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Monday, November 4, 2024
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Registration

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Registration

Room: Compass Foyer - 3rd Floor

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
Continental Breakfast

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT

Continental Breakfast

Room: Madison Ballroom Foyer (2nd Floor)

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Building Enclosure - 5

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

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

Room: East

Anya LaRoche, P.E. – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

Michael Narcis

Joshua Ben Kardon, SE, PhD, FASCE – Joshua B. Kardon and Co.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Investigating Water Leakage in Windows and Doors After Windstorm

Room: East

Jason Bondurant, P.E., R.R.C. – GCI Consultants

Paul Beers – GCI Consultants

Joshua Ben Kardon, SE, PhD, FASCE – Joshua B. Kardon and Co.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Navigating Steep Slope Roof Repair Assessments

Room: East

Sean McGrath

Carl Schoenberger

Joshua Ben Kardon, SE, PhD, FASCE – Joshua B. Kardon and Co.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Podium Deck Waterproofing: Failure to Slope

Room: East

Kerry Lee

Ryan Kalina

Shasta Good

Joshua Ben Kardon, SE, PhD, FASCE – Joshua B. Kardon and Co.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Construction Performance and Safety - 7

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: South

Zhengqi Li, PhD, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE (he/him/his) – Terracon Consultants Inc.

Jason D. Gregorie, P.E., M.ASCE – Applied Building Sciences, Inc.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

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

Room: South

Gwenyth R. Searer, PE, SE (she/her/hers) – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Terrence F. Paret – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Prateek P. Shah, PhD – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Hayley A. Proctor, P.E. (she/her/hers) – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Jason D. Gregorie, P.E., M.ASCE – Applied Building Sciences, Inc.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Slab Response Under Settlement

Room: South

Zhi Zhang

Liling Cao, Ph.D., P.E., LEED aP BD+C – Thornton Tomasetti

Anurag Bura

Chanjuan Zhou

Lisa Davey

Jason D. Gregorie, P.E., M.ASCE – Applied Building Sciences, Inc.

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Forensic in High Heels - Breaking the Mold

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Forensic in High Heels - Breaking the Mold

Room: North

Weijin Wang, Ph.D., P.E., LEED Green Associate, M.ASCE – POWER Engineers, Inc.

Laura Sullivan-Green, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE – San Jose State University

Alicia Diaz de Leon, S.E., P.E., AIA, F.ASCE – Drerup Building Performance Engineering, PLLC

Panel

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Infrastructure Performance - 3

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: Salon A

David R. Ojala, S.E., P.E., LEED AP, CWI (he/him/his) – Thornton Tomasetti

Stewart M. Verhulst, P.E., RRC, M.ASCE – Nelson Forensics

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Transbay Transit Center - Response to Fractured Girders over Roadway

Room: Salon A

John Abruzzo, PE, SE – Thornton Tomasetti Inc

Stewart M. Verhulst, P.E., RRC, M.ASCE – Nelson Forensics

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

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

Room: Salon A

Elizabeth K. Landowski, P.E., M.ASCE – Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Stewart M. Verhulst, P.E., RRC, M.ASCE – Nelson Forensics

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Natural Disasters and Extreme Conditions - 6

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Complexities in Building Repair after Urban Wildfires

Room: West

George A. McCluskey, M.S., P.E., S.E., (he/him/his) – YA Engineering Services

Chad Williams

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Ashes to Answers: Understanding Fire-Related Structural Damage

Room: West

Charles Hammond

Anirudh Goel

Chad Williams

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

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

Room: West

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
Professional Practice in Forensic Engineering - 7

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

When Does a Construction Defect Become Defective?

Room: Spring

Kenneth Simons

Alan Mullenix, P.E., M. ASCE – Envista Forensics

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN STANDARD OF CARE AND STANDARD OF PRACTICE

Room: Spring

Serena Hendon

Dave Peraza

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Networking Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Networking Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Construction Performance and Safety - 8

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Effects of Cyclic Testing on Welded Aluminum Davits

Room: South

Kurt Holloway

Gwenyth R. Searer, PE, SE (she/her/hers) – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Jonathan Lewis

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

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

Room: South

Gorkem Okudan, PhD (he/him/his) – Walter P Moore

Daniel Wojnowski, Sr., Ph.D., P.E. – Thornton Tomasetti

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Infrastructure Performance - 4

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Forensic Investigation of The Impact of Unsaturated Clays on Buried Pipelines

Room: Salon A

Yasser Abdelhamid

John T. Bryant, PhD, P.G., P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE – Bryant Consultants, Inc.

Kourosh Tamizdoust

Saman Farzi Sizkow

Amr Helal, PhD, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE – Bryant Consultants

Christopher Tony

Clemens J. Rossell, PE, M.ASCE – The Boeing Company

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Forensic Evaluation of Retaining Walls and Slope Failure in North Texas

Room: Salon A

Amr Helal, PhD, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE – Bryant Consultants

Yasser Abdelhamid

Rendon Rieth

John T. Bryant, PhD, P.G., P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE – Bryant Consultants, Inc.

Clemens J. Rossell, PE, M.ASCE – The Boeing Company

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Professional Practice in Forensic Engineering - 8

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

The Sky Is Falling: Investigating Intumescent Fireproofing Coating Failures

Room: Spring

Kevin Black

Richard Barrow

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: Spring

Thanh Do, PhD, P.E. (he/him/his) – Thornton Tomasetti

Richard Barrow

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Repairs and Remediation - 2

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

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

Room: West

Paul Parfitt, PE, SE (he/him/his) – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Travis Green

Robert Gunter

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

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

Room: West

Luciana Balsamo, Ph.D. – Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

Boris Weinstein

Reyhaneh Abbasi, Ph.D. – Thornton Tomasetti

Marguerite Pinto, P.E. – Thornton Tomasetti

Robert Gunter

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Technologies for Forensic Investigation - 3

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Application of an Unknown Substance to Imitate Water Damage

Room: East

Jeremy D. Beagle, CIH – SDII Global

Weijin Wang, Ph.D., P.E., LEED Green Associate, M.ASCE – POWER Engineers, Inc.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Challenges for Forensic Investigation of Airport Pavement Failures

Room: East

Greg White, PhD, CPEng – University of the Sunshine Coast

Weijin Wang, Ph.D., P.E., LEED Green Associate, M.ASCE – POWER Engineers, Inc.

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
FED ExCom and Chairs Fall Meeting

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

FED ExCom and Chairs Fall Meeting

Room: The Vista Room (28th Floor)