Events February 2006 Volume 30 Number 6 FEBRUARY BSCES Professional Engineers Refresher Course Transportation Group Event 3.07.06 – 4.18.06 2.15.06 Joint Geo-Institute and Structural Groups Event NEWS MARCH A monthly publication of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE Joint Engineering Management 3.09.06 and Construction Groups Event Geo-Institute 3.01.06 APRIL BSCES Student Night 2006 John R. Freeman Lecture 4.03.06 3.07.06 Sky-High Eye of GIS Offers Planners Clearer Site View Full Details Inside by James DeVellis, PE, and Catherine Martin, Geller DeVellis, Inc.

A developer has a meeting with business President’s Report partners to get their buy-in on a parcel of land. by Joel S. Lunger, PE Although assessor’s maps and record plans are President available from town hall, questions about the JSL Engineering, Inc. site remain. How can developers obtain due- diligence information quickly in a format everyone can understand? This past holiday season has been one of A comprehensive site analysis can be completed gratitude and great accomplishment for the in just a few days using Geographic Information Boston Society of Civil Engineers! Systems or GIS. By creating a base map with First, we would like to thank those GIS from several different media—including individuals that gave to the 2006 Annual aerial photos, USGS maps, CAD plans, and Appeal Program. Your donations will help in electronic assessor’s maps—an abundance of the success of many worthy BSCES programs data can be overlaid onto this image to paint an including the Legislative Fellow, public accurate picture of the site. Armed with this outreach, professional activities and the due-diligence packet, developers can more GIS Site analysis for Hurld School, Woburn, MA award winning BSCESNews and Civil confidently present the site’s potential to Data source: MASSGIS and the City of Woburn Plan prepared by Geller DeVellis, Inc. Engineering Practice journal. This was the business partners and other constituents. first time we reached out to our members GIS Appeal cohesive stack of papers. With GIS, designers through email and web-based collection. and engineers gather data digitally from a The BSCES Board of Government decided The popularity of GIS is growing as local cities predesigned database to obtain legible results in to use this approach to minimize the and towns allocate funds to convert hard copy about two days. administrative costs associated with the public data into GIS format. For example, the GIS also often provides more accuracy. Before solicitation, maximizing the effectiveness of City of Woburn is capturing and converting GIS, developers could potentially get to the your donation dollars. For those of you who aerial photos into GIS to show water, sewer and permitting stage before discovering an did not receive our request, or would still property lines, among other data. endangered species or other inconspicuous but like to donate, please see page 5 of this Before GIS, site analysis could take weeks of plan-altering constraints. GIS utilizes detailed newsletter to learn how you can make a information gathering, resulting in a non- aerial photographs to bring a site into context, contribution. and when overlaid with data layers, it can We would also like to thank those firms that identify rivers and streams, overlay districts, and chose to participate in our Firm Sponsorship SPONSORING FIRMS other land characteristics. Program. Employer support to BSCES is very important. Responding to the needs of A Money Saver multiple professional societies and worthy This decrease in legwork and ability to create charities can become a significant financial comprehensive base maps translates into cost drain. We hope that this new program, one savings for developers. Typically, projects start that offers the opportunity to demonstrate with a conceptual design phase to assess a site’s your firm’s commitment to BSCES and the ability to support the program. This phase— engineering profession by partnering with us often involving civil engineers, landscape and for a series of events, has been well received. building architects, and land surveyors—is continued page 2 continued page 3 February 2006 BSCESNEWS 2005-2006 Board of Government President’s Report Annual Meeting. Congratulations to all of you who have made these and our many other continued from page 1 President: Joel S. Lunger, PE programs a great success! President-Elect: Terese M. Kwiatkowski, PE We look forward to acknowledging all of you as We are also the proud recipients of the ASCE Secretary: Danielle H. Peters, PE the year progresses. If you have any questions on Public Service Award for Zone I. It Treasurer: Marvin W. Miller, PE this program please give either myself, or acknowledges our contributions to enhance the Assistant Treasurer: Malek A. Al-Khatib, PE Richard Keenan at TEC a call. recognition of civil engineering as a respected Senior Vice Presidents: We also encourage all firms to consider applying profession through our involvement in public- Anatoly M. Darov, PE, Esq for this year’s newly launched BSCES Employer serving activities and for improving the image of Linda C. Hager, PE Recognition Award. The application form was ASCE and civil engineering in our community Vice Presidents: Frank A. Bracaglia, PE included in the January issue of BSCESNews through public relations and media coverage. Robert S. Stephens, PE and can be downloaded from our website, We were selected for our public service efforts in Past President: Alexander K. Bardow, PE www.bsces.org. The award is designed to developing programs that will train engineers to Western Branch Vice President: Daniel J. Murphy, PE acknowledge those firms that encourage society enter classrooms where they will encourage District II Director: Paul D. Moyer, PE membership, sponsor events, and support and young men and women to become civil encourage technical and professional growth. engineers, for continuing to conduct (for 12 Technical Group Chairs The deadline for the application is Tuesday, years!) the Model Bridge Competition, for Construction: Terrence P. McCarthy, PE February 28, 2006. designing and building a timber bridge over the Engineering Management: Brian J. O’Rourke, PE Hemlock Gorge in Newton, MA, and for Environmental: Brian P. Waehler, PE Speaking of recognition, we are proud to conducting an “Engineers Can Do Anything” Geo-Institute: Jonathan D. Andrews announce that BSCES is the recipient of this presentation and contest to encourage students Hydraulics & Water Resources: Benn S. Sherman, PE year’s ASCE Large Section Award. This award to pursue careers in engineering. We were noted Infrastructure: Emad A. Elsakka, PE acknowledges our many achievements including also for our Section’s contributions to society as Land Development: Sandra A. Brock, PE effective communication with our members civil engineers and, more importantly, our Structural: Neal S. Berke, PhD using the newsletter, engineering journal and Transportation: Bentley “Clay” Schofield, PE contributions to society as individuals who the web; professional and scholarship programs Waterways: Mark T. Mahoney happen to be civil engineers. Thanks to all those such as the Legislative Fellow Program, Design Younger Members: Weston C. Ruthven who have contributed and made BSCES a Professionals Day at the State House, technical model Section of ASCE! The Engineering Center group dinner and lunch meetings, annual One Walnut Street section awards, and special fund scholarships; Both the Large Section Award and Public Boston, MA 02108-3616 technical activities such as technical group Service Award will be announced at the Zone I Phone: 617/227-5551 lecture series and keystone technical group ASCE Leadership Conference being held in Fax: 617/227-6783 events; membership retention using tools such Boston this month. Email: [email protected] as the new Employer Recognition Award and Congratulations also go out to Vanasse Hangen Website: www.bsces.org creation of the new Land Development Group; Brustlin, Inc. for their recognition by the ASCE Executive Director: Abbie R. Goodman public outreach through the Infrastructure Task Committee on Younger Members (CYM) as a Association Manager: Richard F. Keenan Force, Younger Member Group activities, recipient of the ASCE 2005 Employer Model Bridge Program, Zoom Into Recognition Award. The CYM feels that VHB Engineering, Ralph Salvucci Online Bridge should be recognized for its encouragement and Board of Editors Contest, and Future City; and, special activities exemplary support of younger member Danielle H. Peters, PE, Chair Terese M. Kwiatkowski, PE such as the Hemlock Gorge Bridge community [email protected] [email protected] involvement through ASCE activities. project, Construction Forum, and the BSCES Brian R. Brenner, PE David M. Manugian, PE [email protected] dmmanugian@ Anatoly M. Darov, PE, Esq ambient-engineering.com Cynthia J. Schimpf The Aldrich Conference Center at The Engineering Center [email protected] Daniel T. Donahue, PE [email protected] Let Us Engineer Your Next Meeting! [email protected] Matthew I. Shuman • Unique Meeting Rooms for Groups of 2 to 40 Richard F. 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2 BSCESNEWS February 2006 No More NPDES Exclusion Letters (Almost) Sky-High Eye of GIS by Patrick King, PE, GEI Consultants, Inc. continued from page 1 In Massachusetts and New Hampshire, most projects will seek coverage under the RGP critical for developers to make decisions contaminated water generated during rather than an Individual NPDES Permit. A affecting design, permitting and construction dewatering at contaminated construction sites copy of the RGP along with a recently posted for the next several years. For the various or during environmental cleanups is routinely Frequently Asked Questions sheet is available at consultants to work together effectively, a clear treated and discharged to surface water bodies www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/rgp.html. picture of the site is necessary. Without GIS, or storm drains. Until recently, these discharges Two of the more significant changes under the this phase could easily reach $10,000 between were sanctioned by exclusion letters issued by RGP are that: each consultant researching various pieces of the the US Environmental Protection Agency site and zoning puzzle, and undergoing a time- (EPA). Not any more. • At least one sample of untreated water must consuming fact-finding process. be tested for the approximately 65 pollutants On September 9, 2005, the Notice of identified in the RGP. The RGP identifies This cost can be cut in half by preparing a GIS Availability (NOA) of the final NPDES required testing methods and specifies base plan for the concept design team. From Remediation and Miscellaneous Contaminated “Minimum Levels” for reporting. The there, developers can make an educated decision Sites General Permit (RGP) in Massachusetts resulting data are used to establish whether the to either invest further or focus efforts (MAG910000) and New Hampshire pollutants are “believed present” or “believed elsewhere. Should the project move forward, the (NHG910000) were published in the Federal absent,” and this information is used to set schedule would be expedited by several weeks Register (see 70 FR 53663). The RGP monitoring requirements. and savings would be realized. If a developer essentially replaces EPA’s exclusion letters and decides not to continue, they would realize • There is a 14-day processing period for NOIs, covers a number of types of discharges to surface savings toward the next endeavor. including a seven-day period during which the water and storm drains, not limited to: NOI will be posted on EPA’s website. A Selling Tool • Site cleanup activities (such as discharges from Previously, exclusion letters were regularly GIS can also serve as a useful selling tool. A groundwater remediation pump-and-treat issued within 48 hours. In the case of family-owned car dealership in Wellesley used systems). emergencies, the EPA’s New England Office of GIS to quickly and accurately understand the • Construction dewatering at contaminated Site Remediation and Restoration may still site’s potential—including the opportunity to sites (construction dewatering at uncon- issue emergency NPDES exclusions on a case- construct several buildings on the site. With this taminated sites can be performed under the by-case basis. If there is an emergency, contact information, they were able to pitch the site to applicable NPDES General Permit for the EPA National Response Center (800/424- business partners with upfront knowledge and a Construction Dewatering; MAG070000 or 8802) or EPA New England (617/918-1224). concept plan. NHG070000). The NOIs posted at the EPA website are easily • Other dewatering at contaminated sites accessed and provide useful examples. The Developers can also use GIS to “sell” a project (such as aquifer pump testing and well website also includes a link to archived NOIs, to abutters. For example, since abutters are development). which, as part of an American Society for often concerned with open space, a GIS aerial Testing and Materials Phase I due diligence overlaid with the site plan can clearly show the The RGP establishes Notice of Intent (NOI) assessment, may be useful for identifying and areas affected, and the open space that would requirements, effluent limitations, standards, evaluating contaminated sites where dewatering remain untouched. and prohibitions. Managers of projects is being performed. discharging under NPDES exclusion letters With its time-saving features, cost efficiency, should have already submitted an NOI to EPA’s Please contact Doug Corb at 617/918-1565 or and comprehensive end product, GIS will no Office of Ecosystem Protection (OEP) to [email protected] if you want more infor- doubt continue to be an invaluable resource to change over to the RGP or, alternatively, mation on the RGP for Massachusetts; and developers. And as more cities and towns submitted an application to EPA OEP for an George Papadopoulos at 617/918-1579 or transform public data into GIS format, site Individual NPDES Permit. EPA anticipates that [email protected] for NH. planning will become even more efficient.

3 February 2006 BSCESNEWS New Massachusetts Your Geo-Institute Hydraulic Modeling Dam Safety Regulations by Kevin O’Malley, PE, The Chazen Companies, PC and for Municipal Planning Jonathan D. Andrews, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. by David Peeling PE, S E A Consultants Inc. Come Into Effect BSCES organized the Geotechnical Group in by Chad W. Cox, PE, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Housing development in the Boston area 1969 for the purpose of “...promoting and continues today at a rapid pace. Many of these In the wake of the recent dam safety coordinating technical and professional activities emergencies in Taunton and elsewhere in the developments are large scale and can strain the in order to disseminate information” for the infrastructure of communities that are already state, the Massachusetts Department of benefit of its members. The group name was Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has now highly developed. Among those services that are changed in 1999 to the Geo-Institute to better being strained are drinking water supply and promulgated the revisions to its Dam Safety align with ASCE, but our basic mission remains fire protection. regulations (302 CMR 10.00). With these the same, to foster continuing education and to revisions, the regulations now conform to the provide a venue for the sharing of knowledge Hydraulic modeling of water distribution provisions of Massachusetts General Law 253 as between engineers. systems is one powerful tool that can aid modified by Chapter 330 of the Acts of 2002. municipal planners in communities facing The BSCES Geo-Institute Committee currently development. These models have been evolving The primary change to the regulations involves has a full complement of 13 members. All are for years. Today there are more software packages the transfer of responsibility for dam safety geotechnical practitioners and represent the available than ever with simpler user interfaces. inspections of existing dams. Owners, and not engineering firms, consultants and government The software remains expensive, typically at the Commonwealth, are now responsible for agencies they’re employed by. Committee several thousand dollars per software license, but inspecting those structures which meet the members typically meet once a month to plan can provide years of benefit to communities. statutory definition of a dam. The frequency of the five or six dinner lectures and one special inspection is specified in the regulations and is event conducted each year. Our special events Hydraulic models are often initially developed to linked to the Hazard Potential Classification of include the biennial Arthur Casagrande assess the overall condition of a water distribution each dam—A High Hazard dam must be Memorial Lecture and either a one-day seminar system and aid in the creation of capital inspected once every two years; a Significant or a lecture series. improvement plans. However, once a model has Hazard dam must be inspected once every five been developed and properly calibrated, it Another responsibility of the Geo-Institute is years; and a Low Hazard dam must be inspected remains highly effective for predicting the impacts awarding the annual Leo Casagrande Scholarship once every ten years. Inspections must be to the distribution system. These can include of $1,000 to a deserving student who is performed by a Registered Professional system disruptions, water main breaks, system committed to post-graduate study in geo- Engineer, which is defined in the regulations as modifications, and the added demands and flows technical engineering. Congratulations to the “[A] civil engineer licensed and registered in the associated with housing development. 2005 scholarship recipient, Adriane Boscardin Commonwealth of Massachusetts with from the University of Massachusetts—Amherst. The results from hydraulic modeling can be used experience in dam safety inspections and by municipal officials to determine any additional engineering.” There is a provision for engineers Geo-Institute members have the opportunity to infrastructure that may be required to mitigate with out-of-state licenses to apply to the meet and work with eminent engineers like Dr. impacts of development on the remainder of the Commissioner for approval. Lymon Reese, Chair Emeritus and Professor of system. Modeling prior to the approval of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas, The new regulations require all dam owners to development construction is important to allow Austin, Texas who presented the 2004 Arthur register their dams with the Office of Dam municipalities to seek mitigation from developers Casagrande Memorial Lecture. Dr. Reese is a Safety. Following registration, up-to-date early in the process, usually in the form of former Terzaghi Lecturer, an Honorary Member inspections must then be submitted. Owners of payment for infrastructure upgrades. Local water of ASCE and was elected to membership in the High Hazard dams will also be required to mains may need to be increased in size or booster National Academy of Engineering. The prepare and submit an Emergency Action Plan. pump stations may be need to be added to supply previous Arthur Casagrande Memorial Lecture The DCR is in the process of preparing ample fire flow to an area. A good hydraulic was presented by Dr. Harry Poulos who was also notification letters to all dam owners on record model will reveal these types of deficiencies, or last year’s Terzaghi Lecturer. and the registration and inspection process is give municipal leaders a basis for confidence that expected to begin in January 2006. Right now, the Geo-Institute Committee is the proposed development will not negatively busy planning a full slate of dinner meetings for impact the current residents. The new regulations now give the DCR the 2006, including a timely talk on dam safety to authority to require Owners to follow through Models prove to be most useful when they are be held on January 26. In addition, we are in with the recommendations made in a dam readily available for use when development the preliminary planning stages for the 2006 safety inspection. The Office of Dam Safety can proposals appear on short notice. It is beneficial Arthur Casagrande Memorial Lecture. issue a Certificate of Non-Compliance ordering for municipalities to maintain an in-house an Owner to propose and initiate a course of Thanks to the efforts of all the past and present knowledge of the model or have an on-call action which will bring the dam into Committee members, their employers, our services agreement in place with an outside compliance with the regulations. Failure to presenters and all of you that attend Geo- consultant so modeling scenarios can be created register or inspect a dam or comply with an Institute events. We are proud to continue to and tested immediately. The costs of the order from the Office of Dam Safety can now serve engineers in the manner originally modeling can often be recovered by the result in fines of up to $500 per day. forecasted in 1969. continued page 5

4 BSCESNEWS February 2006 Boston Society of Civil Engineers BSCES Buzz Section/ASCE 2006 Annual Appeal 2006 Annual Appeal Donors Dear BSCES Member: Your donation to BSCES will help us to continue The BSCES Board of Government would like The Boston Society of Civil Engineers to provide the quality journal and newsletters to thank the following Society members for Section/ASCE appreciates your continued that represent excellence in our profession. their generous donations during the first three weeks of the BSCES 2006 Annual Appeal: support. We rely on our members for annual These programs are successful due to your contributions to defray the need to increase dues. Mark S. Bartlett, PE; Domenic E. D’Eramo, support and commitment to our Society and PE; John J. Higgins II; Joel S. Lunger, PE; Your donations will help us to enhance the many profession. Of course, the degree to which we Wayne A. McArdle; Cynthia J. Schimpf. programs our Society offers members and future all support them is proportional to their success. Engineers Week Activities leaders to support our profession including: Your annual membership dues fill only part of Scheduled for March 2 & 3 Legislative Fellow. Now in its fifth year, BSCES the need. Won’t you also please help us by E-Week this year is March 2–3, 2006! Don’t provides a Legislative Fellow to the Massachusetts making a generous donation as part of our miss out on some of the spectacular things legislature as a civil engineering staffer. The annual campaign this year? going on. All events are at the Hyatt Regency Fellow works part-time within the Joint Boston Hotel, One Avenue de Lafayette, You can make your contribution on-line using Boston, MA. The following is a brief Committee on Transportation at the State House Visa, Mastercard or American Express on summary of the timing of the events going on: as a prominent technical resource for the entire our secure website at www.engineers.org. The legislature. Our legislators deeply appreciate the Thursday, March 2, 2006 direct link to make a contribution is: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Outreach Session expertise provided by our past Fellows and would www.engineers.org/2006appeal.htm. 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Career Night love additional assistance, perhaps even a full- If you prefer to make a donation via the mail, Friday, March 3, 2006 time Fellow, but our funding is limited. BSCES please use the 2006 Annual Appeal Donation 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM provides a stipend to the Legislative Fellow, who form available at www.bsces.org/annualappeal BSCES Breakfast Meeting usually takes a leave of absence from his/her job donationform.pdf. All donations received will 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM or reduces his/her paid work schedule to part- be acknowledged in an issue of BSCESNews. Outreach Fair (before and after lunch) time status. This program is funded by BSCES 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM with some ASCE grant funding. It presents a Please contact me if you wish to discuss any Luncheon with Speaker (TBD) BSCES activities at 781/416-1037. Thank you profound opportunity to achieve legislative and Jonathan Mooers Advances for your continued support of the Boston public exposure for the civil engineering to ASCE Fellow Grade profession. Your donation to BSCES will help us Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE! The BSCES Board of Government would like to fund stipends for future Legislative Fellows. Sincerely yours, to congratulate Jonathan D. Mooers, PE who, as of November 2005, has advanced to the Public Outreach. We’ve had great success in ASCE grade of Fellow. This significant reaching elementary, middle school and high achievement is given to a Professional Engineer school students with our Outreach Programs, or Professional Surveyor who has held a especially our Annual Model Bridge member grade for not less than ten cumulative Competition and the Online Bridge Design Joel S. Lunger, PE, 2005-2006 President years; was nominated by an organizational Contest for students. BSCES members also Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE entity of the Society; has demonstrated notable demonstrate their enthusiasm by volunteering outstanding achievement in responsible charge BSCES is a nonprofit organization created by an 1848 act of the for Zoom into Engineering, community of engineering work and professional Massachusetts Legislature and recognized as a 501(c)(3) by both attainment; and has exhibited distinction in the IRS and the Commonwealth; contributions to BSCES as projects and visits to schools. With major upholding the Fundamental Principles and projected shortages in engineering professionals part of this appeal are tax deductible as charitable contribution. Each contributor will receive a letter for use with tax filings. Canons of the Society. in this nation, we need to expand these BSCES Awards Nominations programs to increase the number of students Deadline is February 28, 2006 entering engineering. Your donation to BSCES The Boston Society of Civil Engineers is will help us to expand our Outreach efforts. Hydraulic Modeling soliciting nominations for the new BSCES Financial Support to Advance our Professional continued from page 4 Employer Recognition Award and the BSCES Section Awards. The former recognizes those Activities. We advance our profession through municipality by requiring a fee from the employers who encourage their engineers to technical research, scholarships, lectures, and developer. Assessing the impacts of a proposed actively participate in ASCE and BSCES. The activities to promote a stronger awareness and development using a fully developed model latter recognize individuals who have found the appreciation of our engineering efforts. Our usually takes no more than one to three days of time to contribute to the profession and their eleven technical groups offer over three dozen communities, whether through work or work depending on the specifics of the project meetings a year with special seminars led by through volunteering. Copies of the being evaluated. By comparison, creating a prominent members of our profession. Your nomination forms for these awards were donation to BSCES will help us to expand our model from scratch can take 500–750 hours of included as inserts in the January 2006 issue of professional activities. development time. BSCESNews. You can also download a copy by visiting www.bsces.org. Questions about these Newsletter and Journal. Did you know that our The strain of development on Massachusetts awards should be directed to BSCES Awards award-winning newsletter, BSCESNews, is used communities seems unlikely to end anytime soon. Committee Chair Frank A. Bracaglia, PE at as a model for other ASCE Sections? We are Hydraulic models can help municipal officials 617/924-1770 or [email protected]. The pleased to offer this resource and the Civil plan for this growth and protect water and fire deadline for submission of the nominations for Engineering Practice journal to our members. protection service to their existing customers. the employer and individual awards is Tuesday, February 28, 2006.

5 February 2006 BSCESNEWS A Decade of SGH Student Scholarships by Michael Mudlock, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. This year is the 10th year Simpson Gumpertz & dinner, presentation of student awards, and a Simpson Gumpertz Heger (SGH) will present a scholarship as part keynote speaker arranged by SGH. The & Heger Scholarship of BSCES Student Night. Below is some brief BSCES Student Affairs Committee, the host information about the Student Night event and chapter, BSCES firm sponsorship program In 1996, the Principals and Associates of SGH the SGH Scholarship. participants, and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger established the Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. will sponsor this year’s event. Student Scholarship to commemorate 40 years of practice BSCES Student Night Night 2006 is scheduled for April 3, 2006 at as a firm and to encourage undergraduate college Each year, BSCES hosts Student Night, which Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, students who strive for excellence and who aspire is a gathering of students and advisors from the MA. Dr. S. Shyam Sunder, Deputy Director of to a career in civil engineering. The SGH ASCES student chapters and clubs in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at Scholarship is a $5,000 award, available to Massachusetts with local professionals from NIST, will present the Federal Building and undergraduate-level civil engineering majors who the engineering community. The evening Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade are members of an ASCE student chapter or club allows for interaction between students and Center Disaster. in Massachusetts, have completed a minimum of professionals and includes a social hour, two and one half years of a four-year program or the equivalent portion of a five-year or part-time program. Applying candidates are judged equally by a three-member panel on academic perfor- PAST STUDENT NIGHT EVENTS mance as reflected in the candidates’ transcripts, Year Host Speaker Topic on professional presentation in a cover letter and resume, and on communication skills demon- 1997 UMASS-Amherst Vitelmo V. Bertero Design Implications of Recent strated in a one-page topical essay. The recipient Post-Earthquake Observations of the scholarship is announced at the annual 1998 WPI Robert Tinstman Perspective on Morrison Knudsen BSCES Student Night event. Applications may and the future of engineering be downloaded at www.bsces.org. Please visit www.engineers.org for event information. 1999 Northeastern Panel Discussion: Career Management for Denise Bowden Young Engineers PAST RECIPIENTS OF Erin Graham THE SGH SCHOLARSHIP David Manugian David Pineo Year Recipient School Charles Russo 1997 Eric Pauly WPI 2000 Tufts Pat Tangen The Red Sox Ballpark 1998 Justin Gardinier Northeastern 2001 MIT David Macaulay Building Big 1999 Michael Weaver Tufts 2000 Junlin Ho MIT 2002 UMASS-Amherst W. Gene Corley WTC Building Performance Study 2001 Sarah Scharff WPI 2003 Merrimack Francis Griggs The Restoration of Historic Bridges 2002 Matthew Smith Northeastern 2004 WIT Henry Petroski Success and Failure in Engineering 2003 Timothy Nelson Tufts 2005 Northeastern Karl Haglund Charles River Basin: A National 2004 Peter Nardini Northeastern Civil Engineering Landmark 2005 Sean Homem Merrimack

6 BSCESNEWS—Events & Classifieds February 2006 For more info and to register for events, please visit www.engineers.org

EVENTS BSCES Spring 2006 Professional CLASSIFIEDS Transportation Group Event Engineers Refresher Course Beals and Thomas,Inc., Wednesday, February 15, 2006 March 7 – April 18, 2006 Senior Civil Engineers—Beals and Thomas, Radisson, 200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA Scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 7, the Inc., a multidisciplinary environmental con- BSCES PE Refresher Course features ten sulting and design firm, seeks Senior Civil 5:00 PM Social/Registration sessions covering all aspects of the Professional 6:00 PM Dinner; 7:00 PM Presentation Engineers for its Southborough, Massachusetts, Engineer State Exam. Taught by leading office to supervise land development projects, Changes to the Environmental Review authorities in their fields, session topics include including those for commercial, industrial, Process/NEPA Under SAFETEA-LU transportation, hydraulics, wastewater, hydro- institutional, and residential sites. Expertise is Marlys Osterhues, Federal Highway Administration logy, water supply, soils, structures, economics, required in grading and drainage, sewer and This dinner meeting features a detailed and surveying. water systems, sewage disposal and septic overview of the changes to the environmental Please see the Insert in this month’s newsletter systems, site plans and subdivisions. Can- review process contained in SAFETEA-LU. for further details. didates must have project management Please see the Insert in this month’s newsletter experience, the ability to guide projects from for further details. Joint Geo-Institute and Structural the feasibility phase through construction, Groups Event public presentation skills, and experience with Joint Engineering Management and Thursday, March 9, 2006 Massachusetts land use and environmental Construction Groups Event Radisson, 200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA regulations. Massachusetts Professional Engineer Wednesday, March 1, 2006 5:30 PM Social/Registration (PE) license required. Send resume and cover Radisson, 200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 6:30 PM Dinner; 7:30 PM Presentation letter to [email protected]. 5:30 PM Social/Registration Collapse Prevention Assessment of 6:30 PM Dinner; 7:30 PM Presentation Non-Ductile Buildings in Moderate Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc. Designing for the Future of the MBTA Seismic Regions At Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc. (FST), we Barbara J. Boylan, Massachusetts Bay Eric M. Hines, PhD, PE, are engineers, planners, and scientists in the Transportation Authority LeMessurier Consultants, Inc. classic tradition. Since 1914, we have responded Twenty-seven MBTA station improvement How much ductility and how much strength to the challenges of our clients’ needs. projects ranging from significant renovation to are actually required for a building to survive a FST has immediate openings in our Massa- total reconstruction are currently in the design or maximum considered earthquake (MCE) chusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and construction phase. Ms. Boylan will discuss what event in a moderate seismic region? During his New York offices in the following departments: the MBTA plans for the future of its designs, presentation, Dr. Hines will explore this • Environmental • Transportation using examples of work that has or will occur at question and applicable tools for assessing • Structural • Electrical the Charles/MGH, Government Center, Ken- structural performance. • Mechanical • Marketing more, Copley, and Arlington stations. Please see the Insert in this month’s newsletter • Business Development Please see the Insert in this month’s newsletter for further details. For further information please visit our website for further details. BSCES Student Night 2006 at www.fstinc.com, or send resumes to: [email protected], fax: 781/221-1015 Annual John R. Freeman Lecture Monday, April 3, 2006 FST is an Affirmative Action, Equal Oppor- Tuesday, March 7, 2006 WPI, The Odeum Conference Center, tunity Employer. MIT Tang Center, Cambridge, MA Worcester, MA continued page 8 6:00 PM Reception; 7:00 PM Lecture 5:30 PM Social; 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Program Integrating Water Resources Management Log On in the Midst of Chaos and Caducity: The Federal Building and Fire Safety Investi- Lessons from Hurricane Katrina gation of the World Trade Center Disaster to the New Eugene Z. Stakhiv, Institute for Water Resources, Dr. S. Shyam Sunder, NIST TEC Website! Offered for the benefit of BSCES student US Army Corps of Engineers www.engineers.org The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will be members and other Society members who are used to examine the positive aspects, as well as looking to network with future engineers, this • Employment opportunities the flaws and vulnerabilities, of post-Katrina program features an overview of Natural • Free resume search reconstruction activities within the framework Institute of Standards and Technology’s four- • Event calendar of Integrated Water Resource Management. year investigation of the September 11, 2001 • Online registration collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers. Please see the Insert in this month’s newsletter WE NOW ACCEPT AMERICAN EXPRESS! for further details. Please look for an event flyer in the March issue of BSCESNews.

7 February 2006 BSCESNEWS—Classifieds continued from page 7 Judith Nitsch Engineering Civil 3D req. Public presentation exp. a plus. TranSystems Corporation Transportation Engineer—Responsible for a Fax 617/338-6472; e-mail ([email protected]); or Looking for Career Advancement? variety of MA Highway, municipal, and mail resume and sal. reqs. to Judith Nitsch TranSystems Corporation is seeking a private projects. Must have 3-5 years of Engineering, Inc., 186 Lincoln St., Boston, Transportation Engineer (highway, railroad, experience in designing and producing MA 02111. AA/EEO bridge) interested in career advancement. transportation plans and specs for roadways, TranSystems is growing in Massachusetts and highways, bikepaths, drainage systems. Must The Louis Berger Group, Inc. New England, and is interested in hiring an know AASHTO and Mass Highway guidelines Junior Civil/Highway Engineer—We are engineer with excellent technical skills, a desire and standard procedures. BSCE, EIT, & seeking an engineer for our Needham, MA to learn the business side of consulting and in extensive use of AutoCAD/LDD req. office with 1 to 4 years of experience to immediate advancement opportunities. We are Civil Project Designer—1-4 years exp. in site, perform roadway, utility, and civil/site design. seeking a career orientated, enthusiastic roadway, utility, layout & design. Strong Knowledge of AutoCAD software and engineer with strong leadership skills with technical and communication skills necessary. LCC/Inroads software desired. Individual approximately 10-15 years experience in our BSCE, EIT & AutoCAD/LDD or Civil 3D must have excellent oral and written Medford, Massachusetts Office. The candidate req. HydroCAD exp. pref. communication skills. BSCE required with should have a Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree and have experience in serving Civil Project Engineer—PE with 5-7 years preference given to EIT. Equal Opportunity transportation clients such as MassHighway, exp. in prep. of civil/site documents for various Employer M/F/D/V MBTA, EOT, Massport, transit agencies, land development projects. Must have specific Send Resumes to: [email protected], railroads, municipalities, and/or other similar knowledge of site grading, utility, and or fax to Aimee LeBlanc @ 781/444-0099 clients. Please send resume and a cover stormwater management system. Exc. For more information on The Louis Berger letter explaining your career goals to communication skills & AutoCAD/LDD or Group visit our website at www.louisberger.com [email protected].

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