DLSU MSCE Offshore Program research papers presented at SLU Research Forum

The presenters in the SLU 1st CE Research Forum - DLSU Faculty and DLSU MSCE Graduates 

The CHED-funded DLSU Civil Engineering MSCE Offshore Program with St. Louis University (SLU) College of Engineering culminated with a Research Forum organized by SLU last Oct 28, 2017.

Ten out of the 12 graduate students in the batch of the offshore program - all CE faculty members coming from various schools in the North - SLU, Univ. of the Cordilleras (UC), Pangasinan State Univ. (PSU), Univ. of Pangasinan (UPang), Mariano Marcos State Univ. (MMSU), Cagayan State University (CSU) and Tarlac State Univ. (TSU) -  completed the requirements and graduated MSCE  during the Graduation Ceremonies held last Oct. 14, 2017. Nine papers based on the thesis of the MSCE students were presented:

1. Comparison of trip attraction between schools and malls in the city of Dagupan - John Zamora (UPang) and Dr. Alexis Fillone (DLSU Adviser)
2. Development of a seismic evacuation safety index for public schools - Jan mae Carino (SLU) and Dr. Lessandro Garciano (DLSU Adviser)
3. Public utility jeepney demand and supply analysis: The case of Baguio City, Philippines - Lovely Ranosa (SLU) and  Dr. Alexis Fillone (DLSU Adviser)
4. Flood  risk-based analysis and its impact to the strawberry fields of La Trinidad, Benguet - Dexter Hansel Apnoyan (UC) and Dr. Renan Tanhueco (DLSU Adviser)
5. Post-disaster functional asset vlaue of school buildings - Rizalyn Ullumin (PSU) and Dr. Andres Oreta (DLSU Adviser)
6. Tourist spot choice analysis in Sagada, Mountain Province and Banaue, Ifugao - Jan Nicholas Baldo (UC) and Dr. Alexis Fillone (DLSU Adviser)
7. Post-earthquake recovery strategy of a water distribution network: Case of La Trinidad, Benguet - Janice Kaye Aquino (SLU) and Dr. Lessandro Garciano (DLSU Adviser)
8. Slope stability assessment of Carabao Mountain in Baguio City - Eleazar Santaigo (SLU) and Dr. Mary Ann Adajar (DLSU Adviser)
9. Optimization of mix proportion of compressed earth blocks with rice straw using ANN - Emerson Gapuz (SLU) and Dr. Jason Maximino Ongpeng (DLSU Adviser)

Dr. Lessandro Garciano (CE Dept. chair), Dr. Alexis Fillone (TRE Division head) and Dr. Andres Oreta (STE Professor) attended the forum. Dr. Garciano delivered the welcome remarks and presented the research themes of undergrad and graduate themes at DLSU. Dr. Fillone promoted the CE Graduate Programs at DLSU, while Dr. Oreta presented the paper (#5) in behalf of Engr. Illumin who is  now in Tokyo, Japan pursuing a Master's in Disaster Management. 

The DLSU faculty held a meeting with SLU Dean Posadas and SLU faculty to explore the possibility of an Off-site program for PhD students.  Moreover, SLU consulted the DLSU faculty on how DLSU can support SLU's  new CHED-funded M.S. program in DRRM to be offered in 2018 with Conventry Univ of UK. 

Dr. Lessandro Garciano and Engr. Janice Kaye Aquino (SLU)

Dr. Alexis Fillone

Engr. Dexter Apnoyan (UC)

Engr. Lovely Ranosa (SLU)

DLSU faculty and graduate students at SPACE2016

DLSU professor, Dr. Andres Winston Oreta and DLSU graduate students and alumni will present technical papers in the SPACE2016 organized by  PICE-Makati Chapter, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASE) and the Institute of Specialist Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ISSEP) on Sept. 1-2, 2016 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila. SPACE means Sustainable Proactive Advocacies in Civil Engineering.

Dr. Oreta will present a paper based on a report of his AUN/SEED-Net research visit in Japan in 2015 entitled "Survey of Retrofit Methods of RC Buildings in Japan." Carla Maria B. Gonzales (BSCE alumnus) will present her group's undergraduate thesis with Dr. Oreta as adviser on "A Proposed Methodology for Quantifying the Environmental Impacts of Structural Elements of Standard Bridge Designs."

PhD civil engineering students, Joenel Galupino (presently the CE ASF) and Erica Uy (former part time lecturer, now ERDT scholar) will present the following papers which they completed in the graduate class under Dr. Lessandro Garciano: 

•  Characterization of the Surigao Bridges using Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment (PSHA) and Geographic Information System (GIS) - Joenel Galupino
• A  Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis of Some Areas in Cebu Susceptible to Earthquake Induced Landslide - Erica Erice Uy 

 CHED offsite students enrolled in the MSCE program being conducted at St. Louis University, Baguio City will also present the following seminar papers in their course on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID):

• Seismic Risk Analysis of a Water Distribution Pipeline - Janice Kaye L. Aquino
• Rain Induced Landslide Assessment of Pico Lamtang Road - Basis for Probable Disaster Mitigation Plans - Jan Nicolas Baldo
• Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) of a Heritage Building Site: The Case Study of St. Augustine Church of Paoay, Ilocos Norte - Jonas Paul B. Dela Cruz

 

DRRID Forum was the final class meeting for the DLSU MSCE Offshore Program at SLU

Proud MSCE Offshore students present their certificate of presentation

 The last meeting of academic lectures for the MSCE students enrolled in the CHED-funded DLSU Offshore Program which is held every Friday and Saturday at St. Louis University, Baguio City finally ended on August 20, 2016 in the CIV680M class with a Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID). The forum was the highlight of the CIV680M class handled by Dr. Andres Oreta and Dr. Lessandro Garciano. The valiant twelve faculty members coming from SLU, MMSU, U. Pangasinan, U. Cordilleras, Tarlac State U, Cagayan State U and Pangasinan State U presented their DRRID Seminar papers as the final requirement of the course.

Dean Dungca gives an opening message

Dean Posadas welcomes the guests and students

Dean Jonathan Dungca of DLSU and Dean Cynthia Posadas of SLU gave messages during the opening program of the DRRID Forum. The forum has two parts: (a) Resilient Cities Group Reports on Baguio City, Dagupan City and La Trinidad, and (b) Individual oral presentation of the DRRID Papers. The program is shown below.

Group Photo after the opening program

2^nd Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID) Forum

Aug. 20, 2016, Ohto Hahn Conference Room, St. Louis University, Baguio City

Session 1 Opening Program and Resilient Cities - Emcee: Engr. Janice Kaye L. Aquino

9:00 – 9:30 Opening Program

·         Opening Prayer        – Nika Aquino

·         Welcome Message   – Dr. Cynthia Posadas (Dean, SLU School of Engineering & Architecture)

·         Opening Remarks     – Dr. Jonathan Dungca (Dean, GCOE DLSU Manila)

·         Forum Overview      – Dr. Andres Oreta (Prof, DLSU)

9:30-10:30  Reports on Making Cities Resilient

·         9:30-9:50     Baguio City

·         9:50-10:10   Dagupan City

·         10:10-10:30 La Trinidad

 10:30-10:45  Break

Session 2 DRRID Papers – Disaster Awareness & Preparedness - Emcee: Engr. Murphy Mohammed

·         10:45-11:05 P01: Disaster Awareness & Preparedness of a Barangay: The Case of Barangay Hillside, Baguio City – Eleazar Santiago (SLU)

·         11:05-11:25 P02: Assessment of Flood Disaster Preparedness of Selected Barangay in Dagupan City – John Zamora (U. Pangasinan)

·         11:25-11:45 P03: Assessment of Disaster Awareness & Preparedness of Hospitals: The Case of SLU Hospital of the Sacred Heart– Jan Mae Carino (SLU)

·         11:45-12:05 P04: Disaster Resiliency of an LGU at Basista, Pangasinan – Rizalyn Ilumin (Pangasinan State U)

12:05 – 13:00 Lunch Break

Session 3 DRRID Papers – Earthquake Hazards - Emcee: Engr. Joseph Cabalbag

·         13:00-13:20 P05: Seismic Risk on Water Supply Pipelines-  Janice Kaye Aquino (SLU)

·         13:20-13:40 P06: PSHA on the Heritage Building Site of St. Augustine Church in Paoay, Ilocos Norte -  Jonas Paul De La Cruz (MMSU)

·         13:40-14:00 P07: Potential Seismic Hazards of Baguio City Special Education (SPED) Center– Lovely Rañosa (SLU)

Session 4 DRRID Papers – Hazard Assessment - Emcee: Engr. Lovely Rañosa

14:00 – 15:00 DRRID Paper Presentations (3 papers, 16 min presentation + 4 min Q&A)

·         14:00-14:20 P08: Landslide Assessment along Pico-Lamtang Road, Benguet -  Jan Nicholas Baldo (U. Cordilleras)

·         14:20-14:40 P09: La Trinidad Valley Farmlands Flood Risk Assessment -  Dexter Hansel Apnoyan (U. Cordilleras)

·         14:40-15:00 P10: Coastal Erosion Mitigation for Brgy. Pilar, Bauang La Union-  Emerson Gapuz (SLU)

15:00 – 15:45  Break

Session 5 DRRID Papers – Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery -Emcee: Engr. John Zamora

·         15:45-16:05 P11: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management of Tarlac City -  Murphy Mohammed (Tarlac State U)

·         16:05-16:25 P12: Typhoon Yolanda Experience in Tacloban City: Disaster, Response and Recovery -  Joseph Cabalbag (Cagayan State U)

16:25 – 16:30  Summary and Conclusion by Dr. Lessandro Garciano (Assoc. Professor, DLSU)

16:30-16:45  Awarding of Certificates to Presenters and Group Photo

The Twelve MSCE Offshore Program Students - Faculty members from various CE schools of Northern Luzon