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Richard L. Hess, S.E., SECB, F. ASCE, F. SEAOC is a consulting structural engineer in Southern California. Richard is a Past President of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California and Chair, Existing Buildings Committee. He is a member the STRUCTURE magazine Editorial Board. He can be reached at RLHess@HessEng.com.
