Rubin M. Zallen, P.E.

Rubin M. Zallen, P.E.

Rubin M. Zallen is a structural and forensic engineer with over 50 years experience and is principal of Zallen Engineering of Framingham, MA. He has experience in structural design, structural investigation, and construction of buildings, bridges, and special structures. He also has experience in project management, preparation of construction contract documents, and supervision of construction for a general contractor in the field. Mr. Zallen has extensive knowledge of the workings of the construction industry and the performance requirements of and the relationships among architects, engineers, and contractors in the design and construction of various structures.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Syracuse University, 1951
Master of Science
Advanced Study of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959

Professional Engineering Registration

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
National Engineering Certificate from National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (qualifies an engineer for licensing in virtually all of the states)
Certified in the practice of structural engineering by the Structural Engineering Certification Board of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations

Professional Activities

Past Chairman, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers

Past Chairman, Committee on Practices to Reduce Failures, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
Chairman of Sub-Committee on Chapter 1, Purpose and Scope, Standard Committee for SEI/ASCE 37-02, Design Loads on Structures During Construction, Structural Engineering Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers

Member, Task Committee on Lift Slab Construction, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
Associate Editor, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers
Chairman, Massachusetts Select Committee on the Building Regulatory System (1986)
Chairman, Loads Advisory Committee, Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards
Chairman, Joint Loads Advisory and Seismic Advisory Committee on Chapter 34 (Existing Buildings), Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards
Chairman, Committee on Peer Review of Structural Design (1990-1992), Boston Association of Structural Engineers (BASE). Editor and principal author of BASE Proposal on Review of Structural Design by an Independent Structural Engineer; proposal adopted by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards as a regulation in the Massachusetts State Building Code

Invitee, Users' Workshops on Seismic Rehabilitation, December 2, 1994, Phoenix, AZ and December 12, 1995, La Jolla, CA; ATC-33; project to develop guidelines and commentary for the seismic upgrading of buildings; Building Seismic Safety Council & Applied Technology Council

Past Chairman, Structural Group, Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section American Society of Civil Engineers

Member, Task Committee on Means and Methods of Construction, American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts

Past President, Massachusetts Construction Industry Board

Professional Societies

American Concrete Institute
American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts
American Institute of Steel Construction
American Society of Civil Engineers
Boston Association of Structural Engineers
Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section
American Society of Civil Engineers
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Massachusetts Construction Industry Board
Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Post-Tensioning Institute
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Structural Engineers Association of Massachusetts (SEAMass)
Technical Council on Forensic Engineering
American Society of Civil Engineers

Publications and Lectures

Mr. Zallen has given lectures or authored papers on earthquake engineering, structural failures, structural loads, forensic engineering, building codes, responsibilities of parties in the construction process, contractor's licensing, means and methods of construction, and peer review of structural design. He is also an author of a book on lift-slab construction. Go to Publications and Lectures.

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