Come take a walking tour with us and learn about the development of the street and buildings on Westminster to learn about historic and modern building systems in this city.  Erik of Structures Workshop will introduce the evolution of Providence’s streetscape, from late 19th century 5+/- story buildings (ie first building with elevator) to early “skyscrapers” (the first steel building in Providence) to later 20th century modern and post-modern buildings.  We will determine which buildings are cast iron, which are concrete encased steel, and which are terra cotta facades  We will see Art Deco next to Art Nuevo and discuss ides for the future of the city (Superman Building / Arcade / Etc) and walk by current transformations happening at the Old Projo and Kresge Buildings, as well as changes to Laptham / 270-290 Westminster and the Providence Library and many others.   We start just east of the river and work west, first we will witness the early 20th century Federalist style makeover of Victorian Providence prior to touring downtown along Westminster.     We will also see the height of the water elevation of historic flood events to remind us of the importance of the hurricane barrier.

Please meet us at the start at the 150ft monument/ WWI Memorial east of the river at 4:30pm, should be a fun 1.5 hours.At the end, please join some of us for a happy hour drink at the Malted Barley at 6pm

Please join us for a special presentation by Donald Friedman, PE on the topic of historic terra cotta floor systems.  In this 2 hour session Donald will discuss five types of floor system: flat end construction, flat side construction, segmental, proprietary, and with concrete joists.

Donald is president of Old Structures Engineering, PC, in New York City, consulting on historic structures for architects, engineers, and building owners. He is the author of Historical Building Construction and the Investigation of Buildings.  He has also taught at the Pratt Institute, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. 

Please join us for a special presentation by Donald Doeg of Updike Kelly & Spellacy, PC. Donald is both an Attorney and a Professional Engineer and focusses his practice on representing design professionals as the chair of his firm’s construction law practice. Part of Don’s practice is about educating design professionals about important legal topics in an effort to help them avoid future legal issues. In this 1 ½ hour session Donald will discuss two critical components of any engineer’s practice: key contract provisions (both good and bad) and project documentation for practicing engineers.

Please join us for a presentation on steel design from the fabricator/erector’s perspective.  Chad Morrison, P.E. will discuss the fabricator’s role in design, tips on value engineering for the shop, and safety by design for the field.  Recent and past projects will be highlighted.

We've arranged an event hosted at/by Reliable Truss in New Bedford, MA for Tuesday September 25th, starting at 4pm.  Tim LaChappelle will give a presentation then lead us on a plant tour of their shop. See FLYER for more info.  

Hands on event focused on proper installation of post-installed concrete anchors!  With the help of Hilti field engineers, you’ll have the opportunity to get some hands on experience placing anchors in concrete.  We’ll discuss the appropriate used for various adhesive and mechanical anchors, then we’ll pull test anchors to failure.  See FLYER for more info.  

Bill Porter, PE of Structures Workshop will present a short overview of Concrete Construction basics, focused on history of concrete  On Saturday June 16 th, please join Bill to form, mix, and pour concrete. See FLYER

Please join us on Friday, May 18th for a SEARI social event of fun and games at Structures Workshop with discussion on future SEARI events

Black Rock Prefabricated Fireproof Columns.  Please note that the event will take place at: Structures Workshop Please see the attached flyer

Please join us on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. for "A Selective History of the Forests and Wood Construction in the US” by Erik Nelson, PE of Structures Workshop. The event is at the offices of Structures Workshop, See Flyer for more info.

Please join us on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M., for a structural overview of Insulated Concrete Forms.  Our speaker will be Winford Peck of Logix Insulated Concrete Forms and event is at the offices of Structures Workshop, See Flyer for more info.

Please join us on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M., for a seminar on "Tensile Structures."  Our speaker will be Matthew Berrelli, PE, of Ronstan International, Inc. at the offices of Structures Workshop, See Flyer

Please join us on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 4:45 P.M. - 5:45 P.M., for a seminar on "Allowable Stress Design of Post-Installed Anchors in Masonry."  Our speaker will be Mark Jarvinen, PE, of Simpson Strong-Tie Company..  See flyer.  

Please join us for a seminar on open web steel joist composite floor systems. It will be given by Ric Anderson PE, project engineer for the Ecospan Composite Floor System supplied by Nucor – Vulcraft. See flyer. 

Please join us for a seminar on "The Application of Traditional and Modern Timber Connections."  Our speaker will be R.L. "Ben" Brungraber, PhD, PE, and he will be talking about all aspects of heavy timber connections, including the different types, their transfer capabilities, and more.  See Flyer.

Please join us for a seminar on "Recent Large Snow Events."  Our speakers will be Dave Grandpre and David J. Odeh, and they will be talking about recent projects pertaining to the snow events that have occurred this past winter. See Flyer.

Please join us for our first annual SEARI dinner meeting. We will enjoy dinner at Fred and Steve’s Steakhouse, located at Twin River Casino, while reviewing budgeting, ideas for future events/seminars for SEARI, and having structural engineering business discussion. (See Flyer)

Please join us for an educational presentation on risk categories and wind speeds given by David J Odeh, Steven Olsen, and David Grandpre.  SEARI will team up with the RI Building Officials Association.  (See Flyer)

Please join us for an educational presentation on torsion in concrete by Erik Nelson, PE, SE of Structures Workshop, Inc. Erik will introduce the basics of designing for torsion using ACI 318-11.   (See Flyer)

Please join us for an informative seminar on the strength design of adhesive anchors. Our guest speaker will be Mark Jarvinen, P.E. from Simpson Strong-Tie Company.   (Click to see Flyer)

Please join us for a seminar given by Magdy Guirguis, P.E., "Amusement Ride Industry Opportunities." Please see the attached flyer.

Come for the webinar, "Significant Changes to the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-10 and Coordination with the 2012 IBC and 2012 IRC."   (See Flyer)

Our speaker will be Steven Bogle, P.E., from Geisser Engineering, Inc. He has an extensive background in soils evaluation. (See - Flyer)

Please join us for a presentation on Structural Engineering Software Developments,by Brian Armour, P.E., and Kurt Krasavage, E.I.T., of CSC. See flyer for more info.

Please join us for a presentation on Cold-Formed Steel Engineering, by Christian Van Nelson of ClarkDietrich Engineering Services LLC.  See flyer for more information.

The Regional Manager, Steve Pennington, of Geo-Instruments will be giving a presentation on Modern Lessons Learned Regarding the 1887 Structural Collapse of the Bussey Railroad Bridge in Massachusetts.  See attached flyer.

For our May speaker we have the preeminent structural engineer Gene Corley.   The meeting and dinner will be held at Squantum Association in Riverside  Please join us! (Flyer)

Do you need to brush up on engineered wood design, detailing, and construction? Don't miss this one.  We will have Bryan Readling, who is a structural engineer and APA's North Carolina Senior Engineered Wood Specialist deliver the talk.   (Flyer)

Please join us for an educational presentation on designing and specifying welds by our very own Erik Nelson, PE, SE of Structures Workshop, Inc.  

Rhode Island is considering adopting the new IEBC, which has recently been adopted in MA and CT as the code for existing buildings.  The speaker is David Bonowitz, from CA, who heads the NCSEA Existing Building Committee.    Come join us.   Flyer