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Mission Statement

(Revised 12/1/10)

The primary goal of the Foundation Performance Association's committee on structural design is to advance the knowledge, performance, and standards of engineering, construction, and repairs related to foundations, soils, and structures.

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 other low-rise structures.

Published Papers

These papers have been peer reviewed in accordance with the FPA Peer Review Procedures

Doc.#/Date Chair/Programmer Document Title
FPA-SC-01-0
6/30/2004
George Wozny/
Michael Skoller
Foundation Design Options for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings on Expansive Soils
FPA-SC-02-0
11/29/2010
Al Bustamante Test Methods for Evaluating Existing Foundations
FPA-SC-03-1
5/1/2004
Michael Skoller Distress Phenomena Often Mistakenly Attributed to Foundation Movement
FPA-SC-04-0
04/11/2001
Ron Kelm Recommended Practice for Geotechnical Explorations and Reports
FPA-SC-05-0
12/11/2002
Lowell Brumley Comments on the Use of PTI Method and Suggestions for Further Research
FPA-SC-06-0
10/10/2005
John Clark Homebuyers' Guide for Foundation Evaluation
FPA-SC-07-0
03/25/2003
Jim Austin Foundation Maintenance and Inspection Guide for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings
FPA-SC-08-1
03/05/2014
Karl Breckon Design, Manufacture, and Installation Guidelines of Precast Concrete Segmented Piles For Foundation Underpinning
FPA-SC-09-0
01/02/2013
David Dorr Examples for Consulting Services Agreement
FPA-SC-10-1
2/19/2007
Jack Spivey Quality Control Checklists for Foundation Inspection of Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings
FPA-SC-11-1
07/18/2014
Michael Skoller/
Greg Carr
Specification and Application of Void Spaces Below Concrete Foundations
FPA-SC-12-0
1/9/2006
Nicole Wylie Guidelines for Evaluating Foundation Performance by Monitoring
FPA-SC-13-1
4/11/2015
Lowell Brumley/
Michael Skoller
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foundation Movement for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings
FPA-SC-13-1-Calcs
07/17/2018
Nicole Wylie Calculation Spreadsheet for FPA-SC-13-1 (For Members Only .xlsx format)
FPA-SC-14-0
06/28/2006
Nicole Wylie Comments on the Post-Tensioning Institute's "Design of Post-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground" 3rd Edition
FPA-SC-15-0
11/8/2008
Karl Breckon Foundation Construction Drawing Notes for Residential and Other Low-Rise Structures
FPA-SC-16-0
11/17/2017
Nicole Wylie Design Procedure for Drilled Concrete Piers in Expansive Soil
FPA-SC-16-0-Calcs
09/11/2018
Nicole Wylie Calculation Spreadsheet for FPA-SC-16-0 (For Members Only, .xlsx format)
FPA-SC-17-0
03/05/2012
Gerard Duhon Drainage Guidelines
FPA-SC-18-0
05/15/2014
William Morfey Standard of Care for Engineers and Other Professionals Working in Texas
FPA-SC-20-0
02/25/2016
Gary Beck Owner's Guide to a Better Foundation
FPA-SC-20-0-Flyer
02/25/2016
Gary Beck Owner's Guide to a Better Foundation - Flyer
FPA-SC-20-0-Video
02/25/2016
Gary Beck Owner's Guide to a Better Foundation - Video
FPA-SC-21-0
8/3/2018
Michael Skoller/
Ken Sherman
Quality Control Checklists for Windstorm Design and Construction Reviews of Buildings

(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.)

Active Subcommittees

Subcommitee Subcommittee Chair Status Subject
FPA-SC-19 Robert Burnham/ Ben Brooks

C

Slab Moisture
FPA-SC-22 John Clark/ Steve Schilder

C

Elevating Slabs
FPA-SC-23 Michael Skoller

C

Crawl Spaces

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.

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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 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 and held its first meeting 7 November 07. The paper passed FPA peer review and was published 29 November 2010 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Al Bustamante and members Gerard Duhon, Denis Hanys, Ron Kelm, Gerald Lowe, Bob Newman, Michael Skoller, George Wozny and Nicole Wylie, was then dissolved.

FPA-SC-03
Distress Phenomena
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 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 passed FPA peer review and was published 1 May 04 as Revision 1. The second ad hoc subcommittee with chair Michael Skoller and members Ron Kelm, Michael Palmer, Lowell Brumley, Jack Spivey, Toshi Nobe, Karl Breckon, George Wozny, Nicole Wylie and Mari Mes 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 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 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 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 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 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.

A second ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee May 2012 with the goal of updating the paper to Rev. 1 to comply with current industry codes and standards. The revised paper passed FPA peer review and was published 5 Mar 14 as Revision 1. The second ad hoc subcommittee with chair Karl Breckon and members Ron Kelm, Michael Skoller, Dan Jaggers, Nicole Wylie, Stephen Newberry, Gerard Duhon, JR Hernandez, Jim Dutton and Steve Schilder was then dissolved

FPA-SC-09
Examples of Consulting Services Agreement

Write and publish a paper that offers contract examples that can be used by a consultant to develop a standardized agreement in typical consulting projects .

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 was submitted into peer review in December 2011.

The subcommittee's paper passed FPA peer review and was published 2 January 2013 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair David Dorr and members, Ron Kelm, Michael Skoller and Rob Riedel was then dissolved.

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 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 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 Isolated Concrete Foundations

Write and publish a paper that provides guidance in the design, specification, and installation of void space systems under residential, commercial, light industrial, and civil structure Foundations, typically called lightly loaded Foundations, which are built on expansive soil.

An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee May 2005 with subcommittee chair Michael Skoller. The subcommittee's paper 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.

A second ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee September 2012 in order to update the Rev. 0 paper with recent changes in the isolated foundations industry.  The subcommittee's paper passed FPA peer review and was published 18 July 2014 as Revision 1. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of co-chairs Michael Skoller and Greg Carr and members, Ron Kelm, Larry Lanz, Rob Riedel, Mike Turner and Nicole Wylie 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 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
Foundation Performance Guidelines 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 passed FPA peer review and was published 15 July 2007 as Revision 0, under the title, "Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foundation Movement for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings" along with a Calculation Spreadsheet for FPA-SC-13-0 (for Members Only). The ad hoc subcommittee with chair Lowell Brumley and members John Clark, Michael Gray, Denis Hanys, Dan Jaggers, Mari Mes, Ron Kelm, Dick Peverley, Michael Skoller and Nicole Wylie was then dissolved.

A second ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee August 2012 with the subcommittee co-chairs Lowell Brumley and Michael Skoller in order to update the Rev.0 paper to current industry standards. The subcommittee is open to new members and plans to have its paper in peer review in the Fall of 2014.

A second ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee August 2012 with the subcommittee chair Lowell Brumley and later adding co-chair Michael Skoller in order to update the Rev. 0 paper to current industry standards. The subcommittee's revised document passed FPA peer review and was published 11 April 2015 as Revision 1 under the title, "Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foundation Movement for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings" along with a Calculation Spreadsheet for FPA-SC-13-1, which is non-peer reviewed software offered for FPA members only.

The revised document was presented to the FPA in May 2015 by co-chair Lowell Brumley after which the ad hoc subcommittee composed of co-chairs Lowell Brumley and Michael Skoller, and members Gary Boyd, Darrell Bowles, Gerard Duhon, Rick Hale, Denis Hanys, J R Hernandez, Dan Jaggers, Ron Kelm, Stephen Newberry and Nicole Wylie was then dissolved.

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 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
Foundation Construction Drawing Notes for Residential and Other Low-Rise Structures
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 passed FPA peer review and was published 8 November 2008 as Revision 0The 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.
FPA-SC-16
Design Procedure for Drilled Concrete Piers in Expansive Soil

Write and publish a paper and spreadsheet software that gives foundation and geotechical design engineers a design method to estimate matric suction and corresponding concrete pier dimensions where expansive soils exist and no suction and hydrometer testing is available.

An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Nicole Wylie was sanctioned by the committee March 2012.  The subcommittee’s document passed FPA peer review and was published 17 November 2017 as Revision 0 along with a Calculation Spreadsheet for FPA-SC-16-0, which is non-peer reviewed software offered for FPA members only. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Nicole Wylie and members, Steve Bache, Greg Carr, Raghu Dass, Ron Kelm, Larry Lanz, Bob Lytton, Rob Riedel, Steve Schilder and Michael Skoller was then dissolved.
FPA-SC-17
Drainage Guidelines
Write and publish a paper that gives engineers, architects, developers, builders, owners, inspectors and code officials comprehensive guidelines for establishing good drainage techniques in and around foundations to improve foundation performance. An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Gerard Duhon was sanctioned by the committee March 2009. In October 2011 the paper was issued for FPA peer review. The paper passed FPA peer review and was published 5 March 2012  as Revision 0. Gerard Duhon presented the paper to the general FPA membership on 14 March 2012. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Gerard Duhon and members, Kumar Arya, Gary Beck, Francisco Carrillo, Dan Jaggers, Ron Kelm, Mike Qaddumi, Michael Skoller and Nicole Wylie was then dissolved.
FPA-SC-18
Standard of Care for Engineers and Other Professionals Working in Texas.

Write and publish a guideline providing the user with tools to identify the relevant standard of care for Texas Professionals in a given situation.

An ad hoc subcommittee was sanctioned by the committee February 2010 with attorney Bob Newman as chair. Before the subcommittee was able to hold its first meeting, Mr. Newman fell ill and relinquished his chair position. Attorney William Morfey was approved by the committee in July 2010 and accepted the chair position. The subcommittee held its first meeting in September 2010, passed peer review and published its paper as Revision 0 on 15 May 2014. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair William Morfey and members Adam Bakir, Francisco Carrillo, David Karimi, Ron Kelm, Lucas Mauro, Michael Skoller, Robert Taylor, Raghu Dass, and Andrew Martin was then dissolved.

FPA-SC-19
Guideline for Design and Evaluation of Concrete Slab-on-Ground to Receive Moisture Sensitive Flooring

Develop a guideline for the design of new concrete slab-on-ground and evaluation of existing concrete slab on ground to receive moisture sensitive flooring specifically related to moisture problems. An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Al Bustamante was sanctioned by the committee in September 2014. The subcommittee went on hold for two years and is now being co-chaired by Robert Burnham and Ben Brooks. The subcommittee is open to new members and plans to go into peer review in 2019.
FPA-SC-20
Owner’s Guide to a Better Foundation

Write guidelines to educate and assist home and low-rise building owners to achieve good performance from their foundations.

An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Gary Beck was sanctioned by the committee in April 2013. Gary Beck presented the paper to the general FPA membership on 13 January 2016. The paper passed FPA peer review and was published 25 February 2015 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chair Gary Beck and members Adam Bakir, Gerard Duhon, Jim Dutton, Dan Jaggers, Ron Kelm, and Michael Skoller was then dissolved.
FPA-SC-21
Quality Control Checklists for Windstorm Design and Construction Reviews of Buildings
Write and publish checklists to be used by licensed professional engineers in Texas who are signing off on the design and construction of new residential and other low-rise buildings in the windstorm counties as specified by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).

An ad hoc subcommittee with chair Michael Skoller was sanctioned by the committee January 2011 and later added co-chair Ken Sherman. The subcommittee's document passed FPA peer review and was published 3 August 2018 as Revision 0. The ad hoc subcommittee composed of chairs Michael Skoller and Ken Sherman and members, Ahmed Abu-Shaaban, Gary Beck, Tim Bentley, John Bisson, Karl Breckon, Francisco Carrillo, Chris Clark, Ricardo David, Brian Erickson, David Karimi, Ron Kelm, Larry Lanz, Mike Qaddumi, Rob Riedel, Mike Scanlon, Steve Schilder, and Richard Tomlinson was then dissolved.

FPA-SC-22
Guidelines for Elevating Concrete Slab on Ground Foundations
Develop a design guideline for raising existing concrete slab-on-ground foundations and their superstructures multiple feet above grade for flood mitigation or other reasons.

In March 2018 the committee sanctioned an ad hoc subcommittee with cochairs John Clark and Steve Schilder to draft and publish a peer-reviewed guideline document. The subcommittee is open to new members.

FPA-SC-23
Design, Inspection and Repair of Crawl Space Foundations
Write guidelines to educate and assist engineers, inspectors, contractors and other professionals in designing, building, inspecting and repairing of crawl space foundations. In January 2016 the committee sanctioned an ad hoc subcommittee with chair Adam Bakir who later resigned and was replaced by new chair Michael Skoller in 2018 to complete the draft and publish a peer-reviewed guideline document. The subcommittee is open to new members.

Committee Members
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Under current structural committee rules, committee members are considered active if they regularly participate in the main monthly structural committee meetings or in one of its subcommittee meetings and do not become inactive for three or more months.
Active Committee Members: 49
Abdullah, Imad  AIA 
Landmark Architects Inc.
2500 West Loop South
Houston TX 77056
Tel: 713-783-2991
Email: Imad@LandmarkArchitectsInc.com
Abu-Shaaban, Ahmed  M.  P.E. 
Sigma Engineering
8554 Katy Freeway, Suite 340
Houston TX 77024
Tel: 713-461-8584
Fax: 713-465-7479
Email: ahmed@thinksigma.com
Aryal, Bijay  (BJ)  PE 
FIF Engineering LLC
1526 katy gap road
katy TX 77494
Tel: (832) 341-9726
Email: bijayaryal@gmail.com
Austin, James  E.  P.E. 
James Austin Engineering, Inc.
13201 Northwest Fjwy Suie 800
Houston TX 77040
Tel: 713-864-4471
Fax: 713 864-6037
Email: jaustininc@aol.com
Bache, Steve  P.E. 
Home of Texas
1869 Apache Drive
Montgomery TX 77316
Tel: 936-525-9718
Email: steve.bache@rwcwarranty.com
Bakir, Adam  A.  P.E. 
Incredible Homes, LLC
5814 Winsome Lane - Please put
Houston Texas 77057
Tel: 7135322526
Fax: 7139524925
Email: adam@incrediblehomes.net
Beck, Gary  E  P.E.  SECB 
ECO-Holdings LLC
4010 Blue Bonnet Blvd., Ste. 114
Houston TX 77025
Tel: 713-530-1950
Fax: 832-201-5338
Email: gbeck@texasengineer.com
Web Site: www.texasengineer.com
Bowles, Darrell  P.E. 
Darrell Bowles, P.E., Consulting Engineer
13003 Stancliff Oaks St.
Sugar Land TX 77478
Tel: 713-854-4562
Email: dtbowles@sbcglobal.net
Breckon, Karl  P.E. 
BEC Engineers and Consultants, LLC
3200 Wilcrest Drive, Suite 440
Houston TX 77042
Tel: 832-240-3772
Fax: 832-240-2724
Email: kbreckon@becengineer.com
Web Site: www.becengineer.com
Brooks, Benjamin  P.E. 
Patriot Court Systems Inc
9215 Solon, suite B-1
Houston TX 77064
Tel: 281-890-1858
Fax: 281-580-6663
Email: patriotcourtsystems@gmail.com
Brumley, Lowell  P.E. 
TRI-TECH ENGINEERING, LP
10401 Westoffice Drive
Houston TX 77042
Tel: 713-667-0800
Fax: 713-667-4262
Email: lbrumley@tritechtx.com
Burkman, Jeffrey  P.E. 
Champions Engineering - ChampionsEngineering.com
9595 Six Pines Dr., Suite 8210
The Woodlands Texas 77375
Tel: 281.537.5522
Email: jburkman@championsengineering.com
Burnham, Robert  AIA 
Synergen Consulting International
11750 Katy Freeway, Suite 1000
Houston TX 77079
Tel: (281) 598-1190
Email: robertb@synergen.com
Carrillo, Francisco  P.E. 
JFC Engineering, PLLC
11230 Huggins Dr
Houston TX 77035
Tel: 713-828-7940
Fax: 713-283-7639
Email: jfcarrillo@jfcengineering.com
Clark, John  M.  P.E. 
Clark Engineers, Inc.
663 Guildford Park
Conroe TX 77302
Tel: 936-273-6200
Fax: 936-273-6287
Email: jc@clark-engineers.com
Web Site: www.clark-engineers.com
Coleman, Ebow  Ph.D.  P.E. 
C3S, Inc.
7100 Regency Square Blvd., Ste. 183
Houston TX 77036
Tel: 713-432-9200
Fax: (713) 432-7976
Email: info@c3sinc.com
Web Site: www.c3sinc.com
David, Ricardo  P.E. 
PE Square Engineering Consultants LLC
907 S Friendswood Dr, Ste. 201
Friendswood TX 77546
Tel: 2812210337
Fax: 281-648-7584
Email: rdavid@pesquare.com
Douglass, Kenneth  L  P.E. 
Eric L. Davis Engineering, Inc.
25132 Oakhurst Dr
Spring  TX 77386
Tel: 281-808-7071
Email: kend@eldengineering.com
Duhon, Gerard  P.E. 
12402 Copperfield Dr
Houston TX 77031
Tel: 281-788-7393
Fax: 281-495-7912
Email: iamgerardj@yahoo.com
Dutton, Kenny 
Du-West Foundation Repair
510 W. Pasadena Freeway
Pasadena TX 77056
Tel: 713-473-7156
Fax: 713-473-7359
Email: kenny@du-west.com
Eaves, Coleton 
Earthlok Soil Stabilizer
1832 FM 66 Ste B
Waxahachie TX 75167
Tel: 972-923-9698
Email: coleton@earthlok.com
Graham, Daren 
Huber Engineered Woods
16353 Woodlake Drive
College Station TX 77845
Tel: 979-777-1234
Email: daren.graham@huber.com
Harris, David  D  P.E. 
Harris Engineering
5006 Cherry Ridge
Richmond TX 77406
Tel: 281-342-9944
Email: harris31@sbcglobal.net
Hernandez, Jose  (J.R.)  P.E. 
FRGH Structural Design
21418 Walden Grove Lane
Katy TX 77450
Tel: 832-863-9699
Email: info@frghstructuraldesign.com
Jha, Vijay  K.  PhD  PE 
Quartet Engineers, PLLC
2313 West Sam Houston Pkwy N, Ste. 121
Houston TX 77043
Tel: 832-407-7077
Fax: 713-583-8036
Email: vijay.jha@quartet-eng.com
Kelm, Michael  P 
Huckabee
1800 Hughes Landing Blvd.
The Woodlands TX 77380
Tel: 832-293-3293
Email: michael.kelm@huckabee-inc.com
Kelm, Ron  P.E. 
FORENSIC ENGINEERS INC.
9930 Shadow Wood Dr
Houston TX 77080
Tel: 713-468-8100
Fax: 713-468-8184
Email: ronkelm@forensiceng.com
Lytton, Robert  L.  Ph.D.   P.E. 
Texas A&M University
2108 Barak Lane
Bryan TX 77802
Tel: 976-845-9964,
Email: r-lytton@civil.tamu.edu
McKerall, Will  P.E. 
Structural Health Data Systems
C/O Baylor University BRIC
Waco Tx 76704
United States
Tel: 254-292-9763
Email: mckerall@gmail.com
McReynolds, John 
Construction Defect Consultants, Inc.
2315 Rosefield
Houston TX 77080
Tel: 713-461-7181
Email: john@homedefectexpert.com
Morfey, William 
Spencer Fane LLP
3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1300
Houston Texas 77056
United States
Tel: 7132122642
Fax: 7139630859
Email: wmorfey@spencerfane.com
Muniz, Joseph  A  (Jody)  P.E. 
Caballero Consulting
926 Buoy Road
Houston TX 77062
Tel: 832-455-2734
Email: jody_muniz@yahoo.com
Nelson, Belva Ann 
Nelson Construction and Foundation Repair, Inc.
1920 W. Main Street
Baytown TX 77520
Tel: 713-473-2382
Fax: 281-428-7379
Email: nelsonslabrepair@aol.com
Nguyen, Harry  Ph.D. 
Geotech Engineering and Testing
17407 US Highway 59 N
Houston TX 77396
Tel: -682-557-0712,
Email: harry@geotecheng.com
Noureddine, Mohamad 
The Interfield Group
401 Studewood, Suite 300
Houston tx 77007
Tel: 346-256-7189
Fax: 713-780-8550
Email: mnoureddine@interfield.net
Patel, Monika  (Mona)  PE 
DPIS Engineering, LLC
PO Box 2089
Tomball TX 77377
Tel: 281-351-0048
Email: mona@dpis.com
Pilla, Satya  Ph.D.  P.E. 
IGET Services
3727 Greenbriar Drive, Suite. 114
Stafford TX 77477
Tel: (832) 858-3982
Email: drsatyapilla@iget.email
Qaddumi, Mike  P.E. 
The Interfield Group
401 Studewood, Suite 300
Houston TX 77007
Tel: 713-780-0909
Fax: 713-780-8550
Email: mfq@interfield.net
Riedel, Rob  P.E. 
Riedel Engineering, LLC
8938 Finnery Drive
Tomball TX 77375
Tel: 832-860-3644
Email: rob@riedelengr.com
Scanlon, Mike  P.E. 
Norex Engineering Inc.
1220 East Main
League City TX 77573
Tel: 281-474-2640
Fax: 281-474-2748
Email: Mikescanlon@norexengineering.net
Schilder, Steve  P.E. 
SMS Engineering
P.O. Box 927
Katy TX  77492
Tel: 281-391-8021
Email: steve@smsengr.com
Web Site: www.smsengr.com
Sherman, Ken  P.E. 
RCI ENGINEERING INC.
413 Oak Drive
Lake Jackson TX 77566
Tel: 979-265-4555
Fax: 979-265-4554
Email: ksherman@rciengineeringtx.com
Skoller, Michael  A.  P.E. 
National Structural Engineering
2020 North Loop W, Ste. 230
Houston TX 77018-8103
Tel: 713-956-2094
Email: michael@structural.nu
Web Site: www.structural.nu
Sripadanna, Nar 
S & S Structural Consultants
7558 Cypress Creek Pkwy
Houston TX 77070
Tel: 281-782-5140
Email: nar@texasengr.com
Taylor, Robert   P.E.  A.I.A. 
Chelsea Architects
3200 SW Freeway #2121
Houston TX 77027
Tel: 713-621-5599
Fax: 713-621-5816
Email: taylor@cpdhouston.com
Weaver, Byron  P.E. 
Paradigm Consultants
9980 W Sam Houston Pkwy S., Suite 500
Houston Texas 77099
Tel: 281-520-9735
Email: bweaver@paradigmconsultants.com
Wozny, George  T.  P.E.  S.E. 
Wozny Engineering, LLC
7438 Heron Lakes Drive
Houston TX 77064
Tel: 832-443-3195
Email: george.wozny@woznyeng.com
Wu, Yuqing  (Jack) 
Sogine Network Inc.
9001 Gaylord Dr. Unit 6
Houston TX
Tel: 7133063414
Email: yuqingwu2002@yahoo.com
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

Temporary Construction Bracing

After multiple roundtable discussions during 2014 - 2015 addressing recent framing failures of 3 - 5 story wood-framed residences during construction, at the FPA-SC-Monthly meeting in April 2015 the committee set forth its opinion encouraging structural framing design engineers to add a note to their framing design drawings for residences and other wood-framed structures that are greater than 2 stories in height, thereby advising the building contractor of the limits of their design as follows:

Temporary Bracing is not the responsibility of the Engineer of Record.  The structural elements contained in the engineering plans for this project were designed by the Engineer of Record to resist the code specified loads that could occur in the final completed structure only. The contractor, not the engineer of record, is responsible for providing the design and construction of all temporary construction bracing needed to maintain safety during construction until all architectural and structural elements are completed as detailed on the design drawings.

The committee decided to post this note on the FPA-SC webpage until such time it decides to revise its FPA-SC-15-0 document, “Foundation Construction Drawing Notes for Residential and Other Low-Rise Structures” and include the above note in that revision.

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