VOL. 47 NO. 4 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS JUNE, 2011 THE 2011 ASME FRANCIS RHODES MONTGOMERY DESIGN COMPETITION The annual Francis Rhodes Montgomery Design Competition was held May 6, 2011 in the Hawaii Geophysics Building Room HIG 110, University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. Competing was eight teams with 42 students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME) Capstone ME 481/482 Senior Mechanics Design Project courses, competing for four monetary awards. Design projects competing included an electric car, a Baja racecar, a fuel-efficient vehicle, a heavy lift aircraft, an underwater plow, a solar tracker, a marine energy generator, and an unmanned boat. The Design of Heavy Lift Capacity Aircraft design team competed in the Aero Design Competition placing 12th out of 41 teams, and the SAE Baja team plans to com- pete in the June 8-11 Illinois Mini Baja event. Each team made a PowerPoint/oral presenta- tion followed by a poster session and hardware demonstration. Three ASME Hawaii judges on the basis of content, organization, prototype, and response to questions score the design project presentations. Since 1987, ASME Hawaii and DME have worked together to host the Francis Rhodes Montgomery Design Competition for the Department’s ME 481/482 Senior Design Project I and II courses. This is a two-sequence mechanical engineering design course starting with ME 481 design project initiation and finish- ing up with final designs and prototypes in the ME 482 course. The design competition was established in memory of Francis Rhodes Montgomery, a founder of the Hawaii Section, to further the field of Mechanical Engineering. It is aimed at the student of Mechanical Engineering with the goal of recognizing and rewarding innovative design efforts, the practicality of the design, and the ability to present the design in a clear and understandable manner. The Montgomery Fund provides the awards and refreshments. This past school year under the guidance of Professor Mehrdad Ghesemi-Nejhad, DME Chairman, students developed design projects from concept to prototype. This competition also provides an assess- ment of how well the DME accomplishes its Mission of achieving eleven program out- comes, three general academic objectives, and two Major Design Experience components for its ABET accreditation. From the student presentations the judges can more reasonably assess the DME’s Mission. They get a first- hand view of the curriculum achievements that most outsiders do not see. The judges’ assess- ment of the DME’s program is documented for presentation to ABET. The following are synopsis of the design pro- ject abstracts. The full abstracts can be found at the ASME Hawaii website at http://www.sec- tions.asme.org/hawaii/frmdc.html. First Four Design Projects: Design of Heavy Lift Capacity Aircraft – This project received the $600 first place award. Team members included Devin Ortal, Ethan Young, Jason Li, Daniel Nakagawa, Angelo Subia, Cullen Matsumoto, and David Hummer. The team placed 12th out of 41 teams in the Aero Design East competition. The team designed, analyzed, built and tested the remote control plane weighing 12.5 pounds with a payload of 20.4 pounds. The team used structural analysis including use of free body diagrams coupled with basic mechanics equa- tions to produce bending moment equations, shear stress analysis and determining flight stability. Traque de Soleil – Solar Tracker – This pro- ject received the $300 second place award. Team members included Angie Menghini, Hazel Ibarra, and Byron Blanchard. This is an automated, self-sustainable solar tracker to maintain a pyranometer oriented normal to the sun in order to collect solar spectrum data without complicated calibration. The design uses a photodiode array tracker operating as a dual-axis tracker. The team members learned lessons in manufacturing, finite element analy- sis, mechatronics, and a full functioning solar tracker. Unmanned Surface Vehicle – This project received the $200 third place award, and the team members were Matt Tio, Godfrey Manera, Brandon Spalla, and Randee Chang. The goal of this project was to design, build, and test a mechanical platform for an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle with hopes that future teams would carry on the project and compete in the Robo Boats competition spon- sored by the Office of Naval Research and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. The team used a catamaran design vehicle constructed of fiberglass/epoxy and a starboard platform. Complete remote control capabilities were achieved. Neighborhood Electric Vehicle: NEVolution Go-Yo – $100 was awarded to the fourth place team of Cameron Xu, Eric Teramae, Kyle Tani, Kin Kei Wu, Ray Au, Alex Means, and Brandon Mikami. The goals of this project were to design and manufacture a pro- totype for a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV,) that is safe, cost-efficient, and road legal. Crash impact analysis was performed through SolidWorks, followed by prototyping of the roll cage using conduit piping. To reduce cost, various parts were recycled and rein- forced, where necessary from golf carts and cars. This NEV design can be used for both consumer and commercial purposes for short- er trips reducing fuel costs. The Other Design Projects: Marine Energy Generator – The team of Jesse Brown, Douglas Dye, Lowen Okamoto, and Masafumi Inoue designed, assembled and tested an operational prototype of marine ener- gy generator, which converts wave energy into electrical energy. The goal of this project was to build a device to capture wave energy on mod- Heavy Lift Capacity Aircraft. Unmanned Surface Vehicle Solar Tracker continued on page 9
THE 2011 ASME FRANCIS RHODES MONTGOMERY DESIGN COMPETITIONThe annual Francis Rhodes Montgomery
Design Competition was held May 6, 2011 inthe Hawaii Geophysics Building Room HIG110, University of Hawaii at Manoa campus.Competing was eight teams with 42 studentsfrom the Department of MechanicalEngineering (DME) Capstone ME 481/482Senior Mechanics Design Project courses,competing for four monetary awards. Designprojects competing included an electric car, aBaja racecar, a fuel-efficient vehicle, a heavy liftaircraft, an underwater plow, a solar tracker, amarine energy generator, and an unmannedboat. The Design of Heavy Lift CapacityAircraft design team competed in the AeroDesign Competition placing 12th out of 41teams, and the SAE Baja team plans to com-pete in the June 8-11 Illinois Mini Baja event.Each team made a PowerPoint/oral presenta-tion followed by a poster session and hardwaredemonstration. Three ASME Hawaii judges onthe basis of content, organization, prototype,and response to questions score the designproject presentations.
Since 1987, ASME Hawaii and DME haveworked together to host the Francis RhodesMontgomery Design Competition for theDepartment’s ME 481/482 Senior DesignProject I and II courses. This is a two-sequencemechanical engineering design course startingwith ME 481 design project initiation and finish-ing up with final designs and prototypes in theME 482 course.
The design competition was established inmemory of Francis Rhodes Montgomery, afounder of the Hawaii Section, to further thefield of Mechanical Engineering. It is aimed atthe student of Mechanical Engineering with thegoal of recognizing and rewarding innovativedesign efforts, the practicality of the design,and the ability to present the design in a clearand understandable manner. The MontgomeryFund provides the awards and refreshments.This past school year under the guidance ofProfessor Mehrdad Ghesemi-Nejhad, DMEChairman, students developed design projectsfrom concept to prototype.
This competition also provides an assess-ment of how well the DME accomplishes itsMission of achieving eleven program out-comes, three general academic objectives,and two Major Design Experience componentsfor its ABET accreditation. From the studentpresentations the judges can more reasonablyassess the DME’s Mission. They get a first-hand view of the curriculum achievements thatmost outsiders do not see. The judges’ assess-ment of the DME’s program is documented forpresentation to ABET.
The following are synopsis of the design pro-ject abstracts. The full abstracts can be foundat the ASME Hawaii website at http://www.sec-tions.asme.org/hawaii/frmdc.html.
First Four Design Projects:Design of Heavy Lift Capacity Aircraft –
This project received the $600 first placeaward. Team members included Devin Ortal,Ethan Young, Jason Li, Daniel Nakagawa,Angelo Subia, Cullen Matsumoto, and DavidHummer. The team placed 12th out of 41teams in the Aero Design East competition.The team designed, analyzed, built and testedthe remote control plane weighing 12.5 poundswith a payload of 20.4 pounds. The team usedstructural analysis including use of free bodydiagrams coupled with basic mechanics equa-tions to produce bending moment equations,shear stress analysis and determining flightstability.
Traque de Soleil – Solar Tracker – This pro-ject received the $300 second place award.Team members included Angie Menghini,Hazel Ibarra, and Byron Blanchard. This is anautomated, self-sustainable solar tracker tomaintain a pyranometer oriented normal to thesun in order to collect solar spectrum datawithout complicated calibration. The designuses a photodiode array tracker operating as adual-axis tracker. The team members learnedlessons in manufacturing, finite element analy-sis, mechatronics, and a full functioning solartracker.
Unmanned Surface Vehicle – This projectreceived the $200 third place award, and theteam members were Matt Tio, Godfrey Manera,Brandon Spalla, and Randee Chang. The goalof this project was to design, build, and test amechanical platform for an autonomousunmanned surface vehicle with hopes thatfuture teams would carry on the project andcompete in the Robo Boats competition spon-sored by the Office of Naval Research and theAssociation for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
International. The team used a catamarandesign vehicle constructed of fiberglass/epoxyand a starboard platform. Complete remotecontrol capabilities were achieved.
Neighborhood Electric Vehicle:NEVolution Go-Yo – $100 was awarded to thefourth place team of Cameron Xu, EricTeramae, Kyle Tani, Kin Kei Wu, Ray Au, AlexMeans, and Brandon Mikami. The goals of thisproject were to design and manufacture a pro-totype for a neighborhood electric vehicle(NEV,) that is safe, cost-efficient, and roadlegal. Crash impact analysis was performedthrough SolidWorks, followed by prototyping ofthe roll cage using conduit piping. To reducecost, various parts were recycled and rein-forced, where necessary from golf carts andcars. This NEV design can be used for bothconsumer and commercial purposes for short-er trips reducing fuel costs.
The Other Design Projects:Marine Energy Generator – The team of
Jesse Brown, Douglas Dye, Lowen Okamoto,and Masafumi Inoue designed, assembled andtested an operational prototype of marine ener-gy generator, which converts wave energy intoelectrical energy. The goal of this project was tobuild a device to capture wave energy on mod-
Heavy Lift Capacity Aircraft. Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Solar Tracker
continued on page 9
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In early May of 2011, Barry Nakamoto andKurt Kunimune of HSPE, traveled with theHawaii Mathcounts team to Washington DC forthe National Mathcounts competition. Alongwith Hawaiian Electric Co., HSPE is a sponsorof the Hawaii Mathcounts. Barry and Kurtattended the Nationals to shadow RowenaBlaisdell and Paulene Marcello ofKamehameha Schools, the Hawaii Mathcountscoordinators. Rowena and Paulene will be retir-ing as coordinators after having nurtured andproficiently guided Hawaii Mathcounts for thepast twenty years. HSPE will assume the coor-dinator role for Hawaii Mathcounts until newcoordinators can be found.
The Hawaii team, coached by Mr. Sung Parkof Washington Intermediate, finished in themiddle of the competition, which had fifty-sixteams, one from each state as well as from
Robotics with a Woman’s Touch - The Sacred Hearts Academy Robotics team has had asmashing season with their all girls team. The ladies had only 6 weeks to build robots thatwould pick up inflatable tubes of various shapes, hang them on a rack in a specified orderand deploy minibots to climb up 12 foot poles. The team competed in the WorcesterPolytechnic Institute Regional Competition March 10-12 in Worcester, Massachusetts win-ning the Engineering Inspiration Award becoming only one of two Hawaii schools securinga guaranteed spot in the World Robotics Championship competition. The team and theirrobots also competed at the Hawaii Regional Robotics Competition held the week of March23, 2011 at Stan Sheriff Center where they were ranked number 13 of 32 teams. The teamalso won the Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratory. Although these inspira-tional women did not place in the final at the World Robotics Championship in St. Louis,they are an exemplary team!
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The Hawaii team was well represented byEthan Vo and David Chang of WashingtonIntermediate, Junghao Lee of WaiakeaIntermediate, and Julius Balagso of HighlandsIntermediate.
The boys and coaches had a wonderfulexperience participating in the Mathcountscompetition, as well as having had the chanceto tour the Jefferson, Lincoln, and Iwo JimaMemorials. The team also spent a day touringthe various Smithsonian Museums.
Having had the opportunity to witness andvolunteer for the Hawaii Chapter and Statecompetitions, as well as the National competi-tion, validated the positive contribution thatMathcounts provides Hawaii kids with respectto Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath. Seeing the analytical acuity of the middleschool students in Mathcounts provides assur-ance that Hawaii and the U.S. should be in verycapable hands when it comes to our future sci-entists, mathematicians, engineers, doctors,etc.
Please mark your calendars for September16 (Friday), 2011 for the HSPE golf tournament,which will be held at the Waikele Golf Club. TheHSPE Educational Foundation golf tournamentis the primary fund raising event for the HawaiiChapter and State Mathcounts competitions,which are held in February and March of eachyear. The money raised from the tournament isused to fund the lunches, beverages, awardplaques, and travel for the Hawaii ‘Mathletes’and coaches for both the Chapter and Statecompetitions. In 2011, over 300 Hawaii middleschool students and coaches across the Stateparticipated in the Hawaii Mathcounts. HSPEwill be sending out notices on the September16 golf tournament in the near future. If you canparticipate and put a team together, or if youcannot play but can volunteer at the tourna-ment, or can make a donation to HawaiiMathcounts, it would be very much appreciat-ed. Mahalo.
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A record number of local architects, engi-neers, construction contractors and others inrelated fields attended the 16th Annual U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Workshop May 5 atthe Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu.
The workshop provided local design andconstruction representatives the latest informa-tion on the Honolulu District’s project workload,technical information and administrative proce-dures that affect how to do business with theCorps.
This year’s workshop theme was QualityDesign and Construction for a Stronger Futurein the Pacific. The focus was on informing pri-vate sector companies about what they mustdo to successfully execute work with theCorps.
Tony Paresa, the District’s deputy DistrictEngineer for Programs and ProjectManagement began the Workshop with a pre-sentation that focused on projected future con-struction work and his personal philosophyabout what quality means.
Information presented during the 2011 work-shop will allow participants to better under-stand contracting methods and procedures, tobe aware of new standards and codes affect-ing military projects, to learn about design,construction and legal implications of workingwith the Honolulu District.
The luncheon speaker was Michael BrennanA.I.A., lead design architect from AECOM, whopresented the approach and methodologytaken on the design charrette for the multi-phased U.S. Army Pacific Command andControl Facility project at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
The workshop and breakout sessions alsoprovided opportunity for industry partners fromthe American Institute of Architects (HonoluluChapter), American
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Contractors of Hawaii to discuss issues one-on-one with Corps’ employees in the spirit ofpartnership.
Corps and other functional area specialistsgave a wide variety of presentations during thenine breakout sessions.
Gary Nip A.I.A., Workshop organizer andchief of the Honolulu District’s Design Branchsaid, “this workshop is a great opportunity for
George Stewart of Hawaiian Cement (left)discusses the 2011 Corps Workshop withAndrew Kohashi, Honolulu District MilitaryBranch chief and acting deputy chief,Programs and Project ManagementDivision. Photo by Joseph Bonfiglio
the Corps to partner with our industry partnersto discuss relevant issues and topics. Wereceived feedback from last year’s workshop toadd more time for networking so we did so.”“In fact, we arranged a specific networkingsession with booths manned by seven contractpartners and the Honolulu District. We alsoadded longer breaks to this year’s workshopresulting in many powerful conversations,” hesaid.
According to Nip, this year’s workshop hadthe most attendees ever at approximately 294.He believed that the slow local constructioneconomy probably added to the high atten-dance as local firms seek out Army contracts.
The Corps and A.I.A. were especially proac-tive in getting the word out to industry evenreaching out for the first time with the District’sFacebook page. “The workshop is a greatopportunity to network with the Corps and forpeople from the design side meeting up withour clientele and those who are managingthese projects. There’s a tremendous offeringof different seminars besides just the network-ing opportunities so you can also gain knowl-edge,” Nip said.
“I’ve been coming for eight years and themain reason I keep coming is there’s alwaysinnovative ideas plus I enjoy the crystal balland looking into what the government expects(for a work load),” said George Stewart ofHawaiian Cement. “We try and meet thoseexpectations, and I take that information backto our company and see how we can meetwhat’s being presented in the Workshop,”Stewart said. “If you’re involved with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers you’re going to findthis a very valuable workshop because you’llgather information and you’ll meet a lot of peo-
ple and find a great exchange of ideas andconcepts,” he said. “Plus, this is all about sup-porting the troops.”
In addition to information sharing, the Corpshonored many contractors and Architectural/Engineering firms for their demonstrated excel-lence in the areas of quality and safety onCorps’ projects.
The first annual Honolulu District Workshopwas in 1996 at the Pagoda Hotel with theConsulting Engineers Council of Hawaii. Sincethen, they have changed their name to theAmerican Council of Engineering Companiesof Hawaii. In 1998 the workshop expanded toinclude the American Institute of Architects. In2000, it again expanded to include the General
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2010-2011 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSKyle Y. Yukumoto, PresidentGlenn M. Nohara, Vice-PresidentDayna E. Nemoto, TreasurerMatthew K. Fujioka, Past PresidentRonald N.S. Ho, Board ChairBob Y. Akinaka, DirectorKen K. Hayashida, DirectorJohn H. Katahira, DirectorDiane Y. Kodama, DirectorLloyd P.C.W. Lee, DirectorMike Y. Magaoay, DirectorNeal N. Miyake, DirectorDerek K. Mukai, DirectorMartin A. Nakasone, DirectorRoss S. Okuda, DirectorReid H. Shizumura, Director
Upcoming Event:34th Annual Golf Tournament at the Pearl
Country Club will be on Friday, July 8, 2011.Shotgun starts at noon. All funds will gotowards six $2,000 scholarships for incomingengineering freshmen.
Hawaii Section 2010-2011 Officerswww.ite-hawaii.orgPresident: Honglong Li
EAH’s new meeting location is at the FortStreet Grill in the Topa Tower (Ewa tower onFort Street ) in the Topa Financial Center (OldAMFAC Bldg). Parking is available (enter fromNimitz). The WEB site has been updated toprovide directions and a Map. Meetings will beheld on Friday, June 3, 17 and 24. No meetingon June 10 due to Kamehameha Day holiday.
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Program schedule may be adjusted, callSam Gillie to confirm speaker 543-4739 Fax203-1335.
$10.00 Members, $12.00 Guest (AllWelcome), Students Free, Bring Your OwnLunches Welcome, Drink Refreshments arecompliamentary. A $3.00 donation is verygratefully appreciated!!
Seminars/Events:– Training Webinar for ATC-45 Field Manual:
Safety Evaluation of Buildings After WindStorms and Floods on June 29, 2011. Moreinformation can be found in a recent emailsent to all members.
– Small Business Fair with the HawaiiDepartment of Transportation’s Disadvan-taged Business Enterprise (DBE) Programwill be held on May 26th from 9:00am to12:00pm at the Japanese Cultural Center ofHawaii. More information can be found in arecent email sent to all members.The following seminars are anticipated to be
presented in 2011:– Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings – Structural Steel Corrosion Coatings– Structural Steel Design of Low-Rise Office
Building with Seismic Considerations
2011 SEAOH Convention Update:The year’s Annual Convention is scheduled
for Thursday and Friday, August 4-5, 2011 atthe Koolau Ballrooms and Conference Center.A full day technical seminar and an eveningbanquet dinner are scheduled for August 4th.A morning technical seminar and afternoongolf tournament are scheduled for August 5th.Presentations by Ed Huston, Simpson Strong-Tie and Gary Chock will focus on the 2009 IBC,Building Code Updates, Wind and SeismicDesign and Wood and Cold Formed SteelTrusses. Look for registration material comingsoon!
Other Business:– On March 29th and 30th, the State Civil
Defense held a Disaster AssistanceResponse Center in Kona to help thoseaffected by the recent tsunami. SEAOHmembers Afaq Sarwar, Yen Wen Fang andAaron Erickson attended the event to answerquestions from residents in regards to repair-ing their homes from damage caused by thetsunami. Thank you Afaq, Yen Wen and
Aaron for volunteering your time to assist thecommunity!
– The SEAOH webpage will be updated toreflect the current committee members andmembership. The new SEAOH membershiplist will only provide each member’s nameand company. No contact information will beincluded to accommodate requests by themembership to avoid misuse of the informa-tion by phone solicitors.
New Member Applications:Application for SEAOH membership for the
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Missing Members: Please contactMembership Chairperson, Jiabao Chen (Ph:791-3945 or email [email protected]), orany of the SEAOH officers if you have a newmailing and/or email address.
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Standing Committee (Chairpersons)Attendance & Reception: John LauChapter Technology Transfer: Paul ScottChapter Programs: Blake Araki, P.E.Governmental Affairs: Barry Jim On, P.E.Refrigeration: Scott La BeauTechnology: Herman SiuEnergy Awards: William Lee, P.E.Historical: Joseph K. Ting, P.E.Membership Promotions: Roland SuzukiNewsletter Editor: Kevin Saito, P.E.Research Promotions: Archibald MakatiniProduct Show: Donna KishiTechnical Seminar: Melek Yalcintas, PhD, P.E.Student Activities: Alayna ShimaYoung Engineers of ASHRAE (YEA): Brandon MaedaWebmaster: Mark Yamamoto, P.E.
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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEETINGDate: July 19, 2011Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue
CafeteriaAgenda: TBA
Members and guests are invited. There willbe free pizza and soft drinks as usual. Pleasecontact Derek Sato or Kory Ikeda for directionsand for more information, such as parking.
MRS. MARGARET L. MONTGOMERYMrs. Montgomery passed away on April 20,
2011 in San Francisco. Her husband FrancisRhodes Montgomery was one of the foundersof the Hawaii Section of the American Societyof Mechanical Engineers chairing the organiz-ing committee in 1953. The FrancisMontgomery Design Competition was estab-lished in 1987 in his memory.
The family of Mr. Montgomery wanting hisaccomplishments remembered approachedthe Hawaii Section of ASME in 1985 for ideas.A scholarship was first suggested, but Mrs.Margaret Montgomery wanted something dif-ferent and more meaningful. Thus the DesignCompetition was established in FrancisRhodes Montgomery’s honor for his supportand dedication to Mechanical Engineering.
PVT LANDFILL TOUR PLANNEDDate: June 25, 2011, SaturdayTime: 9:30 a.m.Place: PVT Landfill in NanakuliProgram: 1) Overview of PVT LandfillOperations, 2) Cell & Drainage Construction forEnvironmental Protection, 3) Recycling – LEEDImplications, 4) Bioconversion FeedstockPreparation, and 5) Bioconversion FeedstockGasification to Energy Plans.
Please contact Peter Barba, [email protected], if you desire more informa-tion or would like to attend – by June 10.Detailed information will be provided to thoseplanning to attend.
REMINDER-ASME P.E. REFRESHERCOURSE FOR OCTOBER 2011 EXAM
The ASME Hawaii Section is accepting qual-ified applicants for the ASME sponsored P.E.refresher course for the Principles & Practicesof Engineering Exam - Mechanical Discipline,scheduled for October 2011. A minimum of 10candidates is needed to finalize coordinationwith course logistics such as instructional facil-ities, availability of instructors, instructionschedules and parking. To date only three can-didates have come forward.
ASHRAE Hawaii ChapterOfficer Installation NightJune 9, 2011 (Thursday) The Outrigger Canoe Club2909 Kalakaua Avenue
For immediate reservations go online tohttp://hawaii.ashraechapters.org or contactJohn Lau at [email protected] for furtherdetails.
Hawaii Chapter Technology Award WinnersWe are pleased to announce our ASHRAE
Hawaii Technology Award winners for 2011 TheASHRAE Technology Awards recognize out-standing achievements by members who havesuccessfully applied innovative buildingdesign in the areas of occupant comfort,indoor air quality and energy conservation.Their designs incorporate ASHRAE standardsfor effective energy management and IAQ.Performance is proven through one year’sactual, verifiable operating data.
Our chapter winners are:Project: SSFM Office Solar Cooling SystemOwner: SSFM International Inc.Mechanical and Electrical Engineer Firm:InSynergy Engineering Inc.Category: Existing Commercial
This project was the pioneer project in solarthermal AC field in State of Hawaii. The projectdemonstrates that it is effective to use solarthermal energy as an alternative energy sourcefor air conditioning systems helping to offsetthe rising building energy costs.
The air conditioning system at the SSFMfacility is the largest consumer of electricityaccounting for roughly 45% of the total electri-cal load. Based on the monitored energy con-sumption data after the completion of this pro-ject, the solar cooling system reduces the facil-ity electricity demand by more than 28kW onaverage, and will save 76,800 kWh/year and$16,900/year in cost. The simple net pay-back
is 11 years after taking state and federal taxcredit.Project: Waikoloa Kings’ Land ClubhouseOwner: Hilton Grand Vacation ClubMechanical Engineer: Beall & Associates, Inc.Category: New Commercial
The Waikoloa King’s Land Clubhouse is anew facility located at Waikoloa on the BigIsland of Hawaii. The 36,658 square foot(19,336 enclosed area) Clubhouse serves theKing’s Land timeshare development operatedby Hilton Grand Vacation Club.
In addition to LEED Silver certification, theproject includes a mechanical system whereheat to be rejected by the air conditioning sys-tems is used to provide pool heating. This sys-tem saves the installation and operating costsof cooling towers, reduced pool heating ener-gy required and saves significant amounts offresh water.
Building energy modeling in accordancewith ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G shows that thebuilding saves over 30 percent of the energythat would be consumed by a facility designedin accordance with ASHRAE 90.1. However,since the large swimming pools were not partof the Clubhouse project, their energy use wasnot included in the model.
Since the air conditioning heat rejected tothe swimming pools reduced the energyrequired from the LPG Pool Boilers, the energysavings for the project is even greater.Rejecting heat from the air conditioning sys-tems to the pool means not having to add heatusing liquid petroleum gas boilers. An addi-tional energy model was done using a stan-dard cooling tower to quantify the annual heatrejection. Equating this to energy that did nothave to be added from boilers shows that therevised energy savings is over 66 percent anda cost savings of over 44 percent.Project: USS Arizona Memorial VisitorsCenterOwner: U.S.National Park ServiceMechanical Engineering Firm: MechanicalEngineers of Hawaii CorporationCategory: Public Assembly
This $58 million project included a completetear down and replacement of the USS ArizonaMemorial Visitor Center. The project consists ofconstruction of two theaters, two large exhibitbuildings, welcoming lobby, ticketing counter,classroom building, education center, book-store, office building, gift shops and toilet facil-ities. The memorial was expanded 55 percent(from 11 acres to 17 acres) on the area’s water-front. The total new built area, shaded andenclosed is approximately 54,900 square feet.
This project utilized a number of “green” fea-tures to create a more environmentally friendlyfacility overall. Since many facilities includingthe bookstore, education center, ticketingcounter and exhibit buildings have open-airdesigns, air conditioning is limited and Hawaii’strade winds are used to create natural, passiveventilation. When the trade winds are not pre-sent exhaust fans are used to pull air insideand ceiling fans also help to move more airthrough the space. This movement of air pro-vides the thermal comfort occupants require inorder to feel comfortable in the space. In keep-ing energy costs to a minimum, trade windscontinue to keep the floors and walls coolthroughout the night and during the day largeroofs provide shade and protection from directsun. This innovative, energy efficient designallowed the energy bill to be cut by approxi-mately 47 percent.
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OFFICERS President – Kurt BendlerVice President – Paul BrussowDirector – Amarjit SinghDirector – Maelyn UyeharaPast President – Stephen JacobsonTreasurer – Guia Lasquete
Contractors Association, the Building IndustryAssociation and the Associated Builders andContractors Association.
This year’s workshop was co-sponsored bythe American Institute of Architects, HonoluluChapter (AIA), American Council ofEngineering Companies of Hawaii
(ACECH), General Contractors Associationof Hawaii (GCA), Building Industry Associationof Hawaii (BIA) and the Associated Buildersand Contractors of Hawaii (ABC) in conjunctionwith Honolulu District.
The workshop presentations can be down-loaded from: www.aiahonolulu.org.
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matic, low-flow lavatories and waterless urinalsare installed throughout the complex to reducepotable water consumption. With these new fix-tures, an estimated 800,000 gallons of water isconserved annually.
Hawaii State Science FairOn March 29, 2011, Michael Chang, Isaac
Opedal and Alayna Shima had the privilege ofjudging the 54th Hawaii State Science andEngineering Fair as agency judges for theASHRAE Hawaii Chapter. This year, with arecord number of projects entered, the fair washeld at the Hawaii Convention Center.
The Chapter this year increased the totalmoney awarded to $1000, divided among twosenior research projects and four juniorresearch projects. This year, differing frompast years, the Board decided that in lieu ofhanding a check to the award recipient, itwould be presented to them at our monthlychapter meeting. The thought was that thiswould be beneficial to both the award recipi-ents as well as our chapter members, Theaward recipients would have the opportunity tomeet with working members of the HVAC com-munity and the Chapter members would beable to meet with up and coming (hopefully)members of the HVAC community.
We focused on judging projects related toour industry. These included projects aboutinsulation, renewable energy and LEED.Participants were judged not only on topic, butalso on how the research was carried out andon oral presentation. For many participants,this was a continuation of a project from theprevious year and many had the desire to alsocarry on with the research.
Although it was difficult, in the end we nar-rowed down the field to the following awardrecipients:1. Senior Research ($250): Pooja Nuti – The
Effect of LEED Certified Roofs; Green Roofsand Reflective White Paint Coated Roofs onTemperature Reduction Within Structures
2. Senior Research ($250): Janelle You –Oscillating Water Column
3. Junior Research ($165): Kayla Ishida –Bioenergy: Green Energy
4. Junior Research ($165): Matthew Barrett –How Can You Beat Heat in Your Home?
5. Junior Research ($85): Elijah Ko – Do SmallWaves or Large Waves Produce MoreEnergy in a Home Made Floating Generator
6. Junior Research ($85): Airica Hayasaka –Beat Home Heat!
These award recipients and their parentswere invited to our April chapter meeting andpresented with their awards.
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Interested candidates should contactRaymond Liu at email: [email protected] more information.
This year’s competition ended May 6, 2011 inWashington, D.C. The results shown on theMATHCOUNTS website lists the student rank-ing up to 56th place and the Team ranking to23rd place. A student from Louisiana, ScottWu, took first place. Hawaii students were notlisted.
In Team ranking, the California Team tookfirst with Michigan second, and Texas third.Hawaii did not place in the top 23.
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AND WHO WAS VIGGO?With your indulgence, I will deviate briefly
from my core theme of engineering and ven-ture into the world of bookplates and their earlypredecessors, codes of arms, specifically inconnection to Hawai`i nei.
What precipitated this turn of events waswhat I wrote last month (May 2011) regardingthe first bookplate in Hawai`i being designedby one Viggo Jacobsen, according to pressaccounts back in 1908. Who was this man withthe Danish sounding name, I asked myself,and off I went with my search. Strangely, thefirst reference I found was a newspaper adver-tisement that appeared regularly in the“Evening Bulletin [EB]” c.1895:
VIGGO JACOBSENEngrosser-and-IllustratorPacific Hardware Co.Telephone 16By the way, an “engrosser” was what we
would call a transcriber of official documents.Note that specifying the name of the companywhere he was located was sufficient for the res-idents of Honolulu to know exactly where to go,especially before the use of street numbersbecame commonplace.
An advertisement in the “Independent” wasmore specific, however, indicating that thecompany’s building was located on Fort Street,whereas another entry in the EB indicated the“Cummins Block” at Fort and Merchant Streets.The Cummins Block was a commercial build-ing erected by John Adams Kuakini Cummins,a member of the Hawaiian nobility.
In Thrum’s “Hawaiian Annual for 1895,” thePacific Hardware Co. describes itself as“Ironmongers: Importers and Dealers” in manyand sundry goods and merchandise, havinggone through several notable owners andname changes since the mid-19th centurywhen it was established.
Only several months later, Viggo’s newspa-per ad in the EB of September 9, 1895 desig-nates a new location: “120 Nuuanu Avenue,next to the ‘White House,’ Telephone 640.”
Apparently, the adoption of street numberswas a very slow process at that time. A wholeseven years later, an EB story on August 30,1902 was sub-titled, “People at Last Awake toFree Mail Delivery.” In it, we read that “for manymonths. A. E. Murphy, clerk in charge of thework of mapping the city and issuing officialnumbers, has used every endeavor to induceresidents to procure numbers. The responsehas been very unsatisfactory, only compara-tively few people making application for theservice.”
The solution came from the post office:“Latterly the postal authorities have been tak-ing steps to bring people up to the mark for thesake of free delivery of their mail.” In essence,those who had no official street numbers wouldhave “seen the carrier go by within hail, deliv-ering mail to their neighbors and leaving them-selves out.”
But returning to our hero Viggo Jacobsen, aninternet search yielded a myriad of entries, allessentially saying the same thing: Following acompetition in 1895, Viggo Jacobsen was
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JUNE DINNER MEETINGProgram: Hydraulics Technical CommitteeTopic: Tohoku-oki Earthquake and Tsunami ofMarch 11, 2011Speaker: Professor Kwok Fai Cheung, Ph.D,University of HawaiiProgram: This presentation will cover the latestresearch on the earthquake and tsunamisource mechanisms. Results from numericalmodeling will illustrate the characteristics of thetsunami along the Hawaiian Island chain andacross the Pacific basin. Dr. Cheung will alsodiscuss the implications of this event on engi-neering design and inundation mapping.Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011Location: Treetops at Paradise Park,
Menu: Multi-entree buffetCost: $25.00 for ASCE Hawaii Section
members$28.00 for Non-ASCE HawaiiSection members and Guests$11.00 for UH Manoa StudentChapter members
Please make checks payable to ASCE-Hawaii Section and mail to Glenn Miyasato,ASCE Secretary, MKE Associates, LLC, 99-205 Moanalua Road, Suite 205, Aiea,Hawaii 96701 postmarked by Friday, June 10,2011. Reservations for the dinner meeting toGlenn Miyasato by Monday, June 13, 2011, byphone at 488-7579 ext 3 or email at [email protected].
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: May 11, 2010Next meeting: June 7, 2010
ASCE HAWAII SECTION PROJECTAWARDS AND OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGI-NEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (OCEA)NOMINEES NEEDED!
ASCE Hawaii Section will be having ourannual awards banquet on Saturday,September 10th, at Kapiolani CommunityCollege Culinary Institute of the Pacific. Inaddition to honoring the traditional OCEAAward Winning project, the ASCE HawaiiSection would like to honor and provide acco-lades to numerous other projects that would beselected for the following categories:
• Large Project (>$10M) • Medium Project (<$10 M but > $2 M)• Small Project (< $2 M) • Green Building • Transportation • Water/Wastewater/Environmental
• Building/Technology/Structural Systems • Studies and Research • Special Projects • Humanitarian Project• International Nominations will be due Friday, June 24th,
2011. Please visit our website www.asce-hawaii.org to download an application formand for further details.
ASCE HAWAII SECTION SCHOLARSHIPGOLF TOURNAMENT IN HONOR OF STEVEFONG
ASCE Hawaii Section will be having ourannual scholarship golf tournament on Friday,July 29th, at Pearl Country Club Golf Course.Scholarship funds that are raised will be donat-ed to the ASCE Student Chapter, which willassist in their efforts to raise awareness andengage more students into the engineeringprofession. The ASCE Hawaii Section proudlylooks forward to hosting this worthwhilefundraising tournament for our future engi-neers. Early bird registration ends May 31 andthe last day for regular registration is July 15.Visit www.ascehawaii.org to download a golftournament registration form. Hope to see youthere!
CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS INJUNE
The Hawaii Section will host two ASCENational workshops at the University of HawaiiImin Conference Center on the UH Manoacampus at end of June. The speaker for both2-day workshops is Douglas Gransberg, anationally recognized expert from Iowa StateUniversity. The first seminar, “Design BuildContracting” will occur on June 27-28, 2011.The second seminar, “ConstructionAdministration for Engineers” will occur onJune 30-July 1, 2011. Additional informationand registration forms are available on ourwebsite: www.ascehawaii.org.
REMEMBER TO VOTE IN ASCE ELECTIONASCE is holding an election starting in June
to fill two upcoming vacancies for Region 8Governor. There are 3 candidates for the twopositions. Hawaii’s own, Dr. Horst Brandes,P.E., F.ASCE from the University of Hawaii, isrunning and has been endorsed by the HawaiiSection and the Hawaii YMF. The other twocandidates are Heidi Dexheimer, P.E., M.ASCEfrom the Nevada Section; and ThomasKrzewinski, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE from the AlaskaSection. Don’t forget to cast your vote.
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Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserv-ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808. If you have any questions,please contact Jeff Kalani at 754-5501, [email protected].
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openings in your company on the ASCE HawaiiSection website, please visit http://www.asce-hawaii.org/jobs.htm.
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selected to design the seal of the Republic ofHawaii as a modification of the Coat of Arms ofthe Kingdom of Hawaii, including the motto: UAMAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. With sub-sequent adjustments Viggo’s design servedthe Territory and, since 1959, the State ofHawai`i.
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erately sized sail or fishing boat. Major compo-nents of this design are a 1 kW rated perma-nent magnet alternator, pre-fitted with an out-put DC rectifier; a capstan, cable and counter-weight mechanism attached to the boat anchorline; and ANSI 41 roller chain and sprocket dri-vetrain.
Design & Fabrication: SAE Baja – The SAEBaja is a competition that allows engineeringstudents to apply all of the varied engineeringskills they have learned during their curriculum.The competition revolves around a single seatoff-road vehicle designed for speed, maneu-verability, durability and dynamic efficiency.The team of Victor Kis, Kelsy Koshi, Jeff Bruno,Kyle Thalman, Craig Calantoc, and NathanStickel took a different design approach fromprevious ventures for the Mini Baja event. Thisincluded locating critical components first,then building the frame around the individualcomponents.
Sub-Sea Water Jet Assisted Plow – Unlikethe other projects, Darrick Hatch, went outsideto participate with Makai Ocean Engineering todevelop an integrated plow designed specifi-cally for autonomous use. Traditional underseacable burying techniques use similar methodsof water jetting to dig deeper trenches withattachments to a surface vehicle. The plow willbe used on a vehicle that has no attachmentsto the surface of any kind, requiring 100%operability on batteries alone.
A Supermileage Solution: Creating a FuelEfficient Vehicle to Address an EnergyCrisis – The objective of this project was tobring awareness to the problem of the highconsumption of petroleum by designing andbuilding a fuel efficient vehicle that will be ableto achieve a fuel efficiency rating of 637 kilo-meters per liter or more. The design is an ultra-weight weight, gasoline powered vehicle thatseats one person. The team of Daniel Hong,Calvin Kuriyama, Hoben Delgado, Kyle Komo,Keoni Mamaclay, Noah Jung, Julius Maramot,Tara Lum, and Joseph Jenkins hope the resultsof this design project are useful in increasingawareness of and showing what design ele-ments are used to increase the fuel efficiencyof vehicles.
THE 2011 ASME FRANCIS RHODES MONTGOMERY DESIGN COMPETITIONcontinued from page 1
AcknowledgementsProfessor Mehrdad Ghasemi-Nejhad and the
ME 482 students have made this event anothersuccessful Francis Rhodes MontgomeryDesign Competition. The students displayedoutstanding design and problem solving abili-ties, and most worked successfully in teamsshowing that they will have no problems transi-tioning to their professional careers. ASMEHawaii and the Montgomery Foundation arevery appreciative to the students and ProfessorNejhad for their assistance to help perpetuatethe Francis Rhodes Montgomery DesignCompetition. Section Director, James Grogan,coordinated the competition between ASMEHawaii and DME with the help of ASME HawaiiChairman Derek Sato, Master of Ceremoniesfor the competition. The judges this year wereDaniel Call of Hawaiian Electric Company,Keith Hayashi of Herbert Chock & Associates,and Kristi Kawakami of Hawaiian DredgingConstruction Company. Judges Call andKawakami were past student participants ofthe Francis Rhodes Montgomery DesignCompetition.
ASME Hawaii regrets to report that Mrs.Margaret L. Montgomery passed away on April20, 2011 in San Francisco. She supported herhusband’s competition from the beginning andattended as many competitions as she couldrepresenting the Montgomery family, last year’s2010 competition being her last. As shared byASME Hawaii Director, Chester Kaitoku, “I hadmet and have had conversations with Mrs.Montgomery several times over the years and Ihad always found her to be a most kind andgracious person. Her support of the programand her interest in the development of the stu-dents was unwavering. She will be sincerelymissed by those of us who knew her.” Theseare feelings of those who knew her share.
Seal and Coat of Arms,” published in Honoluluby Loomis Press, illustrates a “precursor ofHawaii’s Coat of Arms prepared in London in1843-44 at the order of Timothy Haalilio and theReverend William Richards.” These two pivotalhistorical figures had been appointed specialenvoys to Great Britain and the United States atthe time. Many other sources attribute the coatof arms design to Timothy (or Timoteo)Kamalehua Ha`alilio himself.
And what of Viggo’s other accomplishments?Well, here are but a few examples: He richly
illustrated (or “illuminated” as indicated on thecover) the 1896 book “Na-Kupuna: TheHawaiian Legend of Creation,” by JulienDarwin Hayne, described by “The LiteraryWorld” of 1896 as “a poem in three parts,descriptive of the birth of Wake, the father of allmen, the nativity and degeneration of man,man’s final destruction, and the return of thegods to rehabilitate the earth, each page of thebook a half-tone with Hawaiian views by landand sea,” that is, Viggo’s works.
Other examples I discovered during my rela-tively brief search were a floral piece sent bythe Scottish Thistle Club to the funeral ofH.B.M.’s Commissioner and Consul-General[Hawaiian Gazette, HG, 8/13/1897], a scroll“engrossed in German round hand uponparchment ruled in small check patterns” for apresentation to Police Marshal Arthur MorganBrown on the occasion of his wedding[HG8/17/1897],and even a membership roll fora club known as Y.H.I. that engaged the themeof the Hawaiian National Shield [HG 1/3/1896].
The prolific illustrator’s paradoxical obituaryappeared in “The Honolulu Times” of February,1910: “The late Viggo Jacobsen was a manever ready to help another, although he couldnot help himself. He was a man of more thanthe average attainments in literature and art, akindly gentleman when himself, and one whowill be missed in this community more thanmany a more important man.”
Do you know of a civil engineering accom-plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem-bers might find interesting? Please send abrief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956-5014, email [email protected]).Previous articles in the series may be found atthe Section’s web site. Just point your browserto http://www.ascehawaii.org.
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