The SAC Steel Update Seminar scheduled for May 30 has been postponed to Saturday, Sept. 12 at USC's Davidson Executive Conference Center, according to SEAOSC's Seminar Committee. Watch your NEWSletters for further information.

Dr. Robert Englekirk, S.E., Ph.D., Robert Englekirk Consulting Structural Engineers Inc., will present "New Directions in the Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete," part of the Seismic Design Seminar Series, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 6, prior to the SEAOSC Dinner Meeting at Luminarias Restaurant, 3500 Ramona Blvd., Monterey Park. See blue insert for details.

Los Angeles Dinner Meeting

The SEAOSC Seismology Committee has Immediate subcommittee openings for members with strong interests in concrete structures, structural response/dynamic analysis, ground motion/site effects and wood design. Other subcommittees are non-building/non-structural components, energy dissipation systems, steel design and seismic isolation. Please fax a short note indicating your interest (which subcommittee) and background to Saif Hussain, Chair, at 818-704-5052 or email: saifh@aol.com.

I recently received an award from SEAOC Board for my accomplishments with the web site and the Online newsletter. I would like to pass this credit along to the people who really deserve it. Dennis McCroskey and the rest of the SEAOC and SEAOSC Computer Applications Committee have actively contributed to its success. Many members keep the list server alive and they all deserve credit. Dennis Wish has produced much of the Online newsletter. He deserves all the credit for it, and I personally salute him for his time and effort. Dennis Wish is also a major driving force on our list server and devotes a lot of time to keeping the interest of the subscribers up. Thank you Dennis and others who make me look good.

The SEAOSC Inspection Practices Committee will meet at Noon the second Tuesday of each month for a "lunch and crunch" meeting at the SEAOSC office in Whittier. The committee is currently conducting a study and evaluation of the special/deputy inspection programs and personnel qualifications for each of the municipalities within our region and the IBC 2000 special inspection requirements.

The third Pacific Rim Conference will be held May 3-7 In Maui, Hawaii and the Second International Conference on Performance-Based Codes will be held May 6-8 in Maui.

The purpose of the Pacific Rim Conference is to provide a forum for the exchange of information on codes and standards issues among the countries of the Pacific Rim. To be held at the Maui Marriott, the conference will consist of three technical sessions on existing buildings, natural disasters and performance-based codes. Delegates are being invited from around the world and presenters from five countries are already on board.

Details and registration materials of the conferences may be obtained from www.icbo.org (in the What's New section); via ICBO's Fax Information System by calling 01-1-562-699-4253, reference number 15004; from Cheryl Melendez via email at melendez@icbo.org; or by fax 01-1-562-699-9721.

May 5, 4 p.m.,Earthquake Damage Assessment Subcommittee, SEAOSC Office

May 6, 2 p.m., SEAOSC Board Meeting, Luminarias Restaurant

May 6, 3:30 p.m., Concrete Seismic Design Seminar, Luminarias Restaurant

May 6, 5:30 p.m., L.A. Dinner Meeting, Luminarias Restaurant

May 12, Noon, Inspection Practices Committee, SEAOSC Office

May 12, 3 p.m., Quality Assurance Committee, SEAOSC Office

May 12, 4 p.m., Existing Buildings Committee, SEAOSC Office

May 13, 5:30 p.m., Orange County Dinner Meeting with ACI, Pomona

May 20, Noon, Construction Quality Assurance Subcommittee, SEAOSC Office

May 21, 3 p.m., Testing Standards Committee, SEAOSC Office

Next NEWSletter deadline: April 29

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SEAOSC welcomes its newest members.

Ashok Athalye, Member, Athalye Consulting Engineers. Borislav Brkic, Associate, BMP Group; Rajesh Chandra, Member, Chandra & Associates; Scott Christiansen, Member, Self-employed; Jeffrey R. Ellis, Member, Jerry Tucker & Associates Inc.; James Hsu, Member SE, Candor Engineering Consultants; Gang Jiao, Associate, Willdan Associates; Ling-Ko Kung, Member SE, Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group Inc.a; Edward Louie, Member, City of San Clemente; Kunihiro Nishiya, Member, S. B. Barnes Associates; Mike Pitcher, Industry Member, Sonneborn Inc.; Atif Rana, Associate, TMM Consulting Engineers Inc.; Ramzy Sawaya, Member SE, City of L.A.; Tariq Shamma, Member SE, TMS Consortium; Miguel Sinclair, Associate, KPFF Consulting Engineers; Raymond Tao, Member, Willdan Associates; Lisa Woo, Member, Pacific Response Inc.; and Eddie Yamamoto, Member, Sato & Boppana Consulting Engineers.

Established firm of 21 years seeks structural engineer with four years experience in building design. Management skills and P.E. license preferred. Variety of projects. Send or fax resume to 619-536-5163; Nowak-Meulmester & Assoc., 9888Carroll Centre Rd., Ste. 228, San Diego, CA 92126. Or email nma@chtree.com.

Established firm of 21 years has immediate openings for Autocad drafters for design of commercial buildings. Variety. Send or fax resume to Nowak-Meulmester & Assoc., 9888 Carroll Centre Rd., Ste. 228, San Diego, CA 92126. Or email nma@chtree.com.

Experienced SE: concrete, steel, prestressed, msaonry, wood and retrofit. Buildings and structures. Available June to August, Part-time thereafter. P.R. Chakrabarti, 1249 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765, P.O. Box 388.

SHA Engineering Consultants invites motivated engineers and CAD technicians for challenging project work. From seismic isolation to remodeling, we do it all. Ground floor opportunities in a growing office. One to five years California building design experience required. Fax resume in confidence to Saif Hussain at 818-704-5052.

Wheeler & Gray seeks registered structural engineer with minimum seven years experience in building design. Must have computer skills and be able to communicate with clients and review agencies, and supervise design and drafting. Mail resume to 7462 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90041; or fax to 213-258-3934.

Fully equipped office space in Hollywood to sublease or rent for engineer. 160-square-foot private office and work stations. Call Tibor Ginter Structural Engineers, Inc. at 213-461-7201.

Robert Lawson Structural Engineers has an opening for a licensed engineer with five to seven years of new building and seismic retrofit experience. Excellent communication, computer and technical skills required. Send resume to 312 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach, CA 92651 or fax to 714-497-2732.

Scott Wallace Structural Engineers, a small expanding firm, seeks responsible engineers with two to six years experience in structural analysis, design and detailing. Excellent verbal and written communication plus creative design ability required. AutoCad and computer knowledge helpful. Flexible firm with personable atmosphere. Fax resume to 714-455-9852 or call 714-455-9875.

R.M. Byrd and Associates, Inc., Ontario, seeks motivated individual with minimum six years engineering experience in design of buildings. Excellent communication, computer and technical skills and P.E. required. Types of projects include commercial, institutional, hotel and entertainment. Expanding office with exciting clientele. Fax cover letter with resume to 909-983-4456.

RAM International (formerly RAM Analysis), a structural engineering software company, has two engineering positions open in its Carlsbad, Calif., headquarters: 1) Quality Assurance/Customer Service Manager and 2) Engineering programmer. Visit our website at www.ramint.com for more information on all job openings or fax resume to 760-431-5214.

Degenkolb Engineers seeks structural design engineers. Requires MSSE, four to 10 years experience in structural and seismic analysis, building design, and C.E. license. Must have excellent communication skills and interest in working in technically challenging environment. Resume with references and letter to 12100 Wilshire, Ste. 480, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Senior structural engineer with design experience in wood, concrete, maonry, steel structures wanted. AutoCAD, excellent communication skills important. Firm provides engineering for commercial, industrial, institutional facilities, primarily in forest products and refrigerated warehouse industries. Bradford Conrad Crow Engineering Co., 10180 SW Nimbus Ave., Ste. J-3, Portland, OR 97223; fax: 503-639-6251.

1/4-page display ad: Engineering Review Course, Continuing Professional Engineering Education, 714-903-6761. Structural Engineer (S.E.): May 2 - Oct. 17, 1998; P.E. (Civil): July 10 - Oct. 17; E.I.T.: Aug. 1 - Oct. 17. Review Courses: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to Noon, 1 to 4 p.m. On campus of California State University, Long Beach. Fees include extensive set of books, review manuals, coffee breaks and free parking. Other courses include: P.E. Chemical, P.E. Electrical, P.E. Mechanical, Surveying, Seismic. Seminars are taught by known experts who have their P.E. in Civil Engineering. Call for free brochure.

One-page display ad: CONTECH Waterproofing and Restoration, "Specialty Restoration Contractors", Providing solutions for repairing, strengthening, and waterproofing of structures including concrete repairs: epoxy pressure injection, epoxy bonding and paste injection, composite strengthening, grouting repair and solutions, seismic expansion joints, chemical grouting and injection, industrial and elastomeric coatings, joint sealants. Visit our website at www.contechservices.com. The Contech Group: California 714-557-6425, Washington: 206-763-9877; Oregon: 503-223-9817. Member: SEAOC, SEAW, SEAO. 

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Accurately determine the distance of a given building site relative to known active fault near-source zones in California and the Nevada border using these new active source fault maps, developed specifically for use with the 1997 UBC. This map book contains over 200 detailed maps in an 11" by 17" format, at a scale of 1:150,000. The street and highway background make locating building sites easy and the type of fault source (A or B) needed for near-source factor determination is also identified on each map. This publication also provides information explaining the background of the maps; how they were developed and a step-by-step procedure on how to use them.

The near-source factor need only be considered in UBC Seismic Zone 4, and therefore, the maps only cover Zone 4 areas. This book is essential for building officials, civil design/construction industry working on projects in Zone 4 in California and adjacent Nevada which are subject to the 1997 UBC seismic provisions.

Prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology in cooperation with the Structural Engineers Association of California's Seismology Committee. It will be necessary to use a street map in conjunction with the fault map as the fault maps do not show street names. Maps of known active fault near-source zones in California and adjacent portions of Nevada: introductory pricing $39 (Subject to change July 1, 1998). Item number MAPS 97. Order your copy today! (800) 284-4406. International Conference of Building Officials