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On becoming a DBIA
Bob was the Project Principal for this design-build reconstruction project at Greenling Road at Naval Base Kitsap (NBK). Before sharing my experience on becoming a DBIA, a basic definition might help some readers. The Design-Build Institute of America (www.dbia.org) is the…
East Lake Sammamish comment response
On April 26th, Reid Our Blog posted a report on roundabout design at East Lake Sammamish Parkway in Issaquah. We received the comment referenced below, and found that our answer was too long to fit in the comment reply section,…
Trip to Japan highlighted in the Seattle Times
The conclusion of Dave Swanson’s trip to Japan as part of an SEAW reconnaissance team, (read here and here for the entire story), was summarized on Wednesday in the Seattle Times. To read the article, visit: Engineers' tour: Japan takes…
SEAW technical briefing on the 2011 Japan earthquake
Come listen and learn as Dave Swanson and the entire SEAW Japan Reconnaissance Team present their findings from observations following the Tokyo and Sendai earthquake when they return on Wednesday, June 15. (You can click on these links to read about parts one…
SEAW Tohoku (Japan) earthquake reconnaissance: Part 2
Dave Swanson is currently leading a team of structural engineers from the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) through Sendai, Japan as part of an earthquake reconnaissance team. The team will study the effects of the Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami on buildings,…
SEAW Tohoku (Japan) earthquake reconnaissance: Part 1
Tsunami Debris Dave Swanson is currently leading a team of structural engineers from the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) through Sendai, Japan as part of an earthquake reconnaissance team. The team will study the effects of the Tohoku Earthquake and…
Engineering in Burundi: The trouble with water
Engineering as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary: “The application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people.” I recently got the opportunity to use my…
Earthquake reconnaissance trip: Chile
As part of our ongoing series on earthquake reconnaissance and education, the Reid Middleton team wanted to share some notes from our reconnaissance trip to Chile following the February, 2010 earthquake. The report is below. The Earthquake Reconnaissance Team On…
East Lake Sammamish Parkway/SE 43rd Way Roundabout, City of Issaquah, Washington: Three-leg, multi-lane, open 2010
As the main access route from I-90 into the city of Sammamish and the intersection of two trails--the East Lake Sammamish Tail and Laughing Jacob’s Creek Trail--the intersection of East Lake Sammamish Parkway (ELSP) and Southeast 43rd Way was a congested intersection for commuters,…