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| PICE Natonal Technical Conference organizers present Dr. Oreta and Engr. Yu token of appreciation at ICC |
Prof. Andres Winston Oreta Of CE Dept. and Engr. Kirk Yu, Asst Structural Engineer of Arcadis-Manila and BSMS-CE graduate at DLSU were one of the plenary speakers in the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Midyear National
Technical Conference (NTC) held at Iloilo City last June 13-14, 2018.
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| Dr. Oreta at ICC |
Oreta and Yu delivered a two-part lecture on the topic,
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Structural Engineering and Heritage Preservation." Oreta presented the
basic definitions on heritage conservation, the impact of disasters on
heritage structures and the role of civil engineers in heritage
preservation. Yu presented a research on multi-hazard risk
assessment of heritage buildings in Iloilo City CBD and examples of NDT
and semi-destructive testing for determining material properties of
heritage structures.
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| Engr. Yu at CPU |
Incidentally, DLSU CE Dept. professional lecture, Engr. Erick Sison also was a lecturer on the topic, "
Highlights of the NSCP 2015". DLSU CE Dept. member of the Board of Adviser for CE, Engr. Carlos Villaraza lectured on "
Commentary on the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Map in relation to NSCP 2015."
The technical conference was held in three venues - Iloilo Convention Center (ICC), Central Philippine University (CPU) and Diversion 21 Hotel - meaning the lectures were delivered three times. About 9,000 CE participants attended the conference. Read related blog at
Digital Structures.
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| Engr. Villaraza (DLSU CE BOA member) and Dr. Oreta at ICC |
Meanwhile, Dr. Oreta and Dr. Bernardo Lejano were also resource speakers in the 15th PICE National Capital Region Technical Conference held on Oct 5-6, 2018 at Century Park Hotel Manila. Dr Lejano talked about "Experiemtnal verifcation of the code-based compressive strength of the C and Z section cold-formed steel," while Dr. Oreta presented on the "Ten essentials for making cities resilient."
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