Structural Engineers of New Hampshire

SENH members had a once-in-a-career opportunity to view the recently completed Sumner Tunnel reconstruction, during its temporary closure period this summer. A huge thank you to Joseph Rigney, MSCE, P.E. for offering our members this experience after hearing about the new precast arch panel design, upgraded ventilation systems, and construction challenges at our May meeting. We were able to walk the entire tunnel, view above and below the roadway, see all mechanical/electrical systems near the tunnel entry, and ask many questions about design and construction. Thanks again Joe!

We are sad to announce that Bruce Stewart, PE, SECB, passed away on April 15, 2024, losing a battle with cancer. Bruce owned and operated Stewart Structural Engineering, PLLC from Barnet, VT. Bruce was an early member of SENH and participated in the first SENH trials that established that practicing structural engineers were indeed capable of performing case studies to determine site specific snow loads.

There may be some of his engineering test equipment available for acquisition, as well as a plotter. Please contact Jeff Tirey if you are interested:

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SENH sent our alternate delegate and board secretary. They got a lot of great information from this!

Congratulations to this year's SENH Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards winners (TFMoran & Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH))! For more information about the awards go to SENH.org

Join us for our January Bridge Meeting!

January 25, 2024, 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM in Concord, NH

NHDOT Bridge Program Update and Commonwealth Avenue Superstructure Replacement Please join us at our January Bridge meeting!

Are there building code provisions that you think could be better? Contact Dan Martel Chair of the SENH Code Advisory Committee or Tom Lamb Member of the NCSEA Code Advisory Committee General Requirements Subcommittee. You can have an impact on the building codes we use every day.

At the most recent SENH meeting, four teams, comprised of students and SENH members, competed in building a bridge using plastic straws and tape. The bridges needed to span 12" and were judged on structural efficiency (Load/Selfweight) and greatest load able to be supported. All of the bridges were loaded until failure, which was entertaining to watch. Check out the fun!

Sign Up to attend this weeks joint SENH/ASCE-NH meeting on sustainable concrete in Manchester, NH.

SENH/ASCE-NH Joint Meeting: Sustainable Concrete Presentation, Case Studies, and Panel Regarding Sustainable Concrete

FREE EVENT: Join fellow SENH members for a tour of the Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge project this month!

Hinsdale-Brattleboro Site Tour Project Site Tour Hosted by NHDOT

There is still time to sign up for our joint meeting with SEAM! It will be a seminar on the structural changes from the 2018 to the 2021 IBC. We hope to see you there!

An Overview of Changes From the 2018 to the 2021 IBC Presented by: S.K. Ghosh, S.K. Ghosh Associates LLC and Buddy Showalter, ICC

Sign up to attend the Joint SENH SEAM Seminar on June 1st Just over the boarder from Portsmouth in Eliot, ME

An Overview of Changes From the 2018 to the 2021 IBC Presented by: S.K. Ghosh, S.K. Ghosh Associates LLC and Buddy Showalter, ICC

Don’t forget to sign up to attend the Annual May Meeting on May 24th!

Specification and Use of Cold-Form Steel Trusses Presenter: Kevin Brown from MiTek

Congratulations to Sean James, SENH member seen here with SENH president Josif Bicja at the Engineers Week Awards Banquet in Concord Thursday night, February 23, 2023. Sean is NH Engineer of the Year! Sean Joins a group of 8 other SENH members to receive this award.

We are excited to announce that the new SENH website is live! Lookout for a welcome e-mail to set up your login. Your new login will allow for a more streamlined meeting registration process. Setting up your account will also allow you to set preferences for your contact information on the website.

Structural Engineers of New Hampshire - Home Page Structural Engineers of New Hampshire (SENH) is a professional association of structural engineers practicing in New Hampshire that is founded on the premise that those in the structural engineering community can improve and advance the practice of structural engineering for both the individual and....

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Our next meeting will be held on May 18th Backroom from 5:30pm to 8:30 pm. Our speaker will present on ACI 562 - Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures. Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards will also be presented during the meeting. Please RSVP to [email protected]

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Structural Engineers of New Hampshire updated their business hours.

Leadership from CASE, NCSEA, and SEI will host a virtual, joint town hall event to discuss how the three organizations are progressing to fulfill the Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering.

Learn more...https://buff.ly/370N2OD

SENH is pleased to announce that NCSEA's brand and awareness campaign "We SEE Above and Beyond" has launched! The campaign promotes Structural Engineering Excellence (SEE) and the value the structural engineering profession delivers, as we create the places where people work, live and love. As a member of SENH help us increase the campaign's reach by liking, sharing and commenting on social media posts from NCSEA and ours as well.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks and months as we work together with NCSEA to tell the story of how structural engineers create experiences.