RESOURCES & LINKS
The resources and links below are relevant to the field of structural engineering and may be of interest to industry and community members:
STEM Outreach Resources
NCSEA has developed and compiled several outreach resources and STEM activities to promote the structural engineering profession to students and educators, as well as to encourage the development of students interested in pursuing a career in a STEM-related field.
NCSEA’s STEM and Outreach page provides several free resources, including those listed below, as well as from other non-profit organizations.
ACTIVITIES to share with Pre-K through Middle School students, such as:
Building a Popsicle Catapult (PreK – Grade 1); Skewer Structures (Grades 1-4); Play Doh Mix – Concrete Mix Design for Kids (Grades 4-5)
RESOURCES available for complimentary download such as:
A Day in the Life of an SE; Become a Structural Engineer (brochure);What is Structural Engineering? (video)
INSTRUCTIONAL/OUTREACH materials such as:
What is Structural Engineering? (Presentation); Tacoma Narrows (Video); NCSEA High School Outreach Start-Up Guide
NCSEA/SEI “MAKE YOUR MARK” Poster themes: Go the Distance; On the Night Sky; and On the Landscape
SEAMASS SEER Committee (Structural Engineers Emergency Response)
SEAMASS believes it is important to have an engineers’ emergency response group of trained second responders to serve in the aftermath of disasters. We facilitate and conduct building safety and emergency response trainings, and regularly host a SEAMASS Building Safety and Structural Engineering Emergency Response Leadership meeting If you are interested in participating, please contact committee chair Michael Fillion, PE
NCSEA Emergency Response Programs
Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures US (CROSS-US)
Structural Engineers Respond to Disasters and Advance the Practice
Disaster Response Alliance website
Building Designer’s Guide to Calculating Flood Loads Using ASCE 7-22 Supplement 2 FEMA P-2345/April 2024
This design guide provides instructional guidance for design professionals for designing buildings or other structures for flood loads in accordance with the requirements of ASCE 7-22-S2.
CONSTRUCTION CONTROL DOCUMENTS
Per the 9th Edition Building Code
Initial Construction Control Document
Construction Control Progress Checklist
Final Construction Control Document
BUILDING CODE ARTICLES & LINKS
Actions of Massachusetts Structural Advisory Committee
By Joseph J. Zona, PE, SECB
Recent Work of SEAMASS members on the Structural Advisory Committee regarding Existing Buildings
By Michael Fillion, PE, SECB
Worksheet Tool for use with 780 CMR Mass State Building Code Chapter 34, Existing Building
By Richard M. Croswell, PE, SECB
CODE ANALYSIS WORKSHEET for the 2009 International Existing Building Code with MA Amendments
(9 pages total: 1 page cover with instructions; 8 pages of worksheets)
MS WORD Version
PDF Version
OTHER ARTICLES & LINKS
SEAMASS Joins with SEI to Establish Structural Engineers Emergency Response Plan (SEER) in MA
By Jeffrey W. Struble, PE
Order Form for Soil Boring Logs
MA Board of Registration Finalizes Updates to 250 CMR
The Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors has finalized new regulations that comprehensively reform the rules governing the practices of engineering and land surveying in Massachusetts. The reforms went into effect on November 22, 2013, and will allow the use of new technologies in the course of performing engineering and land surveying work. The reforms also clarify existing regulatory requirements for licensed professionals. (Click title link to read full story.)
PROJECT PROFILES
These profiles were contributed by members who submitted them for publication in SEAMASS NEWS.
Sakonnet Point Lighthouse Restoration
By John M. Wathne, PE, Structures North Consulting Engineers
Other NCSEA Member Organizations in the Northeast:
Connecticut: CTSEC
Maine: SEAM
New Hampshire: SENH
New York: SEAoNY
Rhode Island: SEARI
A complete list of Structural Engineering Associations is listed on the NCSEA website.
MEMBER RESOURCES
The Engineering Center provides educational programs and information services to engineers, land surveyors, related professionals and the public.
