Map and driving instructions available on internet:
Use 1150 Carter St., Chatt., TN, 37402
Lunch is buffet-style, starting at 11:30. The cost
of the lunch will be $14.
NEXT MEETING
Monday, Sept. 8, Noon - "Reengineering the Tomahawk for the 21st
Century" - As the U.S. military adapts to assymetric warfare and
counterterrorism the tools and weapons carried by the world's
most elite soldiers have had to change dramatically. One such
change is the adoption of an 18th century weapon - the tomahawk.
See how Ryan Johnson reengineered the tomahawk from a weapon that
made history into a tool that is making history.
FUTURE MEETINGS
Sept. 15 - Mike Patch of Westinghouse will speak on Boiling Water
Reactors (BWR) and preparing students for careers in the nuclear
industry.
Sept. 22 - Tim McClanahan of TVA will speak on Advanced Low
Temperature Power Cycle (ALTPC). Industrial waste heat can be
cost effectively converted to power using a new TVA patented
process called Advanced Low Temperature Power Cycle technology
(ALTPC). TVA has executed a license agreement with Facilities
Management Company, Inc. (FMC) to build, own, operate and market
ALTPC.
Sept. 29 - Dr. Hinsdale Bernard, UTC, will speak on his
invention, the 3-D Periodic Table.
At the Aug. 25 meeting Alan Field presented results of his
committee's search for a new location for the CEC's noon
meeting. The presentation and evaluation of possible sites was
excellent. CEC members in attendance voted to move the Monday
meeting to the Chattanooga Convention Center. Our experience at
this facility will be evaluated at a later date. The Sept. 8 CEC
meeting will be our first meeting at the Chattanooga Convention
Center. The room number for the Sept. 8 meeting is #2. Our
assigned room may vary from time to time. The cost of the meal
will be $14. Since we have to guarantee a minimum
number, please make plans to participate. There are a
limited number of free parking spaces available. Additional
parking is available as metered street parking and nearby
commercial parking garages and lots. If you removed
equipment at our la st meeting at the Cellar, please return it
September 8.
Professional Development Hours (PDH) are available for most
meetings.
LAST MEETING
Monday, Aug. 25- Tony Hooks, with assistance from Sam Powell,
told us that many people purchase property not realizing that
surface rock may be harvested as minerals without their consent
and without remediation required. The 300 mile Cumberland Trail
State Park was purchased for $4.2 million with assistance from
the state of Tennessee and created by labor of 300 college
students and other volunteers using 19th century methods. This
park is tasked with protecting the adjacent watershed. Without
requiring permission, 100 yards of the trail were destroyed while
harvesting surface rock by the company owning the mineral rights
to the property. A Bill in response to this kind of activity
which was introduced into the Tennessee legislature has been
returned to a study committee. One interesting internet source
discussing contamination associated with hard rock mining is:
http://toxics.usgs.gov/photo_gallery/aml.html
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Please send items of interest to the Chattanooga
Engineers Club to the e-mail address in the Questions and
Suggestions section. Looking for details on a local society
meeting? Links to local engineering societies are available to
you at:
http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/.