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• Designing Mass Timber Construction for Blast Loading

  • When
    21 Aug 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    The Center- 208 West 13th Street Room 101
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  SEAoNY Programs Committee Presents:
  
  Designing Mass Timber
  Construction for Blast Loading

  DATE: Thursday, August 21, 2025

  TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

  LOCATION: The Center
  208 West 13th Street
  Room 101 
  New York, NY 10011

  1 PDH Available

  There has been a notable expansion of the use of mass timber construction in North America in recent years. Sustainability and aesthetics are key drivers for mass timber construction, and the robustness of panelized products like cross-laminated timber (CLT) opens new possibilities in protective construction. To better understand mass timber’s performance under blast loading, a series of tests involving various types of mass timber have been performed. This presentation describes the current state of the science related to designing mass timber construction for blast loading. Tests on cross-laminated timber (CLT), mass ply panel (MPP), glued laminated timber (glulam), and reinforced CLT (RCLT) test articles performed to date (or are in the planning stages) are described. Based on the test data, conclusions are drawn, strategies for safely detailing mass timber structures are discussed, and potential changes to guidelines (e.g., PDC-TR 18-02) are proposed. The presentation concludes with defining areas that would benefit from further empirical investigation.

  Agenda: 

  6:00 PM: Registration and Networking
  6:30 PM: Presentation
  7:30 PM: Q&A and Networking

  
  

  Registration Fees:
  SEAoNY Members* - $30
  Non-Members - $45

  *Members must log in to their SEAoNY accounts to receive membership discount on registration.  (Students, did you know student membership is free?! Inquire about free student membership at admin@seaony.org)

  Sustaining Members & Corporate Sponsors interested in using their free event registration should email admin@seaony.org for the registration code.

  Registration ends Wednesday, August 20, 2025

  
  

  

  Mark Weaver is a Principal at Karagozian & Case, Inc. (K&C) with over fifteen years of structural design engineering experience that has largely focused on designing structures to mitigate the effects of blast, impact, shock, and progressive collapse. In his current role at K&C, he leads many of K&C’s applied research and testing programs as well as structural design efforts aimed at developing innovative structural solutions capable of protecting people and infrastructure in the event of malicious man-made and accidental explosion threats. His experience includes both the design of blast mitigation retrofits for existing structural components as well as the design of new window, door, wall, and roof systems. Mark is proficient in performing dynamic structural analysis and uses a variety of analysis methods ranging in complexity from single degree-of-freedom to high-fidelity physics-based finite element models in his designs. He is currently the chair of the ACI 370 “Blast and Impact Load Effects” committee and vice chair of the ASCE “Blast Protection of Buildings Standards” committee.

  

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  SEAoNY will accept refund requests made in writing no later than Friday, August 15, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Registration fees are not refundable after this date.

  By registering for this SEAoNY event, I give consent for my photograph to be taken or presence recorded and possibly used on the organization’s intranet, internet, newsletters, board reports, and other organizational materials as needed. I understand that I am not eligible for compensation for use of my photo and I may not be informed in advance of the specific use of those images.

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• 2025-2026 SEAoNY Annual Meeting

  • When
    09 Sep 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016
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    100

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  2025-2026

  SEAoNY Annual Meeting

  
  

  Tuesday, September 9, 2025
  5:30 - 8:00 PM ET

  Scandinavia House
  Volvo Hall
  58 Park Ave
  New York, NY 10016

  
  

  Join us as we kick off the 2025-2026 Membership year!
  

  This is a members only event. Registration is free for all SEAoNY members who have renewed for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. As a reminder, all SEAoNY memberships expire annually on August 31st.  

  SEAoNY will welcome the incoming Board of Directors, honor scholarship winners, and have a message from our 2025-2026 Honorary Member, Tony Mazzo.

  SEAoNY Annual Meeting Agenda

  5:30 - 5:55 PM Registration and Social Reception

  5:55 PM Opening Remarks – Christina Chu-Garcia, P.E.

  6:00 PM Committee Reports

  7:25 PM Honorary Member – Tony Mazzo

  7:35 PM Scholarship Awards – Christina Chu-Garcia, P.E.

  7:40 PM Incoming President Closing Remarks – Anthony Piderit, P.E., S.E.

  7:45 PM Raffle Drawing & Giveaway 

  All members who register for the Annual Meeting before September 1st will be automatically entered to win a free registration to the SEAoNY Annual Conference in February!

  

  

  Tony Mazzo is a senior Principal and CEO of Urban Foundation/Engineering, LLC. Tony earned both his bachelor’s degree and his master’s degree in civil engineering from The City College of New York (CCNY) and is also a NYS licensed Professional Engineer.

  In 1978, Tony began his professional career working for Slattery Associates. In 1981 Tony joined the Urban team, where he developed his professional expertise in both new foundation construction and structural alterations for existing buildings, which include apartment buildings, office towers, hospitals, museums, churches, schools, universities and landmark structures.

  Tony is the inventor and owns the U.S. Patent for his “cylindrical core beam for high-capacity drilled-in-caissons”, first introduced in 2001 to support the super columns for the new Times Square Tower in New York City. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including The Moles, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Deep Foundations Institute. Tony is the Chairman of The Board of Trustees for the Medisys Health Network and is a former instructor for the NYU School for Continuing Education. He has authored a section in The McGraw Hill Construction Encyclopedia on the topic of “piling” and he has conducted many lectures at universities and professional societies on the technical aspects of foundation construction.

  In 1998, Tony managed the design and historic relocation of the landmark Empire Theater. The 100 years old theater was moved 170 feet along West 42nd Street, in the heart of Times Square, using a pile supported steel rail system and a series of long stroke hydraulic jacks.

  In 2009, Tony received the “Leader of Industry” award from the Concrete Industry Board.

  In 2022, Tony designed and managed the historic raising of the landmark Palace Theater, weighing 7000 tons, to a height of 30 feet above sidewalk level in the middle of Times Square. Tony holds a U.S. Patent for inventing his proprietary “hydraulic lifting caisson”, which served as the lifting mechanism to successfully lift the Palace Theater to its new height. Later that year, Tony received the Engineering News Record “Award of Excellence” and was honored as one of ENR’s Top Newsmakers of 2022.

  

  If you have not yet renewed for 2025-2026, please renew your membership online by logging into your member profile. Membership dues will be collected on premises for all non-Member registrants. Renewing before the event will greatly help expedite check-in. Thank you!

  Online registration will close at noon the day before (9/8).

  

  Student and Young Members “Pre-Meeting Prep”
  4:30-5:30 PM
   Third Floor Galleries @ Scandinavia House

  
  

  Students and young professionals are invited to join us for a special one hour event prior to this year’s annual meeting. This is a great opportunity for first time attendees or new members to warm up ahead of the greater SEAoNY Annual Meeting. We will use this time for networking and give our Student Outreach Committee and Young Members Group a chance to share all we have in store for 2025-2026. You do not need to be a member of the committees to attend. Snacks and light refreshments will be provided.

  All participants must register for the ‘regular’ Annual Meeting.

  
  

  

  By registering for this SEAoNY event, I give consent for my photograph to be taken or presence recorded and possibly used on the organization’s intranet, internet, newsletters, board reports, and other organizational materials as needed. I understand that I am not eligible for compensation for use of my photo and I may not be informed in advance of the specific use of those images.
  

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• Mass Timber Connections

  • When
    16 Sep 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

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  SEAoNY Programs Committee Presents:

  Mass Timber Connections

  DATE: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 

  TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
  
  Zoom Webinar

  Mass timber construction offers a unique combination of sustainability, adaptable design, and aesthetics that have given rise to dozens of elegant structures across the globe. With the recent code changes in the US, it is easier than ever for designers to use mass timber in bigger, taller buildings. These mass timber elements are capable of supporting large loads, and accordingly, the connections in these structures must be equally capable of safely transferring the structural demands.

  Proper design and detailing of connections are imperative for the performance of any structure, and timber design is no different. This presentation will address some of the important elements for mass timber connection design, including structural design provisions, fire-resistant connection design, and details to consider when using pre-engineered solutions such as beam hangers. A discussion of the influence of connector placement on brittle failure in wood elements, seismic drift performance, and fire performance will be included.

  1 PDH Available
  

  Registration Fees:
  SEAoNY Student Members* - Free
  SEAoNY Members* - $10
  Non-Members - $25

  *Members must log in to their SEAoNY accounts to receive membership discount on registration.  (Students, did you know student membership is free?! Inquire about free student membership at admin@seaony.org)

  Sustaining Members & Corporate Sponsors interested in using their free event registration should email admin@seaony.org for the registration code.

  Registration ends Monday, September 15, 2025.

  

  Lori Koch, P.E.  is a Senior Product Engineer with MTC Solutions, where her work focuses on creating material to help engineers design efficient mass timber connections. She has worked as an advocate and educator for timber products for over a decade, and has had the privilege of speaking to timber design professionals across the country in that time. She has degrees in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and Clemson University, and a degree in Wood Science and Forest Products from Virginia Tech. She is a member of the NCSEA Education Committee, a board member for SEAVa, and a licensed PE in Virginia.

  

  Event, Cancellation & Photo Policies:

  SEAoNY will accept refund requests made in writing no later than Friday, September, 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Registration fees are not refundable after this date.

  By registering for this SEAoNY event, I give consent for my photograph to be taken or presence recorded and possibly used on the organization’s intranet, internet, newsletters, board reports, and other organizational materials as needed. I understand that I am not eligible for compensation for use of my photo and I may not be informed in advance of the specific use of those images.

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