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International Group
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 On April 14, 2010, Dennis Poon, managing principal of Thornton Tomasetti, presented a seminar entitled "The Tallest Tower in China – Shanghai Tower." In addition to overseeing the structural engineering of the Shanghai Tower, Mr. Poon is working on other notable high-rise projects in Asia, including the 151 Incheon Tower in Korea and the Ping An Tower in China.
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Long Island Branch
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On April 15, 2010, the Long Island Branch recognized the following newly inducted Life Members at the April Technical Meeting, "Generator Provisioning and Installation," which was presented by Robert Colum and Pete Happ:
- Thomas Chastain
- John Fiore
- Frank Hettinger
- Darrel Kost
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- Anthony Pollio
- Alfonso Taormina
- Mel Wasserman
- Henry Young
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History & Heritage Committee
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On Friday, April 9, 2010, ASCE National President Blaine D. Leonard, Met Section officers, and officials from the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) dedicated three bridges spanning the East River—the Williamsburg Bridge, Queensboro Bridge, and Manhattan Bridge—as ASCE's newest National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks.
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Long Island Branch
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On March 11, 2010, Gregory Novitzki of the New York Concrete Materials Association gave a presentation on "Pervious Concrete Pavements – A Storm Water Solution," describing what pervious concrete is and how it is produced and delivered. He began the presentation describing some of the many environmental benefits that pervious concrete pavement provides and how if used in parking lots it can give a designer trying to achieve LEED certification 3 points.
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International Group
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 On March 29, 2010, Dr. Robin Sham, Global Director of Long Span and Specialty Bridges for AECOM, shared his first-hand experience in some of the largest bridge projects in the world in a presentation on "The Art and Science of Bridge Engineering."
His lecture included a discussion on the world's two longest cable-stayed bridges—Sutong Bridge in China and Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong—and a suspension bridge, Tsing Lung Bridge in Hong Kong.
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Geotechnical Group Chair Walter J. Papp, Jr. (right) presents a Golden Apple to Clyde N. Baker, Jr. (left) after the lecture (Photo by Robert Talby)
Clyde N. Baker, Jr., P.E., S.E. delivered a technical lecture titled "Design of Foundations for the World's Tallest Buildings" at the CUNY Graduate Center on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Mr. Baker is currently the Senior Principal Engineer with AECOM Technology Corporation in Illinois. Mr. Baker has graciously made a technical paper containing his  presentation available.
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