Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Section Meeting. “Turning On a New Airport Concourse” – A case study presentation of the behind-the-scenes activity that must occur in order to activate a facility, in this case the 15 Gate Concourse B Expansion at Dulles International Airport. The presentation takes a look at the complex coordination activities that occurred to activate a multiple tenant, public facility, located in the middle of an active, high security international airport. The speaker will be Kenneth W. Brammer, P.E. He is a Vice President and Project Manager with Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. (located in Richmond, VA), who is the Facility Activation Coordinator for Dulles International Airport. He holds a BSCE and an MS-IEOR from Virginia Tech, and has been in the airport consulting business for 18 years. Where: Sheraton Crystal City (Metro: Blue/Yellow lines, Crystal City) is located at 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington, VA (one block from the Metro). Registration and networking will begin at 6:00 pm, with a buffet dinner beginning at 6:45 pm and the program from approximately 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm. Reservations can be made by e-mailing Fernando Pons at
asce-ncs@haleyaldrich.com. Please RSVP by close of business on May 14, 2008. The cost is $30 for members and non-members and $5 for students, which includes a buffet dinner.
Where: Sheraton Crystal City (Metro: Blue/Yellow lines, Crystal City), located at 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington, VA (one block from the Metro). No free parking is available at the hotel for the meeting. However, free parking is generally available on the street.
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 22 and 23, 2008
Explosion Effects and Structural Design for Blast. A 2-day training course at the Holiday Inn Washington Dulles Airport. Engineers have an opportunity to improve their skills in understanding explosion effects and designing facilities that are safer to occupants by understanding and minimizing the effects of explosive detonations on structures.
Most new government buildings now require some level of blast resistant design and many facilities require retrofitting to meet anti terrorism bomb protection criteria; this training will address those requirements. Each participant will receive a certificate indicating 15 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) that can be used to meet continuing education requirements for professional engineers. The course will focus on the fundamentals of explosion effects, determining blast loads on structures, computing structural response to blast loads, and the design and retrofit of structures to resist blast effects. The emphasis will be on terrorist threats from vehicle bombs, but the fundamental concepts can be applied to other explosive scenarios.
Currently available software and publications for blast effects and design guidance will be demonstrated and discussed. Much of the design guidance is restricted distribution to government agencies and their contractors, however specific information on how qualified users may obtain the software will be provided. Several computer programs for blast effects and blast design have recently been developed by the government for general release and those programs will be discussed along with instructions on how to obtain the software. All of the software and references discussed in this course is available free of charge to qualified users.
Participant will gain an understanding of how to compute explosion effects like overpressure and impulse; blast loading on a structure; how a structure responds to blast loading; and practical methods for designing and retrofitting structures to resist blast effects. Participants will be provided a complete set of class notes.
Participants may check in beginning at 7:30 am on July 22 and the course will run 8am to 5pm each day. Lunch and coffee at breaks will be provided for participants each day.
For more information about the instructors, the course, and accommodations visit
http://www.blastdesigntraining.com.
Secure on-line registration is available. Questions should be directed to Dr. Sam Kiger at 573-882-3285,
KigerS@missouri.edu or Dr. Stan Woodson at 601-636-4429,
woodsoneng@netzero.net. For room reservations call 800-HOLIDAY (800-465-4329) and mention Explosion Effects Training for the $141 course room rate. The hotel web site is at
www.hidullesairport.com.
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