2020 Issue

4 This journal is an annual publication of the Utah Engineers Council. The Utah Engineers Council Journal is produced for and by the engineering community in Utah. Copies are provided to each of the 18 societies that make up the UEC, other Utah engineers, high school students and counselors, members of the Utah Legislature, and interest- ed corporate entities. The UEC invites your interest, participation and feedback in this endeavor. Contributions and advertisements for future issues are welcome. State- ments or opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the UEC, its member societies, or the publisher. Likewise, advertisements in the journal are not to be considered an endorsement of the product or service advertised. Any editorial published in the Utah Engineers Council Journal should not to be taken as legal advice; specifically, it is not to any editorial coming from a law firm. The authors, the UEC and the publisher encourage all readers to seek appropriate legal counsel about the application of the law as it pertains to their individual activities and circumstances. The Utah Engineers Council Journal is published by The newsLINK Group, LLC, a Utah company. A copy of the Utah Engineers Council Journal is available on the UEC website. © 2020. All rights reserved. UTAH ENGINEERS COUNCIL 4049 South Highland Dr Holladay, UT 84124 801-676-9722 www.utahengineerscouncil.org EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2019-2020 CHAIR: Jacob Browning, ASHRAE VICE-CHAIR: Paul White, INCOSE TREASURER: Scott Pedler, ASCE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: Carla Humes, The newsLINK Group LLC FIRST PAST CHAIR: Roberta Schlicher, SAME SECOND PAST CHAIR: Jed Lyman, ASPE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE CHAIR: Charlie Vono Our mission statement: The UEC advances the art and science of engineering for the general welfare of the people of Utah by promoting cooperation among and beyond our 18 member societies. 5 Governor’s Declaration 6 Chairman’s Message 7 UEC Member Societies 7 UEC Sponsors 8 The Theme of EWeek 2020: “Engineers: Pioneers of Progress” Includes ... 9 Featured Speaker of the Engineers Week 2020 Banquet 10 Congratulations UEC 2020 Award Winners! 12 Congratulations UEC 2020 Award Nominees! 18 Congratulations UEC 2020 Scholarship Winners! 24 UEC Celebrates Engineers Week with 2020 Awards Banquet 26 UEC Celebrates Engineers Week with 2020 Awards Banquet Photos 28 IBC 2018/ASCE 7-16 Seismic Code Changes 30 Wildfires and Civil Engineering 34 Failure Analysis — What to Do When a Part Breaks 36 Convergence 38 Family of Measures: A Method to Examine and Improve Metric Systems 42 Autonomous Shuttle Demonstration Project 44 Implementing Critical Systems Heuristics and Soft Systems Methodology on Ogden Downtown Alliance’s Recycling Program 47 Yesterday’s Flour Mill, Tomorrow’s Orbital Factory Floor, and the New USA Space Forces 50 Innovations in Transportation: Changing Everything About How We Move 52 Protecting Innovation Through Patents 55 Pages From UEC History 63 Utah Engineers Council Roster 64 Utah Engineers Council Member Societies