Professor Carlos Ventura’s Innovate 2014 Presentation Video
Last fall, Civil professor Carlos Ventura delivered a dynamic presentation on earthquake engineering at Innovate 2014, the APSC’s first annual showcase of some of the most advanced research coming out of the Faculty.
The EERF welcomes BC’s Minister of Education
Pictured L-R: Civil Professor and Director of the EERF Dr. Carlos Ventura; Ann English, P.Eng., CEO and Registrar, APEGBC; Hon. Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education; Charlene Fassbender. Photo Credit: Wendy D Photography The Department of Civil Engineering was pleased to welcome Education Minister Peter Fassbender to the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility on Friday. During his visit, the Minister got an up-close look at the research behind the Earthquake Early Warning System, which is currently being rolled out in schools across BC, and other related projects. Highlights of the day included a tour of the Facility and demonstrations of the Linear Shake Table […]
Civil in the news: Dr. Carlos Ventura “on alert for the Big One”
UBC’s Carlos Ventura (Civil Engineering) is part of a team that is developing a new earthquake early-warning system. Photo: Paul Joseph. Click here for a five minute segment on the earthquake early-warning system from CBC News. Placing earthquake sensors in 50 schools is step one of a UBC engineer’s vision for a life-saving warning network. Ten, 20 or 30 seconds might not sound like a lot of time, but it could make a big difference when an earthquake hits. A new earthquake early-warning system created by University of British Columbia engineers senses earthquakes before the ground starts shaking and triggers a warning […]
Dr. Carlos Ventura provides commentary on California earthquake
Dr. Carlos Ventura, Civil professor and director of UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, provided local media with commentary on a recent strong earthquake in California, and how a similar earthquake would affect BC. Click here to view the on-air interview.
Dr. Carlos Ventura gives overview of seismic risk in BC
Images courtesy of Carlos Ventura. At centre: BC Smart Infrastructure Monitoring System Shake Map, showing infrastructure currently being monitored. At right: Engineers inspect field vibration testing equipment at Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing. Dr. Carlos Ventura, Civil Engineering Professor and Director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (EERF), presented the faculty seminar “The Art and Science of Earthquake Engineering” on March 4. Dr. Ventura offered a compelling overview of the lessons earthquake engineers have learned from previous earthquakes worldwide, the sesimic risk present in British Columbia, and the technology now being applied to local infrastructure in an effort to mitigate that risk. […]
Civil Engineering unveils new Structural Teaching Lab
The Department of Civil Engineering welcomed industry partners to campus on April 24th, 2013, to mark the grand opening of the new Structural Engineering Teaching Laboratory in the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building. Those present witnessed a demonstration of the lab’s new Reconfigurable Structure Testing Frame and Small Scale Shaking Table Facility. The new testing frame, which includes a computer controller that recreates dynamic loads in real-time, will enhance the educational experience of civil engineering students by allowing them to test the failure rates of the structures that they build. In the past, they could only calculate theoretical failure rates. “The […]