Publications
Using the Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse Case Study in Engineering Education. (with Pamalee A. Brady), 42nd Structures Congress Conference Proceedings: Las Vegas, Nevada (2011)
To this day, the 1981 skywalk collapse in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency resulted in...
Using Case Studies to Characterize the Broader Meaning of Engineering Design for Today’s Student (with Pamalee A. Brady), 2011 Architectural Engineering Conference Proceedings: Oakland, CA (2011)
Numerous organizations have undertaken the task of envisioning the education required to meet the engineering...
New Code Changes under the 2009 IBC, 2010 Annual TCA Tilt-Up Convention: Irvine, CA (2010)
The evolution of building codes typically produce design provisions that are expected to create safer...
How and What to Communicate for Efficient Joist Design (with Bruce Brothersen), Structural Engineering & Design (2010)
Presentations
Revisions to Tilt-Up Concrete Building Design: The backstory behind changes encompassed in 2009 International Building Code, SEAOC Spring Seminar Series: San Francisco, CA (2012)
The 2009 International Building Code (IBC) has in its scope some significant revisions that greatly...
Thinking Outside the Box: New Approaches to Very Large Flexible Diaphragms, Structural Engineers Association of California Convention Proceedings: Squaw Creek, CA (2007)
This paper discusses the past design practices of flexible diaphragms, the current trend to very...