. One of the most recent Southern California applications is at I-5/Hasley Canyon Road in Newhall near Santa Clarita. Kekoa Anderson of Tetra Tech is the Lead Engineer on this diamond interchange improvement project.The Newhall Land and Farming Company, in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 and the County of Los Angeles (County), proposed improvements to the existing diamond interchange at Interstate 5 (I-5) and Hasley Canyon Road. This $35 million project enhances safety and accommodates future traffic demand through the Santa Clarita Valley.Improvements include: replacing the Hasley Canyon Road Overcrossing over I-5, realigning the existing northbound on- and off-ramps and the southbound on-ramp, providing new southbound on- and off-ramps connecting to The Old Road, widening and seismically retrofitting the I-5 bridges over Castaic Creek, and constructing modern roundabouts on the east and west sides of the freeway. The addition of roundabouts to this facility combines the capacity benefits of a roundabout interchange with the smaller footprint and single bridge of a diamond interchange.Lead engineering roles include managing the project during the design phase, performing structure and

roadway engineering, and collaborating with the County, FHWA, Caltrans, permitting agencies, and Newhall Land to deliver this project to the community. Additional engineering roles include educating the community on construction staging and roundabout design. PS&E was completed in late 2006 and the construction contract was advertised by the County in early 2007. Technical support was provided through the

construction phase, beginning early 2007. Construction is scheduled to be complete by April 2010.A comprehensive construction staging plan was devised, allowing the contractor to complete work while safely maintaining traffic on I-5, Hasley Canyon Road, and The Old Road.Bridge tasks include the replacement of the Hasley Canyon Bridge and the seismic retrofit and widening of the Castaic Creek to improve sight distances. The new foundations are lowered to account for the scour at the center bents. Sheet piles will be placed adjacent to the exiting pile caps and pile to protect the existing condition. The seismic retrofit required large diameter shafts and soil enhancements to limit the seismic displacement to the capacity of the non-ductile pier walls. During project design, the geotechnical evaluation determined

I-5/HASlEY CANYON ROAD INTERCHANGE WITH ROUNDAbOUTSBy Kekoa Anderson, PE (Tetra Tech), Adam Richey, PE (Tetra Tech),Paul Dessau, EIT, Dattatray Patil, EIT, David Schwegel, PE, PTOE

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that liquefaction of underlying soil deposits discovered on site have the potential to cause damage to the bridge foundations. To improve the in-situ foundation conditions and reduce liquefaction susceptibility, the project included the injection of grout to compact and displace the soils around and below the bridge foundations. The retrofit also included the construction of twenty seven, six foot diameter cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) piles to restrict longitudinal movement of the structure during a seismic event.The structural work included a seismic retrofit to the Castaic Creek Bridge. During project design, the geotechnical evaluation determined that liquefaction of underlying soil deposits discovered on site have the potential to cause damage to the bridge foundations. To improve the in-situ foundation conditions and reduce liquefaction susceptibility, the project included the injection of grout to compact and displace the soils around and below the bridge foundations. The retrofit also included the construction of twenty-seven, six-foot-diameter cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) piles to restrict longitudinal movement of the structure during a seismic event.The design of the roundabout at Hasley Canyon Road and The Old Road introduced a unique challenge because the right-of-way limit split the intersection in two halves, with the County to the west and Caltrans to the east. Design criteria was navigated for each agency. It was determined that a different roundabout footprint was required to meet current and future traffic demands. Recognizing that future expansion of the roundabout would entail costly infrastructure improvements, a solution was proposed integrating “interim” and “ultimate” conditions. The infrastructure

at the west approach and south exit was designed for the ultimate condition while striping was designed for the current “interim” condition. It was determined that the ultimate condition would require adding approach and exit lanes to the “interim” condition. With

retaining walls, pavement, and other infrastructure in place, the roundabout striping could be simply adjusted in the future for additional lanes. This future work can be completed with minimal cost and time to the agency, adding value to the current project. In fact, this project received Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Certificate of Award for the Most Outstanding Value Engineering Study of 2003.The roundabouts were designed in accordance with the FHWA publication, Roundabout: An Informational Guide. Research has shown that roundabouts generally handle traffic much more efficiently with fewer approach lanes than conventional signalized intersections. The configuration of this project with a roundabout on each side of I-5 eliminated the need for a wider overcrossing, resulting in lower construction costs. The inclusion of roundabouts increases capacity, improves operation, enhances safety, and accommodates planned growth in Santa Clarita.

In addition to preserving the environment, saving bridge widening costs, and improving aesthetics, roundabouts offer traffic operational benefits over signalized intersections as follows:1. Traffic safety enhancement: Roundabouts reduce conflict points at a four-leg intersection from 32 to 8, significantly improving safety.2. Travel time reduction: Unlike signalized intersections where vehicles need to stop at red signal, roundabout operation does not entail intensive stop and go driving. Instead vehicals yield to on-coming traffic producing continuous movment and reducing travel delay time.

Questions and comments on this project may be directed to Kekoa Anderson ([email protected], 949-727-7099) or Adam Richey ([email protected], 949-727-7099). Article questions may be directed to Kekoa Anderson or Adam Richey of Tetra Tech, or Paul Dessau ([email protected], 530-346-6078), Dattatray Patil ([email protected], 949-419-5826), or David Schwegel ([email protected], 425-466-5677).

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MARCH LUNCHEON MEETING

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Kathereen Shinkai, PE, President

Ziad Mazboudi, PE,VicePresident

Joshua Nelson, PE, Treasurer

Tapas Dutta, PE, Secretary

Kenneth Rosenfield, PE, Past Pres.

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Kia Mortazavi is the Executive Director of the Development Division of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). His Division has responsibility for planning, funding, and delivery of transportation programs and projects in Orange County, including highways and multimodal corridor improvements. The agency is working on delivery of the Renewed Measure M Program – the local half-cent transportation sales tax. Current activities include work on 17 freeway projects and countywide signal synchronization.

Kia has spent over 23 years developing and implementing major public sector capital improvement programs in Southern California including lead work on two transportation sales tax measures. He has served as the Principal Engineer for the City of Irvine where he managed the delivery of major roadway capital projects. Kia holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Transportation & Urban Systems from University of California, Irvine. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from University of California, Irvine.

MEETING PLACE: The Costa Mesa Hilton, 3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 TIME: 11:30 a.m. – Social 12:00 p.m. – Lunch 12:30 – 1:10 p.m. – Program COST: Members $40 prepaid; $45 at the door (with reservations); Non-members and walk-ups $50; Students $25 MEAL: Tequila Lime Chicken, salad and dessert. Vegetarian meal available. PARKING: Validated parking in the parking structure included in luncheon cost. RESERVATIONS: RSVP by March 15, 2010, at 12 noon. Include the names of all persons

attending. Your advance reservations, made and honored, are essential to fulfilling our catering commitment. No shows will be billed.

REGISTRATION: You can register (and pre-pay for lunch) by accessing the website at

www.asceoc.org or http://asceoc.eventbrite.com. Registration can also be by emailing your name, company name and membership status to [email protected] or by phone at 714-258-8306.

Display Booth Space is available for this event at cost of $250. For space bookings please call 714-258-8306 or Email: [email protected]

Thank you to our sponsor.


DISASTER TRAINING ClASS

American Society of Civil Engineers – ASCE Los Angeles Section

Disaster Preparedness Committee Presents

DISASTER SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM Instructors: Ziad Y. Mazboudi, PE and Neil Nilchian, PE

Date: Friday, April 9, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Irvine Ranch Water District 15600 Sand Canyon, Irvine, CA

Earthquake is a familiar term to anyone of us living in California, and as ASCE members we can be ready to assist during one.

This training will provide a comprehensive overview of the California Emergency Management Agency, CalEMA Safety Assessment Program, practical building evaluation exercises, criteria for assessing the degree of severity of facility and lifeline systems damage, and procedures for posting and barricading. Other hazards will also be covered. The ATC 20-1 Field Manual:” Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings” and additional training materials will be provided.

“All registered SAP evaluators must be professionally registered engineers, professionally licensed architects, certified building officials or inspectors. They must also have a general knowledge of construction, professional experience and judgment.” One may attend the training without the above qualifications, but will not receive a State-issued CalEMA card. Those already possessing an OES or CalEMA card, should check their expiration date. State issued cards expire five years after the training date.

Licensed or certified professionals who are members of ASCE, AIA, SEAOC or CALBO will receive a new SAP volunteer card and will be allowed to “tag” buildings in the event of a disaster if called to volunteer.

For registration, please contact Betsy Dubois at 949-234-4414 or e-mail: [email protected]. Space is limited, 50 seats are available. Class will be offered on a first come first served.

There is no cost for this training

March 2010 (pdf) - ASCE OC

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Transcript of March 2010 (pdf) - ASCE OC