ASCE Membership
ASCE Membership
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Just curious what percent of forum participants are ASCE members? I let my membership lapse years ago and am trying to decide on a compelling reason join again. Seems like giving them more money will just result in more code changes :>






RE: ASCE Membership
I always joked that the main reason I remained a member was the cheap group life insurance, but I also enjoyed having access to the Civil Engineering and Structures magazines and getting some data from their Salary Survey.
My last move, 8 years ago, put me in a location where I have had more access and have been on one committee and taken part in some local activities.
I do feel that ASCE is more focused on academia than the typical practicing engineer's interests.
gjc
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I’m not as comfortable with their lobbying efforts (basically any lobbying), but I guess it’s good that someone is there, pitching the advantages of Civil Projects, instead of just $300,000,000 fighter planes.
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RE: ASCE Membership
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I get mail from them all the time, but really do not need the discount on their publications.
I object to Code over-complications, they are not seeing the difference between:
1) Academia and "real world" design methods
2) PFMB may be designed to R=1.03 and have zero redundancy, but most over structures are in an entirely different "realm" - they don't seem to comprehend that. Also - difference between high-rise, low rise, and residential.
The definition of a structural engineer: overdesign by a factor of 1.999, instead of the usual 2.
RE: ASCE Membership
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I had an ordinary flat-roof house, trusses not more than 40' long
Truss at parallel exterior wall was shown to have about 1100 pounds wind uplift at each end - truss spaced at 2' oc.
Plans checker noticed because our std dtl calls for H2.5A tie, and we had to go over entire framing plan and every truss calc to provide special straps here and there - that is so ridiculous!
The definition of a structural engineer: overdesign by a factor of 1.999, instead of the usual 2.
RE: ASCE Membership
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According to this report, we need to spend $3.6 trillion to get to a grade of "B" (The infrastructure in the system or network is in good to excellent condition; some elements show signs of general deterioration that require attention. A few elements exhibit significant deficiencies. Safe and reliable with minimal capacity issues and minimal risk.) by 2020.
In my opinion, groups like these are what is wrong with politics in America. While, as an engineer, I may benefit personally from an influx of that amount of money into the system, the new debt created by this would further cripple our economy.
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I really enjoyed this last national conference, and even got a great local connection from it.
OHIOMatt, I get that they want to fix infrastructure, and I get that they lobby for money to fix it. I guess I don't see it as such a horrible thing to fix roads and bridges. I have no interest in participating in the Fly-Ins, though. I'm about local residences, not national infrastructure.
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I'd be interested in other venues for pdh's.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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Not active in local chapter or state chapter, but have presented at both.