CALL FOR PAPERS

2006 SEAOC CONVENTION

The Structural Engineers Association of California issues this Call for Papers to be presented at the 2006 Annual Convention to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Long Beach, California, September 13 – 16, 2006.

The main theme of “STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE UNDER THE IBC” has been tentatively chosen for the Technical Program.  The emphasis is centered around the use of the IBC, showcasing projects designed using the IBC or ASCE 7 seismic design provisions, with the goal of highlighting substantial differences between current seismic design procedures and the IBC.  This would include “lessons learned” and “things to watch for.”  A parallel theme will be dedicated to “design best practices” highlighting practical, efficient structural design methods and procedures used in the structural design of low to high-rise buildings and other structures.  This would apply to both the rehabilitation and repair of existing structures and new building design.  Project types would include:

•  Building foundations and shoring design

•  Design of residential structures

•  Design of office, commercial, hospital, school and industrial buildings

•  Practical applications of gravity and lateral resisting systems for all building materials

•  Newly developed building structural design technologies in compliance with the IBC.

•  Interpretation and practical design application of the International Building Code

•  Structural engineering business practices

The technical session format will be divided into two parallel tracks allowing for a larger number of papers to be presented at the convention.

Papers presented at the SEAOC Convention will be published in the 2006 SEAOC PROCEEDINGS.  All speakers presenting papers at the convention are expected to use commercially available computer presentation software (Power Point). 

Interested parties should submit brief abstracts (300 words or less) of their papers on or before February 21, 2006 to: 

Janah A. Risha, S.E.                                                        
Technical Program Chair                                                   
2006 SEAOC Annual Convention                                         
C/O Risha Engineering Group, Inc.
410 East Cypress Ave.
Burbank, CA 91501 
Phone:    818-729-9777
Fax:       818-729-9779
E-Mail:  jrisha@risha.com

The Technical Program Committee will review the abstracts; authors will be notified by April 1, 2006 regarding acceptance.  Final papers by selected authors shall be submitted by June 30, 2006.  Detailed instructions for the complete manuscripts will be sent to prospective authors with the acceptance notification.

If you have a related topic you would like to see covered in this technical program, please feel free to submit a suggestion and speaker to the Technical Program Committee.