Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, Mat and Cara talk about three career takeaways that stood out for them throughout their careers, and how those experiences helped them to grow as engineers.
[Read more…] about TSEC 77: Top Career Takeaways From Two Successful Engineers
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to Michelle Kam-Biron, P.E., SE, F. SEAOC, SECB, mass timber specialist at Structurlam, about mass timber in structural engineering and how engineers can become more involved in the industry.
[Read more…] about TSEC 76: Mass Timber in Structural Engineering: Seeing the Bigger Picture
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to Joe Maffei, SE, Ph.D., LEED AP, an internationally recognized expert on the seismic evaluation, design, and retrofitting of structures, about the SFO Air Traffic Control Tower, for which his company, Maffei Structural Engineering, also received an excellence award. He talks about their involvement in the project and how they designed the first-ever control tower that used a nonlinear analysis performance-based seismic design.
[Read more…] about TSEC 75: Engineering Safer Skies With Performance-Based Seismic Design
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to Alex Morales, Assoc. AIA, EDAC, PMP, LEED Green Assoc., about structural steel design and how he went from architecture to falling in love with steel. He also talks about some of the latest innovative steel systems and how they are helping structural engineers.
[Read more…] about TSEC 74: Structural Steel Design Explained
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to Michael Hopper, P.E., an Associate Partner at LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, about post-tensioned concrete (PT) structures, what they are, some of the advantages of using post-tensioning, and what he thinks the future holds for PT.
[Read more…] about TSEC 73: Post-Tensioned Concrete Structures: Advantages of Using Post Tensioning
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to Derek Loush, P.E., who has worked as a senior project engineer for the past seven years and then decided to go back to business school to get his MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. We talk about why he chose to go back to business school, what he hopes to accomplish by doing it, and how his structural engineering background fits into all of that.
[Read more…] about TSEC 72: Why This Structural Engineer Chose to Go Back to Business School
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to J. G. (Greg) Soules, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., P.Eng, a Senior Principal Structural Engineer and the Technical Authority for Seismic and Wind Engineering for CB&I, about his involvement in the Peachoid Water Tower project, how he received his Ph.D. at 63, and why professional judgment is important as an engineer.
[Read more…] about TSEC 71: The Peachoid Water Tower: Professional Judgment Skills for Engineers
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we review our Top 10 Structural Engineering Episodes since this podcast started and talk about some of the great lessons we learned from those podcast episodes.
[Read more…] about TSEC 70: Lessons Learned From Our Top 10 Structural Engineering Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to Christopher Gill, a senior product manager at Hilti, Inc, about fastening in corrosive environments and how structural engineers can help to decrease the corrosion of metals used in construction.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
In this episode, we talk to Alyson Hallander, a product engineer at Schöck, about structural thermal breaks, what it is, as well as some of the benefits and structural design considerations when working with it.
[Read more…] about TSEC 68: Structural Thermal Breaks: Benefits and Considerations for Engineers
