DLSU Civil Engineering Professors and Alumni presented in the GEOMATE 2021

DLSU Civil Engineering Professors and Alumni presented in the Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE) 2021 Conference last November 03-05, 2021 virtually though Zoom.  The said conference was hosted by the GEOMATE International Society which is based in Tsu City, Mie, Japan.

The papers presented were:

• STRENGTH AND PERMEABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPANSIVE SOIL WITH GYPSUM AND RICE HUSK ASH USED FOR ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION by Angelo B. Edora and Mary Ann Q. Adajar

• OPTIMIZATION OF THE STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF EXPANSIVE SOIL STABILIZED WITH AGRICULTURAL WASTES by Mary Ann Q. Adajar and Kigia R. Valbuena

• METROPOLITAN MANILA SEISMIC HAZARD MAP USING MIDORIKAWA & HORI SITE AMPLIFICATION MODEL by Jonathan R. Dungca and Mariamae Francia G. Montejo

• DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL TYPE REFERENCE OF METROPOLITAN MANILA USING GENETIC ALGORITHM by Jonathan R. Dungca and Izzhar Christian P. Sumagaysay

• EFFECT OF COCONUT SHELL ASH ON PORE WATER PRESSURE CHANGES IN SAND by Gabriel Jose G. Lim, Mary Ann Q. Adajar and Erica Elice S. Uy

• RESPONSE SURFACE MODELLING OF PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE WITH BAUXITE LATERITE SOIL AND FLY ASH by Joenel Galupino, Mary Ann Adajar, John Jacob Abejuela, Ernst Kenneth Alcantara and Philippe Daniel Ebreo

• EFFECTS OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) PLASTICS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLY ASH CONCRETE by Mary Ann Adajar and Irene Olivia Ubay-Anongphouth

Moreover, Engr. Angelo Edora and Prof. Dr. Mary Ann Adajar won the BEST PAPER Award! Congratulations!

DLSU – CIVIL ENGINEERING Professors were conferred as SPECIALIST in CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)

DLSU – CIVIL ENGINEERING professors were conferred as SPECIALIST in CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), Board of Directors during the 47^th PICE National Convention on Nov. 26, 2021.

November 2021 Civil Engineering Licensure Board Examination Passers

Congratulations to all the NEW LASALLIAN CIVIL ENGINEERS!

DLSU garnered an 87.10% passing rate in the November 2021 Civil Engineering Licensure Exam against the National Passing of 36.70% with ENGR. JOHN MARK DAVID as 3rd placer.

Again, CONGRATULATIONS!

Team including DLSU CE Faculty Wins Seed Grant from the YSEALI Smart Cities Regional Workshop

The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), launched by the U.S. Department of State, hosted the Smart Cities Regional Workshop last 24 July 2021 to 16 October 2021. The workshop included both synchronous and asynchronous sessions on smart cities, culminating in a project proposal-pitching activity.

The workshop’s objective is to enhance participants’ knowledge of smart cities as well as to explore how to involve civil society and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in smart city development in the region. The aim is to foster a strong network among participants and to encourage greater involvement from young leaders, civil society, and SMEs in smart city development, while increasing capacity of future leaders to develop sustainable solutions to urbanization challenges in the region, using digital and other tools.

A total of 50 participants, aged 20-35, coming from ASEAN member nations as well as Timor-Leste, were chosen. Six are from the Philippines, including Dr. Krister Ian Daniel Z. Roquel from the Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle University, while the other Filipino participants came from various local academic and government institutions.

The workshop participants were grouped into different fields, namely: 1) Civil and Social, 2) Health and Well Being 3) Safety and Security, 4) Quality Environment, 5) Built Infrastructure, and 6) Industry and Innovation. The groups developed and pitched project proposals over the course of the workshop. The Y1-Built Infrastructure group won 2nd runner-up, which entitles them to a seed grant funding amounting to USD 4,000, while the 1st runner-up and winner gets USD 5000 and USD 6000, respectively.

A follow-up activity, designed for monitoring and ensuring that each team will carry out the proposed project effectively and in accordance with the initial goals and missions, has been scheduled to start on 02 December 2021. The teams who receive seed grant funding from the program will have to conduct the project and finish it by the timeline that they communicated during the Pitching Competition. The teams will need to update project progress to the Organizing Team during the months. The period of execution, performance and monitoring of the follow-up activity period will be until 30 June 2022.

CE Students Won in the MegaChallenge Online National Quiz 2021

Out of the 108 Universities and Colleges around the Philippines, MR. RYAN CHAN of De La Salle University was crowned CHAMPION in the MegaChallenge Online National Quiz 2021 (MCONQ2021)!
Megareview and Tutorial Center organized the First MegaChallenge Online National Quiz 2021 (MCONQ2021). The quiz bee’s questions were taken from the following subjects:
1. Mathematics, Surveying, and Transportation Engineering
2. Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering
3. Structural Engineering
The elimination round was held last October 23, 2021. The final round was held today, October 30, 2021. The competition was participated by 111 participants from 37 universities in Luzon, 66 participants from 24 universities in Visayas, 84 participants from 30 universities in Mindanao, and 47 contenders from 17 universities from NCR.
Three students from De La Salle University Department of Civil Engineering participated the competition, namely:
1. Ryan Chan
2. Ina Ardan
3. Christine Panti
Coach: Dr. Erica Elice Uy and Dr. Krister Roquel
Ryan Chan and Ina Ardan advanced to the elimination round. Mr. Ryan Chan earned the best score among the 21 candidates during the final round and is the first champion of MegaChallenge Online National Quiz 2021.
Congratulations!