CES hosts the CIV GOLD THESIS PRESENTATION and AWARDING 2014

The Gold Thesis Presentation is an annual activity of the Civil Engineering Society (CES) with the collaboration of the DLSU Civil Engineering Department. It is usually held every last month of the first academic term. The purpose of the said event is to present the researches of the nominated groups for Gold Thesis and announce the awardees who will receive their medal during the graduation ceremony.

This year, the highlight of Gold Thesis Presentation was the video presentation instead of the traditional oral presentation using PowerPoint slides. Each of the nominated group prepared a 5 - 10 minute-video presentation about their researches. This type of presentation allowed the candidates to showcase their studies in an innovative and amusing way of giving information to the viewers.

The activity was held last August 08, 2014 at Y508 seminar room in Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall – DLSU. The research presentation was followed by the Gold Thesis Awarding. The undergraduate thesis coordinator, Engr. Richard De Jesus, together with CES President, Kristian Caringal, CES VP-Academics, Kenneth Elevado, and Project Head, Kyle Pineda, gave the Certificate of Awards to each of the Gold Thesis recipient.

Most Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis for CTM Division:

 “The Effects of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer in the Confinement of Circular Concrete with the Use of Artificial Neural Network” 

 by Aldrich Dane Adiong, Vincent Giovani Gojo, Ina Therese Odiamar, and Avram James Talavera with Engr. Jason Maximino Ongpeng as adviser

Most Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis for HWR Division: “Study on the Effects of Land Use Changes to the Urban Hydrology of Tarlac City, Tarlac” 

 by Jose Victor Mercado, Arvin Christian Peyra, Jemima Job Tadena, and Kristoff Walter Zosa with Dr. Ma. Renan Tanhueco as adviser

Most Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis for TRE Division:

  “Impact Assessment of Traffic Management Measures in the Vicinity of De La Salle University – Manila” 

 by Danica Carpio, Joshua Chris Chua, Analyn Dela Peña, and Kervin Joshua Lucas with Dr. Alexis Fillone as adviser

 

Most Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis for STE Division: “A Methodology for Site-specific Wind Contouring and Hazard Mapping: A Case Study in Surigao City

 by Marvin Aldrich Salazar with Dr. Lessandro Estelito Garciano as adviser

- write-up and photos by Miller Cutora

ASEP President at DLSU Graduate Seminar on DRR and Infrastructure Dev't

Engr. Carlos Villaraza, F.ASEP

Engr. Carlos Villaraza, current president and fellow of the Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (ASEP) delivered a lecture on Seismic Risk Assessment at the course CIV680M/D - Graduate Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Infrastructure Development (DRRID) on August 6, 2014 at the V512 room. He first presented some background on seismology, earthquake codes and structural dynamics. Then he presented examples where he applied seismic risk assessment on buildings, geothermal and sewage plants.

CIV680M/D is a graduate course handled by Dr. Andres Oreta and Dr. Lessandro Garciano. In this course, resource speakers which include professors from the CE and IE Departments who are experts in their field were invited to deliver lectures. Among the invited resource speakers and their topics were:

• Dr. Hikaru Nakamura (Nagoya University) - Seismic Damage Assessment and Retrofitting
• Dr. Renan Tanhueco (CE-HWR) - Flood Hazards, Building Urban Resilience
• Dr. Mario De Leon (CE-HWR) - Tsunami and Storm Surge
• Dr. Danilo Terante (CE-HWR) - Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation
• Dr. Jonathan Dungca (CE-STE) - Geotechnical Hazards and Disasters
• Dr. Maricel Paringit (CE-TRE)- Role of GIS in mainstreaming DRR
• Dr. Alexis Fillone (CE-TRE) - Role  of Transportation in DRR
• Dr. Jose Mutuc (IE) - Simulating Non-Structural factors in DRR

Dr. Oreta delivered lectures on (a) Disaster, Risk and Hazard concepts, (b) Earthquake Hazards and Disasters, (c) Safety and Sustainability in Hazard-Prone Regions. Dr. Garciano presented lectures on Wind Hazards and Quantitative Risk Assessment.

The final requirement for this course is that each student will write and present a seminar paper during Graduate Forum on DRRID which will be held on August 23, 2014.