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Society of Allied Weight Engineers Hampton Roads Chapter Newsletter October 2007

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President – John Capin

Greetings to all SAWE members. We have had two great events with very good participation. I hope you were able to make at least one of

them. Our first event was a luncheon at the VASCIC facility at Northrop Grumman Newport News. Mr. Dominick Cimino from NAVSEA 05 was present to recognize 6 of our local chapter members for helping write portions of the new Marine Vehicle Weight Engineering textbook. We were also honored to have Irwin Edenzon, Vice President for Technology Development and Fleet Support, speak at the luncheon. You can read more about the meeting and see pictures of the meeting below. We also held our annual picnic at Sandy Bottom Nature Park on October 11. Jeanne Crotts, our picnic committee chair, did an outstanding job. The food was great. Bill Boze grilled his “special recipe” barbequed chicken and Rick Swartz brought some really good potato salad. Most of the hamburgers, hotdogs and regular fare disappeared by the time darkness set in. The games were the best yet, thanks to Jeanne and Jeff Cerro. Be sure to take a look at the pictures Bobby Chitwood has placed throughout the newsletter. You might even find yourself in some of them. Finally, we have set the schedule for the spring meetings. The January meeting is our only evening meeting and will be a joint meeting with the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers with our very own David Hansch the key speaker. All other meetings will be luncheons and will be held at Carino’s at 2100 Powerplant Parkway. I hope you will mark

your calendars and join us for some of the great meetings we have scheduled. As always, please feel free to contact me anytime. John

Meeting Schedule for 2008 January 24 - joint meeting with SNAME at Capt George's, Dave Hansch on “Weight Distribution” February - No Meeting March 20 – Carino’s, Donner Grigsby on “NASA's Exploration Project” April 17 – Carino’s, Dean Royal on “Submarine Feasibility Design Tool” May 22 – Carino’s, Panel discussion on Weights and Weight Process

VP Report ~ Alan Titcomb

Fall is a busy time of the year. Not just because the kids are back in school. Not just because of all the holidays. Not because of football season, basketball season, and the World Series. This is the

time of the year that SAWE projects must be completed if they are to be ready for submittal to the SAWE Board of Directors right after Christmas so they can be voted on at the Annual Conference in May. This year our Chapter has several such projects that are scheduled for completion by the end of the year. Dave Hansch is developing a Recommended Practice on Weight Distribution. I am making revisions to Recommended Practice 15, Vendor Weight Control, and Bill Boze and I are participating in a revision of RP 12, Weight Control Technical



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Requirements for Surface Ships led by Chris Filiopoulos of NAVSEA. All these activities originated at the Marine Systems Government/Industry Workshop at last years annual conference in Madrid and are scheduled for completion by year end. Last year at this time, we were finishing up the Marine Vehicle Weight Engineering textbook so it could go to the Board of Directors. Because the Board had sufficient time to review the book, the official SAWE approval at the Annual Meeting was a foregone conclusion. All questions, issues, or problems had already been raised, answered, and corrected so the official vote was pretty much a formality. This is also the time to write a paper for the annual conference. Most people (especially me) procrastinate until a deadline is staring us in the face. However, this approach never leaves sufficient time for the many activities that are beyond your control…..like review by your peers, like getting company approval, or like getting Navy approval if needed. This is also the time of the year when next years budgets are being established. Preparing and presenting a technical paper is an excellent way to help your case for attending the meeting, but your management must be aware of your plans so that sufficient budget can be allocated. Our Director, Fred Brown, has already received an impassioned plea for assistance in identifying potential papers for the meeting. If you have any ideas for papers, either one that you are interested in writing yourself or one that you would like to see addressed by someone else, let Fred or I know. It’s a very difficult job to come up with good technical programs with useful, up-to-date, and informative papers on the subjects of interest. Tom Schultz, the society’s Technical Director, would appreciate any help he can get!

While I have the chance, let me give you an update on our last special project, the marine textbook. On September 15th, all our local contributors to the book were awarded a hard cover version of the final product by Dominick Cimino, Project Leader and Editor for the 2-year effort. Again, congratulations on a job well done! Sales of the book are going well and marketing efforts are still focused on the academic community. It is hoped that our book, the only one of its kind for the marine field, will be used in some of the curricula that are educating our future employees. Book reviews are also planned for SNAME and ASNE publications which should make more interested purchasers aware of its existence. So this fall, while you are watching you favorite NFL team beat up on Miami, or when the Red Sox are up by 10 runs in the fourth, work on your contributions to the next SAWE Annual Meeting (and remind me to do the same!) Alan Treasurer && MMeemmbbeerrsshhiipp ~~ Calvin Peterson

We're into another exciting S.A.W.E. Year. What a great picnic we just had. Two of our new members, Amanda Cutright (NASA) and Paul Kelly (E42)

were present. There is much more to look forward to this year. Our president John Capin and the other board members are scheduling and pulling together some interesting and informational meetings for the remainder of this 2007 - 2008 S.A.W.E. Year.



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We continue to note how our membership remains strong. There is strength in numbers. Since our last newsletter Michael Dunbar (Flex) has renewed his membership. We also have another new member, Richard Schwartz. His culinary skills were expressed in his preparation of the potato salad we enjoyed at the picnic. Our chapter is open for new members through the year. Talk to your co-workers and encourage them to consider membership this year. S.A.W.E. offers membership at one half the membership dues from November 1st till the end of the S.A.W.E. Year. This means the ones you encourage to become members during this time will each gain membership for $22.50 dues and the one time $5 new member fee. This adds up to $27.50, an offer that's not easy to refuse. Again I'm happy to report that we remain financially stable. Any contributions to our Flower, Scholarship or Chapter fund will be graciously received. Calvin Director’s Report ~ Fred Brown

Fellow Chapter members, we have had an exciting and event filled time since our last newsletter. Northrop Grumman Newport News Senior Vice President Irwin Edenzon spoke about the importance of a strong

Weight Engineering Department at our September Chapter meeting at VASCIC (Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Innovation Center). Dominick Cimino of NAVSEA (and Director of the Capitol Region SAWE Chapter) also spoke and presented copies of the Marine Vehicle Weight Engineering to our chapter members who contributed to the completion of the textbook.

Rae Balson and Joyce Jackson arranged a wonderful lunch for us. Jeanne Crotts, with the

support of her planning committee, made the annual cookout a special time for all of those that were able to attend. Thanks again Jeanne. I would like to welcome our newest Chapter member, Richard Schwartz, who works at Northrop Grumman Newport News in the Weight Engineering Department. As SAWE members, we have access to many other engineering society functions. As our Director many interesting networking opportunities pop up in my inbox from time to time. When I see an event of particular interest, I try to pass the information on to you in a timely manner. A great way to stay on top of what’s happening in our community is by checking out the Hampton Roads Engineering Society Calendar at the following website: http://va-pec.org/events/HREE_calendar.pdf The 67th Annual International Conference on Mass Properties Engineering will be held from May 17-21, 2008 at the Renaissance Hotel, Seattle, Washington. Please take time to consider Alan’s point regarding writing or submitting any ideas you may have for technical papers. Informative, interesting papers are the foundation of any successful conference, whether regional or international. We have one of the largest chapters in SAWE and our reputation as the technical authority in marine vehicle weight engineering is second to none. Lastly, start making plans for attending the 2008 Engineer of the Year Award Banquet and supporting Career Days next February. The Peninsula Engineers Council (PEC) is in the



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planning stages for the banquet, and the list of prospective speakers is very impressive. Volunteers will be greatly appreciated for Career Days. Thank you in advance for your support for these events. I will distribute more detailed information when it becomes available.

Regards, Fred Secretary’’ss RReeppoorrtt ~ Randy Long

The Chapter has been pretty busy so far this year. We’ve installed new Chapter Officers, seen the launch of the Marine Vehicle Weight Engineering text book, and

participated in a very enjoyable family picnic. In order to keep all of our chapter members up-to-date on all of our activities, we need to make sure that we have the latest and greatest contact information for everyone. To facilitate this update, I’m asking all members to contact me via email, phone or “snail mail” with your current address, phone number, email addresses and special dates (i.e. birthdays, anniversaries). This information, of course, is voluntary. Please provide only the information you are comfortable with sharing. Thank you for your help! My contact information: 3718 Wedgefield Avenue Norfolk, VA 23502 (W) 757-688-2575 (H) 757-455-6058 [email protected] [email protected] SAWE Hampton Roads Chapter Randy Long Secretary Randy

Webmaster ~ Davy Hansch The chapter website is located at http://www.sawe.org/hamptonroads. It is updated periodically to include details of

upcoming events. Back issues of Weight and Sea are also available on the website. If you have any suggestions for additions to the website or difficulty accessing it,

please contact the chapter webmaster, Davy Hansch, at [email protected]. Davy Society of Allied Weight Engineers Hampton Roads Chapter –Annual Picnic ~Jeanne Crotts

This year’s SAWE picnic went off very smoothly, with the help of the very dedicated picnic committee. I wish to thank you all for all of the help and effort

that went into making this a great time had by all. We had plenty of food and drinks, played two fun games, and even had gifts for the winners. One of the winners in our games won the most interesting gift and that was Alan Titcomb who won “Space Ice Cream” which Jeff Cerro brought from NASA. Everyone was curious to see this. We did a lot of socializing and met a few new SAWE members which was great. Bill Boze’s chicken was awesome like always. I wish to thank him again for that. So, to sum it all up, this year’s picnic was a great success. Please see the pictures at the end of the newsletter. Jeanne



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The Launching of a Yacht....

65' Custom Built Motor yacht with staterooms, GPS navigation, twin

supercharged diesels, etc. = $ 2.5 million Crane and Rigging complete with faulty

turnbuckle = $2,500 per hour. Champagne and Strawberries, dockside,

for the excited "soon to be owners" = $250.00

Watching your dreamboat nose dive into

the harbor, accompanied by two Corporate representatives just prior to

"inking" the final paperwork........ Priceless.....................................

Photo snapped just as the cables parted....

Check out the guy on the right going for the ride of his life...

I am sure the insurance company got a chuckle out of this too!!!



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SAWE Northwest Regional Conference and Planning Meeting for the 2008 67th International Convention

This September I was happy to be supported by my employer in attending the Seattle Regional Conference and Planning meeting. The 13th of

September was set aside for a review of the facilities and planning events for the International meeting next May. Jim Valentine, currently our Senior VP, has the responsibility of leading convention planning from the International position. From Seattle, Patrick Mitchell and Ed Davis are co-chairmen responsible for all of the local details. Jim has recent experience as co-chair at the 65th convention in Valencia CA and knew exactly what to plan out for an agenda. In response the Seattle team was well prepared and understands full well their responsibilities.

The Seattle chapter has a team of approximately 12 people working on convention details. They have chosen a conference hotel, the Marriott Renaissance Seattle Hotel, which is accessible without renting a car and is within walking distance of many Seattle attractions. Pikes fish

market and the Space Needle are two that I easily discovered. So Seattle looks to be an International meeting which will be enjoyable because it has excellent accommodations, meeting rooms, vendor space, and entertainment options. What the conference organizers would like to ask us for is primarily support in terms of providing good technical content. We were very fortunate in Madrid in 2007 to have excellent technical content. Timely presentations covered all transportation sectors,

new and derivative vehicles, new hardware and software technologies, and full product lifecycle system assessment capabilities. I’m sure the Seattle chapter is very interested in hearing about what product, process, or technology you are working on and can present in May. Please seriously consider responding with your short abstract by December 3rd. (http://www.sawe.org/node/2267) Technical presentations were made on the 14th at this regional. As one might expect, coming from Seattle, there was strong showing from the Boeing Commercial Aircraft (BCA) Company. There was also strong support from our vendor base. Technical presentations included:

• Amith Kalaghatagi – GEC - Instant Center of Gravity

• Ryan Kwaterski – Boeing - 747 Large Cargo Freighter

• Shelly Ganje- Boeing - 787 Dreamliner Development

• Phil Wenzel – Boeing - 747-400BCF Actual Weight Prediction Method

• And Myself with an update to Government / Industry activities and a proposed new RP document hierarchy

The presentation by Ms. Ganje was particularly interesting. It covered general development of the new Boeing 787 which should have its first

test flight this fall. Boeing has already sold 712 of these aircraft to buyers who are committed to take advantage of the savings Boeing states this new aircraft will provide. It is made up structurally of 50% composite, 15% Titanium, 20% Aluminum, and 10% Steel. Boeing is operating with a global supplier base in creating the 787. Fully 70% of the components are made



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outside of the U.S. and need to be integrated efficiently, through quality standards and best practices. Final assembly is in Washington State. The global phenomena is strongly entrenched in commercial product development and the 787 project provides a possible example where SAWE can assist a U.S. competitive position by supporting requirements for standards which capitalize on our domestic methodologies and capabilities. Ms Ganje is the Chief Weight Engineer for Boeing Commercial Aircraft and has 200 employees reporting to her. On Saturday the 15th, Seattle held a training day with Dave Anderson, Boeing Co., covering Airline Fuel Conservation, and Brett Anderson, also of Boeing, discussing Structural Considerations in Mass Properties. It was a well planned and well executed Regional Conference and I hope many of us will be able to assist Seattle with technical presentations at their 2008 International. - Jeff Cerro ([email protected]) Society of Allied Weight Engineers Hampton Roads Chapter – September Meeting On September 13, the HR Chapter held a Chapter Meeting at Northrop Grumman’s VASCIC facility. Dominick Cimino, Technical Director and Warrant Holder for Weights and Stability at NAVSEA was the featured speaker. Over the last 2-1/2 years Dominick has led a government/industry team of contributors who

developed SAWE’s latest new product, a textbook for the marine industry entitled Marine Vehicle Weight Engineering. This book of more than 400 pages was developed mostly by members of the Capital Area and Hampton Roads Chapters. The

luncheon was attended by over 60 persons, many of whom were also participants in the NAVSEA Submarine Ballasting Conference also being held that day. Prior to the featured address, Chapter President John Capin introduced Northrop Grumman’s Vice President for Technology Development and Fleet Support who provided introductory remarks on the completion of the textbook and the importance of weight engineering to the products of the Newport News shipyard.

Dominick Cimino then provided an overview of the textbook development project co-edited by himself and David Tellet, Senior Naval Architect for submarines at NAVSEA. The entire effort spanned about 2-1/2 years culminating in the final approval of the book by the SAWE Board of Directors at the SAWE International Conference in Madrid, Spain in May of this year. The textbook is the only known book dedicated to the important



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subject of mass properties engineering for the marine industry.

At the conclusion of his address,

Dominick awarded a hard cover edition of the final product to nine

contributors from the Hampton Roads area. Receiving a book and a letter of appreciation were George Cebra, Donnie Hodges, Mike Mitchell, Paul Brown, Tammy Garrett, Jeffrey Bowles, Dean Royal, Alan Titcomb, and Bill Boze.

All award recipients were from Northrop Grumman Newport News except Jeff Bowles who represented Donald L. Blount and Associates of Chesapeake. Dominick also acknowledged the significant contributions of his co-editor, David Tellet, who in addition to his editing contributions, authored numerous chapters and was responsible for all publishing activities associated with the project. Overall, the textbook is a product of which the contributors and the Society can be proud. Copies of the book at member prices can be ordered from the SAWE website, www.sawe.org.

President John Capin closed the first meeting of the year by thanking Dominick Cimino and presenting him with a token of appreciation from the Chapter.



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The Importance of Mass Properties At least 31 dead as Indonesian ferry sinks - 19 October 2007 At least 31 people were killed and 125 rescued after a ferry sank off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island in the latest of a series of transport accidents to hit the archipelago nation, officials said on Friday. Residents near the town of Bau Bau on south-east Sulawesi heard survivors screaming and pleading for help after the Acita 03 capsized at about 9pm (1pm GMT) on Thursday, ElShinta radio reported. The 22m long ship sank several kilometres from shore when passengers clambered to the boat's roof to make cell phone calls when they couldn't get a signal, said transport ministry official Djoni Algamar. "The ship lost its balance and capsized," he said, adding that 60 names had been on the ship's manifest. ElShinta's reporter said 151 people were believed to be on board, while the mayor of Bau Bau, Amirul Tamim, told the radio station that 188 people were on the ferry and several dozens thought to be missing. Indonesian ferries frequently carry far more passengers than the number officially registered. Officials at Bau Bau general hospital said that 30 bodies had arrived at the hospital's morgue and they had been told one more was on its way. Nineteen survivors were being treated for shock.

A hospitalized survivor, Safruddin, told ElShinta that he had been traveling from his home village to work on Sulawesi after the one-week holiday marking the end of Ramadan. "I thought I would die. I managed to get out of the boat ... I held on to two pieces of foam and then I passed out. I woke up at the port and I threw up," he said, adding that he did not know how he got to port. Safruddin said his two-year-old child and wife survived by clinging to wooden planks, and fishermen later rescued them. Search and rescue team chief Roki Asikin told ElShinta that 125 people had been rescued, "but we do not know how many people were aboard the ship, so we don't know how many people are still missing." He said people had been trapped in the vessel when it went down. Local policeman, Idwar, said that the vessel had been heading from Tomea island to Bau Bau on Buton island, around 1 500km north-east of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. Tomea belongs to the Wakatobi group of islands, which is home to some of Indonesia's top dive sites and is popular with international tourists. Millions of people are returning home over the next few days across Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, after the week-long holiday ending on Friday to mark the close of Ramadan. Sea links are crucial in Indonesia, an archipelago nation of about 17 500 islands, but



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safety standards are frequently low or not enforced. The accident is the latest in a string of transport disasters in the world's fourth most populous nation. Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on passenger boat operators to improve safety in February after scores of people were killed when a ferry caught fire off Jakarta. In December last year, about 400 people drowned when another ferry sank off Java. The government is considering new regulations for old ships. - Sapa-AFP On a Lighter Note, the Value of Mass Properties

Monongahela River in Pittsburg

This is amazing!!

Look at each picture slowly and completely - in order to the end. If not for the photos no one would believe this!!!

The towboat is approaching the bridge with barges loaded with coal.

This frame gives you an idea of how fast the river is running obviously at or near flood stage.

Oh CRAP!!! ?The bridge didn't open and the boat can't stop. Notice that the tug has released the barges. He is backing as hard as possible to try and avoid a collision with the bridge.

Can't back down enough against the current.



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Uh Oh!! The current has swung the boat around sideways.

The cook thinks maybe something isn't quite right.

The boss is going to be REAL mad!

Uh... Boss? Do we have flood insurance on this boat? Tug is going under bridge!!

Uh.... Boss? You ain't gonna believe what we just did! Tug came out other side!!

She's low, but the flag is still flying.



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The wheelhouse door and the door in the second deck are now open. Look close at the bottom right-hand side of the picture and you will see that the bridge guardrail is underwater.

Look at the water pouring out of the second deck doorway.

The working deck is still underwater, but rising.



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Notice anything unusual? Look at the smoke coming from the exhausts. This thing is running!!!

Notice the prop wash at the rear of the tug. The boat is upright and back under power. Ho Hum. Just another day on the river. Do you suppose the Captain really learned the meaning of prayer that day??????

Bet this guy doesn’t make any quick turns!

Weight & Sea Circulation Most Hampton Roads Chapter members receive "Weight 'N Sea" newsletter by email on the day that is published. The newsletter is also available on the chapter's web site within 2 hour to a few days after publication date, for everyone else to read. The chapter's web site address is http://www.sawe.org/hampton-roads/newsletter.shtml. Finally, we will upon request mail the newsletter to the address of record for our members or long time former members. Please contact the Chapter Secretary.



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