NYSSPE has partnered with Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt a New York State Approved Provider

Note: This seminar will also be offered at our Fall Meeting Oct. 28th in Saratoga.

Structural engineers should be students of failure. Understanding the circumstances of building collapses can inform and improve their practice to reduce the potential for problems to occur on their projects. Others who are involved in building design, construction, operation, and maintenance can also learn from the stories of building collapses. We’ll briefly review the circumstances of ten complete or partial building collapses that have occurred over the past 41 years – five that have occurred in New York, two others in other states in the U.S., and three in other countries. Four of these events resulted in no casualties, but each of the other six caused significant fatalities and injuries. For each failure, we’ll identify the causes, or possible causes, and offer takeaways for building professionals.

Speaker Information: Jim D'Aloisio, PE, LEED AP

Jim D'Aloisio is a Principal with Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt, a structural engineering, landscape architecture, and building envelope services firm in Syracuse, NY. He is a member of ASCE-SEI Committee 32, Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations. He has over 30 years’ experience as a consulting structural engineer, responsible for the design of new buildings and additions, structural assessment and renovation design, and special inspections and other  construction phase services. Jim is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Registered Professional Engineer (NY and MA), and a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP). He is a member of the Order of the Engineer, through Syracuse University. He has written over 20 articles on the relationship between building structures and sustainability and has presented over 400 times.