DLSU STE students win at A.CONCEPT2014 poster competition

The students with their research posters during the A.CONCEPT2014

 The Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (ASEP) held a student research poster competition during the A.CONCEPT2014 held on May 22-24, 2014 at the Century Plaza Hotel, Manila. The two entries from DLSU CE Department won 1st place and 2nd place in the competition winning P5000.00 and P3000.00 respectively.

The Top 3 winning posters (1st & 2nd: DLSU, 3rd: UPD)

The wiinning poster was entitled "A Methodology for Site-Specific Wind Contouring and Hazard Mapping: A Case Study in Surigao City" by Marvin Salazar with Dr. Lessandro Garciano as adviser.

The 2nd place winner is entitled "Utilization of Perna Viridis as Patial Substitute to Cement in Concrete Mix" by Kriss Ngo, ERnesto Sarao III, Rogel Talgatag with Dr. Bernardo Lejano as adviser.

DLSU CE papers presented at the ASEP Concrete Convention

Engr. Richard De Jesus answers questions during the Q&A

DLSU CE faculty - Assoc. Prof. Lessandro Garciano, Asst. Profs. Alden Paul Balili and Richard De Jesus presented technical papers at the ASEP Convention on Concrete Engineering, Practice and Technology (A.CONCEPT 2014) held on May 22-24, 2014 at the Century Plaza Hotel, Manila. The convention had a theme, "Extreme Loadings on Concrete Structures." The Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (ASEP) is the specialized professional organization in structural engineering in the Philippines. The structural engineering faculty of DLSU are members of ASEP. Some of them served also as directors of ASEP in recent years.

Dr. Lessandro Garciano

Engr. Alden Paul Balili

The following papers, outputs from undergraduate thesis, were presented by the faculty members:

• "Nonlinear Ultrasonic Testing in Evaluating Compressive Property of Normal Strength Concrete" by Richard De Jesus, Jason Ongpeng, et al.
• "Updated Wind Zone Map and Developing Contour Maps for the Philippines: Adaptation Strategies for Extreme Wind Speeds" by Dr. Lessandro Garciano et al.
• "RC Design Apps on Tablet PCs" by Alden Paul Balili et al.

Dr. Andy Oreta (A.CONCEPT Technical Committee member)
with the ASEP Directors and Past Presidents  and the Keynote speaker, Vice Mayor Al Arquillano

Prof. Nakamura of Nagoya U (Japan) at DLSU

Engr. Ongpeng and Dr. Garciano presented
a certificate of appreciation  to Prof. Nakamura

Prof. Hikaru Nakamura, chair of the Civil Engineering Department of Nagoya University, Japan was a guest lecturer in the Graduate Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development. Prof. Nakamura delivered his lecture on "Damage Evaluation Analysis and Repair/Strengthening Method of Concrete Members due to Earthquakes." He discussed about seismic damage assessment where he showed the importance of the damage evaluation of concrete structures before an earthquake takes place. He also presented the use of nonlinear analysis for damage evaluation and some rapid repair/strengthening methods that were developed for restoration of damaged structures. 

Engr. Jason Ongpeng (Chairman of Civil Engineering Department) gave the certificate of appreciation to the guest speaker of the evening. Several professors from the Civil Engineering Department were also present including Dr. Renan Tanhueco and Engr. Alden Balili. 

The Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development is a course offered to students taking up masteral and doctoral degree in Civil Engineering. This course is facilitated by two faculty members Dr. Andres Oreta and Dr. Lessandro Garciano. In this course, resource speakers are invited to deliver a lecture based on their specialized topics. 

Dr. Oreta and Dr. Tanhueco (both graduates of Nagoya University)
gave Prof. Nakamura a tour and dinner at SM MOA.

- Reported by Mara Del Prado

DLSU is top performing CE school in May 2014 board exams!

De La Salle was recognized by the Professional Regulatory Commission as the Top Performing School  (more than 50 takers and at least 80% passing rate) with 64 passers from 70 takers or 91.43% passing. CE students also placed 4th (Victor Carlo Torres), 5th (Isaiah Paul Alvarez), 6th (Jon Arnel Telan) and 9th (Syrus Gomari) in the recent May 2014 board exams. Congratulations!

Victor Carlo Torres (No. 4) - BSCE-STE, magna cum laude

Isaiah Paul Alavrez (No. 5), BSCE-STE, honorable mention

Jon Arnel Telan (No. 6) - BSCE-STE, summa cum laude

Syrus Gomari (No. 9) - BSCE-STE, magna cum laude

Congratulations to the new LASALLIAN CIVIL ENGINEERS!

1. Engr. Alquinto, Arjan David Borrero

2. Engr. Alvarez, Isiah Paul Rogel – 5th Placer

3. Engr. Ang, Anthony Bryan Lorenzo

4. Engr. Anore, Gino Angelo Geluz

5. Engr. Balibrea, Nevin Yu

6. Engr. Bata, Kevin Jerome Butial

7. Engr. Bulactial, Arian Aquino

8. Engr. Caparos, Richerene Yu

9. Engr. Carrido, Lemuel Calvin Cabrera

10. Engr. Cañete, Jonathan Garcia

11. Engr. Cañeza, Racquel Badiable

12. Engr. Colobong, John Antony Manzana

13. Engr. De Luna, Edmarc Evangelista

14. Engr. Decal, Christopher Quiparo

15. Engr. Dee, Kester Tom Tan

16. Engr. Dela Rosa, Deuel Gilead Punongbayan

17. Engr. Dizon, Federico Tan

18. Engr. Fabian, Frederick Nico Guinto

19. Engr. Fajardo, Xenia Briones

20. Engr. Flordeliza, Eric Cano

21. Engr. Galan, Jose Luis Abad

22. Engr. Galang, Frederick Valino

23. Engr. Gantuangco, Ganna Athena Layco

24. Engr. Garcia, Mark Wesley Chang

25. Engr. Go, Paul Vincent Llamado

26. Engr. Gomari, Syrus Borja – 9th Placer

27. Engr. Gozum, Noel Lester Clemente

28. Engr. Gugol, Louie Mari Leung

29. Engr. Latorre, Gabriel Ariston Sevilla

30. Engr. Lim, Jv James Kristofferson Lim

31. Engr. Mangiliman, Joe Arsen Santiago

32. Engr. Manuel, Pauline Malou Casanova

33. Engr. Medalla, Miguel Paulo Dizon

34. Engr. Montrias, Louie Mart Malinao

35. Engr. Octaviano, Martin Abundo

36. Engr. Ong, Janelle Kathryn Pe

37. Engr. Oropel, Joseph Christopher Aguilar

38. Engr. Prescillas, Elisa Joyce Co

39. Engr. Rabat, Lorenzo Leon Garcia

40. Engr. Radovan, Camille Rellosa

41. Engr. Rapinan, Ron Kevin Mendoza

42. Engr. Requiso, Dareen Adrian Tantoy

43. Engr. Revelo, Joemar Nadala

44. Engr. Rivera, Ana Consuelo Martin

45. Engr. Sacaguing, Alvin Hermias

46. Engr. Sanchez, Peter Justin De Veyra

47. Engr. Siongco, Kelvin Restrivera

48. Engr. Sy, Jerome Caldrich Averia

49. Engr. Tago, Jalaloden Baniaga

50. Engr. Tan, Adam Benedict Say

51. Engr. Tan, Bryan Jasper Uy

52. Engr. Tan, Reginald Quien

53. Engr. Tang, Kenneth Robertson Tan

54. Engr. Tayag, Alexis Angela Maranan

55. Engr. Telan, Jon Arnel Salazar -6th Placer

56. Engr. Torres, Victor Carlo Flores – 4th Placer

57. Engr. Uy, John Danson Descallar

58. Engr. Uymatiao, Gregorio Iii Sybico

59. Engr. Uytengsu, Timothy Scott Yap

60. Engr. Velasco, Earl John Adul

61. Engr. Vergara, Dondon Maliksi

62. Engr. Wee Eng, Keeshia Rose Demafeliz

63. Engr. Yao, Kelvin Gerard Ng

64. Engr. Yu, Harvin Adrian Chang

Animo Lasalle!

- List prepared by Dr. Jonathan Dungca

Dr. Oreta pursues networking with TIT and Nagoya University

Dr. Oreta delivers a lecture at Nagoya University

Dr. Andres Oreta, professor in civil engineering visited Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT)  and Nagoya University  (NU) to pursue networking and collaborative activities between DLSU CE Department and the related departments of the two institutions.

With Prof. Hirose (TIT)

Oreta met with Prof. Soichi Hirose, chair of the Environmental Informatics Group of Tokyo Institute of Technology last April 28, 2014. They discuss the possible research activities on non-destructive testing. Incidentally, Engr. Jason Ongpeng is a Ronpaku scholar with Prof. Hirose and Prof. Oreta as advisers. Prof. Hirose also shared information about the Earthquake Engineering Program (EEP) which aims to produce highly skilled engineers and researchers (Masters and Doctoral Program) who make significant contributions to earthquake hazard mitigation world-wide. The program is offered by the Center for Urban Earthquake Engineering (CUEE), Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Prof. Nakamura (NU) and the NU graduate students

Dr. Oreta with the NU professors and graduate students

Oreta delivered a lecture on "CE Research on Safe and Sustainable Infrastructures at DLSU" in the Seminar for graduates students in civil engineeringresearch at the Department of Civil Engineering of Nagoya University on May 2, 2104. The seminar is a required course on research in civil engineering on various fields of specialization. Prof. Hikaru Nakamura, chair of the CE Department of Nagoya University who invited Dr. Oreta to make the presentation facilitated his visit and accommodation at NU.

Dr. Oreta presents a preview of DLSU faculty and student researches