 Dr.
Alfred A. Yee
is President of Applied Technology Corporation in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He obtained his BS degree in civil engineering from Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology and his MS degree in structural engineering
from Yale University. He participated in organizing one of the early
precast, prestressed concrete mass production facilities in the
United States and has since developed innovative structural concepts
and construction techniques utilizing precast, prestressed concrete
units for the construction of building structures and marine concrete
vessels.
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"Simplicity:
Making construction easier and quicker by relying on an ingenious
combination of prefabricated and in-situ construction."
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He
is the inventor and holder of numerous patents on devices for precast
construction and novel structural framing systems. In recognition
of his work in concrete technology and proven unique concepts for
both land and sea structures, particularly in the field of precast
design and construction, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
conferred upon him an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree in 1976.
That same year, Dr. Yee was elected a member of the prestigious
National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Yee is the
author of over 25 technical articles on precast and prestressed
concrete, several of which have been published in the PCI JOURNAL.
He is also the first author to have received PCI JOURNAL Awards
for outstanding technical papers in all three categories: (a) Excellence
in Research and Design, (b) Construction Methodology, and (c) Latest
Technology and State of the Art.
Dr. Yee served
on the board of directors of the PCI in 1971 and 1972 and for a
number of years on the Connection Details and Seismic Design committees.
He also served on the ACI Committee 357 on Offshore Concrete Structures.
In 1995, he was named a Fellow of PCI.
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"Nothing
excites me like a difficult design problem that can be met by
a simple solution."
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In 1997, Dr.
Yee was awarded the PCI Medal of Honor for his extraordinary contributions
to the precast, prestressed concrete construction industry, and
especially for his innovative design of precast, prestressed concrete
high-rise buldings along the Pacific Rim which have survived some
of the highest intensity earthquakes in the world.
In 2004, Dr.
Yee was named a Titan of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Industry
in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Industry;
for prominence in industry innovation and change; for positive leadership
in industry-altering development and expansion; and for advancing
and accelerating the growth of the North American Precast and Prestressed
concrete industry.
Dr. Yee is an
honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and American
Concrete Institute. In addition, he has served as Honorary Structural
Consultant to the Singapore Housing and Development Board for seven
consecutive 3 year terms as a specialist in precast concrete technology. |
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