Luis Babler – Georgia Engineer of the Year in Private Practice

Luis Babler, P.E., F.ASCE has been named the 2021 Georgia Engineer of the Year in Private Practice.  Luis is a Principal and Chief Engineer, who has been with Geo-Hydro for 32 years.  The ACEC Gala Celebration was held on March 19 at the Cobb Galleria and attended by many of Geo-Hydro’s associates and spouses.  Luis…

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Testing Agency Qualifications

How many times have you seen project specifications call for the testing agency to meet ASTM E329? Plenty. Long ago somebody put it in a set of standard specs. Those specifications multiplied, and it became one of those items that just carry on year after year, and nobody really pays much attention to it. Since…

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Structural System Costs and IBC 2000

Under the currently-adopted International Building Code (2000), seismic design requirements for Georgia have become more stringent, and consequently, in most cases, structures will be more expensive. The change is due to the adoption of Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCE) maps having a longer return period. The previous code (Standard Building Code 1994) used MCE maps having…

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