President's Message - The Global Workplace
By Tapas Dutta, P.E.
The Branch President looks at the dynamics of working with people from different parts…
Read More »Secretary's Column - National Parks & Infrastructure
By Cindy Miller, P.E.
With summer in full swing, and our National Parks an ever popular vacation destination, ASCE OC's…
Read More »Branch News - 60th Anniversary Tour
By William Lawson, PE
The Orange County Branch is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and to commemorate…
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President's Message - The Global Workplace
By Tapas Dutta, P.E.
The Branch President looks at the dynamics of working with people from different parts of the world, the outsourcing movement and the different work environment in other countries.
Secretary's Column - National Parks & Infrastructure
By Cindy Miller, P.E.
With summer in full swing, and our National Parks an ever popular vacation destination, ASCE OC's Secretary discusses the sad state of the infrastructure at America's National Parks.
Branch News - 60th Anniversary Tour
By William Lawson, PE
The Orange County Branch is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year and to commemorate this important event the Branch decided to organize for the membership a tour of some of the Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks (HCEL's) in Orange County. The Branch's Tour Planning Committee, lead by Branch Vice President Penny Lew, selected five of these sites to visit on the 60th Anniversary Historic Landmark Tour which took place on Saturday, July 20, 2013.
History and Heritage - Horse Cars to Red Cars
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How did we get from horse drawn cars to red cars to NO cars? Take a look at Southern California's trolley systems from the early 1900's with historian Carl Nelson.
ASCE OC New Members
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Please join the Board of Directors in welcoming the newest members to ASCE OC! We look forward to getting to know you and hope to see you at an upcoming meeting.
Law and CE News - Succession Plan
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You’ve worked hard to develop a successful practice. You’ve developed clients who regularly look to you for their engineering needs, the market is turning and your business is thriving. Now is the perfect time to plan your succession.
Continuing Education - Seismic Design Course
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The 2013 Edition of the California Building Code will go into effect on January 1, 2014. The CBC seismic requirements are based on the seismic requirements of ASCE 7-10. Are you ready to start using the provisions of ASCE 7-10 for seismic design?
YMF - Technical Tour
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The Sand Canyon Avenue Grade Separation project is one of the key local transportation projects under construction that are currently occurring in Orange County. A group of 29 younger professional engineers took on the opportunity to tour the construction site on July 9, 2013. The tour was jointly organized by OC YMF, the City of Irvine, and OCTA.
YMF – General Meeting
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ASCE OC YMF’s July General Meeting was a special one that set it apart from the typical General Meetings held every month. This meeting was cohosted with the Santa Ana River Basin Section of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA).
YMF - Night Out at the Piano Bar
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The Piano Bar event for the Orange County Younger Member Forum was held on Saturday August 3rd at Sgt. Peppers in Long Beach.