As many of you are aware, I recently traveled to Bolivia to participate in a humanitarian mission with the University of Tulsa student chapter of…
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We’re excited to announce two new changes to kickoff 2021! As of January 1, Howell & Vancuren has joined Wallace Engineering, adding landscape architecture to the services we offer. Learn more about Howell & Vancuren here.
We’re also pleased to announce the addition of Jordan Rodich, PE, CFM, to our principal group. Meet Jordan here.
As many of you are aware, I recently traveled to Bolivia to participate in a humanitarian mission with the University of Tulsa student chapter of…
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Read MoreHaving grown up in the Oklahoma City area and now living in Tulsa, it has always been tornadoes, thunderstorms and the occasional snow or ice…
Read MoreMy youngest son plays soccer for a team that has had success both at the state level (two-time state champions) and at the regional level….
Read MoreI recently gave a presentation on quality control policy. During preparation, it dawned on me that as engineers we often miss the boat as to…
Read MoreIt’s been nearly a year since my last blog post. At that time, South Oklahoma City and Moore were just really getting started with the…
Read MoreStop and smell the roses…sure it’s an old cliché, but do we really stop and do it? As engineers and architects, we create structures that…
Read MoreArchitectural Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of Wallace Engineering. Its thirty five-year mission: to explore strange new geometries, to seek out new…
Read MoreAs residents of Oklahoma we are fully aware the month of May means severe weather and tornadoes are likely to occur at any time throughout…
Read MoreAs engineers, we tend to focus on the calculations and drawings and not on the other aspects of running a successful business. I think a…
Read MoreWhen the month of March rolls around I think most everyone is aware of March Madness in college basketball. First, there are the conference tournaments,…
Read More“Curiosity is a willing, a proud, an eager confession of ignorance.” -S. Leonard Rubenstein. I wonder if I act and think the way I do…
Read MoreSeveral years ago, I started providing metal stud shop drawings for sub-contractors, and it made me change the way that I detail the construction drawings…
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Read MoreAt Wallace Engineering, we often talk about the “art of engineering”. But what does that mean? The American Engineers Council for Professional Development (ECPD), an…
Read MorePPE – Personal Protective Equipment. These small items are there to protect you, typically from making some careless decisions. I, unfortunately, have gone through more…
Read MoreIf a structural system includes an unstable element, a sudden (and possibly catastrophic) failure will eventually occur. In addition to safely resisting the applied gravity…
Read MoreI have the privilege, together with my wife, of raising three daughters. They are usually eager to learn, and they also like to teach. Yes,…
Read MoreOver 30 years ago, a man named Allen Sappington was called to be a missionary to the Kuna, a people indigenous to Panama and Colombia….
Read MoreThis is a discussion that I have had several times with relatives, friends and other engineers as a graduate of the Architectural Engineering program at…
Read MoreMy wife and I do a small amount of gardening and one thing we always plant are some hot chili peppers. Varieties vary depending on…
Read MoreGrowing up in Oklahoma City, you just get used to springtime weather warnings. Local news stations preempt your favorite shows or sporting events to shout…
Read MoreI sincerely appreciate working for a company whose culture encourages employees to give back to the community. Most have done more than I, but to…
Read MoreStructural engineering requires a broad skill set in order to be well rounded and deliver successful projects. We have to visualize projects mentally in three…
Read MoreMany of you know that in addition to our “regular” engineering we also work on building “skins” for lack of a better term, mostly in…
Read MoreMany challenges face the Structural Engineer when designing a new building that will be an addition to an existing building designed and constructed in a…
Read MoreI was a young student of architecture at the University of Illinois when I took my first structures course: statics and dynamics. This was my…
Read MoreWhile there have been many experiences that have shaped me as an engineer, I believe that the ones that have benefited me the most have…
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