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December 02, 2005
Ryan-Biggs Engineers Present Lecture to Pennsylvania State University Graduate Class
Penn State Alumni Return to Share Experiences and Case Studies with Students
(PRWEB) December 2, 2005 -- Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C., a consulting firm specializing in structural engineering, announced today that Penn State Alumni Thomas E. Forsberg, P.E., Principal Associate, and Paul A. Rouis, III, P.E., President, recently presented a lecture focused on forensic engineering and building failure investigation to a Penn State Architectural Engineering graduate class. The class, titled Building Performance Failures and Forensic Techniques, provides students with an understanding of the various methods in identifying, evaluating, and correcting building performance problems. The presentation included real-life experiences and case studies based on projects completed by Ryan-Biggs Associates.
Tom Forsberg received a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Pennsylvania Concrete Masonry Association. Mr. Forsberg manages the West Chester, PA, office.
Paul Rouis is President of Ryan-Biggs and principal-in-charge for engineering design and renovation for cultural, education, medical, industrial facilities, and parking structures. He received a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and is a registered professional engineer in New York. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the American Concrete Institute where he serves on committees for the Design of Slabs on Grade (ACI 360) and the Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction (ACI 302).
The Pennsylvania office of Ryan-Biggs Associates supports a broad range of professional services including planning design, structural engineering, failure investigations, and value engineering for corporations, engineers, architects, governments, and developers, as well as construction services for contractors. Specialty services include masonry studies and restoration, historical preservation, and facade studies.
About Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C.
Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C., is a consulting engineering firm specializing in structural engineering. Since 1973, they have been providing design services from their main office in Troy, New York, and branch offices in Skaneateles, New York, and West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at December 2, 2005 03:00 AM