CE undergrad students present papers at WOW2016!

 

DLSU Student delegates

Wastes are usually deemed as insignificant, worthless and of no use thus are disposed of. Correspondingly, an increase in population means an increase in waste generation. In this regard, different efforts are done for a sustainable utilization of waste. The 2016 Seminar Workshop on the Utilization of Waste Materials or more known as WoW 2016, held in University of the Philippines – Diliman on the 8^th day of September 2016, paved way for the promotion of different innovation regarding a sustainable waste management and utilization. It is a collaboration of the different institutions and organizations namely De La Salle University (DLSU), Technological University of the Philippines (TUP), University of the Philippines (UP), Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) and Association of Tokyo Institute of Tech Alumni and Research Scholars (ATTARS).

The program included two keynote lectures as provided by Assoc. Proj. Dr. Naoya Abe and Prof. Dr. Nobuaki Otsuki. Dr. Abe shared his expertise about “Reconciliation or Diversification? – Some Preliminary Thoughts on Future Directions of Waste Related Research in SDGs Era” while “Mottainai – Wasteful – In the Field of Concrete” was discussed by Dr. Otsuki.

 
CE undergraduate students  presented their research/thesis at the 2016 Seminar -Workshop on the Utilization of Waste Materials (WOW2016) with the theme, "Engineering Innovation towards Sustainable Waste Management". The first three thesis projects on waste uitilzation in the list below were conceptualized after a visit at Don Bosco Calauan. The thesis on sea water is a research developed from collaboration with Tokyo Tech professor Otsuki.

Nikko Villanueva

Jason Alcantara

 The papers from DLSU are as follows:

• EFFECTS OF PLASTIC WASTES AS PARTIAL AGGREGATE SUBSTITUTE TO CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS -Maejann E. Cuartero, Nikko Paolo P. Villanueva and Andres W.C. Oreta (Adviser)

•  EFFECTS OF FIRE ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS MIXED WITH PLASTIC WASTE AGGREGATES -Jason Alcantara, Patrisha Ayala, Veya Santos, Eunice Yao and Bernardo Lejano (Adviser)

• INVESTIGATION OF STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF PAVING BLOCKS MADE OF NONBIODEGRADABLE HOUSEHOLD WASTE AS PARTIAL SUBSTITUTE FOR FINE AGGREGATES - Martin Benedicto, Marisue Eusebio, Jude Granada and Darwin Tuazon and
  Richard De Jesus (Adviser)
• INFLUENCE OF COLD JOINTS ON THE CORROSION OF STEEL IN CONCRETE MIXED WITH SEAWATER UNDER VARYING FLY ASH RATIOS -Christian Huy Dalangin, Jayson Marco Gonzales , John Christopher Ilagan, John Christopher Yu and Cheryl Lyne Roxas (Adviser)
• COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE WITH WASTE CERAMIC TILES AS SUBSTITUTE TO AGGREGATES - Jay Ong, Angela rieta, Levin Lizardo, Sherwin Cheng and Ronaldo Galllardo (Adviser)

 

Martin Benedicto

Jay Ong

WOW 2016 is hosted by the UP College of Engineering and supported by DLSU and TUP and the Association of Tokyo Tech Alumni and Research Scholars (ATTARS). ATTARS is headed by DLSU BSCE alumnus and Tokyo Tech PhD graduate, Dr. William Hong. A total of 32 researches were presented in the seminar which pave way for more innovative solutions towards a sustainable waste management and utilization.

The thesis projects on waste utilization were a result of the site visit at Don Bosco Calauan

Acknowledgement: GCOE Dean's office for supporting the registration fee of the student participants
 - Write-up by Maejann Cuartero and AWCO