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Dear Fellow Engineers and Friends: ““Top Hat”/ “Cut and Cap,” these terms used lately regarding the oil spill crisis are bringing engineers to the spotlight. The BP Horizon explosion one month ago has catapulted engineers as the leading news story in trying to cap the well that is releasing approximately one million gallons of oil into the Gulf every day. So far the efforts to cap the well have been unsuccessful, but hopefully there will be a solution ...

BP Oil Spill Professor Satish Nagarajaiah Professor Satish Nagarajaiah holds a joint appointment between the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and the Mechanical Engineering and Material Science Department at Rice University. He obtained his Ph.D. (1987-1990) from State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was a post-doctoral researcher before he started his academic career in 1993. Dr. Nagarajaiah’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of ...

Shoretec® Revetment Methods Patrick Bonorden will be presenting Shoretec®. Shoretec® offers the most durable, effective and environmentally-friendly, erosion control revetment methods for fighting severe erosion problems. Whether you are an engineer, architect, designer, or contractor there are projects which require hard-armor revetment systems to prevent erosion of soils and sub grades. Shoretec is a leader in the design and manufacture of these systems. Our articulated ...

NEPA Documentation Tim Kroeker Tim Kroeker is a NEPA Specialist/Urban Planner with Berg Oliver Associates, Inc. He has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Design with a specialization in Urban Planning and Downtown Revitalization and has almost 15 years of experience in environmental planning projects in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Kroeker has specialized in environmental planning for transportation projects with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Arizona ...

Fellow Younger Members, Below is a recap of last month’s events and information regarding upcoming events. Recap 9th Annual Golf Tournament: On Friday, May 14th the Younger Members hosted the 9th Annual ASCE Golf Tournament to benefit our scholarship fund for our local universities. The scramble-style tourney was held at the Cypresswood Golf Course. There were 53 players in attendance, each helping raise $3,300 for our scholarship fund. The winning team, consisting of ...

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Currently, adjusted assignments to the Houston Branch include 2942 members. 86% of all National renewals (2108 members) elected to pay their Texas Section Dues. Thank you for your strong ASCE participation! 2009-2010 ASCE Houston Branch Membership Report Report Date Total Assigned Membership Total National Dues Paid Total Section Dues Paid September 9/2/2009 2981 2557 86% 2051 80% October 10/7/2009 3114 ...

Questions of the Month The questions of the Month became interactive. Click the link below to test your knowledge!! http://www.ascehouston.org/en/sur/?7 Solution to May's Questions 1. How may seconds are in a day? 85460.40 86400.00 (there are only 86400 seconds per day) 86457.40 86456.60 2. How many days are in a year? 364.25 365.00 365.50 365.25 (There are 365.24 days per year, the .25 is saved up and corrected every 4th year  ...

Dear Fellow Engineers and Friends: The April Meeting was great with a mix of engineers at different places in their careers. We awarded seven students with scholarships, recognized one newly licensed P.E. and congratulated six members on becoming Life Members. Engineers without Borders was the main speaker and provided information on projects in Africa and Nigeria. As ASCE Partners, we have a great opportunity to support them financially as well as professionally. They are ...

Harris County Flood Control District Programs and Projects Michael D. Talbott, P.E. MICHAEL D. TALBOTT, P.E., the Director of the Harris County Flood Control District in Houston, Texas, has been with the district for 29 years. Under his direction, the district carries out its mission to devise countywide flood damage reduction plans, implement those plans, and maintain the infrastructure. That mission is executed in the third most populated county in the United States, ...

Abstract: The Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) Model and Map Management (M3) System is an interactive tool designed to manage changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) effective floodplain models for Harris County. The goal of the M3 System is to distribute FEMA effective models to the engineering community and general public, track ongoing changes to the models resulting from development projects, and facilitate communication between ...

Fellow Younger Members, Below is a recap of last month’s events and information regarding upcoming events. Recap Graduation Picnic: On Saturday, May 1st we met at Memorial park for our annual Graduation Picnic for students at our local universities. There were around 12 attendees, which included students from both University of Houston and Rice. We enjoyed the nice weather along with more than enough barbeque to go around. The students gladly took with ...

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Currently, adjusted assignments to the Houston Branch include 2916 members. 83% of all National renewals (2057 members) elected to pay their Texas Section Dues. Thank you for your strong ASCE participation! 2009-2010 ASCE Houston Branch Membership Report Report Date Total Assigned Membership Total National Dues Paid Total Section Dues Paid September 9/2/2009 2981 2557 86% ...

Questions of the Month The questions of the Month became interactive. Click the link below to test your knowledge!! http://www.ascehouston.org/en/sur/?6 Solution to April's Questions In which State can you find - The Seneca Caverns - Ohio In which State can you find - The Multnomah Falls - Oregon In which state can you find - The Sand Hills - Nebraska In which state can you find - The Tonto National Forrest - Arizona In which state can you find - The Salton Sea - California In ...

Dear Fellow Engineers and Friends: Last month, ASCE Houston Branch held the “Sustainability Meeting” which featured technical presentations from all the winners of the Low Impact Design competition and the main speaker, John Blount, P.E. of Harris County Public Infrastructure Department spoke about Harris County’s goals for the Green Roadway and sustainability. As engineers we need to be the driving force for sustainability, if not others will be telling us what to do. ...

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Steve Smith Surface Water Rights in Houston Steve is the Manager of the Water Section of the Region 12 Houston office of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). In that role he is charged with managing the domestic and industrial wastewater, pretreatment, storm water, public drinking water, utility district creation, on site sewage facility and emergency response programs of the agency. Steve earned his BS in Biology and MS in Aquatic Biology from Southwest ...

Roma Garg Transportation Research in the Houston Area Ms. Roma Garg, Assistant Transportation Engineer at Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), Houston, has over 17 years experience in the field of Civil engineering and over 7 years experience in the field of Transportation engineering. She is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas and a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) and a Master of Engineering ...