Clean Concrete: Modern Industry Standards for Low Carbon Concrete

Date and Location
Wednesday, April 17th
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
The Foundry
1738 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14207

Overview
United Materials will be presenting on new cement materials and industry specifications in line with recent NYS climate initiatives.
1 PDH

Schedule
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Check-in
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM: Opening Remarks / Introduction
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM: Lunch (provided) and Presentation / Questions

Cost
Member - $30
Non-Member - $35

The YM group will be collecting donations for their Spring Food Drive during a happy hour at Resurgence Brewing Company. Appetizers and first drink provided.

All donations will benefit FeedMore WNY. Please visit https://www.feedmorewny.org/donate/ways-to-give/give-food/ to review FeedMore WNY's healthy food wish list.

Please email Kelsey Kaufman (kkaufman@wendelcompanies.com0) with any questions.

Your donations are greatly appreciated, we hope to see you there!

Hope to see you there!

Date and Location:
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
5:30 PM
Rusty Nickel Brewing Company
4350 Seneca Street
West Seneca, NY 14224

Overview

Relaunch of the Government Relations Committee hosted by Committee Chair, Nick Stalnecker, National Fuel, Government Affairs Manager.

Overview of the current local, state and federal legislative and political outlook impacting Civil Engineers and generally, WNYers. Open discussion of the future goals and operation of the Government Relations Committee.

Drinks and Appetizers Provided.

Please RSVP by Friday, March 15th.

Cost
FREE

Experience, Knowledge, and Lessons Learned from Local Civil Engineering Professionals

Date and Location:
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
5:30 - 8:00 PM
Banchetti's by Rizzo's
550 North French Road
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview

ASCE Buffalo Section is hosting the UB Student Chapter of ASCE for a round table discussion on careers in civil engineering. To conclude the evening, the students will give a short update on their current design projects. They will have their canoe, bridge, and balsa tower on display!

Come share your knowledge and experience with the next generation of civil engineers! All experience levels are welcome - 1 year or many; your insights are priceless to the students looking to start their professional careers.

1 PDH Approved

Learn how performance-based building codes are developed. Engineers will learn how alternative allowances can create space for innovation and cost savings. Learn how different types of steel reinforcement other than standard rebar or welded wire mesh may be used in certain applications per ACI 318 and the International Building Code.

The ASCE Buffalo Section will send out samples of Helix Steel Microfiber to all participants who sign up by February 14, 2024.

Rescheduled to January 24th due to weather!

Tickets purchased for January 17 will be honored. If you can no longer attend and need to request a refund please email Andrew at andrewksit@gmail.com

Geohazard Identification, Monitoring and Mitigation of Critical Assets in the Appalachian Region

Speaker: Martin P. Derby, P.G., CPG

Date and Location
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Classics V
2425 Niagara Falls Blvd
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview
Please consider attending this joint event hosted by ASCE and Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists (BAPG). The meeting includes a presentation on the identification, monitoring and mitigation of Geohazards in the Appalachian Region, which will:

• Introduce and define Geohazards and how they affect critical assets
• Review the approach to assessing geohazards
• Provide an overview of infrastructure monitoring methods
• Discuss slope mitigation utilizing the soil-nail technology
• Review Coastal, Riparian and Hydro related soil nail case studies
  

1 PDH

Schedule
Registration: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Opening Remarks and Speaker Introduction: 6:00 pm - 6:15pm
Dinner and Presentation: 6:15 pm - 7:15pm
Closing Remarks: 7:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost
Registration - $30
($10 for students)

Date and Location:
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
5:30 PM
Buffalo RiverWorks
359 Ganson St.
Buffalo, NY 14203

Overview

Join the ASCE Buffalo Section at Buffalo RiverWorks at 359 Ganson Street for our Holiday Social! Complimentary appetizers and two beverage tickets will be provided for members and students (21+). Non-members are welcome to attend for a $15 charge.

Please RSVP below by Monday, December, 18 if you plan on attending.

Please email Kelsey Kaufman (kkaufman@wendelcompanies.com) with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Cost
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $15 (pay at door)
Student Member (21+) - FREE

Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

Speaker: Andreas Stavridis, PhD

Date and Location
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Davis Hall, Room 101, UB North Campus
105 White Road
Amherst, NY 14260

Overview
This presentation will discuss the findings from an ongoing research project at the University at Buffalo. The objective of this NIST-funded project is to improve the seismic performance and resilience of unreinforced masonry buildings by developing a framework for the design of reliable and cost-effective retrofit methodologies suitable for these structures. Such buildings are known to be vulnerable to earthquakes, but they often house residences and critical infrastructure, including schools and fire departments. Hence, this research project addresses an urgent national need, as such vulnerable buildings can be found in downtown areas of cities throughout the US, including areas of high seismic risk.

The presentation will focus on the recent experiments carried out at the Structural and Earthquake Engineering Laboratory (SEESL) at UB, which were highlighted by the shake-table tests of a full-scale one-story building.

Before the presentation, all attendees will be welcome to join a tour of SEESL, where a full-scale residential building consisting of a wood frame and brick veneer has been constructed and will be tested a week later.

1 PDH

Schedule
5:30 PM Check-in
6:00 PM Opening Remarks / SEESL Tour
6:30 PM Dinner and Presentation

Cost
Member - $15
Non-Member - $20
Student Member - $5

Date and Location:
Thursday, October 5, 2023
5:00 PM
Twin Petrels Seltzer Co.
1250 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14213

Overview

Join the ASCE Buffalo Section at Twin Petrels Seltzer Co. at 1250 Niagara Street for our Fall Social! Complimentary appetizers and two beverage tickets will be provided for members and students (21+). Non-members are welcome to attend for a $15 charge.

Please RSVP below by Friday, September, 29 if you plan on attending.

Please email Kelsey Kaufman (kkaufman@wendelcompanies.com) with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Cost
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $15 (pay at door)
Student Member (21+) - FREE

Date and Location:
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
5:00 PM
Hydraulic Hearth
716 Swan St
Buffalo, NY 14210

Overview

Join the ASCE Buffalo Section at Hydraulic Hearth at 716 Swan St. for our June Social! Complimentary appetizers and two beverage tickets will be provided for members and students (21+). Non-members are welcome to attend for a $15 charge.

RSVP by Friday, June 9 if you plan on attending by filling out the Google Form below.

Please email Kelsey Kaufman (kkaufman@wendelcompanies.com) with any questions.
Hope to see you there!

Cost
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $15 (pay at door)
Student Member - FREE

Date and Location:
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Chef's Restaurant
291 Seneca St
Buffalo, NY 14204

Overview

The wave action of Lake Erie onto Route 5 in Athol Springs, which sees over 40,000 vehicles per day traveling between Buffalo and the Southtowns, launched water, ice, and debris on the roadway for years, presenting hazardous conditions to motorists. With the existing seawall crumbling after decades of abuse, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, partnered with the New York State Department of Transportation, designed and constructed a new shoreline protection system. The project consisted of a 1,325 linear foot armor stone revetment made up of 3 foot diameter boulders to absorb the wave action, along with an 15 foot splash apron that doubles as a pedestrian pathway to encourage public access in milder weather.

This presentation will focus on the coastal, civil, and structural design of the revetment as well as the construction of the project.

Speakers:

Austin Nilsen, PE
Civil Engineer | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Weston Cross, PG
Coastal Engineer | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1 PDH (pending)

Schedule
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Check-in
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM: Opening Remarks / Introduction
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM: Lunch (provided) and Presentation / Questions

Cost
Member - $20
Non-Member - $25
Student Member - $10

Experience, Knowledge, and Lessons Learned from Local Civil Engineering Professionals

Date and Location:
Thursday, March 16, 2023
5:30 - 8:00 PM
Banchetti's by Rizzo's
550 North French Road
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview

ASCE Buffalo Section is hosting the UB Student Chapter of ASCE for a round table discussion on careers in civil engineering. To conclude the evening, the students will give a short update on their current design projects. They will have their canoe, bridge, and balsa tower on display!

Come share your knowledge and experience with the next generation of civil engineers! All experience levels are welcome - 1 year or many; your insights are priceless to the students looking to start their professional careers.

DEADLINE EXTENDED! RSVP by Wednesday, March 8!

Cost
Member - $25
Non-Member - $30
Student Member - Free (Contact Rachel Williams)

Mark a century of ASCE Buffalo Section!

Date and Location:
Thursday February 23, 2023
Saturn Club
977 Delaware Ave
Buffalo, NY 14209

Overview

On Thursday February 23, the Buffalo Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers will proudly host its 100th anniversary celebration at the Saturn Club with an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, and 3 course dinner. The event will mark a century of dedication, engagement, and commitment between ASCE and the Buffalo area engineering community. We have much to be proud of since our section's founding in 1921!

Maria Lehman, the Society Level (National) President of ASCE as well as a past president of our Buffalo Section, will be in attendance and give brief remarks.

All members are encouraged to bring a guest.

Schedule
5:00 pm – Open bar and hors d’oeuvres
6:30 pm – Dinner - choice of:

• Grilled 12oz New York Strip Steak
  
• Herb Marinated Faroe Island Salmon
  
• Chicken Scaloppini
  

7:30 pm – Dessert, brief remarks and honoring our section past presidents
8:00 pm – Join us in the Saturn Bowling Alley for an optional post party hosted by the ASCE Buffalo Younger Member Committee. Open to all attendees and included with dinner.

RSVP by February 15, 2023 at the link below.

In order to maximize attendance, your section dues will subsidize a portion of every dinner.

Ample parking is available at the Saturn Club, enter from either Delaware Avenue or West Utica.

Your cost will be $50 per person.

Industrial Site Characterization - Western New York Hydrogeological Applications

Speaker: Thomas J. Morahan, P.G.

Date and Location:
Wednesday January 18, 2023
Classics Five Banquet and Conference Center
2425 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview

A presentation on the industrial site characterization and environmental remediation of the Tonawanda Coke Site, which includes:

• Development of process mapping,
• Waste site characterization,
• Environmental site assessment,
• Development of the conceptual site model, and
• Work plan design and implementation
  

1 PDH Approved

Schedule
Registration: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Opening Remarks and Speaker Introduction: 6:00 pm - 6:15pm
Dinner and Presentation: 6:15 pm - 7:15pm
Closing Remarks: 7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
Registration - $30 ($10 for students)