STRUCTURAL DIVISION, ASCE

Report on Activities FY01
Report on Plans FY02

Committee on:	Emerging Computing Technology
TAC:		Analysis and Computation

Submitted by:	Elisa D. Sotelino, Chair
Date:          	March 1, 2001


I. Administration

   A. Membership (number of committee members):  8 members

   B. Meetings:

      1.  Meetings held during FY01:

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

      2.  Meetings planned for FY01 (date, location)

            -  May 2002, Denver, CO (2002 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: 17 as committee activity by 
      Jim Garrett, JSE Associate Editor until October 2000 
           
	   8 Manuscripts have been accepted (incl. 7 resubmitted papers)
           5 Manuscripts have been declined (incl. 0 resubmitted papers)

      In October 2000 the JSE Associate Editorship was transitioned to 
      John Baugh

	   4 Manuscripts are still active

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


III.  Publications (Special Publications, Manuals, other)

   A. Publications completed during FY00  (10/00 - 9/01) (title, where 
      and when published)

      - None

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

      - None

   C. Publications planned for the future (topic, expected starting date)
      
      As a result of the Workshop on Information Technology and Structural 
      Engineering Education, the ECT plans to publish at least one article 
      in the Civil Engineering magazine. The article will discuss the options
      being pursued by different universities with regards to information
      technology and computer usage.


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

   A. Sessions held during FY01 (10/00 - 9/01)

      - None

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

      - Technical Session in 2002 Structures Congress
        May 2002, Denver, CO

	“Information Technology and Structural Engineering Education”
	 Elisa D. Sotelino, Purdue University, and Colby Swan, University 
         of Iowa

	“High Performance Computing”
	 Elisa Sotelino, Purdue University

   C. Sessions Planned for the Future:

      - Sessions and workshops are being planned for the
        2003 Structures Congress


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

   A. Completed during FY01 (10/00 - 9/01)

      - Identification of potential speakers and participants for the Workshop
	on Information Technology and Structural Engineering Education that 
        will take place in the 2002 Structures Congress in Denver, CO. 

      - Recruitment

        During the last year we have recruited and accepted one new
        committee member.

      - Interaction with European Community (ongoing)

        In 2001 Ian Smith will report to the ECT committee on
        structural engineering and computing activities in
        Switzerland.  Smith, a friend of ECT, and he- 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 FY02

       - ECT is planning and will organize a pre-congress workshop on
	 2002 Structures Congress in Denver, CO.
         It is envisioned that the workshop will address the issue of university 
         level educational aspects of computer usage and information technology 
         for civil engineers. This workshop will provide a forum for reasoned 
         dialogue on what might constitute adequate levels of undergraduate civil 
         engineering exposure to computer programming and information technologies. 

   C. Planned for the future


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

     - Continued recruitment

       The committee membership is still a concern, since number of members
       have had their terms expired. The committee membership is now 8.
       One new member has been recruited and will be considered during
       the 2001 committee meeting in Washington, D.C.  Also, one of the past 
       members, who has been sitting out of the committee for one year, 
       has expressed the desire to return to the committee and has been 
       encouraged to apply.  This case will also be discussed in the 
       2001 committee meeting.  Finally it should be noted that the committee
       has undergone a complete change in its officer structure, which is now: 
       Elisa Sotelino, Chair, John Baugh, Past-chair, Colby Swan, Vice-chair, 
       and Eduardo de Santiago, Secretary.  


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

     - None.