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Webmaster: Liz Stansfeld |
To
join the Structural Committee, contact the Committee Chair - Ron
Kelm, P.E. 713-468-8100.
Click below for
Mission
Statement
The primary goal of the foundation performance association's committee on structural design is to improve the performance of residential and light commercial building foundations for owners in the Southeast Texas area, and to educate engineers, architects, building contractors, inspectors, and repair contractors on ways to minimize foundation problems, thereby reducing their potential liabilities.
To
achieve our goal, we will discuss various design procedures and results
based on past and present experience, we will perform the necessary research
and evaluate our findings, and we will summarize and publish our results
for the use of all parties involved in the design, construction, inspection,
repair, and maintenance of residential and light commercial structures,
thus creating a public awareness of good foundation performance.
These papers have been peer reviewed in accordance with the FPA Peer Review Procedures
(Unless otherwise noted, these papers are in an Adobe Acrobat format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat on your computer, you can download it free from the Adobe web site.)
| Subcommitee | Subcommittee Chair(s) |
Status |
Subject |
| FPA-SC-02 | Al Bustamante |
C
| Test Methods |
| FPA-SC-09 | David Dorr |
C
| Standard Design Contract |
Status
Code:
* H=Hold, W=Writing/Working, C=Committee Review, P=Peer Review
To
join the structural committee or to start a new subcommittee, please contact
please contact Ron Kelm, P.E. 713-468-8100.
To join a subcommittee, please contact the subcommittee chair.
Project
# / Title |
Project
Mission |
Project
History |
| FPA-SC-01 Foundation Design Options for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings on Expansive Soils |
Write and publish a paper that comprehensively describes pros and cons of the various foundation design options for residential and other low-rise buildings on expansive soils | An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee November 1999. The paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 30 Jun 04 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee with co-chairs George Wozny and Michael Skoller and members Ron Kelm, Bill Polhemus, Lowell Brumley, Jon Monteith, Mari Mes, George Cunningham, John Clark, Toshi Nobe, Nicole Wylie, Denis Hanys, and Jim Austin was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-02 Test Methods for Evaluating Existing Foundations |
Write and publish a paper that describes the various testing tools available to forensic engineers and consultants for use in the evaluation of foundation performance of foundations for residential and other low-rise buildings. |
An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Al Bustamante was sanctioned by the committee July 2007.
|
| FPA-SC-03 Distress Phenomena Often Mistakenly Attributed To Foundation Movement |
Write and publish a paper that summarizes distress phenomena found in residential and low-rise buildings that are sometimes mistakenly attributed to being caused by foundation movement. | An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee October 1999. The paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 1 Dec 00 as Revision 0, although it was later updated by the main committee on 13 Apr 03 again to Revision 0 but with a different title. The ad hoc subcommittee with chair Michael Skoller and members George Wozny, Ron Kelm, Jon Monteith, and Moyeen Haque was dissolved in Dec 00. A second ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee July 2003 to revise the paper in response to users’ comments. The revised paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 1 May 04 as Revision 1. The second ad hoc subcommittee with chair Michael Skoller and members George Wozny and Ron Kelm was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-04 Recommended Practice for Geotechnical Explorations and Reports |
Write and publish a recommended practice that outlines minimum requirements that Geotechnical Engineers should follow when providing a geotechnical investigation and report to be used in the design of foundations for residential and other low-rise buildings | An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee October 1999. The paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 11 Apr 01 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of with chair Ron Kelm and members Jon Monteith, George Wozny, Michael Skoller, and Moyeen Haque was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-05 Comments on the Use of the PTI Method And Suggestions for Further Research |
Write and publish a paper that summarizes problems found in the use of the second edition of the Post-Tensioning Institute’s design manual, “Design and Construction of Post-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground,” and provide suggestions for improvement in future editions. | An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee October 1999. The subcommittee’s paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 11 Dec 02 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Lowell Brumley and members Ron Kelm, Mari Mes, Jon Monteith, Michael Palmer and Michael Skoller was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-06 Homebuyers’ Guide for Foundation Evaluation |
Write and publish
a paper to help prepare buyers in understanding the condition of a
foundation so that a more informed buying decision can be made. |
An ad hoc subcommittee with chair John Clark was sanctioned by the committee November 2002. The subcommittee's paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 10 October 2005 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair John Clark and members Toshi Nobe, Jack Spivey, Ron Kelm, Nicole Wylie, Mari Mes, Michael Skoller, David Dorr, Karla Kurtanich, Michael Gray, Terry Taylor, Jim Austin, Dick Peverley, and Denis Hanys was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-07 Foundation Maintenance and Inspection Guide for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings |
Write and publish a guide for owners and tenants of residential and other low-rise buildings to follow in order to maintain their foundations | An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee July 2000. The subcommittee’s paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 25 Mar 03 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Jim Austin and members John Clark, Ron Kelm, Bill Polhemus, Taylor Sealy, Michael Skoller, Jack Spivey, and George Wozny was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-08 Design, Manufacture, and Installation Guidelines of Precast Concrete Segmented Piles For Foundation Underpinning |
Write and publish
a guideline for procurement of the engineering, manufacture, and installation
of precast concrete segmented piles that are commonly used for underpinning
foundations during repair. |
An ad hoc subcommittee with chair George Wozny was sanctioned by the committee January 2001. Soon after, the subcommittee went on hold for about two years until Karl Breckon was appointed by the committee to chair the subcommittee in March 2004. The subcommittee's paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 17 July 2005 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Karl Breckon and members George Wozny, Ron Kelm, Michael Skoller, Bill Polhemus, Dan Jaggers, Lowell Brumley, Mari Mes, David Dorr, Nicole Wylie, and Bob Newman was then dissolved. |
FPA-SC-09 |
Write and publish a paper that gives foundation design engineers guidelines for writing a standard design contract for their clients to be used in quoting a potential new project . | An ad hoc subcommittee # FPA-SC-15 with chair Karl Breckon was sanctioned by the committee September 2005. The subcommittee attempted to address the subject of design contracts along with design specifications. In October 2006, the Structural Committee decided to break the design contracts portion into a separate subcommittee no. FPA-SC-09 with David Dorr as chair. The paper is scheduled for publishing late 2008. |
| FPA-SC-10 Quality Control Checklists for Foundation Inspection of Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings |
Write and publish quality control checklists that can be used in the construction of various parts of foundations to improve the quality of construction. | An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee May 2001. The subcommittee’s paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 9 Oct 03 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Jack Spivey and members Ron Kelm, Jon Monteith, Michael Skoller, Terry Taylor, Mari Mes, Mike Palmer, Lowell Brumley, George Wozny, Dan Jaggers, and Toshi Nobe was then dissolved. On 27 Jan 05,
the committee voted to form a new ad hoc subcommittee, again chaired
by Jack Spivey in order to update the current quality control checklists
and to add at least two new checklists to the paper.The subcommittee's paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 19 Feb 07 as Revision 1. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Jack Spivey and members Michael Skoller, Ron Kelm, Mari Mes, Dan Jaggers, Jon Monteith, and Dick Peverley was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-11 Specification and Application of Void Spaces below Concrete Foundations |
Write and publish a paper that investigates the proper use of void space systems in construction of foundations supporting residential and low-rise buildings in expansive soils. | An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee May 2005 with subcommittee chair Michael Skoller. The subcommittee's paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 11 November 2007 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Michael Skoller and members, Mike Turner, Ron Kelm, Mohamed Moussaoui, Al Maceiras, Mari Mes, Jim Austin, and Karl Breckon was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-12 Guidelines for Evaluating Foundation Performance by Monitoring |
Write and publish a recommended practice for forensic engineers and consultants to follow when performing monitoring of foundations as part of forensic investigations. | An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Ron Kelm was sanctioned by the committee October 2003. The subcommittee went on hold shortly afterwards until Nicole Wylie took over the chair in June 2005. The subcommittee's paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 9 January 2006 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Nicole Wylie and members, Ron Kelm, Dick Peverley, Michael Skoller, Gary Boyd, Dan Jaggers, and Mari Mes was then dissolved. |
| FPA-SC-13 Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foundation Movement for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings |
Write and publish
guidelines for the forensic evaluation of foundation movement for residential and other low-rise buildings using the FPC-201-97,
FPC-201-99, FPC-201-2001 and FPA-201-2001 papers as a starting point. |
An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Lowell Brumley was sanctioned by the committee in February 2003. The subcommittee's paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 15 July 2007 as Revision 0, (available to all browsers) along with a Calculation Spreadsheet for FPA-SC-13-0 (for Members Only). |
| FPA-SC-14 Comments on the Post-Tensioning Institute's "Design of Post-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground" 3rd Edition |
Write and publish a paper that summarizes problems found in the use of the third edition of the Post-Tensioning Institute's design manual, "Design and Construction of Post-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground," and provide suggestions for improvement in future editions. | An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Nicole Wylie was sanctioned by the committee March 2004. In April 2006 the subcommittee's paper was submitted into FPA peer review and was also sent to several PTI Slab-on-Ground Committee members. The subcommittee's paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 28 June 2006 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Nicole Wylie and members, Mari Mes, Lowell Brumley, Ron Kelm, Michael Skoller, Jim Austin, and Mohamed Moussaoui was then dissolved. |
FPA-SC-15 |
Write and publish a paper that gives foundation design engineers guidelines for writing standard design notes for use on design drawings. | An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Karl Breckon was sanctioned by the committee September 2005. The subcommittee attempted to address the subject of design contracts along with design notes. In October 2006, the Structural Committee decided to break the design contracts portion into a separate subcommittee (FPA-SC-09). In June 2008 the paper was issued for FPA peer review. The paper successfully passed FPA peer review and was published 8 November 2008 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Karl Breckson and members, Ron Kelm, Michael Skoller, Mari Mes, David Dorr, Charles Jenkins, and Nicole Wylie was then dissolved. |
Committee
Members
For a printable a copy of the committee members,
click the button below:
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Arya, Munishwar
(Kumar)
P.E.
City of Houston 3300 Main St Houston TX 77004 |
Tel: 713-535-7579 Email: kumar.arya@cityofhouston.net |
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Austin, James
E.
P.E.
James Austin Engineering, Inc. 2950 North Loop West, Suite 500 Houston TX 77092 |
Tel: 713-864-4471 Fax: 713 864-6037 Email: jaustininc@aol.com |
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Bakir, Adam
A.
P.E.
Descon Homes 3311 Chris Drive Houston TX 77063 |
Tel: 281-536-9944 Email: adam@bakir.ca |
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Breckon, Karl
P.E.
BEC Engineering 8400 N. Sam Houston Pkwy W, Suite 200 Houston TX 77064 |
Tel: 281-664-8441 Fax: 281-664-8457 Email: kbreckon@beceng.net |
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Brumley, Lowell
P.E.
TSG Consultants, Inc. 7000 Hollister, Suite 350 Houston TX 77040 |
Tel: 713-996-8101 Fax: 713-996-7706 Email: sandy@catchnet.net |
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Bustamante, Al
P.E.
Wiss, Janney, Elstner & Associates, Inc. 10235 West Little York, Ste. 245 Houston TX 77040 |
Tel: 832-467-2177 Fax: 832-467-2178 Email: abustamante@wje.com |
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Clark, John
M.
P.E.
Clark Engineers, Inc. 663 Guildford Park Conroe TX 77302 |
Tel: 936-273-6200 Fax: 936-273-6287 Email: jmc@clark-engineers.com Web Site: www.clark-engineers.com |
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Cunningham, George
.
P.E.
Cunningham Engineering Co 3111 Sackett Houston TX 77098-2016 |
Tel: 713-526-3193 Fax: 713-526-7270 Email: rgcengr@aol.com |
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Dorr, David
T.
P.E.
Law Office of David T. Dorr, Pl 2020 North Loop West, Suite 230 Houston TX 77018 |
Tel: 713-957-4413 Fax: 713-957-8297 Email: dtdorr@sbcglobal.net |
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Duhon, Gerard
P.E.
12402 Copperfield Drive Houston TX 7703103119 |
Tel: 281-788-7393 Fax: 281-495-7912 Email: iamgerardj@yahoo.com |
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Gray, Michael
R.
P.E.
R. Michael Gray, P.E. 2138 Parkdale Drive Kingwood TX 77339 |
Tel: 281-358-1121 Fax: 281-359-7979 Email: r.michael.gray.pe@alumni.utexas.net |
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Hanys, Denis
G.
P.E.
Denis Hanys Engineering Service 10107 Inwood Dr. Houston TX 77042-2439 |
Tel: 713-783-6110 Fax: 713-783-6110 Email: denispam@aol.com |
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Jaggers, Dan
BEC Engineering 8400 N. Sam Houston Pkwy W. Houston TX 77064 |
Tel: 281-664-8441 Fax: 281-664-8457 Email: djaggers@beceng.net |
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Jenkins, Charles
J.
P.E.
Charles J. Jenkins & Associates, Inc. P. O. Box 575 Kemah TX 77565 |
Tel: 281-334-6030 Fax: 281-334-5699 Email: cjenkins68@comcast.net |
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Kelm, Ron
P.E.
Forensic Engineers, Inc. 9930 Shadow Wood Dr. Houston TX 77080-7110 |
Tel: 713-468-8100 Fax: 713-468-8184 Email: ronkelm@forensiceng.com |
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Lowe, Gerald
(Jerry)
P.E.
Terracon Consulting Engineers 11555 Clay Road Suite 100 Houston TX 77043 |
Tel: 713-690-8989 Fax: 713-690-8787 Email: gflowe@terracon.com |
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Maceiras, Al
A.
P.E.
A & R Engineering and Testing, Inc. 323 Martin Street Houston TX 77018 |
Tel: 713-290-1912 Fax: 712-290-9089 Email: alfred@a-rengineering.com |
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McReynolds, John
Comprehensive Claims Solutions 2315 Rosefield Houston TX 77080 |
Tel: 713-461-7181 Email: j-mcr@comcast.net |
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Monteith, Jon
Structural Consulting Company 1608 W. Main Houston TX 77006 |
Tel: 713-520-8528 Fax: 713-520-8533 Email: jon@scci.cc |
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Nobe, Toshi
P.E.
Nobe Consulting Engineer P.O. Box 460008 San Antonio TX 78246 |
Tel: 210-379-7915 Fax: 210-342-7393 Email: toshi@nobeinc.com |
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Oestrike, Matthew
P.E.
Nelson Architectural Engineers, Inc. 13231 Champions Forest Dr., Ste. 112 Houston TX 77069 |
Tel: 281-453-8765 Fax: 281-453-8771 Email: moestrike@architecturalengineers.com |
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Riedel, Rob
P.E.
Riedel Engineering, LLC 3711 Brookbank Drive Houston TX 77068-1802 |
Tel: 832-860-3644 Email: rob@riedelengr.com |
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Skoller, Michael
A.
P.E.
National Structural Engineering 710 N. Post Oak Rd., Suite 510 Houston TX 77024 |
Tel: 713-956-2094 Fax: 713-956-2095 Email: michael@structural.nu Web Site: www.structural.nu |
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Spivey, Jack
J.
J. Spivey & Associates, Inc. 1706 Seamist, Suite 510 Houston TX 77008 |
Tel: 713-861-6880 Fax: 713-861-1865 Email: jspiveyinspect@aol.com |
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Stadler, Ken
Eric L. Davis Engineering 25132 Oakhurst Dr. Suite 110 Spring TX 77386 |
Tel: 281-863-9420 Fax: 281-863-9425 Email: kens@eldengineering.com |
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Taylor, Robert
P.E.,
A.I.A.
Chelsea 3200 Southwest Freeway Houston TX 77027-7525 |
Tel: 713-621-5599 Fax: 713-621-5816 Email: taylor@cpdhouston.com |
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Turner, Michael
SureVoid Products, Inc. 1895 West Dartmouth Ave. Englewood CO 80110 |
Tel: 303-762-0324 Fax: 303-762-9931 Email: mturner@surevoid.com Web Site: www.surevoid.com |
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Wozny, George
T.
Infrastructure Associates, Inc. 6117 Richmond Ave, Suite 200 Houston TX 77057-6257 |
Tel: 713-622-0120 Fax: 713-622-0557 Email: gw1@iahouston.com |
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Wylie, Nicole
P.E.
Forensic Engineers, Inc. 9930 Shadow Wood Dr. Houston TX 77080-7110 |
Tel: 713-320-5422 Fax: 713-468-8184 Email: nicole@forensiceng.com |
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