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VOL. 53 NO. 9 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS NOVEMBER, 2017
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2017 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award WinnersThe American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) Hawaii Section is pleased to announcethe 2017 Outstanding Civil EngineeringAchievement (OCEA) Award winners. The pur-pose of this award program is to recognize pro-jects that demonstrate important outstandingcivil engineering accomplishments by Hawaii’sdesign and construction professionals. To beeligible, projects were required to have beendesigned or constructed in Hawaii and com-pleted within the last two years. Some of thekey judging criteria included: Resourcefulnessin identifying and solving design challenges;Contributions to the well-being of people andcommunities; Pioneering use of materials andconstruction methods; Inventive or new appli-cation of civil engineering technologies;Protection of and reducing impacts to naturalresources; Beneficial effects of the project,including aesthetic value.
The following projects and project teamswere honored and presented with awards atthe ASCE Hawaii Section OCEA AwardsBanquet, held at 3660 On The Rise onThursday, September 28, 2017.Congratulations to our winners!2017 Best Water/Wastewater/EnvironmentalProject and OCEA Grand Award Winner(Project to be nominated by the ASCE HawaiiSection for the 2017 ASCE Region 8 OCEAaward).Project Name: Ala Moana Wastewater PumpStation Force Mains #3 and #4Project Owner: City and County of Honolulu,Department of Environmental ServicesSubmitted By: Fukunaga & Associates, Inc.(FAINC)
The Ala Moana Wastewater Pump Station(WWPS) and Force Mains (FM) system collectswastewater from a major portion ofMetropolitan Honolulu, stretching fromKuliouou to Nuuanu, including Waikiki, down-town Honolulu and rapidly developingKakaako. The system serves approximatelyhalf of the population of the island of Oahu. InMay 2007, the City & County of Honolulu (City)agreed to a Stipulated Order and subsequentlyin December 2010, a Consent Decree with theFederal Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and the State Department of Health(DOH) requiring the City to install a backupforce main for the Ala Moana WWPS. The City,in compliance with the order and in its contin-ued efforts to upgrade and improve the reliabil-ity of its wastewater collection system, has con-structed two parallel 7,500 linear feet (LF) 63-inch force mains installed within 81-inch diam-eter steel casings jacked by microtunnelingmethods to increase raw sewage conveyance
capacity from Ala MoanaWWPS to the Sand IslandWWTP. The Ala Moanawastewater system hadto remain operational atall times, and construc-tion of the improvementsrequired provisions fortemporary bypassingcapable of handling over60,000 gallons perminute.
Comprehensive geot-echnical and geophysi-cal investigations wereperformed to exploresubsurface conditionsalong the alignment ofthe force mains to devel-op a geotechnical base-line and designapproach with the intentof minimizing construc-tion risks, and establish-ing minimum shaftdes ign/const ruc t ion ,ground water control,and microtunnelingrequirements for biddingand construction. Someof the key concerns dur-ing design and construc-tion were the potentialloss of steering duringmicrotunneling opera-tions, uncontrollable set-tlement of theMicrotunnel BoringMachine (MTBM) in the very soft to very loosesediments, and effects of high buoyant forceon the jacked steel casings during installation.
To cross under the only entrance to HonoluluHarbor, 1,580 LF of the force mains and jackedsteel casings were installed at a depth of 85feet below mean sea level (MSL) with 100-footdeep jacking and reception shafts. The uniqueset of challenges faced by the design teamincluded the presence of very soft to very loosefine sandy silts and silty fine sands under theharbor entrance channel, highly variablecoralline and limestone layers containing cavi-ties, a 20-foot thick extremely hard basalt lavaflow within the coralline formation near thebase of one deep shaft invert, and very looselagoonal soils. Compounding these difficultieswere the presence of pier piles along the har-bor entrance that could obstruct microtunnel-ing, the harbor entrance channel could not beblocked by the construction activities and
restricted construction work hour periods.The project specifications allowed the
Contractor to utilize innovative methods in theproject that would safely meet the projectobjectives. Frank Coluccio ConstructionCompany (FCCC) proposed the use of an inno-vative vertical shaft sinking machine (VSM),provided by Herrenknect, an international com-pany specializing in mechanized tunnelingtechnology. The VSM is similar to a vertical“road-header” excavator type tunnel equip-ment with remote control and slurry spoil han-dling.
The VSM had only one prior use in the U.S.,and this project was the first time the VSM wasincluded in design-bid-build documents in theU.S. This was also the hardest and most abra-sive rock (unweathered dense basalt withMohr’s hardness of 8 to 9) that the VSM hadever encountered. In order to maintain the
Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine
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2017-2018 ASCE Hawaii Section OfficersPresident: Lara Karamatsu,P.E. email: [email protected]: Eric Arakawa, P.E. email: [email protected] President: Jason Kage, P.E. email: [email protected]: Dayna Nemoto-Shima, P.E. email: [email protected]: Clifford Lum, P.E. email: [email protected] President: Timothy Goshi, P.E. email: [email protected] President: Jordan Urabe, E.I.T. email: [email protected]
Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
2017-2018 YMF OfficersJordan Urabe, President [email protected] Nakaoka, Vice President [email protected] Wong, Treasurer [email protected] Street, Secretary [email protected] Leong, Past President [email protected]
NOVEMBER DINNER MEETINGProgram: Geotechnical Risk Assessment –“Probability of Failure” vs “Factor of Safety”Speaker: D.V. Griffiths, PhD., P.E., ColoradoSchool of MinesDate: November 16, 2017Location: HASR BistroTime: 5:30 p.m. Social Time
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: Oct 4, 2017 Next meeting: Nov 1, 2017
INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARDHawaii is the only one in Region 8 that
does not have a state report card. If you wouldlike to help create one for Hawaii, please contact Lara Karamatsu at [email protected] or Amber Takenouchi at [email protected].
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Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserv-ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808-0917. If you have anyquestions, please contact Glenn Miyasato at
ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-
ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc.- Senior Civil Engineer- Project Manager- Project Manager- Project Coordinator- Project Engineer (Hilo)City and County of Honolulu- Civil Engineer III- Civil Engineer V (Geotechnical - Civil Engineer V- Civil Engineer VII- Mechanical Engineer VGroup 70- Civil Engineer- Project ManagerHart Crowser- Principal Level Geotechnical Engineer- Project Level Geotechnical EngineerKennedy/Jenks Consultants- Project Manager- Staff Engineer (Honolulu Office)- Staff Engineer (Hawaii Offices)Nagamine Okawa Engineers, Inc.- Structural Engineer PGH Wong Engineering, Inc.- Changes and Claims Manager- Changes and Claims Specialist- Civil/Building Inspector- Office Engineer- SchedulerSSFM International- Civil Engineer V- Structural Engineer IV
For further information on these job listings orto find out how you can post job openings inyour company on this website, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.
YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 6:00 pmat Yellow Cab Pizza. If you are interested inattending and learning more about the variousprofessional, social and service opportunitiesavailable through YMF, please contact YMF [email protected].
Golf Outing at Bayview Golf CourseOn Sunday, September 24, 2017, YMF held a
golf outing at Bayview Golf Course on the wind-ward side of Oahu. Six YMF members andfriends put their short game to the test at the18-hole par 60 course in Kaneohe. Followingthe round, the golfers headed over to BrickOven Pizza for some refreshments. Thank youto all who participated. Please continue check-ing the YMF website for more informationregarding the next YMF Golf Outing.
Beach Cleanup at Ala Moana Beach ParkOn Saturday, September 16th, six YMF mem-
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ASCE YMF Job Shadow ProgramMost students will often go through school
having little to no knowledge of what the workenvironment will be like once they graduatecollege and enter the workforce. The ASCEHawaii Section YMF Job Shadow Programoffers students the opportunity to spend a fewhours with working professionals to gain a bet-ter understanding and valuable insight into thecivil engineering work environment. Studentswill follow and observe professionals at workwhile learning about the various aspects of civilengineering. While hosting students, profes-sionals will be able to share the various respon-sibilities, duties, and experiences within civilengineering. For more information regardingthe ASCE Hawaii Section YMF Job ShadowProgram and/or if your company is interested inhosting students in the program, contactBrandon Uejo at [email protected].
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2016-2017 chapter officers and BODPresident: Dean Borges P.E.President Elect: Kevin Luoma P.E.Vice President: Mofazzal Mir P.E.Secretary: Willie DigucTreasurer: Samantha Niver P.E.Board of Governors: Donna Kishi Matt Tio David Lebowitz Lori Arakawa P.E. Andy Crossland P.E. RJ Ritter
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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: To Be AnnouncedTime: usually from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: usually at HECO’s Ward Ave
Cafeteria Conference RoomAgenda: To be announced.
As usual, all members and guests are invitedand encouraged to attend our meetings. Thereare always lots of complimentary pizza and softdrinks. Please contact Chairman Froilan Garmafor directions and for more information, such asparking within Hawaiian Electric’s Ward Avenuefacilities.
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR OCTOBER 3, 2017GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING• HCES Report by Froilan Garma: ASME incharge of promotional items, such as pens,Post-its, and brochure for the 2018 EngineersWeek. Brochure target market is parents andstudents interested in or looking forcollege/professional careers, and brochurecontent to show how each of the EngineeringSocieties and disciplines play a role in society.Froilan to send HCES a guideline and requestfor other societies content to include inbrochure.• Student Section Report by Ryan Roque:PHNSY workshop drew 79 participants (notsolely mechanical engineering background).The College of Engineering Career Fair washeld October 18 on campus between 1:00 and4:00 PM. ASME Student Section participated inHolmescoming on October 20. Student’sProfessional Networking Dinner has beenchanged to lunch for the end of November2017. Shirt designs selected and will be adjust-ed to conform to design rules.• UHM Department of Mechanical Engineering(DME) Report by Dr. A. Zachary Trimble: DMEfaculty restructuring forthcoming. DME Chairseeking a larger Cooperative education pro-gram (Coop) for students to gain credits. DMEis seeking point of contact for companiesemploying ME student interns, and seekingmore companies to participate in the DMECoop.• Hawaii ASME Bylaws review: ASME adopteda “ONE ASME” program. Therefore, all previ-ous existing Section Bylaws have been dis-solved and replaced with the ASME GroupOperation Guide (GOG), which can be foundon ASME-HI’s Officer’s webpage.• Tours planned: HECO’s Campbell IndustrialPark (CIP) Power Station 1 MW battery project,tentatively scheduled for the morning ofNovember 4, 2017.
Signup: https://goo.gl/forms/N1SBfNodMgQpdrdw1 Point of contact is Sam Gillie. PersonalProtection Equipment (PPE) required includingsafety glasses, hard hat, safety shoes, sleevedshirt.• 2017 December ASME-HI Dinner Meetingbeing planned. Date, time, location, programand cost to be determined.• Program for the Evening: Guest speaker wasRintaro Hayashi on UHM MechanicalEngineering research work in micro fluids. Hespoke about the investigation of the fluid flowgenerated by a swimming microorganism. Theexperiment and simulation are based on theregularized Stokeslets method revealing com-plex flow structures emerging from simpleoscillatory motion. The findings reveal thebasic underlying flow structure around oscilla-tory protrusions such as hairs and legs as com-monly featured on living and non-living bodieswhich may be utilized for locomotion and feed-ing.
HONOLULU POSTSOCIETY OF AMERICANMILITARY ENGINEERSEstablished 1920 --Dedicated to the National Defense
P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817Web page: www.samehonolulu.org
SAME Honolulu Officers and DirectorsPresident Col Scott Warner, USAFVP/Programs Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret)VP/Sustaining Members Will Boudra, F.SAME, USN (Ret)VP/Membership Wesley IshizuSecretary Capt Jonathan Polston, USAFTreasurer David Brotchie, PERegional VP, Pacific Region Richard Stump, AIA, F.SAMEAdvisor at Lge,Air Force Col Mickey Addison, USAFAdvisor at Lge, Army MAJ Andrew Johannes, USAAdvisor at Lge, Civilian John Lohr, Col, USAF (Ret)Advisor at Lge, Coast Guard LCDR Todd Wimmer, USCGAdvisor at Lge, Navy LCDR Nathaniel Herron, USN
SAME Honolulu October 10, 2017 Special Event
Topic: Energy, Resiliency & ReliabilityWorkshop
On October 10, SAME Honolulu Post held aspecial one-day energy forum and workshop todemonstrate expertise and solutions for EnergyResiliency, Reliability and Security from a ven-dor neutral perspective. Over 100 representa-tives from Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy,and private sector attended the event. The fol-lowing five key discussion topics were cov-ered:
MicroGrid Technology – A new phrase that isrooted in the historical concepts of “loadspreservation,” MicroGrids are now spearhead-ing the integration of the newest generation ofenergy, industrial and facility control systemslinking multiple generation systems with opera-tional needs of the client in a way that providescritical system redundancy. This session pro-vided details and case studies to expand onthe future of keeping operations ready underthe most challenging circumstances.
Energy Management – This session wentbeyond the standard Energy Management text
of individual conservation measures andlooked at the integrated capabilities of tyingconservation measures and existing controlsystems with data analysis systems to maxi-mize efficiency and effectiveness. We dis-cussed in detail building analytics, system inte-gration techniques and new approaches tomaking your facilities perform at a more effi-cient rate.
Cyber Security/RMF – This session provideda detailed overview of the relationship betweenthe Federal Information Security ManagementAct (FISMA), the National Institute of Standardsand Technology (NIST), and the RiskManagement Framework (RMF). We learnedwhen and why RMF is required and when toapply the RMF guidelines, and how to imple-ment a successful RMF project to achieve anAuthority to Operate (ATO).
Building Automation/DDC – BuildingAutomation Systems (BAS) have been control-ling our facilities for decades. In this sessionwe explored the new ways to take your BASsystem and allow for greater performance.New “bolt on” applications using open proto-cols and higher level integration with meteringand communication system are opening aworld of possibilities to bring your BAS to thenext generation.
Integration of Industrial Control Systems(Smart Grid) – Critical to the success ofInfrastructure and Smart Grid solutions, is theintegration of Industrial Control Systems (ICS)data silos to provide a common platform ofcontextual information to deliver the informa-tion. This session provided details and casestudies for Smart Grid interconnected tech-nologies and processes that enable intelligentmonitoring and control of building and utilitysystems including Supervisory Control andData Acquisition (SCADA) systems, AdvancedMetering Infrastructure (AMI) and BuildingAutomation Systems (BAS).
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SWE – Hawaiian Island SectionP.O. box 61728Honolulu, HI [email protected]
Executive Committee:President: Chancy Hopper ArdentMCVice Pres.: Tiffany AuSecretary: Chi JowTreasurer: Anita LenkSection Rep.: Kristen Yoshida
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2017 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPresident Jonathan Murai 791-3952 [email protected] President Jeoffrey Cudiamat 488-5000 [email protected] Secretary Andrew Pang 535-3008 [email protected] Reid Nishimura 521-6958 [email protected] (Yr 2) Damien Enright 845-2474 [email protected] (Yr 2) Ryan Lawton 208-1433 [email protected] (Yr 1) Michael Greer 591-2728. [email protected] Director (Yr 1) Deborah Kim-Ito 271-2862 [email protected] President Jeffrey Hanyu 536-2108 [email protected]
PREVIOUS BOD MEETINGOctober 4, 2017
General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/Events
For all events see seaoh.org or look for emailflyer for registration.• AISC Seminar – Bracing Connections andRelated Topics – October 25, 2017, 8:00 AM to3:00 PM, Pagoda Hotel, $110 per person.Includes AISC Design Guide 29: VerticalBracing Connections.• General Membership Meeting and Webinar:Updated Concrete Repair Code andCompanion Guide – November 2017, details tobe announced. This will be the re-viewing ofthe webinar previously scheduled in July butpostponed due to technical difficulties.
SEAOH ScholarshipsSEAOH would like to congratulate the 2017
SEAOH Scholarship recipients. Leah Miyasatoand Ian Jehn were awarded $3000 each.Chase Suehiro and Alexander Usami wereawarded $1500 each. Scholarship winnerswere announced at the annual SEAOH golftournament awards banquet which was held on
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Hawaii Section OfficersSection Chair: John BorlandVice-Chair: Al TodaTreasurer: Mark RognstadSecretary: Grant Torigoe
HAWAII CHAPTER OFFICERSPresident: Robert Bigtas S.S. Dannaway Associates [email protected] Vice President: Derick Kam Fire ProtectionSecretary: Ferdi Guinto Lohaus and AssociatesTreasurer: Sam Dannaway Coffman EngineersDirector: Mel Harano Thermal Engineering CorporationDirector: Bob Lohaus Lohaus and Associates
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Hawaii Section 2017-2018 OFFICERSwww.aacehawaii.com
President Maelyn UyeharaVice Pres. Christopher KanaeSecretary Kristy Kastner, PSPTreasurer Cristo RojasDir Soc. Med. Joseph Uno, CCP, LEED AP BD+CPast Pres. David Ladines
Ready... Set... BOWL!AACE Hawaii Section reserved four lanes at
Aiea Bowl on October 19 for their 3rdNetworking Event. All level of bowlers (non-bowlers too) participated. Pizza and pupuswere served. A fun time was had by all.
October 13, 2017.
NCSEA GrantSEAOH has been awarded a $500 grant
from NCSEA to cover the costs of the miniatureshake table that SEAOH built for educationalevents. It has been used at Engineer’s Weekand the Hawaii Technology Academy’s STEMnight.
Next Meeting on November 1, 2017. Forinformation, contact SEAOH President;Jonathan Murai [email protected].
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2017-2018 Board of DirectorsPresident Anthony Paresa Vice Pres Dennis Toba Treasurer Rodney Chong Secretary John Katahira Past Pres Neal Miyake Past Pres Keith Uemura Past Pres Dayna Nemoto Director Ken Hayashida Jean Imada Director Ken Kawahara Director Diane Kodama Director Stancher Mabellos Director Mike Magaoay Director Derek Mukai Director Martin Nakasone Director Ross Okuda Director Landon Sakai Director Wayne Shiroma Director Jonathan Suzuki Director Edward Yoshimura Director Kyle Yukumoto Director Steven Cayetano
UHM College of EngineeringDeans and ChairsInterim Dean H. Ronald RiggsAssistant Dean Song K. ChoiInt. Assoc. Dean David MaCEE Chair Panos PrevedourosEE Chair Wayne ShiromaME Chair Marcello KobayashiHCAC Director Magdy Iskander
2540 Dole Street, Holmes HallHonolulu, Hawaii 96822
Website: www.acechawaii.org
2017-2018 Board of DirectorsPresident - Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersPresident-Elect - Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho &AssociatesTreasurer - Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates,Ltd.Secretary - Garret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering,Inc.National Director - Janice Marsters, Hart Crowser Past President - Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalDirector - Paul Matsuda, Group 70 InternationalDirector – Michelle Adolpho, ECS, Inc.Director – Derek Mukai, Community Planning andEngineering, Inc.
Does Everyone in Your Firm Know whatQBS is?by Ginny Wright and Jeffrey K. Kalani
Although most “seasoned” engineers knowwhat Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) isand its background, it is important that every-one in our industry understand QBS and howsignificant it is to our profession, our firms andthe public in general. Also, many are not awareof how hard we had to fight for QBS and thateven today QBS would be in jeopardy of beingdiluted, circumvented or even repealed, with-out the continuous efforts by ACEC and ACECHawaii. This article is intended to educate,refresh and inspire QBS advocacy — pleasehelp by circulating this article and facilitatingQBS discussions as part of your firm’s profes-sional development curriculum.
ACEC and ACEC Hawaii continue to bestaunch supporters of the Brooks Act (P.L. 92-582), requiring that Federal agencies use QBSfor the procurement of engineering (and archi-tectural) services. QBS is what allows agen-cies and taxpayers to receive professionalengineering services from the most experi-enced and most qualified firm, for a particularproject, at a fair and reasonable cost.
Although the Brooks Act only applies toFederal agencies, ACEC Hawaii lead thecharge to get all local Hawaii agencies toadopt QBS, in 2003, as the required procure-ment method for professional engineering ser-vices. ACEC has also been instrumental ingetting QBS adopted by 46 other state govern-ments, and many localities throughout thecountry.
QBS works and is so important and benefi-cial because:1. QBS protects the public welfare. Just as itwould be unwise to select critical medical orlegal services based solely on lowest cost, itwould be equally unwise to select a firm to per-form engineering services based on thecheapest price and/or without making sure thatthe firm’s experience and qualifications are thebest and most appropriate for a specific needsproject. Engineers design the highways andbridges we drive on, our water treatment sys-tems, and all other infrastructure and systemsupon which we rely. The design services pro-vided by engineering firms directly affect thehealth, safety and welfare of the public, and forthat reason it is important that only the mostqualified and experienced firms perform thework.
2. QBS protects the taxpayer. Over the life of aproject, engineering services account for lessthan one-half of one percent of total projectcosts. Yet these services play a profound rolein determining overall project costs. A well-designed project by highly qualified firm is farmore likely to stay on time and on budget,solve construction and operational challenges,experience fewer change orders during con-struction, enhance performance of the com-pleted project, and lower long-term mainte-nance and repair costs. A 2009 study by theUniversity of Colorado and Georgia Tech foundthat using a QBS process to procure engineer-ing services results in lower construction costsand lower schedule growth, which means realcost savings to the taxpayer.3. QBS benefits small firms. QBS helps smallfirms compete by providing a forum to demon-strate their unique capabilities that ofteninclude a greater degree of niche marketexpertise, knowledge of local regulations andbusiness practices, and greater involvement ofsenior level management in the execution of aproject. 4. QBS promotes technical innovation. UsingQBS, owners have the opportunity to fullydefine the project scope during the selectionprocess. This process fosters innovative, cost-saving and timesaving approaches to prob-lems, ensuring that the final project meets orexceeds the functional and performance goalsset by the owner.
ACEC Hawaii will continue its efforts to pro-mote QBS at the national and local levels, thusimproving the business climate for engineeringfirms and protecting the public welfare.
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founded 1902
PO. Box 1901, Honolulu, HI 96805-1901An association for Hawaiiʼs Engineers andArchitectsWEB address: www.eahawaii.org
EAH 2016- 2017 OfficersPresident Dave Martin 543-45041st VP Howard Wiig 587-38112nd VP OpenTreasurer Aaron Erickson, PE 591-2728Secretary Gary Yamamoto, PE 485-2777Stg-At-Arms Martin McMorrow 256-4713Director Phil Blackman Director Bill Brizee, AIA 523-9636Past Pres Michael Albright
November 2017 ProgramProgram Chair: Dave Martin EnvironmentalScientist, Hawaiian Electric.
Friday Nov 3rd. EAH Field Trip – Visit toHonolulu Airport Emergency Generation Plant.Honolulu Airport commissioned the 8 MWemergency generation plant earlier this year.The plant will provide emergency power to theairport in case of a hurricane or tsunami and anisland wide blackout. Contact Sam Gillie (543-4739) for details.
Friday Nov 10th. No Meeting Veterans’sDay Holiday
Friday Nov 17th. Speaker: Dr. ManfredZapka, Sustainable Design & Consulting. Title:“Green Cooling and Comfort”. Sustainable
design consultant, Manfred Zapka, shares abetter understanding of the human body andits cooling system and how that can lead tomore efficient air conditioning and HVAC sys-tem designs in Hawaii.
Friday Nov 24th. No Meeting ThanksgivingDay Holiday
EAH’s new meeting location is Room 301 inthe Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; OldAMFAC Building). Validated parking is avail-able (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site hasbeen updated to provide directions and a Map.If you have questions please call Sam Gillie(543-4739).
Meetings start at NOON and have endedPROMPTLY at 1:00 pm for 70 Years.
Program schedule may be adjusted. CallSam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739; Fax203-1335.
Lunch is $10.00 Members, $12.00 Guests.(All Welcome), Students Free. Drink refresh-ments are complimentary. You may bring yourown lunches, in which case a $2.00 donation isgratefully appreciated!!
R. M. TOWILL CORPORATIONSINCE 1930
Civil Engineering Wastewater Engineering Surveying & MappingPlanning Construction Management Project Management
Contact: 808.842.1133 [email protected] www.rmtowill.com
CONSTRUCTIONCOST CONSULTANTS
1210 Ward Avenue, Suite 204Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 947-6855
SHIMABUKURO, ENDO & YOSHIZAKI, INC.Civil, Environmental & Structural Engineers
1126 12th Avenue, #309Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-3715Phone: (808) 737-1875Fax: (808) 734-5516Email: [email protected] www.ssfm.com
Geotechnical Engineering
Trenchless Engineering
Construction Management677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 710 Tel: (808) 942-0001Honolulu, HI 96813 www.yogikwong.com
720 Iwilei Road
Suite 425
P.O. Box 3351
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: (808) 536-2705
Fax: (808) 599-4032
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WALKER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Precast Concrete Products
Frederick K. Wong, PEP.O. Box 1568 Maui (808) 877-3430Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732 Fax (808) 871-7282
Tim Waite, P.E.Sales, EngineerMobile: 808-479-1216Email: [email protected] Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
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required microtunneling and pipeline align-ment and elevation within acceptable deviationtolerances at the channel crossings, thelaunching and receiving deep shafts werelocated a distance from the highly compress-ible sediments, and were sufficiently deep toallow enough cover below the channel bottomto control anticipated buoyancy uplift andavoid existing known Pier 1 pile foundations.The inverts of the microtunneled pipe crossedthe harbor channel at an elevation of approxi-mately 82 feet below MSL.
The following combination of design solu-tions and bidding/construction requirementswere developed to meet the subsurface chal-lenges and to distribute the foreseeable projectrisks:
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Vertical Shaft- Microtunneling Operation Microtunneling Boring Machine
– Selection of dual force main alignment andprofile to avoid known pier pile obstructionsand minimize construction risks discussedabove.– Detailed subsurface geotechnical and geo-physical investigations to reduce subsurfaceuncertainties and to provide representativegeotechnical parameters for engineeringanalyses.– Performed and compared state-of-the-art 3-D FEM analysis and conventional engineeringanalyses to estimate potential MTBM andpipeline settlements and deflections duringand after construction, to establish biddingand construction requirements.– Only bids from contractors and its selectedshafts design engineers with successful andverifiable experiences in similar subsurfaceconditions, shafts and microtunneling work
were opened. Fivebids were receivedand opened. Lowesttwo bids were belowproject budget esti-mates.– P r o v i d e dallowance forContractor to per-form its own geot-echnical investiga-tion prior to workplan and submittalpreparation.
The long-term benefit to the City is theenhanced conveyance system reliability. Thenew pump station and force main system pro-vide for current and future wastewater capaci-ty, backup force main capability and flexibilityin service and maintenance of the force mains.The design team completed the project on timemeeting all stipulated deadlines under theConsent Decree with the EPA and DOH. Theproject was completed well within the City pro-ject’s programmed budget.2017 Best Transportation ProjectProject Name: Taxiway Z StructuralImprovementsProject Owner: State of Hawaii Department ofTransportation, Airports DivisionSubmitted By: CH2M2017 Best Building and Structural SystemsProjectProject Name: The Ritz-Carlton ResidencesWaikiki Beach,Phase 1Project Owner: PACREP, LLC.Submitted By: Baldridge & AssociatesStructural Engineering, Inc.2017 Sustainability ProjectProject Name: Wahiawa Police Station NPDESSmall MS4 Permit Program ImprovementsProject Owner: City and County of Honolulu,Department of Design and ConstructionSubmitted By: The Limtiaco ConsultingGroup
Okahara and Associates, Inc.ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
Civil - Mechanical EngineersHilo: (808) 961-5527 • [email protected]
Oahu: (808) 524-1224 • [email protected]
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FUKUNAGA & ASSOCIATES, INC.1357 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1530Honolulu, HI 96814Ph: 944-1821 • Fax: [email protected]
Honolulu 808.697.6200Maui 808.359.2518
hdrinc.com
HIDA, OKAMOTO & ASSOCIATES, INC.CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERSPACIFIC GUARDIAN TOWER 1440 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1120Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 942-0066Fax: (808) 947-7546
ISLAND GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING, INC. Geotechnical Consultants 330 Ohukai Road, Suite 119
Kihei, Hawaii 96753Phone: (808) 875-7355 Fax: (808) 875-7122
Email: [email protected]
GEOLABS, INC.Geotechnical Engineering and Drilling Services
2006 Kalihi StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96819
Phone: 841-5064 Fax: 847-1749
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MASA FUJIOKA & ASSOC.A PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP
ENVIRONMENTAL • GEOTECHNICAL • HYDROGEOLOGICALCONSULTANTS
98-021 Kamehameha Highway, Suite 337 Aiea, Hawaii 96701-4914 Phone 808 484-5366 • Fax 808 484-0007 masa-fujioka-associates.com • [email protected]
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www.corrosioncops.com
ControlPoint Surveying, Inc.Oahu: 615 Piikoi Street, Suite 700
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Ph:(808)591-2022, Fax:(808)591-8333Email: [email protected]
Maui: 1129 Lower Main Street, Suite 102Wailuku, Hawaii 96793Ph:(808)242-9641Email: [email protected]
LASTING creativity | results | relationships
851 Fort StreetSuite 300Honolulu, HI 96813808.687.8884
www.coffman.comMultidiscipline Engineers
• Project Management • Planning •• Architectural/Engineering Design • Construction Management •
94-408 Akoki Street, Suite 201-A • Waipahu, Hawaii 96797Phone: 808.836.7787 • Telefax: 808.834.4833BILLS ENGINEERING INC.
Civil Environmental Engineering
Tel: 808.792.2022Fax: 808.792.20331124 Fort Street MallSuite 200Honolulu, HI [email protected]
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NAGAMINE OKAWA ENGINEERS INC.CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1003 Bishop Street • Suite 2025Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 536-2626 • FAX: (808) 536-3926
ENGINEERS-SURVEYORS HAWAII, INC.(FORMERLY WILLIAM HEE & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
1320 N SCHOOL ST., STE 1HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817
Phone: 591-8116
Y. Ebisu & AssociatesAcoustical and Electronic Engineers
1126 12th Avenue, Room 305Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 735-1634
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HAWAII COUNCIL OFENGINEERING SOCIETIESP.O. Box 2873Honolulu, Hawaii 96802
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Waterproofing & RoofingBuilding Envelope & Solar Solutions
808.538.0115 www.abbae.com
www.hcdhawaii.com • [email protected]
Maui – Honolulu brownandcaldwell.com
Engineering Concepts, Inc. Civil /Environmental /Sanitary Engineers
1150 South King Street, Suite 700 • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Phone: (808) 591-8820 • Fax (808) 591-9010
Email: [email protected]
Hirata & Associates, Inc.Geotechnical Engineering
808.486.0787www.hirata-hawaii.com
SAM O. HIROTA, INC.Engineers & Surveyors
864 S. Beretania StreetHonolulu, Hawaii 96813
Telephone: 537-9971
MCE INTERNATIONAL, INC.MECHANICAL AND FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS
1360 S. Ber tania St., Ste. 400Honolulu, Hawaii 96814Ph: (808) 941-0955 Fax: (808) 550-8167 Email: [email protected]
Pacific GeotechnicalEngineers, Inc.
Soils & Foundation Engineering Consultants94-417 Akoki Street
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797(808) 678-8024 FAX (808) 678-8722E-mail: [email protected]
SUITE 1500, PACIFIC PARK PLAZA711 KAPIOLANI BOULEVARDHONOLULU, HAWAII 96813TELEPHONE: (808) 593-1676FAX: (808) 593-1607EMAIL: [email protected]
Engineers, Surveyors, Planners
Sato & Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers
Honolulu Maui
www.satoandassociates.com
The BLOCK Honolulu 707 Richards Street | Suite 528
Honolulu | Hawaii | 96813 P: 808.218.6030 | F: 808.488.3776
Direct: 808.218.6042
[email protected] www.hartcrowser.com
7 Waterfront Plaza500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 240Honolulu, HI 96813808.587.7747
Geotechnical, Environmental, and Natural Resources Consulting
