Past SEABC Events
A selection of past seminars are available for download.
Upcoming SEABC Events
Seminars and Conferences
February Evening Seminar
Topic: Construction Engineering for San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
Presenter: Bruce Hamersley, Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd
Venue: Room C300, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver
Date: February 22, 2012
Time: Refreshments 6:00 pm, Presentation 6:30 pm
More information: Seminar brochure
Registration: Online registration
SEABC Annual General Meeting, Dinner and Presentation
Date: March 8, 2012
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Sutton Place Hotel, 845 Burrard St, Vancouver
Overview: The evening will include a three-course plated dinner, an address from SEABC President, Cameron Kemp, as well as a keynote presentation.
Keynote Presentation: Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai
, by Bill Baker, SE, FASCE, FIStructE, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Registration: Coming soon
April Evening Seminar
Topic: BCBC 2012 (NBCC 2010) -Changes to the Code
Presenters
Presenter: Steven Kuan, Building and Safety Standards Branch,
Province of BC, and Grant Newfield, Read Jones Christoffersen
Venue: Room C300, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver
Date: April 25, 2012
Time: Refreshments 6:00 pm, Presentation 6:30 pm
Registration: Coming soon
Young Members Group Seminars and Tours
Please see the Young Members Group web page for exciting tours and interesting presentations.
Industry Events
Seminars, Conferences and Exhibitions
Canadian Seismic Research Network
Topic: Workshop on Seismic Hazard and Microzonation
Date: January 20, 2012
Venue: Century-Plaza Hotel, 1015 Burrard Street,
Vancouver
Overview: Progress related to the CSRN; seismic hazard maps for the National Building
Code of Canada; seismic hazard assessment for Canadian urban centres; regional seismic damage assessment and
interdependencies of critical Infrastructures; liquefaction potential ; earthquake risk and insurance.
More information: Seminar brochure
Wood WORKS! BC / Canadian Wood Council workshop
Topic: Lateral Design of Wood Structures: Load and Design Considerations
Date: February 2 & 3, 2012
Venue: Marriott Vancouver Airport, 7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond
Overview: The 1½ day course take participants into the workings of wind and seismic loads, load path/load distribution, code and lateral design provisions based on the most recent timber design standard (CSA 086, 2009) and National Building Code (NBCC, 2010). The seminar will cover prescriptive design provisions based on the Engineering Guide for Wood Frame Construction and the NBCC Part 9. In addition, the seminar will touch on lateral design considerations for mid-rise wood frame construction. Lateral design concepts using the Woodworks® software will also be demonstrated.
Cost: Cost: $375 plus HST; 10% discount for SEABC members
More information: Wood WORKS! BC website
Structures 2012 Congress
Date: March 29-31, 2012
Venue: Faimont Chicago, Millennium Park
Overview: The ASCE/SEI Structures Congress is your annual opportunity to broaden your technical knowledge, sharpen your business skills, deepen your understanding of cutting-edge research, and network with your peers and colleagues. The 2012 program will include 11 concurrent technical tracks that focus on the theme: "Forging Connections in the Windy City". The sessions will demonstrate processes and present projects that are redefining structural engineering in the areas of bridge and transportation structures, buildings, and advances in research. You will exchange ideas with your peers and learn how other companies have adapted to changes in today’s global economy.
More information: Conference Website
APEGBC Professional Development Events
Seminars, Webcasts and Distance Education
Overview:
APEGBC sponsors numerous professional development events during the year.
More information:
APEGBC website
Dowco Online Learning Network
Steel Connection Design Courses
Overview: This connection design course focuses on steel structures and is targeted to professionals in the steel detailing industry. The Connection Design for Structural Steel online course is an effective online training and resource tool available via the Internet. This Connection Design for Structural Steel course covers:
• The principles of Limit States Design
• How and why Beam Load Tables are addressed
• The use of bolts in connections and how they are stressed in concentric, eccentric, tension and shear
• The use of welds in connection design including fillet, CJPG (Complete Joint Penetration Groove) and PJPG (Partial Joint Penetration Groove) welds
• Tension members, beam shear, eccentric, moment, HSS (Hollow Structural Section) and truss connections
• Prying action of joints
• Formulas required in calculations and the tables to reference in the CISC Handbook
Note: SEABC members qualify for a 10% discount. Use the following referral code: SEABC
More information: Connection Design Course website
Course Brochure: Download
Registration: Download course application form
NCSEA Webinars
Overview:
Monthly NCSEA/SEAOC Webinars on structural design manuals and codes.
More information: NCSEA website
Wood Works! BC Seminars
The Wood First Act in BC
Overview:
The new Wood First Act in BC requires provincially-funded projects to use wood as the primary construction material where appropriate and within the BC Building Code. Wood WORKS! BC has been asked to assist BC communities with the Wood First Act's "build with wood" requirements, and is pleased to present a Wood First Act webinar, designed to provide you with answers and practical information.
More information: Webinar website