Q&A with Prof. Sayed: Near misses key to reducing traffic accidents
Thursday, December 17, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin The numbers associated with traffic accidents worldwide are staggering: 1.3 million fatalities every year, and up to 50 million injuries. They’re also the leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds. But thanks to the work of UBC Civil Engineering professor Tarek Sayed, those numbers could go down. Sayed, who received the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award Dec. 8, uses automated video analysis techniques to study near misses and propose improvements to intersections and roads to prevent collisions. How big an issue is road safety? There are about 1.3 million people killed […]
Profs. Banthia and Bérubé unveil innovative new road in India
Monday, December 14, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil professor Nemy Banthia, CEO and Scientific Director of IC-IMPACTS, and Civil Professor Pierre Bérubé, UBC Co-director of Environmental Engineering, were in Thondebavi, India to unveil an innovative new road built using advanced, UBC-developed pavement technologies. The new road utilizes super-thin pavements and innovative fibers designed to increase its lifespan by 15 years, and is also integrated with water recovery systems, providing additional water resources to communities. This project addresses the Thondebavi community’s desperate need for improved road infrastructure, and the unique technologies used therein may be widely adopted into thousands of other […]
Innovate 2015: Prof. Greg Lawrence’s presentation video
Thursday, December 10, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Professor Greg Lawrence shared his research passion at Innovate 2015 this year, in a presentation inspired by the new Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Integrated Water Management. View his seven-minute presentation below. Learn more about Innovate 2015, and view presentations given by six other APSC faculty members, online.
Prof. Nemy Banthia Awarded for STEM leadership
Thursday, December 10, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Professor Nemy Banthia was given the inaugural Drishti Foundation’s Award in Leadership in Science and Technology for “his contributions to developing international research programs aimed at global development.”
Prof. Sayed’s innovative road safety technology selected for award
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin UBC Civil Engineering’s Automated Computer Vision Road Safety Analysis System, led by Dr. Tarek Sayed, was selected to receive a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. The novel automated road safety analysis techniques developed by Dr. Sayed and his UBC research team offer a solution that can revolutionize how traffic safety is managed. Until now, safety professionals have needed collision data to reliably analyse and improve the safety of roadways, leading to the dilemma that there must be a trade of lives lost for lives saved. Dr. Sayed’s Automated Computer Vision Road Safety […]
University Affairs update on earthquake early warning system
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Dr. Carlos Ventura, Civil professor and director of the EERF, spoke with University Affairs about the earthquake early warning system. Read the full story.
Prof. Susan Nesbit appointed Senior Teaching Fellow
Friday, October 30, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Professor Susan Nesbit has been appointed as Senior Teaching Fellow 2015-2016 of the UBC Sustainability Initiative. The UBC Sustainability Initiative was established in 2010 to carry out the University’s commitment to the integration of its operational and academic efforts in sustainability. Sustainability Fellowships are awarded to UBC faculty members who are “leading the development of sustainability curriculum within their department or faculty.” In her role as Senior Fellow, Dr. Nesbit is working with other UBC sustainability fellows to support the development of sustainability learning pathways. She is also assisting the USI Teaching Learning […]
Earthquake Day
Thursday, October 29, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin UBC partnered with the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) and the City of Vancouver to bring Earthquake Day to downtown Vancouver on October 15. Held as part of the University’s Centennial celebrations, Earthquake Day was conceived as a free public event to coincide with ShakeOut BC Day, with the aim of increasing earthquake awareness and resilience in the community and showcasing UBC’s research in the area of earthquake engineering. A series of informative mainstage events and interactive outreach activities attracted members of the public to the VPL Promenade, where they could also visit booths […]
Civil Professor Named President-Elect of Canadian Geotechnical Society
Thursday, October 15, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Professor Wijewickreme of UBC Civil Engineering has been named President-Elect of the Canadian Geotechnical Society. This appointment will commence in January 2016, and will be followed by a two-year term as President, beginning January 2017. With a membership base exceeding 1,200 across Canada and globally, the Canadian Geotechnical Society is “the premier organization for geotechnical engineers and geoscientists in Canada and is dedicated to advancing knowledge and creating opportunities for the sharing of information by practitioners in a broad range of geotechnical disciplines.” Professor Wijewickreme has been an active member of the Society […]
Q&A with Prof. Ventura: preparing for an earthquake in BC
Thursday, October 15, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin October 15 is officially ShakeOut BC Day, and more than 750,000 British Columbians are expected to participate in this year’s drill. In this Q&A, UBC earthquake safety expert Carlos Ventura talks about the nature of earthquakes and what’s being done to ensure that the buildings where we live, study and work are earthquake-ready. There’s a lot of talk about B.C. being overdue for the Big One: an earthquake of 9.0 magnitude or greater. Is the province ready for a major quake? It’s important to understand that it’s not only the magnitude of the […]
Remembering Fred Koch
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Fred Koch, Civil Engineering Research Associate in the area of pollution control and waste management, passed away on September 15th, 2015. Fred was a very important member of UBC Civil Engineering, and was highly regarded and well-liked by faculty, staff, and students. Over the almost forty years that Fred was in the Department, he had a great impact on the lives of many people, including many graduate students who benefitted from working closely with him. He also leaves behind a legacy of important research contributions, including his work on struvite recovery, which led […]
Civil Engineering welcomes newest faculty members
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin UBC Civil Engineering is pleased to announce that three new faculty members have joined the Department. The teaching and research activities of Alex Bigazzi, Steven Weijs, and Cristina Zanotti are well underway for the fall term. Alex Bigazzi Dr. Alex Bigazzi, jointly appointed in Civil Engineering and SCARP, is the newest member of the transportation group. He is instructing CIVL 586 Urban Transportation System Analysis this term, and CIVL 583 Urban Engineering Methods and Models next term. Furthermore, he aims to bring a new course on transportation emissions and air quality to UBC […]
Dr. Robert Sexsmith comments on Dewdney bridge closure
Thursday, September 24, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Dr. Robert Sexsmith, Civil professor emeritus, spoke with the Vancouver Sun about the conditions that led to the recent Dewdney Slough Bridge closure. Read the full story.
Summer Program brings partner university students to UBC Civil
Thursday, August 27, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin 31 university students from across China spent four weeks immersed in life at UBC-Vancouver to learn about civil engineering as part of the Vancouver Summer Program. The program, designed to give students from UBC partner universities the opportunity to study at a world-renowned university while improving their English skills and learning about Canadian society, attracted hundreds of students to UBC-Vancouver to take academic courses in subjects ranging from law and business to medicine and arts. Civil engineering was the featured discipline for students enrolled in the Applied Science cohort, and the program offered […]
Q&A with Taylor Curran: Civil undergrad, Pan Am Games medalist
Monday, August 24, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil undergrad Taylor Curran competed in field hockey with the Canadian Men’s National Team at this summer’s Pan Am Games in Toronto. Read on for his reflections on life as a student athlete, highlights of the Pan Am Games, and what’s next for this soon-to-be BASc Civil graduate. All photos by Yan Huckendubler. We understand your mom introduced you to field hockey at a young age. What has driven you over the years to where you are today in the sport? TC: Yes! In fact, my mom played four years of Varsity field hockey for […]
Civil and SALA undergrads team up in Fast + Epp competition
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Two Civil Engineering undergrads joined forces with two SALA students to design a tree house that placed first in the 2015 Fast + Epp Architectural Engineering Design Competition. Run in conjunction with CIVL 517, Prof. Thomas Tannert’s Advanced Topics in Timber Structures, the yearly competition aims to give engineering and architectural students first-hand experience working with each other from conception to the final design of a project. Evan Peatt (BASc ’15) and Noah Wong (BASc ’15) teamed up with SALA students Kate Mathers and Nicole Sylvia to create the winning design. Evan Peatt notes that […]
Dr. Carlos Ventura discusses need for crucial seismic upgrades
Thursday, August 27, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Dr. Carlos Ventura, Civil professor and director of UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, spoke with CTV News Vancouver about the need for crucial seismic upgrades at B.C. schools. Read the full story.
UBC Concrete Canoe: new video showcasing Canadian cement
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Cement, Concrete, and Canoes, a new video released by UBC Concrete Canoe, features highlights of the team’s 2014-2015 competition year. Produced with the assistance of the Cement Association of Canada, the video also showcases Canadian cement and how it can be used to build a canoe that floats. UBC Concrete Canoe thanks the CAC for its support!
Prof. Mahdi Taiebat awarded NSERC Supplement
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin UBC Civil Engineering Professor Mahdi Taiebat is one of 11 UBC professors among the 125 selected researchers in Canada who were awarded the 2015 NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS). This supplements Dr. Taiebat’s successful five-year (2015-2020) NSERC Discovery Grant (DG). The NSERC-DAS program provides substantial and timely resources to a small group of researchers, whose research proposals suggest and explore high-risk, novel or potentially transformative concepts and lines of inquiry, and are likely to have impact by contributing to groundbreaking advances. The awards are given to top-ranked researchers whose programs are highly rated for originality and innovation by their […]
Civil instructor Greg Johnson mentors SALA students
Monday, July 6, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Greg Johnson, Senior Instructor in the Department of Civil Engineering and in the School of Architecture, mentored a group of architecture students on a Gambier Island design build. Watch a time-lapse video from SALA.
UBC Civil Engineering ranked No. 1 in Canada
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin QS World University Rankings has ranked UBC Civil Engineering No. 1 in Canada and 26th in the world for 2015. Regarded as one of the three most influential and widely observed university measures, the rankings by British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) are based on the weighted combination of the results from a survey of academics around the world (40%), citations per faculty (20%), faculty-to-student ratios (20%), a survey of employers (10%), and finally international student ratio and international staff ratio (5% each). The complete QS Top University rankings are available online.
IC-IMPACTS to apply bottom ash concrete as a pavement solution
Friday, June 26, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin The Vancouver Sun reports on IC-IMPACTS’ effort to apply bottom ash concrete as a pavement solution for rural roads in India, as well as other IC-IMPACTS projects intended to improve water quality infrastructure for communities in both India and Canada. Commentary from Dr. Nemy Banthia, Civil Engineering Professor and Scientific Director of IC-IMPACTS, is included.
Civil faculty members awarded significant NSERC funding
Thursday, June 25, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil engineering faculty members were 6 of the 160 UBC researchers to receive funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) as part of the 2015 funding competition. A Discovery Accelerator Supplement was awarded to Associate Professor Mahdi Taiebat for his Multidimensional constitutive and numerical modeling in geotechnical seismic analysis and design research project. Individual Discovery Grants went to: Professor Perry Adebar for the Seismic design and evaluation of high-rise concrete shear wall buildings in Canada research project; Professor Thomas Froese for the Civil Information Modeling and Social Assessment for Sustainable Infrastructure Management research […]
Honorary Civil Professor Awarded fib Medal of Merit
Thursday, June 25, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Dr. Koji Sakai, Representative of the Japan Sustainability Institute and Honorary UBC Civil Engineering professor, was awarded the fib (International Federation for Structural Concrete) Medal of Merit at the opening ceremony of the fib symposium in Copenhagen in May 2015. This award is given to a person who made outstanding contributions to both the field of structural concrete and the fib. This is the 3rd consecutive year of award for him, as he received the JSCE Book of the Year award for “The sustainable use of concrete (CRC PRESS)” in 2013 and the […]
EESD15 draws world’s leaders in engineering education to UBC
Thursday, June 25, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Just over 100 of the world’s thought-leaders in the field of engineering education for sustainable development recently descended on UBC-Vancouver for EESD15. The 7th Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, co-chaired by Professors Susan Nesbit and Thomas Froese of UBC Civil Engineering, ran June 9 – 12 and was the first in the international series of EESD conferences to take place outside of Europe. The event drew academics, industry professionals, and rising student stars from around the world to the Vancouver campus for four inspiring days of knowledge exchange, reflection, and networking. Professional […]
Dr. Tarek Sayed’s road safety video technology making an impact
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin The Edmonton Journal discusses the impact of Dr. Sayed’s new video technology on improving traffic safety at a dangerous Edmonton intersection. A similar story appeared on News1130.
Congratulations Civil Class of 2015!
Monday, June 8, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin On May 26, 2015, a Graduation Celebration for the Civil Engineering Class of 2015 took place in the Bachelor of International Economics Student Space. A large number of graduating students attended with their friends and family members to celebrate their achievement. Several graduating students were honoured for their achievements during their time at UBC. Undergraduate Academic Achievement Awards went to: Justin Brown, who was the head of the graduating class with an overall average of 90.33%; Jack Crabtree, who had an overall average of 90.19%; and Lynn Thomas Machacek, who had an overall […]
UBC Concrete Canoe awarded “Spirit of the Competition”
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin UBC Concrete Canoe recently returned from the Canadian National Competition at the University of Toronto, proudly bearing the Spirit of the Competition Award. Having just put the final exams behind them, the team embarked on their biggest trip of the year: four days in Toronto for the 21st CSCE Canadian National Competition, hosted at the University of Toronto. UBC Concrete Canoe was the only team to attend from Western Canada, and found themselves quickly welcomed into the community. UBC Concrete Canoe’s results included 8th for design paper, 8th for oral presentation, 9th for final product, and 11th overall for […]
Dr. Ruth Derksen “Daughters in the City” Q&A
Monday, May 25, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil instructor Ruth Derksen, who teaches technical communication in the Faculty of Applied Science, discusses her award-winning book Daughters in the City in a Q&A with local media. Daughters in the City tells the story of young Mennonite women who arrived in Vancouver in the early 1930s. The Q&A appeared in The Province, the Vancouver Sun, the Edmonton Journal, and the Calgary Herald. Dr. Derksen is appearing Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the J. Whalley Room at the Museum of Vancouver to give a presentation entitled Daughters in the City: Mennonite Maids in Vancouver.
Civil students in the spotlight
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin BASc students Christina Noël (left), Alyssa Schultz (centre) and Charles Noftall (right) were profiled by APSC this graduation season, alongside other outstanding students. Click each picture for the full story.
Steel Bridge Team at Regional Competition
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin The UBC Steel Bridge Team recently wrapped up activities for the 2014-2015 year, and is making big plans for a successful 2015 – 2016. A completely student-run team, Steel Bridge worked hard this year to prepare for competition at the ASCE Pacific Northwest Regional Conference at Idaho State University. The ASCE competition challenges teams in three categories: on-site bridge construction speed, load-bearing ability, and bridge weight. If a tie-breaking factor is required, the esthetics of the bridge are taken into consideration. At UBC, over twenty students started in September to design, fabricate, and […]
Dr. Tarek Sayed provides commentary on proactive road design
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil professor Tarek Sayed provided the Edmonton Sun with commentary on the importance of road design when it comes to preventing collisions. Dr. Sayed is working with the City of Edmonton’s office of traffic safety.
UBC CSCE Wins National Best Student Chapter Award
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Pictured L-R: Justin Brown, Peggy Shen, Tyler Ezzy, Emily Dressel, Charles Noftall, Meghan Grant, Adam Vaughan, Zhansulu Davletyarova, Fahmid Islam, Tanveer Bhandal, Wendy Chen, Joshua Baylis, Ben White, Amber Xue, Antonio Castro, David Tran, Kevin Parrish, Howard Wong, Salman Arshad.Missing From Picture: Simon Pelta, Fraser Peterson, Mauro Moya, Madison Klettke, Curtis Flack, Nicole Philip Congratulations to the UBC Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) for winning the CSCE National President’s Best Student Chapter Award for the first time in UBC history! Throughout the year, the student-run chapter held tours of Vancouver’s high […]
S-FRAME makes landmark gift to UBC Civil Engineering
Friday, May 8, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin S-FRAME Software Inc. has donated a gift of software to UBC Engineering, comprising 50 network licenses for the Department of Civil Engineering’s computer labs as well as 150 annual student licenses for civil engineering undergraduate and graduate students for a period of five years. Read More
Dr. Bernard Laval provides commentary on future of Quesnel Lake
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil professor Bernard Laval provided local media with commentary on the condition of Quesnel Lake following the Mount Polley Mine disaster. Articles appeared in CTV News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Vancouver Observer.
Official Launch of the Pipeline Integrity Institute
Monday, April 27, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin APSC faculty members and administrators with leaders from PII partner organizations, depicted L – R: Richard Sones, Art Kanzaki, Dave Coffin, Michael Isaacson, Akram Alfantazi (PII Co-Director), Daan Maijer, Ken Paulson, Steve Hansen, Ziad Saad, Steve Kalny, Robert Jones, Graham Pryke, David Parker, Dharma Wijewickreme (PII Co-Director), David Hoff, Gary Johnson, James Olson, Marc Parlange (Dean, Faculty of Applied Science). Initiated in 2014 as a response to the growing need for enhanced technology and expertise in the pipeline sector, the Pipeline Integrity Institute officially launched in April 2015. With over 270,000 kilometers of […]
EERI Seismic Design Team stands up to the competition in Boston
Monday, April 27, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin The UBC EERI Seismic Design Team recently returned from a solid performance at the 2015 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition in Boston, Massachusetts. The competition was held in conjunction with the 2015 EERI Annual Meeting and featured thirty-eight teams from all over the world; with UBC one of just two teams representing Canada. To prepare for the competition, thirty students put in over 750 hours of labour, working together to design and construct a 1/78th balsa wood scale model of a 30 storey high-rise building. This effort gave the students hands-on experience in structural and […]
Civil Instructor’s recent paper recognized as Key Scientific Article
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Dr. Yahya Nazhat’s recent peer-reviewed paper entitled The kinematics of granular soils subjected to rapid impact loading has been recognized by Advances in Engineering as a Key Scientific Article contributing to excellence in engineering, scientific, and industrial research. Advances in Engineering strives to alert the scientific and industrial community to “innovative papers considered to be of importance to the progress in Engineering technologies,” via its website, which is visited nearly 650,000 times each month. The Department congratulates Dr. Nazhat on this achievement.
Canadian and Indian Prime Ministers speak on bilateral relations
Monday, April 20, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin In the first visit to Canada by an Indian Prime Minister in 42 years, the Honourable Narendra Modi was hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a trip to Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver in mid-April, 2015. In a joint statement addressing the full spectrum of bilateral relations between the two nations, the two Prime Ministers made special mention of IC-IMPACTS when addressing the topics of science, technology, innovation, and space. Holding IC-IMPACTS up as an example of a successful Indian-Canadian partnership for research and development offering benefits to society at large, the leaders agreed […]
UBC Concrete Canoe off to ASCE Pacific Northwest Regionals
Friday, April 17, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin After months of preparation, the UBC Concrete Canoe Team has finally set off to attend the ASCE Pacific Northwest Regional Student Concrete Canoe Competition! The competition runs April 16 – 19 at Idaho State University. Visit Concrete Canoe on Facebook for daily updates and photos from the competition. Best of luck to the team! Concrete Canoe captured some key preparation milestones on video this year: Casting Day (Time Lapse) First Test Run
Second year students test their timber trusses to failure
Thursday, April 16, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin On Tuesday, April 7, students in CIVL 228 (Introduction to Structural Engineering) celebrated the culminaton of their course work during truss testing day. Each year, CIVL 228 students work together to apply the structural analysis knowledge learned in class to design, construct, and test a timber truss structure to failure. Students were divided into teams of five who competed to create the most efficient structure. Congratulations to Team 16, whose truss had the highest load carrying capacity vs. self weight ratio, winning them the competition; and congratulations to all who participated!
Second year students design affordable, sustainable condo
Monday, April 13, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Students in CIVL 202 (Civil Engineering II) recently held a Poster-Showcase Celebration to present their completed Community-Based Experiential Learning (CBEL) Sustainability Projects. CIVL 202 aims to give students an understanding of the social and biophysical context of infrastructure and the impact of technologies on people, the economy, and the environment; and CBEL Sustainability Projects allow the students to apply this understanding while developing valuable project management and teamwork skills. Under the guidance of Dr. Susan Nesbit, teams of five or six students worked together, in partnership with a variety of local community organizations, […]
4th year Civil students share design concepts for Granville Island
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Students in CIVL 446/447 (Civil Engineering Design and Analysis II) recently presented their completed Capstone Design Projects, which challenged them to expand on design concepts they created in CIVL 445 (Civil Engineering Design and Analysis I) for a variety of structures on Granville Island. Under the guidance of Dr. Yahya Nazhat, Professor Victor Lo, Professor Barbara Lence, and Dr. Patricia Keen, teams of six students worked together to create detailed designs for their choice of a pedestrian bridge, a multi-story car park building, shoreline protection seawall, a wastewater treatment system, or a floating […]
Watch 4.8 Tofino quake unfold on BC’s Early Warning System
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Watch the Earthquake Early Warning System at work! This video, narrated by Civil Engineering Research Associate Dr. Kent Johansen, shows how a recent magnitude 4.8 Tofino earthquake propagated through the area from Powell River to Chilliwack. Developed under the lead of Dr. Carlos Ventura, the Earthquake Early Warning System was fully deployed in southwestern BC in September 2014.
EERI Seismic Design Competition: the countdown is on!
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin EERI Seismic Design Team Leads, pictured front row L – R: Farinaz Moayedi, Brian HyunWoo Sung, Simon Pelta, Paul Yan; back row L – R: Fraser Peterson, Mike Lumb, Sim Toor, Evan Peatt The UBC EERI Seismic Design Team is making final preparations to travel to the 2015 Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition, taking place in conjunction with the 2015 EERI Annual Meeting in Boston, March 31 – April 3. Over thirty students have been working together to design and construct a scale model of a high-rise building capable of safe and efficient earthquake resistance. The […]
Professor Carlos Ventura honoured by Engineering Institute
Monday, March 23, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Dr. Carlos Ventura, Civil Professor and Director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, has been inducted as Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for his exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. A faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering since 1992, Dr. Ventura has authored more than 450 publications, and combines over 30 years of research with knowledge and training as a Professional Civil Engineer to advance the protection of Canadians against the effects of earthquakes. In recent years, his research has focused on the development of performance-based guidelines for seismic […]
Civil Student Organizations Profiled in Canadian Civil Engineer
Monday, March 23, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Members of UBC Concrete Canoe and UBC CSCE, pictured L-R: Bradley Ho, Justin Brown, Christina Noël, Charles Noftall, Anthony McGill, Tyler Ezzy, Tyler Mann, Zhanslu Davletyarova. Two Civil Engineering student organizations partnered to contribute an article to Canadian Civil Engineer, the official publication of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. Charles Noftall, UBC CSCE Student Chapter President, and Bradley Ho, 2015 UBC Concrete Canoe Team Captain, co-wrote a piece highlighting Concrete Canoe’s ongoing effort to prepare for April’s Pacific Northwest Regional Competition at the University of Idaho. Distributed to top-level Civil Engineers across Canada five […]
Professor Alex Sy honoured by Engineering Institute of Canada
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Adjunct Professor Alex Sy has been inducted as Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for his exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. Dr. Sy has been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering since 1995, and is Vice President, Technical at Klohn Crippen Berger. The Department extends sincere congratulations to Dr. Sy for this outstanding achievment!
Civil teams break popsicle stick bridge record at NEGM event
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin Civil student team members, L – R: Christina Noël, Anthony McGill, Daniel Vandervelden, Diane Currie, Josh Veillard, Amir Afrasiabi, Yezi Zhang, Matthew Cheung, and Simon Pelta at the APEGBC Richmond/Delta Branch Engineering and Geoscience Fair at Lansdowne Centre At a recent APEGBC Engineering and Geoscience Fair, held as part of National Engineering and Geoscience Month (NEGM), three Civil student teams joined forces to represent Civil Engineering and to promote awareness of engineering and geoscience in the community. The Steel Bridge Team, the EERI Seismic Design Team, and the Concrete Canoe Team united to […]
UBC CSCE learns from Kiewit about Port Mann Bridge demolition
Monday, March 9, 2015 | By Lindsay Cashin The UBC CSCE Student Chapter invited UBC alumni George Toews and Don Jacobsen from Kiewit to present an overview of the demolition of the old Port Mann Bridge, which was once the longest arch bridge in Canada. George is a 2014 IGEN graduate who completed 16 months of co-op work terms with Kiewit, while Don is a 1987 Civil graduate who has been with Kiewit for 28 years in positions ranging from field engineer to project sponsor. Don explained the project background, detailing the general layout of the site and specific differences about the Port […]