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Three Supertall Slender Towers in Midtown Manhattan The next IABSE Hybrid Technical Presentation will take place on Thursday, May 30 with dual in-person events in New York (6:30 pm ET) and Chicago (5:30 pm CT) in addition to the online webinar, and will be co-sponsored by SEAoNY and SEAoI. One Manhattan West, Two Manhattan West and 35 Hudson Yards are three slender supertall towers recently designed and engineered by the authors' company that rise above the underground train tracks approaching New York City’s Penn Station on the west side of the island of Manhattan. Although the slender towers are neighbors and have similar heights and proportions, each tower resolves the constraints of the underlying tracks with unique structural approaches. The disparate below-ground conditions result in three distinct structural solutions that are all governed by the effects of the wind. All three towers were subjected to extensive wind tunnel testing programs in order to optimize their dynamic behavior. Speakers William Baker, Brad Young, Preetam Biswas and Georgi Petrov will present these outstanding structures and answer questions on the challenges faced. The paper in the IABSE Journal Structural Engineering International (SEI) describing this project won the?2023 IABSE Outstanding Paper Award?(OPA). To register for in-person attendance in New York City, please click here:?https://lnkd.in/evQ9ZQ6J To register for in-person attendance in Chicago, please click here:?https://lnkd.in/enQ7c42X To register for online attendance, please click here: https://lnkd.in/eUfNR7cS The presentation will award 1 PDH. More information on the paper can be found here: https://lnkd.in/et6j6TYz

Three Supertall Slender Towers in Midtown Manhattan The next IABSE Hybrid Technical Presentation will take place on Thursday, May 30 with dual in-person events in New York (6:30 pm ET) and Chicago (5:30 pm CT) in addition to the online webinar, and will be co-sponsored by SEAoNY and SEAoI. One Manhattan West, Two Manhattan West and 35 Hudson Yards are three slender supertall towers recently designed and engineered by the authors' company that rise above the underground train tracks approaching New York City’s Penn Station on the west side of the island of Manhattan. Although the slender towers are neighbors and have similar heights and proportions, each tower resolves the constraints of the underlying tracks with unique structural approaches. The disparate below-ground conditions result in three distinct structural solutions that are all governed by the effects of the wind. All three towers were subjected to extensive wind tunnel testing programs in order to optimize their dynamic behavior. Speakers William Baker, Brad Young, Preetam Biswas and Georgi Petrov will present these outstanding structures and answer questions on the challenges faced. The paper in the IABSE Journal Structural Engineering International (SEI) describing this project won the?2023 IABSE Outstanding Paper Award?(OPA). To register for in-person attendance in New York City, please click here:?https://lnkd.in/evQ9ZQ6J To register for in-person attendance in Chicago, please click here:?https://lnkd.in/enQ7c42X To register for online attendance, please click here: https://lnkd.in/eUfNR7cS The presentation will award 1 PDH. More information on the paper can be found here: https://lnkd.in/et6j6TYz

From Gold to Brass: the Dunning-Kruger Effect ?? Today marks nearly nine months since I arrived in San Diego. Relocating to a new continent with three kids, while transitioning from a well-established researcher to an assistant professor, has been a profound journey. I find myself candidly in the "Valley of Despair", a stage of the famous Dunning-Kruger effect—a cognitive bias suggesting that the less we know, the more confident we are. This phenomenon may resonate with many who, like me, have embarked on a new job in a foreign country. Upon accepting a professorship at UC San Diego UC San Diego Structural Engineering Department, I felt confident and ready to make an immediate impact in teaching, industry, and research. However, I soon realized how little I knew about the intricacies of the system, the politics, and the local culture. Initially, I was at the peak of "Mount Stupid," happy and confident but lacking in-depth knowledge. ??? Now, after nine months, I hope I've reached the bottom of this obscure "Valley of despair". I've come to understand that everything is different here and that my previous skills require modification. I must acknowledge my professional struggles: Teaching: Having won several teaching awards in New Zealand, I assumed it would be easy to adapt. However, my first undergraduate class here was not so successful, and some student feedback was eerily reminiscent of my early days in New Zealand where I faced several challenges ?? Research: I have written a few proposals, one of which was successful, securing roughly half a million dollars. Yet, much remains uncertain. I'm waiting on other outcomes, struggling to recruit local PhD students, and finding that collaborations with other U.S. universities are not easily forged. ?? Industry: I recently delivered a seminar for SEAOSD - Structural Engineering Association of San Diego, which didn't have great participation, and overall I felt I didn't do well in networking with the audience. Efforts to connect with other American associations have been challenging. The industry here seems preoccupied with delivery, leaving little room for lateral thinking or integration with academia. It may take longer than I thought. ??? If you were to ask me tomorrow, "Would you go back to New Zealand?" my answer would be NO. I am determined to climb out of this valley and reach the slope of enlightenment before making any final judgments. ?? I welcome any tips, advice, and/or collaboration. A piece of advice from my experience: don't make a significant change if you find yourself in the valley of despair, though navigating it is never easy. ??

The IABSE-US National Group is thrilled to present the next Technical Lecture, to be held at the University of California - San Diego: Improvement of Al Shindagha Corridor with Infinity Arch in Dubai By Gernot Komar, Dipl-Eng, P.E., Parsons In Person and Online- Monday, April 29, 2024 ? - ? 12 noon PT/ 3 pm ET The Improvement of Al Shindagha Corridor in Dubai has captured regional and international attention for its exceptional design and construction, most notably the spectacular Infinity Arch lying at the heart of both the project and the city itself. The bridge's design features twin arches curving above the road deck, creating a visually stunning figure-eight shape which gives the bridge its name, evoking the symbol for infinity (∞). Attendance to this Technical Presentation will award 1 PDH Credit Register at: https://lnkd.in/eiH5dseZ IN PERSON: University of California at San Diego ??? ???9500 Gilman Drive #0540, La Jolla CA ONLINE: ? Via ZOOM: https://lnkd.in/e2KswDHZ [ucsd.zoom.us] Meeting ID: 971 7592 5122 Registration Fees: IABSE MEMBERS:???FREE - Includes PDH certificate (in person and online) Non-IABSE Members: FREE - No PDH certificate (in person and online) Non-IABSE Members: $20 - Including PDH certificate (in person and online)

Join us for a Technical Presentation at H&H New York Headquarters on Thursday, April 25th at 1PM. ? The Lunch and Learn session is called “An Architect’s Role in Bridge Design” and Moxon Architects Ltd. will share information about their core design principal of economy or “doing more with less”. The speakers are Ben Addy and Ezra Groskin. We will offer 1 PDH for attending this event. To RSVP, email [email protected] by Friday, April 19, 2024.?