ASCE Southern Nevada Branch

This months Lunchon will take place on February 10th at 11:30AM til 1:00PM at the Lawry's Steakhouse. 

This months speaker will be Ronald E. Smith (PhD, PE, DGE, M ASCE) and the topic will be "Our Nation's Critical and Troubled Infrastructure: Civil Engineers Must Lead"

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ASCE SNB Life Members Forum has produced a book entitled "From the SPanish Trail to the Monorail: A History of Civil Engineering Infrastructure in Southern Nevada"

This book is a compilation of the major investments in infrastructure made in Southern Nevada from the mid 1800's to the present.  It spans infrastructure development from the Old Spanish Trail in 1848 that facilitates trade in the southwest, to the construction of Hoover Dam in the early 1900's, to the construction of present day infrastructure such as the Hoover Dam bypass bridge and the River Mountains water treatment facility.  The book is meant to develop a better appreciation of the stroies behind infrastructure and how this impacts the quality of life for Southern Nevadans.  It is arranged in chapters chronologically and major sectos including water, mining, highways, railroads, wastewater, Hoover Dam, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada Test Site, Flood Control, and the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository.  The description of this infrastructure is mixed together with stories of influential people that paved the way for a prosperous Southern Nevada.

Does the seismic portion of the California P.E. exam on April 17 make you tremble in fear? Do you need an organized battle plan to help you study for this exam?

The ASCE Younger Member Forum (ASCE YMF) and Sigma Engineering Solutions are offering a seismic review course for the Spring 2010 Exam that will be taught by Joe Farre, P.E. The seismic review course will be dispensed over eight Tuesdays from 7pm to 9:30 pm - February 16 and 23, March 2, 9, 16, and 23, and April 6 and 13.

There is a $150 registration fee for ASCE members with proof of membership. Those who are not members of ASCE will be assessed a $200 registration fee. Since this course will also be a fundraiser for ASCE YMF, please bring checks payable to ASCE YMF on the first day of class.

The course will be based on the review manual written by Stephen Hiner, MS, SE. Each student must purchase the manual with PayPal or a credit card by accessing http://www.seismicreview.com/workbook.html. The Seismic Design Workbooks are $86 each (including sales tax and/or shipping) and have been updated for the California Building Code (similar to IBC) requirements.

Should you desire additional material, other seismic review texts can be purchased from http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIShop_ct_SEISMIC.

Registration is limited to 20 for each class. All courses will be taught at the UNLV College of Engineering, TBE A-107. Please contact Paul Villaluz, P.E., PTOE (pvillaluz@sigmanv.com) for registration and course information.

The ASCE Order of the Engineer Ceremony will be held on February 20th.  Registration will begin at 5:15PM with the ceremony beginning prompted at 5:30PM.

The Ceremony will be held just prior to the Eweek Banquet at the Gold Coast Casino in Salon H, on the ground floor towards the North end of the building.

For more information on the Order of the Engineer, and for the application form, please CLICK HERE

ASCE is encouraging Technical Committees that are working at Branch/Section level to affiliate with one of the Institutes. 

For a complete description of potential benefits in Microsoft Word, CLICK HERE

For a complete description of potential benefits in PowerPoint, CLICK HERE