6th Annual Young Engineers Symposium

This webinar will give Young Engineers the opportunity to showcase their projects and experiences and see what their peers are up to. All attendees will receive 1.5 hours of CE credit. Learning Objectives: Steppenwolf Theatre Expansion -To understand the structural challenges and considerations that come with theater and acoustical design -To recognize the coordination challenges involved when working with specialty design consultants and sub-contractors -To learn about designing an economical structure to meet elevated material and performance requirements Support of Excavation: Analysis, Design, and Construction Considerations -To understand the advantages and disadvantages of different support of excavation systems -To recognize the relevant industry reference standards -To learn analysis and design concepts for a soldier pile wall system Union Station Tower -To understand the project team, design, and interesting facts about the project -To learn about the first use of 80-ksi steel columns in the U.S. -To realize considerations of column shortening and core leaning IDOT Displacement Based Seismic Design and Analysis -To better understand Displacement Based Seismic Design -To learn information on displacement based seismic design consideration for typical IDOT substructure types -To learn about the seismic evaluation results Constructing a 14-Story Structure within the Historic Marshall Field’s Building -To understand several options for gathering information on an existing steel structure when original documentation is limited -To understand alternative load paths for new framing within an existing building that minimize loads on existing columns and does not require new foundations -To understand the real-time updates that may be required when existing conditions are revealed during construction