SEA-MW upcoming events

Next Step Forum 2026 (Friday, September 18, 2026)

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

A FORUM FOR FUTURE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

This free event held in Washington, DC on September 18, is a great opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to learn more about the structural engineering profession, connect with other local structural engineering students, meet with local professionals, participate in the career fair, and get exposure to future potential employers. The program will include presentations by local engineers and a keynote speech. Presentations will touch on a variety of introductory and in-depth topics within the field of Structural Engineering.

There will also be a career fair attended by many of the premier local (and global) structural engineering firms. With the local construction market heating up and structural engineering offices busier than ever, this will be a great opportunity to get your resume in the hands of local companies and secure a full-time or internship position for the coming year.

There will be a 100 student limit for Next Step 2026, with registration on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration Deadline: September 11, 2026

Next Step Forum 2026 Company Career Fair Registration (Friday, September 18, 2026)

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:30:00 GMT

GROW YOUR TEAM WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT

This event held in Washington, DC on September 18th, is a great opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to learn more about the structural engineering profession, connect with other local structural engineering students, meet with local professionals, participate in the career fair, and get exposure to future potential employers.

The afternoon career fair will provide member firms a unique opportunity to expose themselves to a concentration of 100 structural engineering students form universities across the mid-Atlantic.

*Please note that you must be logged in to a valid SEA-MW member account to complete your company's registration successfully*

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.