Volunteer: "Engineering Day" - Summer Camp (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

VOLUNTEER!

The District Architect Center's

Summer Camp Engineering Day

July 15th | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On July 15th, SEA-MW is excited to host "Engineering Day" at a summer camp held at The District Architect Center, designed for kids ages 8-10. The event will run from 10am to 3pm, and we're looking for volunteers to help these young students explore the world of structural engineering. Volunteers are welcome to join for either the morning shift (10am–12pm) or the afternoon shift (1pm–3pm), depending on their availability. Activities may include building spaghetti and marshmallow towers to test on a shake table or using fans to blow over a tower of cups to simulate wind loads.

Please reach out to Kellie Farster at kfarster@walterpmoore.com to sign up and for additional information.

Good Vibrations? Measuring, Feeling, and Fixing Building Motion (Wednesday, September 23, 2026)

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Ever felt a floor bounce underfoot and wondered whether it's a problem? In this hands-on session, you won't just hear about building vibration—you'll measure it, feel it, and see it controlled in real time. Vibration is often an afterthought until occupants complain, equipment malfunctions, or adjacent construction raises alarms, but for design engineers it's a practical, everyday design consideration. We'll work through the full stack of vibration concerns—from vibrations that cause structural damage, to those that cause human annoyance, to those that disrupt sensitive equipment—with floor vibration as the central thread. Along the way we'll cover common sources like footfall, mechanical equipment, fitness uses, transit, and construction, and ground the discussion in the criteria engineers actually use: AISC Design Guide 11, ISO-based human comfort criteria, construction vibration limits, and criteria for sensitive equipment.

The heart of the session is live demonstration. Using seismographs, wired and wireless accelerometers, an active mass damper, and potentially a laser vibrometer, you'll watch vibration measured, processed, and interpreted as it happens—and experience controlled vibration levels firsthand, connecting abstract design criteria to what your body actually perceives. We'll close with a practical look at how vibration problems get modeled and fixed: model calibration, stiffening, added mass, damping, tuned mass dampers, active control, and the judgment behind retrofit decisions. Come ready to feel the difference between a number on a page and a floor moving under your feet.

Schedule:

6:30-7:00 - Networking and Dinner

7:00-7:15 - Main Organization Announcements

7:15-8:15 - Presentation

8:15-8:30 - Q&A

1 hour PDH will be offered.

Speaker:

Richard Lindenberg, P.E., S.E., is an Associate Principal at WJE in Washington, D.C., specializing in structural instrumentation, health monitoring, and sound and vibration evaluation. Over two decades at WJE, he has investigated and mitigated floor, stadium, and construction vibration problems across offices, laboratories, hospitals, museums, sports venues, and historic structures, pairing field instrumentation with finite element modeling—including the design of tuned mass dampers. He has authored papers and delivered presentations on floor vibration assessment and mitigation, and is a member of ASCE, ASA, and IEST.

SEA-MW upcoming events

Volunteer: "Engineering Day" - Summer Camp (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)

Good Vibrations? Measuring, Feeling, and Fixing Building Motion (Wednesday, September 23, 2026)