STRUCTURAL DIVISION, ASCE

Report on Activities FY00
Report on Plans FY01

Committee on:	Emerging Computing Technology
TAC:		Analysis and Computation

Submitted by:	John W. Baugh Jr., Chair
Date:           2 March 2000

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I. Administration

   A. Membership (number of committee members):  15 members

   B. Meetings:

      1.  Meetings held during FY00:

            -  May 7, 2000, Philadelphia, PA (2000 Structures Congress)

      2.  Meetings planned for FY01 (date, location)

            -  May 2001, Washington, DC (2001 Structures Congress)

   C. Subcommittee and Task Committees (reporting to this committee):

          None


II.   Papers in FY00  (10/99 - 9/00)  Journal of Structural Engineering

   A. Number of papers reviewed for Journal: 27 as committee activity
        by Jim Garrett, JSE Associate Editor

           3 Manuscripts are still active
          12 Manuscripts have been accepted (incl. 2 resubmitted papers)
          12 Manuscripts have been declined (incl. 2 resubmitted papers)

   B. Number of Papers published in Journal: 0 as committee activity


III.  Publications (Special Publications, Manuals, other)

   A. Publications completed during FY00  (10/99 - 9/00) (title,
      where and when published)

      none

   B. Publications in preparation (title, expected completion date)

      - WWW Structural Engineering Information Repository

        Our plans for building a Web-based information repository have
	been postponed until we can identify a group of members
	willing to take up this task.

   C. Publications planned for the future (topic, expected starting date)


IV.   Technical Sessions (ASCE Annual Convention, Structures
      Congresses, Specialty Conferences, other meetings)

   A. Sessions held during FY00 (10/99 - 9/00)

      - Technical Session in 2000 Structures Congress
        May 8, 2000, Philadelphia, PA
	"Emerging Computing Technology in Structural Engineering"
  	  Meg Neggers, Premisys Corporation
	  Jim Garrett, Carnegie Mellon University
	  Kincho Law, Stanford University

      - Technical Session in 2000 Structures Congress
        May 10, 2000, Philadelphia, PA
	"High Performance Computing"
	  John Baugh, North Carolina State University
	  Elisa Sotelino, Purdue University

   B. Sessions Planned for FY01 (10/00 - 9/01)

      - Technical Session in 2001 Structures Congress
        May 2001, Washington, DC
	"High Performance Computing"
	  Elisa Sotelino, Purdue University

   C. Sessions Planned for the Future:

      - Sessions and workshops are being planned for the
        2002 Structures Congress


V.    Other activities (type of activities, action completed or planned)

   A. Completed during FY00 (10/99 - 9/00)

      - SEI/ASCE Policy for Committee Web Pages

        We have completed and submitted to Barry Noland a draft policy
        on Web pages for committee activities in SEI/ASCE.

      - Recruitment

        During the last year we have recruited and accepted four new
        committee members.

      - Committee Web Page (ongoing)

        We have a World Wide Web page that describes the mission of
        the committee and its associated activities.  The URL for this
        page is: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jwb/ect/

      - Interaction with European Community (ongoing)

        In 2000 Ian Smith will report to the ECT committee on
        structural engineering and computing activities in
        Switzerland.  Smith, a member of ECT, also represents
        the European Group for Structural Engineering Applications of
        AI, EG-SEA-AI (~60 persons).  ECT and EG-SEA-AI are continuing
        to explore opportunities for joint activity.

   B. Planned for FY01

       - see item VI.

   C. Planned for the future


VI.   Plans for the Future (goals, areas of opportunity, etc.)

     - Continued recruitment

       Although four members been added to the committee in the last
       year, membership is still a concern.  Of our 15 members, 9 have
       terms that expire in FY00.  Also, the officer structure is
       undergoing some change: this is an election year for a new
       secretary, with existing officers rotating up and out.
       Unfortunately, Meg Neggers, current vice-chair, will not be
       able to assume the committee chair because of new
       responsibilities at home and a change in professional
       direction.  Therefore, Elisa Sotelino, current secretary, will
       move into the chair position, and elections will be held for
       vice-chair and secretary.  John Baugh, current chair, will
       assume the past-chair position if his term can be further
       extended.  If not, he will continue to support the
       committee in an informal role until he can officially rejoin
       the committee a year later.


VII.  List activities that have been delayed or tabled due to lack of funding.

     - None.