Full Schedule

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Short Course: Champlain Towers South: Unveiling Punching Shear Deficiencies and Strengthening Strategies in Flat Plate Construction

Room: East

– Wiss Janney Elstner Associates, Inc.

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Short Course

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT

Short Course: Advanced Computing for Safer Structures

Room: South

– Kent State University

Short Course

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Short Course: Pre-Construction Surveys of Adjoining Structure – Guidelines for Practicing Engineers: An interactive review of the proposed guidelines

Room: East

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Short Course

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT

Opening Plenary - An Update from NIST on Surfside Collapse

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– Glenn Bell Consulting

Plenary

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Concrete Slab-On-Grade Foundation Damage Assessment for Residential Structures

Room: East

– University of Texas at Arlington

– Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE), University of Texas at Arlington

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Slab-on-Ground Foundation Performance Evaluation

Room: East

– Paragon Structural Engineering, LTD

– Pierry Consulting, Inc.

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

A Checklist for the Investigation of Concrete Slab-on-Grade Cracking

Room: East

– Thornton Tomasetti

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Evaluation of Localized Differential Movement of Slabs-On-Ground: Curvature is Not Deflection

Room: East

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

A Review of Fatal Fall-From-Height Accidents in Dubai Due to GRP Skylight Sheet Breakage (2018-2022)

Room: South

– Dubai Police GHQ

D

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Assessing and Mitigating Occupational Risks for Outdoor Workers in Post-Catastrophe Infrastructure Rebuilding

Room: South

– CoastalQuant, Inc.

D

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Use of the Champlain Towers South (Surfside) Condominium Collapse To Teach Engineering and Construction Ethics

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– University of North Carolina at Charlotte

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Surfside Collapse Investigation Initial Findings

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

The Collapse of Champlain Towers South – Review of A Forensic Engineering Investigation

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Important Lessons Learned from CROSS-US

Room: Salon A

– Glenn Bell Consulting

Panel

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Post-Fire Structural Assessment Considerations of Buildings and Parking Structures

Room: West

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Damage Assessment and Repair after Large Construction Fires

Room: West

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Post-fire structural investigation: Case study of fire-induced damage assessment and remediation of a steel-frame parking garage

Room: West

– Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

– Thornton Tomasetti

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

FORENSIC ENGINEERING PRACTICE LESSONS – A CASE STUDY OF CLADDING FAILURES IN NEW ZEALAND

Room: North

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Ethics of Engineers in the Public Discourse when Catastrophes Occur

Room: North

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Overbilling in Urban Pavement Works – Case Study of a City in the Brazilian Amazon

Room: North

– Brazilian Federal Police

A

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Walking on Water: The Adverse Effects of Moisture on Flooring

Room: East

– Nelson Forensics, LLC

D

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Averting Disaster – Investigating and Repairing Column Failures at a High-Rise Building Under Construction

Room: South

– LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

– LERA

D

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Playing with Fire: A Case Study Highlighting the Dangers of Misinterpreting Code Requirements for Fire-Rated Partition Walls

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

C

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Review of Core Channel Connection Failures as a Probable Source of Cascading Failure of the World Trade Center Twin Towers

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– Independent

C

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Sudden Impact: A Case Study of Explosion Damage to Residential Structures

Room: West

B

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Repair Scope Creep

Room: West

B

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

A Comparison of Simplified Approaches to Estimate the Explosive Overpressure Yield of LI Battery Thermal Runaway in a Confined Environment

Room: West

B

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Resulting Damage: Tales from the Builder's Risk

Room: North

– Young & Associates Engineering Services (YAES)

A

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Unique Challenges Associated with Builders’ Risk Claims

Room: North

– Envista Forensics

A

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Sensitivity Analysis of Ground Penetrating Radar Data to the Relative Dielectric Constant Used in Forensic Evaluations of Concrete Slab-on-Ground Thickness

Room: East

E

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

A State-of-the-Art Surface Wave Analysis Technique for Investigating the Root Cause of a Cracking Slab: A Case History

Room: East

– Geocomp

E

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Directionality Considerations in Building Facade Assessments for Distress due to Storms and Construction Defects

Room: East

E

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Post-Breakage Performance of Glass with Safety Film

Room: East

E

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessing and Addressing Spontaneous Window Shatter in a Converted Industrial Building

Room: East

– LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

E

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Metal Corrosion: Chemical Exposure Testing

Room: South

– NV5

D

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

It’s 2024, Do You Know What’s Going on Under Your Sidewalk? - Subgrade Column Corrosion in Midrise Steel Buildings

Room: South

– Thornton Tomasetti

D

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Brittle Cracking of HSS Tube Steel

Room: South

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

D

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Load and Capacity Considerations for Stringers in Shoring Towers

Room: South

– Exponent, Inc.

D

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Ethical Consideration on Qualifications of Forensic Engineering Experts

Room: Salon A

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

– Dolhon Forensics

Panel

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Failure of Bridges with Full-depth Precast Concrete (FDPC) Deck Systems

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– University of Memphis

C

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Structural Safety, Efficiency and Expressiveness

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– Kent State University

C

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Dynamic Analysis and Remediation Strategies for Railroad Bridge Vibrations

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.

C

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Specialized Inspections in Post-Tensioned Bridges

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

C

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Forensic Engineering - The Key for Revamping Existing Structures

Room: West

– Hertle Ingenieure

B

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessing Hurricane-Induced Structural Damage: Implications for Building Resilience and Design Standards

Room: West

– Walter P Moore

B

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Analysis of Floodwater Entry to Corporate Campus

Room: West

– Exponent, Inc

B

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Hurricane Damage to Residential Structures: Wind Damage Overview

Room: West

– Exponent

B

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Stories from the Pasture

Room: North

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

A

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

NUANCES OF A DESIGN BUILD CLAIM CAN BE A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Room: North

A

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

A Forensic Engineer's Guide to Unraveling Key Contract Provisions

Room: North

– Envista Forensics

A

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Civil litigation and dispute resolution during urban tunnel construction

Room: North

– GQI Associati, Engineering and Architecture

A

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT

A Conversation with Insurers on Their Role in Forensic Engineering

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

Plenary

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Emergency Forensic Investigation - Chester Dam

Room: South

– PROCON

– Atlas Engineering

C

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Hanging Overhead: A Case Study and Proposed Standards of Care for The Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Suspended Building Systems and Components

Room: North

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Structural Damage of a New Build Industrial Chimney

Room: North

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Unraveling Project Pitfalls: A Forensic Exploration of Communication, Coordination, and Collaboration Breakdowns in Construction

Room: North

– Exponent, Inc.

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Adjacent Construction Vibration - Perception vs Reality

Room: East

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessment, Analysis, and Repair of Precast Hollow Core Planks

Room: West

– SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Construction Failures: Triggering Advances in Building Science and Regulations

Room: South

– Dr. J.I. Ortega, Design Studio

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Determining tornado velocity for tornado force coefficients for a thin-cylinder structure and comparison to ASCE 7

Room: West

– EFI Global

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Evaluation of the Failure of Adhered Thin-Brick Veneer

Room: Salon A

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Forensics and the Applicability of Ethical Standards

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

Panel

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Investigation of Widespread Cracking and Bowing of Bathroom Wall Ceramic Tile Installations

Room: Salon A

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

It’s a crack, it’s a spall, what’s the problem with the wall?

Room: Salon A

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner

E

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Learning from Mistakes: A Glimpse at How Failures Shape the Engineering Profession

Room: South

– WDP & Associates

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Regulations for Condition Assessment of Parking Structures

Room: South

– Walker Consultants

C

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Residential Foundations Experiencing Differential Movement: A case study approach to the application of building codes, practice standards, and engineering judgement.

Room: North

– U.S. Forensic

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Shake, Rattle & Roll: A Guide to Construction Vibration Investigations

Room: East

– Envista Forensics

D

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

The Importance of Remodeling Supervision in Condominiums and the Ethics Practices

Room: North

– Quartzo Engenharia Diagnóstica & Gerenciamento Ltda.®

A

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

The Vulnerability of Tilt-up Buildings

Room: West

B

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

To Build (to Code) or Not to Build (to Code), That is the Question

Room: North

A

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Vibration Evaluation and Remediation of Air Cooled Condenser Units

Room: East

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

D

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Weather or Not - Weather Research for Hail and Wind Damage Claims

Room: West

– Envista Forensics

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Collapse of a Large Steel Surge Bin at a Phosphate Mine

Room: South

– Mine Safety and Health Administration

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Comparative Analysis of Permeability in Compacted Clay Soil Using Various Standard Methods: Experimental and Field Test Investigation

Room: Salon A

E

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Evaluation of Risks from Adjacent Construction

Room: East

– Thornton Tomasetti

D

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Sometimes You Just Have to Break Things: Understanding the Applications and Value of Destructive Testing for Forensic Analysis

Room: Salon A

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

E

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Stories from the Pasture – Part 2

Room: East

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

D

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

UG Water Storage Tank: Lessons Learned w/ Helical Anchors

Room: South

– Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Using Technology to Speed Up Inspection and Reporting - Panelized Roof Case Study

Room: Salon A

– Thornton Tomasetti Inc

E

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

When Small Cracks Can Lead to Big Problems: Investigation of Cracking in Subterranean Concrete Lift Stations

Room: South

– Exponent, Inc.

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Ethical Consideration On Qualifications of Forensic Engineering Experts

Room: Courtyard Ballroom

– Dolhon Forensics

– Joshua B. Kardon and Co.

Panel

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

"It's Like Tagging a Building DURING the Earthquake": A Proposed Building Safety Tagging Criteria for Winter Storm Events

Room: West

– Thornton Tomasetti

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Alewife Lobby Roof Damage – Urgent Response and Repairs

Room: West

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

B

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Arecibo Telescope Collapse Investigation

Room: South

– Thornton Tomasetti Inc

C

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessing the Waterproofing Performance and Repairability of Spray Polyurethane Foam Roofing Distressed by Hail or Debris Impact

Room: Salon A

– Nelson Forensics

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessment of Hail Damage for Tile Roofing System: A Technical Review

Room: Salon A

– University of Texas at Arlington

– Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE), University of Texas at Arlington

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Assessment of Water Damage Effects on Wood Components: Impacts and Considerations

Room: East

– Walter P Moore

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Case Study of a Tall Timber Building Subjected to Ground-Floor Column-Loss Scenarios

Room: East

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Cast Iron Pipe Failure: Elements of a Forensic Investigation

Room: South

– Ralph E. Moon Consulting LLC

C

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Column Removal of Arch Roof Truss Framing Structure

Room: West

– WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Comparison of Different Analysis Approaches Used in Evaluating the Design of Concrete Core Wall System per Concrete Design Standards

Room: North

– Thornton Tomasetti

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Concrete Cancer and the Central Texas Pool Crisis

Room: South

C

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Conducting the Right Investigation to Prevent Champlain Tower Like Collapses

Room: North

A

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Data for Data’s Sake Does Not a Better Strategy Make: A Strategic Approach to Risk-Based Asset Management

Room: North

A

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Evaluating Structural Damage to Wood-Framed Mid-Rise Structures from Long-Term Deterioration: Determining Repair vs. Replacement Scope

Room: West

– Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

B

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Evaluation of Urban Sinkholes

Room: West

– Rimkus

B

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Hail Impact Documentation to Asphalt-Composition Shingles

Room: Salon A

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Hail Impact Performance of Thermoplastic Single-Ply Membranes

Room: Salon A

– Nelson Forensics

E

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

No need to hire a structural engineer for your pool house? An evaluation of wood-frame construction

Room: East

– RHC Engineering

D

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Partial Reclad of a Mid-Atlantic Mid-Rise

Room: West

B

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

Static Load Test of a Baluster-Supported Wood Guardrail

Room: East

D

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

A Review on the State of Knowledge of Ettringite-Based Binder for Assessing Distress Conditions of Self-Leveling Underlayment

Room: East

– Terracon Consultants Inc.

D

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Addressing Incompatibility Challenges in Roofing and Wall Assemblies: A Forensic Analysis

Room: Salon A

– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

E

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Investigating Water Leakage in Windows and Doors After Windstorm

Room: Salon A

– GCI Consultants

E

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Slab Response Under Settlement

Room: East

– Thornton Tomasetti

D

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Navigating Steep Slope Roof Repair Assessments

Room: Salon A

E

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Podium Deck Waterproofing: Failure to Slope

Room: Salon A

E

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Tell Me Wye: How Cold Weather, Extreme Tides, and a Challenging Site Contributed to a Seawall Breach

Room: South

– Thornton Tomasetti

C

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

The Sky Is Falling: Investigating Intumescent Fireproofing Coating Failures

Room: North

A

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Two-Way, Conventionally Reinforced Concrete Slabs – Performing as Expected

Room: East

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

D

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Why Wait for Failure: Risk Management Practices of the Dam and Levee Industry

Room: South

– Gannett Fleming, Inc.

C

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Forensic in High Heels - Breaking the Mold

Room: Salon B-C

Panel

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Effective Use of Storytelling and Visualization in Forensic Investigations and Construction Litigation

Room: North

– Thornton Tomasetti

A

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Application of an Unknown Substance to Imitate Water Damage

Room: Salon A

– SDII Global

E

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Challenges for Forensic Investigation of Airport Pavement Failures

Room: Salon A

– University of the Sunshine Coast

E

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Effects of Cyclic Testing on Welded Aluminum Davits

Room: East

– Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

D

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Forensic Analysis of High-Strength Steel Boom Failure in a Mobile Elevating Work Platform

Room: East

– Walter P Moore

– Thornton Tomasetti

D

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Forensic Evaluation of Retaining Walls and Slope Failure in North Texas

Room: South

– Bryant Consultants

– Bryant Consultants, Inc.

C

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Forensic Investigation of The Impact of Unsaturated Clays on Buried Pipelines

Room: South

– Bryant Consultants, Inc.

– Bryant Consultants

C

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Ashes to Answers: Understanding Fire-Related Structural Damage

Room: West

B

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Complexities in Building Repair after Urban Wildfires

Room: West

– YA Engineering Services

B

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Flexural strengthening of non-uniformly corroded RC bridge piers using ultra high-performance concrete layers

Room: West

B

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS OF DAMAGE PATTERNS IN BUILDING STRUCTURES DUE TO WILDFIRES

Room: West

B

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Post-Tensioning Deterioration in Buildings and Parking Garages: Investigations and Repair Techniques

Room: West

B

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Forensic Engineering Investigation and Evaluation Resolves Construction Defects Dispute Between Residence Owner and the Builder

Room: North

– Semi-Retired.

A

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN STANDARD OF CARE AND STANDARD OF PRACTICE

Room: North

A

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

When Does a Construction Defect Become Defective?

Room: North

– Envista Forensics

A

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Rehabilitation of the Bollinger Canopy of Peace at the National WWII Museum

Room: West

– Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

– Thornton Tomasetti

B

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Transbay Transit Center - Response to Fractured Girders over Roadway

Room: South

– Thornton Tomasetti Inc

C