Publications

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Roof Drainage: Not my problem ... Maybe, 2012 SEAOC-SEANM Convention Proceedings: Santa Fe, NM (2012)

Many structural engineers are surprised to learn that the International Building Code (IBC, 2009) requires...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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How and What to Communicate for Efficient Joist Design (with Bruce Brothersen), Structural Engineering & Design (2010)
 

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A Solution to Seismic Bracing Restrictions, STRUCTURE Magazine (2010)
 

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Concrete Slender Wall Design – Back to the Future (with James Lai), SEAOC 2010 Convention Proceedings (2010)

Slender concrete walls incorporated into tilt-up construction
over the past 60 years have performed remarkably well...

 

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Tilt-up Buildings, The SEAOC Blue Book: Seismic Design Recommendations (2008)
 

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Tilt-Up Building Seismic Design - Precast or Cast-in Place? (with Joe Steinbicker), STRUCTURE Magazine (2008)

Tilt-up buildings have been successfully designed and constructed throughout the United States for over fifty...

 

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Deflection Limits for Tilt-Up Wall Serviceability - The History Behind Changes to Chapter 14 of ACI 318, Concrete International (2007)

Tilt-up construction is one of the most ubiquitous forms of commercial construction in many parts...

 

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A Call for Unified Design - Deflection Limits for Tilt-Up Wall Serviceability, Structural Engineer (2007)

As one of the fastest-growing construction methods in the industry today, tilt-up construction, has witnessed...

 

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"Tilt-up Building" and "Tilt-up Wall Panel With Openings", 2006 IBC Structural/Seismic Design Manual (2006)
 

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UBC 97 and ACI 318-02 Code Comparison - Summary Report (with Chukwuma Ekwueme, Mehran Pourzanjani, James S. Lai, and Bob Lyon), SEAOSC Slender Wall Task Group (2006)

Introduction

Recognizing there have been questions on the differences between the alternate slender wall design...

 

Presentations

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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...

 

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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...