Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Waterloo

Exciting times at the CSCE Conference in Niagara Falls! 🌊 Civil engineers from across Canada gathered to share research, connect, and discuss pressing industry issues. This year's theme: 'Adapting to climate, technology, and growth.' Highlights include: 🏅 Giovanni Cascante becoming a CSCE Fellow 🏆 Liping Fu and students winning the Best Paper Award 🥇 Susan Tighe receiving the inaugural Ralph Haas Award 🎉 Ayan Sadhu, one of Sriram’s former UW PhDs, winning a Research Award Proud moments for the UW & CEE community! #CEE #Civil #Environmental #Architectural #Geological #Engineering #CivilAndEnvironmentalEngineering

Congratulations to Dr. Reinhold "Reini" Schuster for receiving the John P. Masten Distinguished Service Award for 2024! This award honors significant contributions to the cold-formed steel industry. Dr. Schuster was giving a presentation at the CFSEI Expo in Tucson, Arizona, when he was presented with this award. Perfect timing! Congrats again! #CEE #Civil #Environmental #Architectural #Geological #Engineering #CivilAndEnvironmentalEngineering

What a great few days packed with intriguing presentations, exchange of ideas, and fruitful discussions about the latest in research and technology of asphalt pavements from around the globe at the #ISAP2024 in Montreal! Special thanks to Alan Carter, Kamilla Vasconcelos , Eshan Dave , and the local organizers (especially Diego Ramirez Cardona ) for a very successful symposium. Our #CPATT team (and collaborators) also shared our findings under a few podium and poster presentations (Aditi Sharma , Rob Aurilio , Adam Schneider, MASc, Michael Elwardany, Ph.D., P.E. , Mike A. , Peggie Wang, Hassan Baaj). #RILEM TC-FBB workshop “ Fingerprinting of Bituminous Materials - Emerging Data Exploration Methods” was also held right after the closing ceremony. It was filled with insightful discussions from the speakers and participants. Many thanks to Bernhard Hofko and Aikaterini Varveri (our TC-FBB chair and co-chair) and Johannes Mirwald (TG1 leader) for their great efforts organizing the workshop. And last, but not least, we were able to hold another meeting as the A2R2C pan-Canadian research alliance. (Academic Alliance for Road Research of Canada / Alliance Académique en Recherche Routière du Canada) Stay tuned for the conference proceeding in case you missed the chance to attend. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Waterloo #Centre_for_Pavement_and_Transportation_Technology_(CPATT)

This month, Professor Bill Annable's ENVE 330 class embarked on their second trip to Five Oaks, braving the rain on Sunday to conduct tests in Whitemans Creek. They utilized a Rhodamine WT Dye Tracer Test to trace and measure water flow, identify movement patterns, and detect leaks or contamination. This fluorescent dye is highly visible even in low concentrations. Day 1 was a success! Stay tuned for updates on what they accomplished on Day 2! #CEE #Civil #Environmental #Architectural #Geological #Engineering #CivilAndEnvironmentalEngineering

Exciting news! Professor Wayne Parker was a guest on Steep Tea with Elsayed, featuring Dr. Wayne Parker from the University of Waterloo. 🌍✨ In this episode, they dive into his groundbreaking research on membrane aerated biofilm reactors and its impact on the future of environmental engineering. Plus, he shares academic tips and advice for students on excelling in studies and building strong relationships with professors. Don't miss out on learning from one of the leading minds in the field! https://lnkd.in/gnqgvfYs #CEE #Civil #Environmental #Architectural #Geological #Engineering #CivilAndEnvironmentalEngineering

The University of Waterloo and held its 2024 Alumni Reunion and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Waterloo had its Main Structures Laboratory open as part of the Engineering Tours. We are proud of the members from START (Tyler Hull, Catherine Shrimpton, Javier Fierro, and Cosmo Sun) for stepping up and offering lab tours to showcase ongoing research within our Department! As a bonus, they tested several specimens of cross-laminated-timber, engineered bamboo composites, and tropical hardwood for our audiences! The team’s presentations fostered a number of discussions with the alumni, with many wanting to stay longer to discuss mass timber construction further. Thank you for making this event a success! #uwaterloo #engineering #uwaterlooalumni #masstimber

Way to go Maria - proud of our alumni! University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Waterloo

Exciting news from Team Waterloo! We recently had the incredible opportunity to represent the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering & Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Waterloo in two prestigious engineering competitions: the ASCE Steel Bridge Student Symposium hosted by the American Institute of Steel Construction, and American Society of Civil Engineers in Troy, NY, and the CSNBC Steel Bridge Competition, hosted by Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) and Canadian Society for Civil Engineering / La Société canadienne de génie civil, in La Ville de Québec! It's been an exhilarating journey for us, filled with challenges and triumphs that truly tested our engineering prowess. 🌉🛠️ At ASCE, we proudly showcased our skills, securing some impressive achievements: • 2nd place in Cost Estimation 🥈 • 2nd place in Aesthetics 🥈 • 3rd place in Stiffness (with a vertical deflection of approximately 0.736" and 0.704", totaling an aggregate deflection of 1.45") 🥉 • 3rd place in Structural Efficiency 🥉 • 5th overall team 🎖️ Though Nationals slipped through our grasp this time, we're already gearing up for future success. Moving on to CNSBC, our team continued to push boundaries and achieve greatness: • 1st place in Stiffness 🥇 • 1st place in Structural Efficiency 🥇 • 3rd place in Elevator Pitch 🥉 • 7th overall team 🎖️ We're incredibly proud of our 0.9” aggregate deflection, a testament to our dedication to innovation, and excellence. Looking ahead, we're excited for the upcoming challenges at the United States Military Academy West Point in New York and the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors Andrews.engineer, Entuitive, PCL Construction, Metal Supermarkets, LEA Group, SOLIDWORKS, and SAP2000 for their incredible generosity this year. Not only has their support allowed our team to compete in these two esteemed competitions, they have also allowed us to continue innovating and improving every facet of the bridge design process- from its initial design, all the way to its fabrication, and construction. We thank them for their generosity and support, and we they continue to help us expand Waterloo Steel Bridge for years to come! We also like to give a huge thanks to EMS for their unwavering support through every step of the design process. Last, but not least, we would want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our team advisors for their invaluable guidance, outgoing members, and judges for their encouragement and support. We hope to see plenty of old and new faces on Waterloo Steel Bridge for 2024-2025! Here's to a future filled with innovation and success! 🎉💪

Looking for solutions to deflection and vibration concerns for floors in your open floor plan buildings? 🏗️ In the recent issue of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering / La Société canadienne de génie civil's CIVIL magazine Tyler Hull and Daniel Lacroix discuss a solution to this problem in the form of Mass Timber Composite (MTC) panels. By compositely connecting the CLT panels and glulam beams, MTC panels have increased capacity and stiffness. Discussed in the article are implications for designers to consider and the current research our team is conducting at the University of Waterloo. This work comes from a collaboration with Element5 and their hollow core BOXX panels, which are floor and roof cassettes that offer a material efficient way to achieve long clear spans in multi-storey buildings. If you are looking to use these on your next project reach out to us and the team at Element5 for help with your design. 📞 See the full publication here 📃https://lnkd.in/gSjARCNe #masstimber #structuralengineering #research #sustainability #engineering #CLT

At the end of April, Professor Alana Lund delivered a keynote talk at the 6th Midwest Smart Structures Colloquium! Hosted by Dr. Bill Spencer and Dr. Shirley Dyke, this event connects the next generation of researchers with the state of the art in the design and monitoring of intelligent infrastructure systems. Researchers from Purdue University, the University of Illinois, and the surrounding region gathered at Camp Tecumseh, Indiana, for an exciting round of talks ranging from the miter gate damage identification to lunar habitat design. Prof. Lund’s keynote covered the practical challenges of implementing automated Bayesian structural health monitoring techniques, with application to Living Lab testbeds at the University of Waterloo.