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A Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering: A Case for Change

A Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering: A Case for Change. ASCE eLearning Webinars. www.asce.org/Member-Benefits/ASCE-eLearning-Webinars. Moderator. Jennifer Goupil, P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE Director , Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of ASCE. SEI Overview.

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A Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering: A Case for Change

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  1. A Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering: A Case for Change

  2. ASCE eLearning Webinars www.asce.org/Member-Benefits/ASCE-eLearning-Webinars

  3. Moderator Jennifer Goupil, P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE Director, Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of ASCE

  4. SEI Overview One of 8 specialty Institutes of ASCE The Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE was founded in 1996 • Mission is to advance and serve the structural engineering profession • More than 25,000 members • More than 30 SEI Chapters including five Graduate Student Chapters.

  5. Speaker Donald Dusenberry, P.E., SECB, F.SEI, F.ASCE SEI President Senior Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

  6. Outline SEI Strategic Planning Influences On Our Profession Vision For The Future Bridging The Gap Initiatives Authorized by SEI Board of Governors

  7. Last Slide First

  8. Last Slide First Innovation Leadership

  9. The Board of Governor’s Strategic Planning

  10. Strategic Planning 2008: SEI Vision Statement

  11. Strategic Planning • 2008: SEI Vision Statement • 2011: Strategic planning meetings • Strategic Sketches

  12. Strategic Planning • Stan Caldwell Stan R. Caldwell, P.E., SECB • Don Dusenberry Simpson Gumpertz & Heger • Jennifer Goupil Structural Engineering Institute • Cherylyn Henry TY Lin • Keith Hjelmstad Arizona State University • John Hooper Magnusson Klemencic • Jim Malley Degenkolb • 2008: SEI Vision Statement • 2011: Strategic planning meetings • Strategic Sketches • 2012: Task Committee on Expectations for Future Structural Engineers

  13. October 2013: Report issued

  14. October 2013: Report issued • May 2014: Actions authorized by SEI Board of Governors

  15. Influences On Our Profession

  16. Key Influences Technology Globalization Codes Licensure Education

  17. Technology

  18. Technology It is not limited to computers and phones

  19. Technology • It is not limited to computers and phones • Sensors • Monitors • Photography • Thermography • Lasers • Ground penetrating radar • X-ray • Lots more

  20. Technology – what is it doing for us? • The “good:”

  21. Technology – what is it doing for us? • The “good:” • Allows a higher order of engineering • Allows us to check multiple options – to optimize • Removes some drudgery

  22. Technology – what is it doing for us? The “OK:”

  23. Technology – what is it doing for us? • The “OK:” • Changes the way we learn • Changes the way we develop intuition • Changes the way we do quality control

  24. Technology – what is it doing for us? • The “ugly:”

  25. Technology – what is it doing for us? • The “ugly:” • Turns analyses into black box processes • Turns a significant fraction of our work into a commodity • Reduces the workforce

  26. Travel Agents

  27. Travel Agents

  28. Drafting

  29. Drafting

  30. Telephone Operators

  31. Telephone Operators

  32. Engineering

  33. Engineering

  34. Technology

  35. Technology

  36. Technology • Technology will: • Change the way we solve problems • Expand the types of problems we can solve • Impact quality control • Turn some of what we do today into commodities • Reduce the number of engineers necessary to solve problems

  37. Globalization

  38. Globalization Our education and our expertise historically have been the envy of the world

  39. Globalization Our education and our expertise historically have been the envy of the world Electronic communication opens the world

  40. Globalization Our education and our expertise historically have been the envy of the world Electronic communication opens the world The global market increases the pie

  41. Globalization Our education and our expertise historically have been the envy of the world Electronic communication opens the world The global market increases the pie It creates new responsibilities

  42. Globalization • Our education and our expertise historically have been the envy of the world • Electronic communication opens the world • The global market increases the pie • It creates new responsibilities • Are we equipped to work in a global market? • Do we know the language? • Do we understand the culture? • Do we understand the construction industry? • Are we versed in the regulations?

  43. Globalization • Our education and our expertise historically have been the envy of the world • Electronic communication opens the world • The global market increases the pie • It creates new responsibilities • Are we equipped to work in a global market? • Do we know the language? • Do we understand the culture? • Do we understand the construction industry? • Are we versed in the regulations? • Are we too passive and parochial to be players?

  44. Globalization • Globalization will: • Create new threats • Create new opportunities • Require us to “change our minds”

  45. Codes and Standards

  46. Codes and Standards The more comprehensive the better

  47. Codes and Standards The more comprehensive the better Right?

  48. Size of ASCE 7 – the Loads Standard Font Adjustment Font Adjustment

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