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The Engineerogram March/April 2013

The EngineerogramFebruary/March 2014 Volume 76, No. 4 & 5

Capital Branch Central Valley Branch Feather River Branch Shasta Branch

IN THIS ISSUE

ASCE Sacramento Section 2013-2014 Board & Offi cers 2

ASCE Sacramento Section Contacts 2

Advertising Rates 2

Announcements 4

Awards Banquet - March 5, 2014 20

Branches - Capital, Central Valley, Feather River, Shasta 3

Calendar 3

CA Infrastructure Symposium & Awards Dinner 21

California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark 12

Colorado Street Bridge

Capital Branch Message 7

Captial Branch Meeting Announcement 22

Engineers Without Borders Fundraiser 23

Golze Scholarship Sponsors 8

Golf Tournament - 16th Annual Make-a-Wish Benefi t 6

Lessons of Experience - Reinard W. Brandley 9

Membership Update Link 3

President’s Message 1

Region 9 - Transporation Committee 13

Region 9 - Excellent Civil Engineering in California 15

The Law and Civil Engineering 5

This Month in the State Capital 16USSD Annual Meeting & Conference 25

YMf Newsletter - March 2014 24

President's Message

National Engineers’ Week was held from February 16 to the 22. Engineers’ Week coincides with George Washington’s birthday, which is symbolic since he completed survey work and is therefore considered an engineer.

As always, we have exciting outreach events planned for Engineers’ Week.

by Kimberly Brown, P.E., President

Increase Member Involvement-After taking off the past few months, the Capital Branch re-sumed their monthly lunch meetings in January. The January Capital Branch meeting featured Mr. Bill George, Executive Producer of the film “Hidden Wonders of the World.” Mr. George will be speaking about the Transcontinental Railroad from Sacramento to Donner Summit. For more information regarding the Capital Branch, checkout their website: http://asce-sacto.org/content.php?page=Capital_Branch.

Increase ASCE Legislative Presence-President Barack Obama recently delivered his 5th State of the Union address. In his speech, President Obama high-lighted two pieces of legislation that impact Civil Engineers: the Water Resources Development Act and authorization of surface transportation programs. In addition, President Obama spoke about the importance of improving STEM edu-cation at every level so that American workers can compete successfully in the global economy.

Increase Interaction with Students and Younger Members-The Golze Scholarship committee has selected this year’s winners. This year, under the leadership of Louay Owidat, the Sacramento Section is campaigning to raise an increased amount of money and award more scholarships. The Section will award the Golze Scholarship to deserving students at the upcoming Project Awards Dinner held on March 5, 2014.

In addition to the Golze Scholarship, the Central Valley Branch is currently reviewing applications for their scholar-ship. The San Joaquin Engineers Council is also offering a scholarship for graduating high school students pursuing engineering degrees. The scholarships will be awarded at their Engineers’ Week Banquet held on Thursday, February 20, 2014.

Increase Interaction with Community-The Sacramento Section and Younger Member Forum re-cently purchased a non-point source pollution model. The new pollution model was on display at the Discovery Mu-seum on Saturday, February 15th to Monday, February 17th in celebration of National Engineer’s Week.

In closing, I invite each of you to communicate your ideas to the Board of Directors. Please send your thoughts to: http://asce-sacto.org. Sincerely, Kimberly Brown

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February/March 2014 The Engineerogram

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For more ASCE activities if you wish to be active in a committee, career opportunities, complete text for the legislative activities, go to the Sacra-mento Section web site at www.asce-sacto.org, or contact a current offi cer. To MAKE CHANGES OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP, go to website: www.asce.org. For MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS, please e-mail to [email protected].

OFFICER CONTACTSPresident Kimberly Brown, P.E. 916-817-4925 [email protected] President-Elect VacantSenior Director Kristy Chapman, P.E. 916-764-1640 [email protected] Director Kenny Dosanjh, P.E. 530-400-5739 [email protected] Secretary Keith Flaherty, P.E. 916-925-0952 keith.fl [email protected] Kyle Sanford 916-817-4768 [email protected] President 2012-2013 Thor Larsen, P.E. 916-973-0356 [email protected]

Executive Director Oscar Serrano, P.E. 530-458-8231 [email protected] Board Representative Marie Silveira [email protected] 9 Chair Jennifer Epp, P.E. - [email protected] 9 Sacramento Section Governor Oscar Serrano, P.E. 530-458-8231 [email protected] Without Borders, Sacramento Chapter Doug Ganey, President 916-947-1000 [email protected] Auxiliary President Marlene Tobia - [email protected] Secretary Lori K. Campbell 916-961-2723 [email protected] Editor Lori K. Campbell 916-961-2723 [email protected] Branch President Darren Mack, P.E. [email protected] Valley Branch President Adam Killinger [email protected] River Branch President Amie McAllister, P.E. 530-228-6003 [email protected] Branch President Susan Goodwin, P.E. 530-223-2585 [email protected]

INSTITUTESCoasts, Oceans Ports & Rivers Institute Zia Zafi r, P.E. 916-366-1701 zzafi [email protected] Institute Louay Owaidat, P.E., A.M.ASCE Lowaidat@magnuspacifi c.comEnvironmental & Water Resources Institute Pal Hegedus, P.E., D.WRE 916-928-5177 [email protected] Matt Moyneur, P.E. 916-372-1434 [email protected] Engineering Institute Natalie Calderone, P.E. 916-414-5800 [email protected] & Development Institute Vacant

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRSCollege Accreditation Joan Al-Kazily, Ph.D, P.E., M.ASCE 530-756-9530 [email protected] Preparedness Howard Zabel, P.E. 916-635-9370 [email protected] & Awards Thor Larsen, P.E. 916-973-0356 [email protected] Relations Craig Copelan, P.E. 530-908-4790 [email protected] & Heritage - - -Membership-Life Members Ray Zelinski, P.E. 916-961-4222 [email protected] Eric Polson, P.E. 916-801-6290 [email protected] Jennifer J. Walker, P.E. 916-212-1783 [email protected] Martin A. Farber, P.E., D.WRE 707-253-9606 [email protected] J.D. Christiansen 405-735-6096 [email protected]

UNIVERSITIESCalifornia State University, Chico - California State University, Sacramento Travis Weston, President - [email protected] of the Pacifi c Brylle Cabacungan, President - [email protected] c.eduUniveristy of California, Davis Alex Vasquez and Jules Walton Co-Presidents [email protected]

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MASTER CALENDAR

Date(s) Time(s) Event Location Information

FEBRUARY Wednesday February 5 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

YMF Business Meeting 2014

Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J Street Sacramento, CA 95816

[email protected]

Wednesday February 19

Engineers without Borders

TBD Doug Ganey [email protected] http://www.ewb-sac.org

Thursday February 20

The Engineerogram - Deadline Lori Campbell 916-961-2723 [email protected]

Monday February 24 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

ASCE Sacramento Section Board Meeting

TBD Kimberly Brown [email protected]

Tuesday February 25

Capital Branch Luncheon

Red Lion Woodlake Hotel Sacramento

Darren Mack [email protected]

MARCH Wednesday March 5 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento Section 2013 Project Awards Banquet Golze Scholarship Winners

Hilton Sacramento Arden Way West 2200 Harvard Street Sacramento, CA

Kristy Chapman [email protected] See Insert

Thursday March 6 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

YMF Bowling Social Mid Pac Fundraiser

Capitol Bowl 900 W. Capitol Avenue West Sacramento, CA

[email protected]

Friday March 14

CA Infrastructure Symposium and Awards Dinner

Delancey Street Foundation 600 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA

See Insert or visit CAIS14.org

Monday March 17 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

ASCE Sacramento Section Board Meeting

Blackburn Consulting 2491 Boatman Avenue West Sacramento, CA 95691

Kimberly Brown [email protected]

Monday March 20

The Engineerogram - Deadline Lori Campbell 916-961-2723 [email protected]

Shasta Branch For more information about the Shasta Branch meetings, please contact Susan Goodwin at [email protected]

Feather River Branch For more information about the Feather River Branch meetings, please contact Amie McAllister at [email protected]

Capital Branch For more information about the Capital Branch, you may e-mail or call Darren Mack at [email protected]

Central Valley Branch For more information about the Central Valley Branch meetings, please contact Adam Killinger, [email protected]

Please Keep Your Membership Information Updated

Have you changed your membership information lately? Please go to the membership page of the ASCE National website to join, renew, or change your membership information. Please note that this is the only way that the Sacramento Section is able to receive your information in our database so that we may keep you informed about Section activities. http://www.asce.org/pplcontentwide.aspx?id=9641.

Section Meeting Conferences Seminar YMF Event

Section Board & Officer Meeting

Region 9 Event Outreach Event Student Event

Section Event Branch Meeting Institute EWB Event


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Capital Branch The next Capital Branch luncheon will be Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the Red Lion Woodlake Hotel in Sacramento. Our speaker will be Mr. Tom Cooper, Senior Engineering Manager/ Mountain States Structures Lead with Parsons Brinckerhoff, who will discuss his volunteer work with Bridges to Prosperity for the design and construction of the 160-meter-long Chari Chari Suspended Pedestrian Bridge, which spans across the across the Rio Mizque, located within the Andes Mountains in Bolivia. This project has been awarded the ASCE Innovation in Sustainable Civil Engineering Award for 2013. Next month’s meeting will include a presentation by Mr. Rich Beyak of URS, who will discuss the activities and accomplishments made in the cleanup and restoration activities at McClellan AFB. Please watch the web site for further details.

EWB News http://www.ewb-sac.org/ Chapter Meeting Wednesday, February 19, 6:00-7:00 PM Location - Kimley-Horn, 11919 Foundation Place, Suite 200, Gold River If you would like to make a presentation on a technical topic or other EWB-related topics at one of our monthly chapter meetings, or if you would like to host a monthly meeting at your office, please contact Rich Williams at ([email protected]). Fundraising 2013 Year-End-Fundraising Campaign EWB's Year-End Fundraising Campaign ended on January 15. The Sacramento Valley Professional Chapter raised $2,387! Thank you to everyone who donated! Monthly Fundraising Meeting – February 12, 2014 at 6 PM This meeting is usually held on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Revolution Wines (2831 S St, Sacramento)! We are continually raising funds for our two Kenya projects. The fundraising meetings will focus on grant writing as well as event

planning and other fundraising strategies. If you are interested in helping, please attend a meeting or e-mail Ashley Martin ([email protected]) or Christine Rice ([email protected]). Other EWB Announcements Joint UC Davis/ SVPC EWB Fundraiser – Woodstock Pizza in Davis Monday, February 24, 2014, 6:00 – 9:00 PM Location - 219 G St, Davis, CA 95616 The SVPC chapter has joined the UC Davis EWB chapter for a fundraising event at Woodstock Pizza in Davis. Present the attached flyer when you dine in or pick up, and up to 25 percent of the proceeds will go to our chapters! New Communications Chair Christine Rice is our new communications chair and will be responsible for the monthly E-Blast and semi-annual chapter newsletter. Thanks to Anne Halloran for filling this role in the past. EWB-USA Membership Renewal Remember to renew your EWB-USA membership for 2014! If you are not a EWB-USA member yet and would like to join, go to http://www.ewb-usa.org/chapters/join-chapter and make sure to sign up for the SACRAMENTO VALLEY PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER (a portion of the membership dues go back to the Chapter, for events and project funding). Also, you get a discount if you are already an ASCE member. EWB-USA membership is not required to participate in local chapter activities. However, if you would like to be an officer and/or travel on a project trip, you need to be a paying member. Membership dues cover travel insurance. The Sacramento Valley Professional Section currently has 29 paid members. UC Davis Liaison We are looking for a new U.C. Davis Liaison. If you are interested in this responsibility, or if you know someone who might be interested, please contact Rich Williams at [email protected]. Thanks to Carla for filling this role in the past. Drafting Help needed for KEK Project KEK Project may need help drafting. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kevin Cornwell: [email protected] EWB-USA Webinars The EWB-USA’s website offers several webinars from “Principles of Community Development” to “Travel Medicine” and are available to members and nonmembers. http://contractsolutionsgroup.com/ProgramFiles/EWB/catalog.htm For more information, check out our updated website! http://www.ewb-sac.org/ …and our Facebook page


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Training Class on Open Channel and Pressure Flow Hydraulics Roseville/Sacramento: March 24, 25, and 26, 2014

AJRPE Consulting Services (formally DAR Engineering and Associates, Inc.) is offering a three day training class for civil engineers on open channel, pressure flow, and culvert hydraulics. Details of class content and registration can be obtained at www.ajrpe.com, or by e-mail request to [email protected].

The Law and Civil Engineering (What to Look For in Your Contracts)

By Eugene Bass, Esq.

In the “honeymoon” stage of any relationship between a client and engineer, there can be some discomfort in insisting on a carefully drawn written contract. There may be the feeling that one party does not trust the other or that one party wants to take advantage of the other. A well written contract is a great benefit to all the parties, however, in that it makes it clear to everyone what will be expected and provides for a course of action where the unexpected occurs. A common source of problems between clients and engineers is where expectations are not met. The contract is the place where the parties can see their expectations clearly expressed in language that they can all understand. Each party should bear in mind that the other party may not perceive their language in exactly the same way as they do. It is therefore important for each party to know the other party’s level of understanding of what is stated in the contract. The engineer should thoroughly discuss the scope of work and terms of the contract with the client to be sure the client has an accurate understanding. If in doubt, a good rule is to “say what it is and say what it is not.” Until you are fully comfortable with the language in a contract and understand the meaning and interpretation of the terms, including all of the small print, it is advisable to have the agreement reviewed by your attorney and insurance advisor. There can be requirements in a contract for which there may be no insurance coverage. Those provisions should be known and negotiated out of the contract. If that is not possible, indemnity and hold harmless terms should be sought as well as adjustment in the compensation to account for the added degree of risk involved. The option of not entering into the contract should always be maintained if compensation and terms commensurate with the risks cannot be negotiated. Contract changes can be a source of conflict with a client where they involve more money. The scope of work definition should be clearly stated so that changes from the original scope can be readily identified. There should also be clear provisions in the contract for adjustment of payment in the event of a scope change. A review of regularly used contracts is necessary to assure that the engineer is fairly protected. A well written contract can serve as a guide to dealing with unexpected issues that may arise during the performance of the work. A primary objective of the contract is to keep the parties out of court.


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ASCE Sacramento Younger Member Forum 16th Annual Make-a-Wish Benefit

By Steven J. Soldati, P.E. Chair, 2014 Charity Golf Tournament

It is with great pleasure to announce the sixteenth annual ASCE Charity Golf Tournament for the summer of 2014. This half-day event includes breakfast, a scramble format tournament, and BBQ lunch. It’s a great opportunity to golf, meet others in the engineering and construction community, and support the local chapter of Make-A-Wish. As in previous years, the net proceeds will go to support the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation (www.makeawish-sacto.org), granting wishes for local children between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 with life threatening medical conditions. We ask that you continue the tradition of the tournament by showing your support in the following ways (which provide a full tax deduction):

Become a hole sponsor ($350) – We’ll display your company’s logo on a sign at a course tee box, at the registration table, and on tournament instructions. Your firm will also be acknowledged at dinner and in the ASCE monthly newsletter.

Donate raffle prizes or money for Make-A-Wish – We’ll display your company’s logo on the tournament instructions, and acknowledge your company during the raffle and in the ASCE monthly newsletter. Raffle prizes have ranged from gift cards to merchandise.

Become an event sponsor – As an event sponsor, you have the opportunity to sponsor the lunch, appetizers on the course, the hole-in-one insurance, or the after-tournament dinner. Sponsoring a portion of the event will greatly increase the donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, along with greatly increasing your company’s exposure in the engineering community. Please contact us if you are interested in this type of sponsorship.

Finally, we encourage you to come out and be an active participant in the tournament. We are excited about the new location for the event. Player registration and sponsorship information for this event is included in this package, on the YMF website www.sacymf.org, or can be obtained by contacting Steve Soldati at [email protected] or (925) 330-7344. Last year’s tournament once again sold out, so please keep your eyes open for the mailers to register early to ensure a spot in this event. We look forward to having you as a sponsor and seeing you at the tournament.


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Capital Branch Message By Darren A. Mack, P.E., G.E., Capital Branch President

A Blast from the Past The Capital Branch luncheon in January was a blast from the past – literally. Bill George presented his film, “The Hidden Wonder of the World – The Transcontinental Railroad from Sacramento to Donner Summit.” When the railroad was built from Sacramento to Donner Summit in the 1860’s, it was an incredible feat of engineering and construction, especially considering the only tools available to carve a path through the hard rock of the Sierra Nevada were picks, shovels, and yes, dynamite and nitro glycerin.

We take a lot of things for granted as engineers these days – computers, software, continually advancing technologies for design and construction – and even the engineer’s new best friend, Google. However, when you realize what the engineers and builders of the railroad were able to accomplish with just the simplest of instruments, it is a truly amazing feat indeed. Mr. George’s video was very well done, and the meeting itself was unlike any I can remember at the Branch. It was historical rather than technical in nature, and brought the human element to this engineering accomplishment. We spend a lot of time at our meetings talking about current projects and recent accomplishments, but we probably don’t look back at the lessons of the past often enough. One of the most interesting parts of the film was the tour through the many remnants of the original railroad construction that can still be visited along the I-80 corridor to this day, many of which I have been past many times without recognizing their significant role in the development of California. For more information about Mr. George’s video, please visit his web site at www.transcoshow.com. The Capital Branch is always looking for new and interesting topics to present to our membership, such as Mr. George’s film. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with your ideas for future meetings.

Discover Engineering at Engineers Days

Saturday 2/15/14 through Monday 2/17/14 12:30 PM to 4 PM

at the Discovery Museum 3615 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento www.thediscovery.org

All are welcome. Hands on activities. Fun! Let's make a difference in our communities. www.asce.org/kids

Museum admission: free kids ages 0 - 3, $6 kids 4 - 12, $7 teens, $8 general, $7 seniors over 65 Contact Joyce Copelan for more information [email protected]


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Alfred R. Golze Scholarship Sponsors By Eric Polson, P.E., Golze Scholarship Chair

ASCE Sacramento Section and the Alfred R. Golze Scholarship Trustees would like to acknowledge and thank the generous sponsors who donated to the 2014 Golze Scholarships. Diamond Sponsors ($5,000 and above) Mangus Pacific Corporation – Louay Owaidat Sam E. Johnson Nordic Industries Platinum Sponsors ($2,000 to $4,999) The Dutra Group ADKO Engineering, Inc. – Kanaan Investments LLC HDR Engineering MBK Engineers Gold Sponsors ($1,000 to $1,999) Construction Testing Services, Inc. Farrell Design-Build Companies, Inc. Matriscope Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Silver Sponsors ($500 to $999) John A. Bassett Leslie F. Harder Eric Polson Sanders & Associates Geostructural Engineering, Inc VE Solutions, Inc – Brad Friederichs

Bronze Sponsors ($25 to $499)Joan Al-Kazily Ed Anderson Donald H. Babbitt Alvin J. Brown Natalie Calderon Robert Churchill David Coleman Dylan N. Cowan John Ryan Cropper Steve & Gerry Dalrymple Martin Farber Kenneth Gebhart Ivan F. Gennis Green Mountain Engineering Enayat A. Haidari Drake Haglan & Associates Carroll M. Hamon Joseph B. Hannon

Nathan Hershey Roy A. Imbsen ISL Engineering, Inc. Delmar Janson Boyd Jewett Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc. Darren & Shakay Mack Kenneth Mar Richard Markuson Ami McAllister Nathan T. Millingar Eric E. Nagy Bill and Anna Rita Neuman Pat O’Halloran Howard L. Payne Camilla Saviz Adam Scardaci Sisley Consulting

Seema Sokolis Steven Soldati Curtis E. Spencer George H. Spencer Lawrence Spencer Roger L. Stoughton The Sutton Group John R. Sutton Terraphrase Engineering Alan D. Gibbs Thunder Mountain Enterprises, Inc. Wagner & Bonsignore Weatherby-Reynolds Consulting Engineers Robert Williams Greg Zeiss


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The Lessons of Experience By Ray Zelinski and Martin Farber

This new column is founded on the idea that anyone who has attained Life Member status in ASCE has learned some lessons in their engineering career, and in life, that could be helpful to us all. This month’s featured Life Member: Reinard W. Brandley, PE, M.ASCE.

The engineering business known as Reinard W. Brandley Consulting Airport Engineering in Loomis has been in continuous operation for the past 60 years, and has performed airport design work on more than 1,500 projects at more than 100 airports, ranging from the smallest airports to some of the largest, including Chicago-O'Hare International Airport; Sacramento International Airport; San Diego International Airport; United Parcel Service Air Hubs in Louisville, Kentucky and Ontario, California and Honolulu International Airport. Mr. Brandley has been the owner and chief engineer of Reinard W. Brandley Consulting Airport Engineering since 1953. He is involved directly with every project. He coordinates the design of all projects and has responsibility for construction management. He has 60 years of design and construction control experience on all phases of airport development. Mr. Brandley‘s office specializes in airport planning, airport design, highway design, earth dam design, geotechnical engineering, pavement evaluation, and construction management including testing and inspection. Over 98 percent of their work is airport planning and design. They work in all segments of airport planning and design, including preparation of Airport Capital Improvement Program applications, site selection, land use planning, master planning, financial planning, pavement evaluation and design, engineering design, preparation of plans and specifications and cost estimates, construction management, and testing and inspection of airport construction. Much of the work has been repeat business for the same clients, which has permitted Mr. Brandley the luxury to limit staff to a manageable size of qualified and experienced personnel, yet be successful and profitable. Mr. Brandley’s firm also has unique capabilities in engineering testing and inspection during construction. For 25 years (1953-‘78), he concurrently operated a soils and foundation engineering and testing laboratory business in the Sacramento area. Although he sold the business in 1978, he has maintained the necessary testing and inspection equipment and personnel to control construction of airport projects. His firm maintains a soils laboratory and performs all geotechnical studies and pavement evaluation/pavement management studies in house. Therefore, he can provide complete resident engineering, testing and inspection for any construction project if desired.

Mr. Brandley’s interest and expertise in geotechnical engineering dates to his university experiences. He earned both his BS (1945) and MS (1946) in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada. His Masters thesis was “Airfield Pavement Evaluation Studies”. He then enrolled in graduate studies at Harvard University. He earned an MS degree in Geotechnical Engineering and completed all resident requirements for a Doctor of Science degree. His thesis was both geotechnical and airport related, “The Evaluation of Full-Scale Load Tests for the Bearing Capacity of Airfield Pavements”. Mr. Brandley began his career as Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada where he established the Soil Mechanics Curriculum


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and taught senior student and graduate student courses in Soil Mechanics and in the Technology of Cement and Concrete. After two years, he hired on with O. J. Porter Company in Sacramento, California. This company provided engineering consulting services in geotechnical engineering and offered complete testing laboratory services in California. Four years later he decided to form his own company in 1953 as outlined above. It was from his research at Harvard University that he developed a fatigue analysis method of design of airfield pavements. A description of this design and evaluation procedure was presented in 1975 at a Symposium on Nondestructive Test and Evaluation of Airport Pavements sponsored by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Vicksburg, Mississippi. This fatigue analysis method of design utilizes a layered elastic theory, and uses limiting subgrade deflection/strain as failure criteria under applied aircraft loadings. This Fatigue Analysis methodology for evaluation and design of airfield pavements has a 60-year successful performance record and is a trademark of the Brandley Engineering firm. Mr. Brandley grew up on a farm in Alberta, Canada. He was very involved in the daily farming tasks at a very early age. For example, at age 14, he was operating the combine, and shoveling & hauling up to 36 tons of wheat daily. He has retained part ownership of that farm. His early lesson in business and responsibility gained in his youth on the farm no doubt set the tone for his engineering perseverance and success. Mr. Brandley is a member and past chairman of the Airfield Pavement Committee of ASCE, a member of the National Research Board Task Force on Nondestructive Evaluation of Airfield Pavements, and a member of the Airports Consultants Council. He holds Professional Engineer Registration in California and nine other States. In addition to ASCE, he holds membership in American Association of Airport Executives, Airport Consultants Council and in various committees, panels and boards. It appears that Reinard Brandley has assured that the Brandley Consulting business has a “solid foundation” for the future. To retire, or not to retire? It’s often said that retirement means being able to spend your days doing what you really enjoy. Mr. Brandley says that he loves what he’s doing, and has no intention of retiring from the engineering enterprise any time soon. Also, he enjoys working with his son and daughter, both graduate engineers. Leaving a legacy for your children. Mr. Brandley has been giving his children the necessary training and experience to take control of the business when he decides to ease away. The two children have become well-known to his clients, and have learned his methods well. “I don’t get to use much red pencil anymore,” he says. Both children have been involved in the business since their high school days. His son had so much soil testing experience prior to attending Texas A&M University, that he had met all the goals to be learned in the first year soils class, and was enlisted by the professor to help train his fellow students.


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Choosing job satisfaction over financial gain. Having many clients, plus experience, reputation and licensure in many states, Mr. Brandley has had the opportunity to expand his Loomis office, and open branch offices in other cities. He‘s chosen not to do either of these things, and has limited office personnel to only 10. “I get to be home more” says Mr. Brandley, and “I get to be an engineer instead of a manager.” Experience can be the best training. Mr. Brandley was privileged to do his graduate work at Harvard under the well-respected geotechnical experts Dr. Karl Terzaghi and Dr. Arthur Casagrande. Mr. Brandley says that Dr. Terzaghi was the best lecturer he’d ever had. Dr. Terzaghi had worked around the world, and would speak often of actual failures and repairs from personal experience. Design can be tailored to fit a budget. Brandley's method of predicting airport pavement life is his own invention, and he still feels that it is more accurate than any other. For Sacramento Airport authorities he once designed a runway for a long service life, and estimated its cost at $42M. The client had only $21M to spend, so they asked what they could build for that amount. He then offered a less robust design, that would be within budget, which he predicted would last for five years. He was called back nearly five years later, and shown that the runway had just failed. He told the client that he was sorry that his prediction was off: "I missed it by 13 days." Willingness to travel can bring opportunity. Mr. Brandley believes that his decision to leave Canada was ultimately very beneficial for him, for education, career, and personal satisfaction. He also logged business experience in Iran during the era of the Shah. While there, he was able to visit the Persepolis, which he described as one of the greatest engineering marvels of antiquity. Brandley enjoys travel with his wife. They have logged an around-the-world trip, several trips to Europe and frequent trips to Hawaii. Mr. Brandley has a private air license, and has logged more than 5,000 flying hours on both business and pleasure in his Cessna T 210 airplane.

Calling all Engineers, Scientists, Mathematicians! We need Judges for the 2014 Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair

The Fair will be held on March 22, 2014, with a Judges Orientation Dinner hosted by the Sac STEM Fair staff on March 21, 2014 at Rosemont High School. Sign up with us today to judge projects and assist us in making this year's Fair better than ever before. The following categories need judges!

Engineering o Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical, Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering

Math & Computer Sciences o Computer Sciences, Mathematical Sciences

Physical Sciences o Earth & Planetary Science, Physics & Astronomy

Energy & Transportation o Energy & Transportation, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences

For more information, including a judge’s schedule and sign up, see our website at

www.sacSTEMfair.org/volunteers.html


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Colorado Street Bridge California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Designation

By Chuck Spinks, PE, M.ASCE Chair, Region 9 History and Heritage Committee

California has a very rich and diverse history, much of it reflected in our historic structures and civil engineering works. Many of these historic structures and projects are obscure or hidden, but some are still used every day. One of these prominent structures still serving the public is the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena. The Colorado Street Bridge was nominated for California Historic Civil Engineering landmark

status by the Los Angeles Section History & Heritage Committee (H&HC) with a comprehensive application full of interesting historic facts, plans and photographs prepared by LA Section H&HC Co-Chair Andrew Machen. The primary mission of the local and Society H&HCs is to enhance the appreciation of the civil engineering profession’s history and heritage. This is done through the Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Program. Recognizing the Landmarks helps bring to the public a better understanding of the Civil Engineer’s role in the development of society and helps the public become more aware of their own history and heritage. Historic Landmarks in California can receive recognition through the local ASCE Sections, statewide through Region 9, and nationally through the Society H&HC. The Colorado Street Bridge was dedicated as a Los Angeles Section Historic Civil Engineering Landmark on September 23, 1975. To commemorate the bridge’s 100 years of service, on December 7, 2013, the bridge was re-dedicated as a California Historic Civil Engineering landmark by ASCE Region 9. The Colorado Street Bridge was built in 1913 by the City of Pasadena and the County of Los Angeles to cross Arroyo Seco and connect the cities of Pasadena and Glendale. This beautiful structure is a reinforced concrete open spandrel arch bridge with two ribs per span. It was designed by Waddell and Harrington Consulting Engineers from Kansas City, and constructed by Mercereau Bridge and Construction Company from Los Angeles. Total cost of the bridge in 1913 was $240,000. When the bridge was opened on December 13, 1913 it was proclaimed the highest concrete bridge in the world.


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ASCE Region 9 Transportation Committee

By Kenneth H. Rosenfield, P.E., F. ASCE ASCE Region 9 Transportation Committee Chair

The ASCE Region 9 Transportation Committee actively monitors State legislative proposals that impact Transportation Infrastructure, the practice of Civil Engineering or the standing policies of ASCE. During this past legislative year, the Committee held monthly conference calls and convened for a day at the Capitol to speak with legislators and their staffs about issues of importance to ASCE. During this annual activity, it became clear to me that, while ASCE has an ever increasing recognition in the State as a resource for non-partisan expertise in all matters associated with infrastructure, we need to build coalitions to enhance the effectiveness of our message. The ASCE Region 9 Board of Governors embraced this concept as it is consistent with Society policies. ASCE Policy Statement No. 139 states, “The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) actively participates in and strongly supports the involvement of civil engineers, as well as individual citizens and coalitions, in the legislative and regulatory decision making processes at the local, state and national levels” (emphasis added). Accordingly, the Transportation Committee reached out to the group Transportation California to seek an affiliation which would start to build a coalition of organizations with common interests. ASCE and Transportation California have a mutual goal of increasing investments in Transportation Infrastructure and our affiliation gives ASCE access to members of this group that we do not typically interact with including representatives of major construction contractors, labor groups, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and others. But, more than that, our affiliation is the first step in building a larger statewide coalition of all groups interested in

reinvestment in the State’s infrastructure. This past fall, both the ASCE Region 9 Board of Governors and the Board of Directors of Transportation California approved of the ASCE Region 9 affiliation. The Executive Director of Transportation California is Will Kempton. Mr. Kempton is a former Director of Caltrans and most recently the Chief Executive of the Orange County Transportation Authority. Mr. Kempton is an expert in the field of Transportation and sees great value in coalition building. He, like ASCE, recognizes there is a significant shortfall of investment in Transportation Infrastructure including funding for basic maintenance, renewal and expansion to meet the growing needs of the State’s population. One of our top issues is to educate legislators and the public on the plight of our infrastructure, particularly for the Transportation Committee this entails discussing the lack of adequate funding for Transportation Infrastructure. As noted in the 2011 report by the California Transportation Commission, there is a need for about $10 Billion per year of new funding for maintenance and $20 billion per year of new funding for system expansion. These figures were confirmed in the 2012 ASCE issued California Report Card where we estimated a total annual need of about $36 Billion for Transportation Infrastructure. There is little appetite in the State Legislature to directly find a solution to this issue and this is why a coalition of interested parties need to band together to push a solution to this chronic problem of underfunding of the State’s Infrastructure. This is because fully functional, safe and good quality Transportation


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Infrastructure is critical to the economic vitality of the State of California and for improved living standards for all Californians. Goods movement, efficient highway transportation and multi-modal transportation opportunities are necessary to serve the population and business interests in this State. The state of affairs of Transportation Infrastructure is poor as there is a lack of Federal and State leadership, funding commitments or alternate funding sources available to maintain or expand the existing the Transportation System Infrastructure. Recently, Transportation California, after having completed outreach to likely voters, submitted a request to the State Attorney General for a title and summary of a proposed constitutional amendment initiative that would provide a new source of Transportation funding to address the state’s critical roadway and transit preservation fiscal crisis. The Transportation California Board of Directors authorized a collaboration to join with the California Alliance for Jobs to take this first serious step towards placing a new Transportation funding measure on the November 2014 General Election ballot. Reportedly, Transportation California and the Alliance for Jobs have worked together over the past two years on this effort, including substantial political survey research that has led to this point of submitting initiative measure language. The proposed initiative would increase the vehicle license fee by 1% of the value of the vehicle, implemented over a four-year phase in, to generate up to $3 Billion per year for Transportation System Maintenance. This proposal, if placed on the ballot and approved by the voters, would be the first increase in consistent funding for the System in over 20 years. For more information on this proposal, please visit the Transportation California web site: www.Transportationca.com. ASCE Region 9 will provide you with additional information on this initiative as it moves forward.

During the 2013 Legislative Session, the Transportation Committee reviewed 18 proposed bills ranging from enhancing Infrastructure Financing Districts to Design Build authorization to Peer Review regulations. Of eight bills on which the Committee took a support position, three became law and five were deferred to the next legislative session becoming “two-year” bills. We were very active in tracking this legislation and are receiving positive feedback from Sacramento on the importance of our participation in the process. To become involved with the ASCE Region 9 Transportation Committee, please email me at [email protected] or call me at (949) 707-2655. I look forward to your participation!


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ASCE Region 9 Excellent Civil Engineering in California

By Jay Higgins, P.E., F.ASCE Region 9 Vice Chair and Governor for Los Angeles Section

As I brainstormed about what to write for this article with so many examples of excellent civil engineering projects throughout our four California Sections, I thought: Where do I begin? With our 15 designated National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks? Perhaps our many State and Local Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks? How do I choose? I finally came to the conclusion that as the ASCE Region 9 Governor for the Los Angeles Section which just completed their 100th anniversary year, I would talk about the final project of the Los Angeles Section Centennial Committee. This final effort, chaired by our Governor-at-Large, Mark Norton P.E. F.ASCE, is a book which will compile the many

infrastructure articles written throughout Centennial Celebration year for the Section newsletter with many interesting facts and history of the L.A. Section. The newsletter articles captured the essence of the civil engineering achievement in the 10 county area of the Los Angeles Section. These include great projects designed and built by our civil engineers of yesteryear that benefited our society and helped make the Los Angeles region what it is today. Other sections have great projects too, but 100 years doesn't roll around that often and the other sections will also have the opportunity to showcase their significant projects during their Centennial Celebration in the coming years (San Diego in 2015 and Sacramento in 2021). San Francisco has already celebrated their Centennial back in 2005. Maybe with the publishing of a successful L.A. Section Centennial Commemorative book, it could serve as a model for other Sections. Wouldn’t it be great if we have a 100th anniversary series of history books for all four Sections in the ASCE Region 9? Mark has proposed the following outline for the ASCE L.A. Section Centennial Commemorative Book 1913-2013:

Nicely designed Soft Cover Foreword from the Centennial Celebration Honorary Chair, Bob Bein, and Chair, Don

Sepulveda Table of Contents Centennial Committee and Book Contributors ASCE Los Angeles Section Timeline 1913 to 2013 Centennial Year Overview – ASCE News Society article and photo collages of

Centennial year activities Newsletter articles published during the Centennial Year:

o Past Leaders – including a complete list of all past Section Presidents o Historic Landmarks o Transportation Infrastructure o Water Infrastructure o Runoff Management in Southern California o Development of Commercial Aviation Infrastructure o Long Beach & Los Angeles Harbors Infrastructure o Wastewater Treatment, Collection and Recycling o Urban Development and Sustainable Infrastructure


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The book is envisioned to be in a 8 ½” x 11” format with a nicely designed color soft cover with about 120 pages with plenty of photos. It will also be available in digital format. It will be on sale through the book retailers and online through major book distributors (e.g. Amazon and Barnes and Noble). Keep an eye out for publication of the book about mid-year 2014. By the way, if you would like to learn about the first 50 years of L.A Section history, the Section has produced a pamphlet for our 50th Anniversary, which is posted online at the L.A. Section's website. If interested go to http://46.105.251.113/Centennial/fiftieth/pamphlet.pdf#zoom=80 (or copy and paste the link in the address bar). The first article in the pamphlet was written by Trent Dames, a major worldwide figure in the field of geotechnical engineering. The pamphlet titled "A History of the Los Angeles Section" includes a description of major activities of the Section from 1913 through 1963. I am very excited about the publication of the upcoming ASCE L.A. Section Centennial book. I'm sure it will of interest to all of the civil engineers in the Region and what a great way to wrap up our Centennial Celebration year. A big thank you to Mark Norton for taking on this task. If you have any questions about this article, please contact Jay Higgins at [email protected].

This Month in the State Capital – February By Richard Markuson

Region 9 Legislative Advocate

Legislative Update The Legislature reconvenes on January 6, 2014 and the two houses must act on all two-year bills by the end of the month. The January Legislative deadlines are:

January 10 – Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)).

January 17 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report to Fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house in 2013 (J.R. 61(b)(1)).

January 24 – Last day for any committee to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house in 2013 (J.R. 61(b)(2)). Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.

January 31 – Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in 2013 in their House (Art. IV, Sec. 10(c)), (J.R. 61(b)(3)).

Appointments Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. made the following appointments. These appointments may require Senate confirmation.

To California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists: Eric Johnson, 48, Sacramento, president of ECOM Engineering Inc., Natalie Bamshad-Alavi, Greenbrae, owner of NBA Engineering Inc., Asha Malikh Brooks, Los Angeles, paralegal at the Walt Disney Company. To the California Scientific Guidance Panel (all reappointments): Asa Bradman, Berkeley, co-founder and director of the Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health at UC Berkeley; Thomas McKone, Alameda, adjunct professor of environmental health sciences at UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Penelope Quintana, San Diego, associate professor at San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health. As special assistant for program review at the California Department of Toxic Substances Control: Terri Hardy, Sacramento, principal consultant at Senate Office of Research. Recent Reports The State of California and its federal partners have released the public review Draft Bay Delta


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Conservation Plan and associated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement. MapLight, a non-partisan research organization that tracks campaign contributions, releases "How Much Does a Seat in the CA State Legislature Cost," finds that the average member of the Assembly "on average, raised $708,371, an average of $970 every day during the 2012 cycle" and that each member of the Senate, "on average, raised $1,041,537 an average of $1,427 every day during the 2012 cycle." The California Budget Project released an expanded version of its presentation from a recent state budget workshop, "Dollars and Democracy: A Guide to the State Budget Process." The Legislative Analyst has reviewed the proposed constitutional initiative related to funding for transportation programs (A.G. File No. 13-0045) and delivered its preliminary analysis.

California spends an estimated $27 billion a year from a combination of state, federal, and local funds to maintain, operate, and improve its highways, streets and roads, passenger rail, and transit systems. About one-half of the funding comes from various local sources, such as sales and property taxes and transit fares. About one-quarter of the funding comes from the federal government and the remaining one-quarter comes from the state Summary of Fiscal Effects. The LAO estimates that this measure would have the following fiscal effects:

Increased state revenues from a new tax on vehicles of $3 billion to $4 billion annually for state and local transportation programs.

Reduced state General Fund resources of about $200 million annually for non- transportation programs, with a corresponding increase in funding available for transportation programs.

This Month in the State Capital – March By Richard Markuson

Region 9 Legislative Advocate Five-Year Plan Released The Department of Finance has released Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, that assumes “$25.6 billion will be available from various funds including federal funds, Cap and Trade funds, Prop 1A bond funds, and other sources” to help accomplish the High Speed Rail Authority's goals over the next five years. The plan includes a $1.7 billion in new transportation funding and $815 million for “deferred maintenance” projects. “With a decade of intractable deficits behind us, California is poised to take advantage of the recovering economy and the tens of thousands of jobs now being created each month,” Brown said. “By finally addressing this backlog of deferred maintenance, the state will keep its assets functioning longer and reduce the need to build costlier new infrastructure." Transportation: The budget increases transportation funding over current levels by $1.7 billion, including $300 million in “rail modernization” funds for the high-speed rail project. Most ($250 million) will be from the state’s cap-and-trade program, the funds remaining from 2006’s Proposition 1B, and the proceeds of early loan repayments from the General Fund. The use of cap-and-trade is not without controversy; Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor said, “It’s a little hard for us to justify how you can use huge sums of money to pay the large capital costs when (cutting emissions is) a relatively small reason of why you’re doing it.” Water: The plan calls for spending more than $600 million on water storage and water quality, but Brown said he would “reserve judgment” on whether a larger, $6.5 billion water bond should be put on the ballot. Brown has formed a drought task force to determine how the state should address the serious drought now gripping much of California.


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Local infrastructure: The budget includes a proposal to dramatically expand Infrastructure Financing Districts (IFDs), to allow cities to invest in local infrastructure projects. The budget would expand the types of projects IFDs can currently fund, while also lowering the vote requirement to create these local authorities and issue debt from two-thirds to 55 percent. Deferred maintenance: The budget also creates a new one-time $815 million package of funds intended for deferred maintenance projects. Legislative Update The Legislature reconvened on January 6, 2014 and the two houses must act on all two-year bills by the end of the month. February 21 is the bill introduction deadlines. Appointments Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. made the following appointments. These appointments may require Senate confirmation. To State Water Resources Control Board: Dorene D'Adamo (reappointed), Turlock, Democrat, former senior policy advisor to Rep. Jim Costa. To Central Valley Flood Protection Board: Jane Dolan (reappointed), Chico, Democrat, executive director at the Sacramento River Conservation Area Forum, and an independent probate referee; William Edgar (reappointed), Sacramento, Democrat, co-owner of Edgar and Associates LLP (tax services); Michael Villines (reappointed), Placerville, Republican, former Assemblymember now owner of consulting firm Villines Group LLC. To California Water Commission: David Orth (reappointed), Clovis, Republican, general manager of the Kings River Conservation District. To California Building Standards Commission: Larry Booth, Sacramento, Democrat, president at Frank M. Booth, Inc. (HVAC and mechanical engineering contractor); David Malcolm Carson, Los Angeles, Democrat, general counsel and policy director for environmental health at Community Health Councils; Elley Klausbruckner, San Diego, decline-to-state, owner and principal at Klausbruckner and Associates Inc. (fire and building code consultants). To the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors: Ryan Chamberlain (reappointed), Trabuco Canyon, decline-to-state, director of Caltrans District 12. To the Riverside County Transportation Commission: Basem Muallem, Chino Hills, Republican, director of Caltrans District 8. To the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors: Tom Richards (reappointed), Fresno, Republican, chief executive officer at the Penstar Group. The Senate Rules Committee has made the following appointments: As a biostatistician on the Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants: Stanton Glantz (reappointed), San Francisco, Democrat, professor of medicine at UC San Francisco. Term ends January 1, 2017. As public member on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Governing Board: Darla Guenzler (reappointed), West Sacramento, Democrat, executive director of the California Council of Land Trusts. Appointment effective February 3, 2014 and term ends February 3, 2018.


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As a public member on the Delta Stewardship Council: Patrick Johnston (reappointed), Stockton, Democrat, CEO of the California Assn. of Health Plans, and a former Senator and Assemblymember. Appointment effective February 3, 2014 and term ends February 3, 2018. To Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board: James Famiglietti, Irvine, Democrat, director of the UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling and professor of earth system science at UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences. To California Transportation Commission: James Madaffer, 53, San Diego, decline-to-state, president of Madaffer Enterprises (public affairs, etc.) and publisher at Mission Publishing Group LLC. Recent Reports California State Transportation Agency released The California Department of Transportation: SSTI Assessment and Recommendations, written by State Smart Transportation Initiative (SSTI) from the University of Wisconsin, finds “Caltrans led the nation during construction of the interstate system after World War II, but has not adapted to modern trends in transportation including local control, more efficient land use, and demands for more mobility choices.” California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture have released the final California Water Action Plan, says “Governor's proposed 2014-15 budget lays a solid fiscal foundation for implementing near-term actions for the plan, recommending $618.7 million in funding for water efficiency projects, wetland and watershed restoration, groundwater programs, conservation, flood control and integrated water management.” The Legislative Analyst's Office has released its report, The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget, finds that Gov. Brown's proposal for a new rainy-day fund requirement “underscores the importance of regular state contributions to a larger budget reserve,” and “overall, the Governor's budget plan would place the state on an even stronger fiscal footing.” Environmental Defense Fund has released California Carbon Market Watch: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Golden State's Cap-and-Trade Program, Year One, finds “The average price for allowances suggests that reducing emissions under the cap may be less costly than some expected.” The Legislative Analyst's Office has released Counties and Design-Build, a summary of reports received by the LAO from counties using the design-build construction management model in which “an agency contracts separately for the design and construction of a project,” recommends the Legislature considers changes to the model such as “creating a uniform design-build statute for agencies that have design-build authority, eliminating cost limitations, and requiring project cost to be a larger factor in awarding design-build contracts.” Caltrans released reports on development of non-motorized transportation facilities for FY 2012-13, findings include 39 projects totaling $11.9 million approved from the Bicycle Transportation Account and on projects funded through Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement, and Service Enhancement Account that was created after Prop. 1B passed in 2006, states that “of the $3.6 billion available for commuter or urban rail, bus, waterborne, or other transit projects in California, $2.45 billion has been allocated.”

Sacramento Section 2013Project Awards Banquet

Sponsored by theASCE Sacramento Section

Hilton Sacramento Arden West, 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento, CA5:30 PM No Host Reception—6:30 PM Dinner & Awards

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Awards Including:Project of the Year | Small Project

Construction Project | Geotechnical ProjectSmall Water Project | Large Water Project

Environmental Engineering Project | Wetland ProjectSmall Transportation Project | Large Transportation Project

Community Improvement Project | Bikeways & Trails ProjectUrban/Land Development Project | Sustainable Engineering Project

Bridge Project | Flood Management Project

Plus:Golze Scholarship Winners

For more information please contact:Kristy Chapman, [email protected]

Individuals: $75Full Table Sponsorship (9 seats and 1 Student Award Winner): $750

Half Table Sponsorship (5 seats): $375(Note: Table sponsorship includes preferred seating and recognition during program)

Registration will open shortly

WHATASCE Region 9 8th AnnualInfrastructure Symposium andAwards Dinner

WHENFriday, March 14th, 2014

WHEREDelancey Street Foundation600 The EmbarcaderoSan Francisco, CA 94107

MORE INFOFor more info contact:Brent Siemer, Symposium [email protected]

2014 CaliforniaInfrastructureSymposium &

Awards Dinner

Transportation Track

Regional Transportation

Projects including the Transbay

Terminal and Bay Bridge

New home to the 49ers, Levi

Stadium – Transportation Plan

Ports and Waterways “Goods

Movement in the 22nd Century”

Future Vision for Regional

Transportation

State Transportation Overview

Water Track

Regional Water Projects

including Calavaras Dam and

New Irvington Tunnel Project

California Bay Delta Projects

Water Sustainability

Water Trends

Public/Private Partnerships

and the Park Presidio Project

Regional Water Vision for the

San Francisco area

Organized by American Society of Civil Engineers Region 9 & the San Francisco Professional Section | A S C E

Im p ort a nt In fo : Transportation and Water Infrastructure in California – two broad

and complex topics. Engineers, speakers and panelists will discuss

the state and future of California’s critical infrastructure.

Topics include:

Website:CAIS14.org Registration at CAIS14.org

ASCE, Sacramento Section, Capital Branch

February Luncheon

The Chari Chari Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridge

ASCE Innovation in Sustainable Civil Engineering Award for 2013

Speaker: Tom Cooper, P.E.

Our speaker for February will be Mr. Tom Cooper, Senior Engineering Manager/ Mountain States Structures Lead with Parsons Brinckerhoff, who will discuss his volunteer work with Bridges to Prosperity for development, design and locally-appropriate construction of the the 160-meter-long Chari Chari Suspended Pedestrian Bridge, which spans across the across the Rio Mizque located within the Andes Mountains in the central Bolivian municipality of Omereque. Located on steep hillsides, approximately 6,000 villagers were previously isolated for 3 to 4 months every year, limiting their access to essential needs until the completion of the project in September 2012. The bridge now provides safe access for children up and down the valley to come to school without attempting to wade through the river. It also provides safe access for people to take produce and other goods across the river to markets in nearby communities. While construction of cable-supported pedestrian bridges of shorter span lengths (in the 30 m to 120 m range) had been accomplished by Bridges to Prosperity in over 100 communities in 16 countries around the world, the proposed Chari Chari span presented technical challenges that required support from the bridge engineering industry. Innovations in design and construction methods were necessary to complete the project using the B2P model that relies heavily on local labor and construction methods. The presentation will discuss the challenges, methods, innovations and benefits to building a long-span structure using sustainable methods in a rural developing community. By constructing the bridge using local labor and locally available materials, the project utilized inherently sustainable resources. This construction model can be replicated in other locations with similar conditions through B2P’s global footbridge program. The presentation will provide insight into the role structural engineers can play in providing a substantial positive impact to developing countries. About the Speaker Mr. Tom Cooper is PB’s Lead Structural Engineer in the Mountain States Region. His responsibilities include technical leadership, project management, and coordination of structures work between PB offices in the Mountain States and nationally. His experience has included key technical roles on projects such as the I-90 Track Bridge, the iconic St. Patrick’s Bridge, I-5 Columbia River Crossing, and the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project. In addition to project responsibilities, Tom has volunteered with Bridges to Prospertity. In addition to leading a group of volunteer engineering professionals to design and construct the Chari Chari in Bolivia, he was involved with the construction of the El Charcon Pedestrian Bridge in El Salvador (Nov/Dec 2010).

Tues., February 25, 2014 11:30 – Social Noon – Meal Red Lion Woodlake Hotel (Previously the Radisson Hotel) Highway 160 at Cal Expo Exit Speaker: Tom Cooper, P.E. Parsons Brinckerhoff

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Bowling Social and Mid Pac Fundraiser

We will be hosting our annual bowling social on Thursday, March 6th 5:30pm-8:30pm at Capital Bowl in West Sacramento. Come join us for free food and bowling at our March Social! This is a casual and social event for our YMF members and prospective members to have some fun! Please feel free to invite a guest. Free pizza will be provided by YMF (at Capitol Bowl). Please RSVP by emailing Bryan Perrin at [email protected]. Please include if you will be bringing a guest. Bowling is free to all members. All guests will need to bring $10 for bowling and pizza. RSVP deadline is COB Friday, February 28, 2014. We are also using this opportunity to raise money for the local students to compete in the MIDPAC completion (concrete canoe, steel bridge, water treatment, etc.). Suggested donation is $10.00.

YMF members and guests enjoying pizza and a technical

presentation

Sacramento STEM Science Fair

YMF will be judging science projects for Middle School and High School students on Saturday, March 22nd At Rosemont High School. If you’re interested contact Holly Canada at [email protected]. You must attend the orientation (dinner included) on Friday 3/21 at 6-7pm.

16th Annual Make-A-Wish Benefit

It is with great pleasure to announce the sixteenth annual ASCE Charity Golf Tournament for Monday, July 21, 2014

at Granite Bay Golf Course. This half-day event includes breakfast, a scramble format tournament, and BBQ lunch. It’s a great opportunity to golf, meet others in the engineering and construction community, and support the local chapter of Make-A-Wish. As in previous years, the net proceeds will go to support the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation (www.makeawish-sacto.org), granting wishes for local children between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 with life threatening medical conditions. We ask that you continue the tradition of the tournament by showing your support in the following ways (which provide a full tax deduction): · Become a hole sponsor ($350) – We’ll display your company’s logo on a sign at a course tee box, at the registration table, and on tournament instructions. Your firm will also be acknowledged at dinner and in the ASCE monthly newsletter. · Donate raffle prizes or money for Make-A-Wish – We’ll display your company’s logo on the tournament instructions, and acknowledge your company during the raffle and in the ASCE monthly newsletter. Raffle prizes have ranged from gift cards to merchandise. · Become an event sponsor – As an event sponsor, you have the opportunity to sponsor the lunch, appetizers on the course, the hole-in-one insurance, or the after-tournament dinner. Sponsoring a portion of the event will greatly increase the donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, along with greatly increasing your company’s exposure in the engineering community. Please contact us if you are interested in this type of sponsorship. Finally, we encourage you to come out and be an active participant in the tournament. We are excited about the new location for the event. Player registration and sponsorship information for this event is included in this package, on the YMF website www.sacymf.org, or can be obtained by contacting Steve Soldati at (925) 330-7344 or by email [email protected] Last year’s tournament once again sold out, so please keep your eyes open for the mailers to register early to ensure a spot in this event. We look forward to having you as a sponsor and seeing you at the tournament.

UPCOMING EVENTS

- Sacramento Kings Vs. Milwaukee Bucks, March 22nd, 2PM, @ Sleep Train Arena.

- April Business Meeting, April 2nd, 5:30PM @ Jacobs Engineering, 180 Promenade Cir #300, Sacramento

For more information, visit www.sacymf.org

34th USSD Annual Meetingand Conference

April 7-11, 2014

Host

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Conference Theme

Dams and Extreme Events — Reducing Risk of AgingInfrastructure under Extreme Loading Conditions

Four Concurrent Workshops — April 10

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport

San Francisco, California

USSD 2014 Annual Meeting and Conference and Workshops Registration Form

To register, complete and return this Form to USSD,or register online at www.ussdams.org/2014conf.html.

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*To receive the Early Registration Fee, your online registration, or this Registration Form, must be received inDenver by March 28. The Late Registration Fee applies to registrations received after March 28 and on-site.

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Denver, CO 80202 U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected]

USSD Conference Registration Fees

Conference fee, USSD Member Early* — $895 $ _______

Conference fee, USSD Member — $995 $ _______

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Conference fee, Non-Member — $1095 $ _______

Conference fee, Young Professional — $450 $ _______

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Student Registration — $150 $ _______(Includes all Conference activities except aThursday Workshop and the Thursday and Friday Field Tours.)

Student Field Tour Thursday — $25 $ _______

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� Role of Human Error – morning

� Estimation of Ground Motions — morning

� Risk Assessment — all day

� Tailings Dams — all day

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