CERBIS - making research relevant

 CERBIS or Civil Engineering Research-Based Initiatives & Services is a community service and enagegement activity of the DLSU Civil Engineering Department where undergraduate and graduate researches address civil engineering related problems in the community and local government units.  Among the problems and issues that have been addressed in recent years are on traffic management, transportation planning, disaster risk assessment, seaimic, wind and flood risk assessments, supporting LGUs in the preservation of heritage buildings and promotion of safe schools.

The researches are conducted either by the DLSU students and faculty only or in collaboration with other schools or LGUs. For example, in Iloilo City where most of the projects were done, DLSU CE Department conducted joint researches with the local schools (Central Philippine University and UP-Visayas) and the local government units (Iloilo City and Guimaras Province) to solve CE related local problems in Iloilo City and Guimaras Province. These researches focused on (a) preserving the Heritage site/buildings of Iloilo City, (b) Traffic and transport management through sustainable transport scenario modelling in Iloilo City and (c) Analysis of tourists for job creation and economic growth.

Summarized below are the topics/titles of the researches under CERBIS:

 CERBIS AY 2010-2011
1.       A Qualitative Analysis For Flood Risk Indexing in Malabon City
2.       Corrosion Assessment of a Reinforced Concrete Structure Exposed to Coastal Environment in Mariveles, Bataan
3.       Urban Transport Planning of General Santos City
4.       Promoting Reuse of Mining Wastes through Studies on Geotechnical Properties of Mine Tailings from Selected Mining Sites

CERBIS AY 2011-2012

1.       Parking facilities location and design for the Heritage Site in Iloilo City
2.       Traffic Management of the Circulation System of the Old Calle Real in Iloilo City
3.       Proposed Scheduling Scheme for Public transport System in Iloilo
4.       Flood Assessment of SSS Subdivision North Fairview
5.       Assessing the Crop Yield of Irrigated Paddy Rice in Gapan, Nueva Ecija as influenced by Climate Change

CERBIS AY2012-13
1.       Understanding transport mode choices of inter-island passenger travel from Iloilo City to Negros Occidental to improve transport service
2.       Analysis of Tourist behaviour in Guimaras Province
3.       Improving inter-island terminal utilization in Jordan Wharf, Guimaras
4.       Development of seismic hazard risk assessment to promote safe schools
5.       Flood risk assessment study of water distribution in Surigao City
6.       Study on the effects of land use changes in urban hydrology in Tarlac City, Tarlac

CERBIS AY2013-14
1.       Supporting local initiatives in preserving heritage buildings in Iloilo city through muti-hazard risk assessments
2.      Flood Risk Assessment of the City of Malolos
4.       Evaluation of Existing Resettlement Site in Tacloban City, Based on Safety and Accessibility

CERBIS AY2014-15
1.       Pedestrianization of the Heritage Site in Iloilo City
2.       Understanding the transport choice behaviour of commuters in Iloilo City for the improvement of the City transport system
3.       Quantifying the Environmental Impact of Structural Design of DPWH Bridges