Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE

UBC Civil Engineering Industry Night on
6:00-9:00pm, Wednesday, 19 January 2011

The UBC Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) invite you and your organization to the CSCE Industry Night 2011.

The CSCE Industry Night is an annual, student-run event which provides an opportunity for UBC Civil Engineering undergraduate students to meet industry representatives and prospective employers. It is also an opportunity for the Civil Engineering companies to promote themselves and potential job opportunities to enthusiastic, talented engineering students at UBC. The CSCE UBC Student Chapter highly welcomes sponsorships and banners.

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Open to anyone related to the field of Civil Engineering with-
Free Admission, Free Light Refreshments & Cash Bar

If you have any questions, please contact CSCE UBC Student Chapter at - ubc.csce@gmail.com

Workshop on New 2010 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC): CSA-S6-06, Vancouver on
Tuesday, 18 January 2011

This 1-day joint workshop with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) covers significant features of the chapters that contain the most notable changes in the 2010 CHBDC S6-06 . The new 2010 code incorporates the latest information and knowledge and reflects the current state of research in bridge design.

The instructors will explain the changes in Section 3: Loads and Load Factors, Section 5: Methods of Analysis, Section 10: Steel Structures, Section 14: Evaluation, and Section 16: Fibre Reinforced Structures. The Commentaries for these sections and others have been streamlined and simplified for ease of use.

Instructors (in Vancouver):
Darrel Gagnon, MSc., P.Eng. - Executive Engineer, Buckland & Taylor
Thierry Chicoine, P.Eng. - Buckland & Taylor
Paul King, P.Eng. - VP Engineering, Rapid-Span Structures Ltd.
Gamil Tadros, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCSCE, FCAI - SPECO Engineering Ltd.

The workshop will be held on
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
at
Ballroom of Hotel Sandman, 180 West Georgia ST, Vancouver, BC V6B 4P4

Please note that seats are limited and early registration ends on 4 January 2011.

Payment must be received to confirm your place. Refreshments, lunch and course materials are included.
A registrant may substitute another person eligible for the same fee at any time. Full refund (after deducting administrative fees) will be issued when a written notice of withdrawal is received by 4 January 2011. We regret that there will be no refunds issued past this date. In the event that CSCE must cancel the program, full refund will be issued.

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Olympic Transportation Plan: A Sustainable Legacy for Vancouver - National Lecture Tour (NLT) Seminar, Room SW5-1840, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), 3700 Willingdon AVE, Burnaby
On 3:00pm-5:00pm, Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Dale Bracewell, MASc, PEng was appointed Director of Olympic Transportation for the City of Vancouver in 2006 to lead the City's transportation planning and operations for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Transportation planning for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games was a complex challenge compounded by venue security road closures. On a typical Games day, approximately 500,000 additional person trips were accommodated in the City of Vancouver.

The presentation will discuss how the Host City Olympic Transportation Plan was a clear winner for Vancouver in establishing a lasting sustainable transportation legacy for the City.

Attend In Person or Live Webcast.
Light Refreshment Snacks Included.
Free for CSCE Members, entry-fee may apply to non-members.

Time and Venue:
3:00pm-5:00pm, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 at
Room SW5- 1840
British Columbia Institute of Technology
3700 Willingdon AVE, Burnaby, BC
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Please RSVP by Friday, 5 November 2010.
Click Here To register

OR

Email contact@cscevancouver.ca with
Your Name, Affiliation/Company, Phone number, CSCE membership status, and whether you are atttending in person or through live webcast.

For those attending the webcast, login instructions will be emailed to you after you register with us. The webcast access link will also be posted in this webpage www.cscevancouver.ca a few days prior to the event. However, you need to register first in order to obtain the login authentication.

Chile Earthquake of February 2010: Observations and Lessons for BC - Seminar, Victoria
On 1:00PM-4:00PM, Monday, 28 June 2010

The massive Magnitude 8.8 Chile Earthquake of February 27, 2010 resulted in significant loss of lives and damage to civil and transportation infrastructure. It could have been worse. Chile is a modern South American country with a good awareness of their earthquake and tsunami risks and structural codes that reflect that. With a subduction zone just off shore very similar to ours in BC, this was a unique opportunity for our scientists and engineers to observe and learn.

The speakers: Dr. John Cassidy of the Geological Survey of Canada, Dr. Carlos Ventura of UBC, Sharlie Huffman of the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Adrian Wightman of BGC Engineering were members of the Canadian Association of Earthquake Engineering Reconnaissance Team that spent 7 days and drove over 2,000 km in Chile the week after the earthquake. They will present background on the similarities and differences between Chile and BC, their observations of the performance of the ground and the infrastructure and the lessons they learned for BC.

The presentation will include seismicity, bridges, buildings, and geotechnical aspects of the earthquake.

Time and Venue:
1:00PM-4:00PM, Monday, 28 June 2010 at
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Meeting Room 3A, 940 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 3E6

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This Technical Seminar is jointly organized by -
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Vancouver Island Section,
Structural Engineers Association of BC (SEABC) Vancouver Island Branch, &
Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) Vancouver Island Chapter.

Soil Structure Interaction - Seminar, Vancouver
On Friday-Saturday, 25-26 June 2010

The Structural Engineers Association of BC (SEABC) is organizing a 2-day seminar on Soil Structure Interaction.

This seminar offers a guided tour through the various ways of accounting for soil-structure interaction (SSI) from analysis of the total soil-structure system to analysis of various approximate models of the system. The focus is on buildings and bridges, with both shallow and deep foundations. The seminar will highlight the benefits of including SSI analysis, from the perspective of improved understanding of actual system behaviour as well as improved efficiencies in structural designs that can be achieved.

This seminar is presented by SEABC and sponsored by the UBC Department of Civil Engineering and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). Speakers include experts from the University of British Columbia, local firms, and Californian organisations.

Time and Venue:
Friday & Saturday, 25 & 26 June 2010 at
University of British Columbia, Woodward 2, IRC Building
2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver

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Note: Early-bird and CSCE member discounts in effect! Seats are limited.
Also available online through live webcast.

CSCE Vancouver Section - AGM (Annual General Meeting, Room CHEM 300, 2036 Main Mall, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
On 5:30-7:00PM, Wednesday, 16 June 2010

The CSCE Vancouver Section is holding its Annual General Meeting in Room CEME 300, 2036 Main Mall, University of British Columbia on 5:30-7:00 PM, Wednesday, 16 June 2010.
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All CSCE members living in the Metro Vancouver area are invited and encouraged to attend. As an additional reminder, we will soon send out a separate formal invitation email to the CSCE members residing in the Metro Vancouver area.

Max Bischof, FCSCE heads the nomination committee, so please send your nominations or references to Max directly. We highly welcome volunteers interested in driving the CSCE Vancouver Section for the next and the future terms.

Engineers at the Heart of Society:
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 2010 Americas Bi-Annual Convention, Richmond
On Friday (& Saturday), 4(& 5) June 2010

The Bi-Annual Americas Convention of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is held once every other year in a different city/country in the Americas, and this is the first time it comes to Canada. This 2010 Americas Convention is organized in co-operation with CSCE, and is designed to engage an inquiry into the challenges and responsibilities of engineers and engineering, with a focus on Our Common Future.

As such, we have attracted a very impressive array of high profile leaders across many disciplines and arenas to speak at this intensive one-day conference.

The progam includes Reception, Conference, Gala Dinner and Technical Tour through Thursday - Saturday, 3-5 June 2010.

All CSCE members are encouraged to attend. By courtesy of the ICE, the following special discounts are made available to CSCE members which can be compounded if multiple categories apply.
-- 20% off to all CSCE members
-- Another 30% off to anyone who is attending the CSCE 2010 Annual General Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba
-- Another 50% off to student members and young professionals (Associate Members)

The regular registration is priced at CDN $295. Taken together, CSCE members could possibly get a discount of 44% (from $295 to $165.20), and a student/young professional members for $82.60.

To obtain the discounts, please submit your registration using pages 9 and 10 of the
Program Brochure with Registration Details (2.3 MB, pdf format in new window)...
together with proofs, as applicable, of:
-- CSCE membership and/or
-- Registration of the CSCE 2010 Annual General Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Concrete Infrastructure Monitoring, Inspection and Repairs - ACI BC Chapter Spring Seminar, Vancouver
On Friday, 14 May 2010

This year's ACI BC Chapter Spring Seminar addresses many aspects of our aging concrete infrastructure. It discusses how the degradation of reinforced concrete can be surveyed, diagnosed and remedied. In addition, concrete repair techniques, new material technologies, and other keys to successful repair are presented.

A presentation on the tracking of BC's concrete infrastructure is included. Two case studies discussing the monitoring of the Confederation Bridge and reviewing the Concorde Overpass Collapse in Montreal are presented. A mini trade show is also part of the day, giving you access to several vendors in the industry.

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How to Sell to the Federal Government of Canada - Seminar, Vancouver
On 3:30 PM, Monday, 10 May 2010

The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) of the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has agreed to our request to organize a seminar on How to Sell to the Federal Government of Canada .

This seminar will cover the fundamentals of selling goods and services to the Government of Canada. This seminar provides information on how to market to the federal government, how the government does its buying, and how to keep track of and respond to opportunities.

An introduction to SELECT is also included. SELECT is an online registration database for firms providing real property, construction and maintenance, architectural and engineering services and is the tool PWGSC uses to identify qualified firms and individuals for requirements up to $100,000 in value.

FREE and exclusive to CSCE members.

CSCE Vancouver Section expects to see you on -
3:30 PM, Monday, 10 May 2010 at
Room 1902 (19th Floor), 800 Burrard Street (intersection of Burrard & Robson), downtown Vancouver.
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Seats are limited. Click Here To RSVP (or email to contact@cscevancouver.ca)

Climate Change and Water Management- CSCE National Lecture Tour (NLT), Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre Campus, Downtown Vancouver
On 6:30-8:30 PM, Thursday, 15 April 2010

This presentation will focus on using a systems approach in addressing the practical issues related to climate change and its impact on water resources management. The research on Upper Thames Basin with respect to the City of London, Ontario will be presented as a case study on the assessment of climate change impacts on municipal infrastructure.

This presentation will focus on two examples. The first example is aimed at answering the question: How do the expected paths of climate, environmental, and economic variables change when feedbacks between the economy and the environment are more fully modeled? The proposed approach provides for improved representations of the physical processes involved in the climate system and carbon cycle, and includes the socio-economic sectors. The second example will deal with the question: What are the impacts of climate change on water resources management on a local scale?

The presentation will be delivered by Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic, Director of Engineering Studies at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, University of Western Ontario . He has over thirty years of research, teaching and consulting experience in water resources engineering and management. Dr. Simonovic has authored over 300 professional publications and one major textbook.

FREE for CSCE members; $20 entry fee for non-members which can be carried towards the purchase of CSCE membership

CSCE Vancouver Section expects to see you on -
6:30 PM, Thursday, 15 April 2010 at
Repap Policy Room, Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre Campus, downtown Vancouver.
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Click Here To register (or email to contact@cscevancouver.ca)

UBC CSCE Professinal Night 2010 - University of British Columbia (UBC) Campus, Vancouver
On 7PM-10PM, Wednesday, 17 March 2010

The UBC Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) invite you and your organization to the CSCE UBC Professional Night 2010, which is, by tradition, a socialization event among Civil Engineering professionals and students alike.

More details on the Invitation Flyer (209 KB, pdf format in new window)...

Open to anyone related to the field of Civil Engineering with-
Free Admission, Free Light Refreshments & Cash Bar

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BCIT CSCE Professional Night 2010, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Campus, Burnaby
On 6:30-9:30PM, Thursday, 11 March 2010

The purpose of this event is to give professionals opportunity to network and discuss career paths with students. The event also allows students to develop a better understanding of the Civil Engineering Industry.

The evening will include complimentary hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, and a cash bar.

This invitation is extended to all Civil Engineering Professionals, CSCE Student Members, Faculty & Industry Representatives.

More details on the Invitation Flyer (361 KB, pdf format in new window)...

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Seminar on New 2009 Steel Design Code: CSA-S16-09, Vancouver on  Friday, 20 November 2009
Friday, 22 January 2010 (Second Offering)

This 1-day seminar will be a thorough examination of the newest edition of CSA Standard S16-09 to be the reference structural steel design standard for the NBCC 2010.

The 2009 Edition contains numerous additions to the Standard that deal with new seismic systems (e.g., restrained buckling bracing systems, protected zones), design of single angles in various situations, more detail for laterally unrestrained beams, new material for infill plates with perforations, and new Annexes on topics such as Design to prevent brittle fracture and Structural design for fire conditions (now a procedure permitted by the NBCC).

Instructor: Mike Gilmor, FCSCE
Vice Chair, CSA S16 Technical Committee;
Member of Standing Committee on Structural Design;
Former President; &
Former Editor of Handbook of Steel Construction
for Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), and

Chairman of the Canadian Steel Construction Council (CSSC).

Please note that early registration is on/before 27 October 2009   08 January 2010.

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CSCE Vancouver Section AGM (Annual General Meeting), Room CEME 1202, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, on 5:30-7:00PM, Monday, 1 June 2009

The CSCE Vancouver Section is holding its Annual General Meeting in Room CEME 1202, University of British Columbia on 5:30-7:00 PM, Monday, 1 June 2009.

All CSCE members living in the Metro Vancouver area are invited/encouraged to attend. As an additional reminder, we will soon send out a separate formal invitation email to the CSCE members residing in the Metro Vancouver area.

Max Bischof is leading the nomination committee, so please send your nominations or references to Max directly. We highly welcome volunteers interested in driving the CSCE Vancouver Section for the next and the future terms.

Recent Advances in Engineering Seminar, Vancouver, on Thursday-Friday, 20-21 May 2009

This 2-day seminar presents the latest advances in the field of short and medium span bridges with emphasis on monitoring of their health by means of state-of-art electronic and photonic sensors and the use of RFP.

The following speakers will present the seminar.
Baidar Bakht, P.Eng., D.Sc., FCSCE, FCAE - President, JMBT Structures Research Inc., and Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering at the universities of Toronto and Manitoba
Aftab Mufti, P.Eng., Ph.D., FCSCE, FCAE - Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, and President of ISIS Canada Research Network
Gamil Tadros, P.Eng., Ph.D. - SPECO Engineering Ltd.

The course will be complemented with a recently published book Recent Advances in Bridge Engineering written by Aftab Mufti, Baidar Bakht and Leslie Jaeger . A CD containing the latest versions of five analysis and design computer programs is appended to the book. The course will provide hands-on training in the use of these programs. The price of the book is already included in the registration fee at a 30% discount.

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ASTM Workshop on Corrosion Mitigation and High Strength Steel in Concrete Structures, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, on 8AM-5PM, Monday, 18 May 2009

The workshop will address corrosion mitigation and high strength steel, allowing the attendees to learn of the continuing research in these areas and of the future development of revised and new standards for corrosion-resistant and high strength steel reinforcement. During the workshop, advantages and limitations of several reinforcing materials (i.e., carbon steel, coated steel, alloyed steel and stainless steels) will be presented. Opportunities for research and development of advanced corrosion mitigation techniques will be discussed. Attendees will learn of the newest developments in the area of high strength steel reinforcement. In addition, the workshop will include an overview by Dr. Paul Zia on Design Guidelines of High Strength Steel Reinforced Concrete .

Sponsored by ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys , the workshop will be held in conjunction with the May 18-21 standards development meetings of the Committee.

Free to Attend - Registration Required.

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Structural Masonry Design Seminar, Camosun College, Victoria, on 8AM-12PM, Friday, 13 March 2009

The Vancouver Island Section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and the Masonry Institute of BC are organizing the Masonry Design Seminar, especially for the benefit of Structural Engineers and Technologists.

This seminar covers the new
Guide to Seismic Design of Low- and Medium- Rise Masonry Buildings in Canada.
A CD-copy of the Guide will also be provided to all the attendees.

The seminar is being presented by
Bill McEwen, PEng, LEED AP, Executive Director of the Masonry Institute of BC (MIBC)
and
Svetlana Brzev, PhD, PEng , Author and Faculty Member in the BCIT

Please note the registration deadline of- 6 March 2009!

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UBC Professinal Night 2009: Socialization Event, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, on 7PM-10PM, Wednesday, 4 March 2009

The UBC Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) invite you and your organization to the CSCE UBC Professional Night 2009, which is, by tradition, a socialization event among Civil Engineering professionals and students alike.
More details on the Invitation Flyer (324 KB, pdf format in new window)...

Open to anyone related to the field of Civil Engineering with-
Free Admission, Free Light Refreshments & Cash Bar

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BCIT CSCE Professional Night, Burnaby, BC on 6:30-9:30 PM, Thursday, 5 February 2009

The purpose of this event is to give professionals opportunity to network and discuss career paths with students. The event also allows students to develop a better understanding of the Civil Engineering Industry. The evening will include complimentary hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, and a cash bar.

This invitation is extended to all Civil Engineering Professionals, CSCE Student Members, Faculty & Industry Representatives.

For further enquiries and RSVP, please contact csce.bcit@gmail.com

Comparing Chinese and North American Structural Steels - by American Society of Metals, BC Chapter: Richmond, BC on Wednesday, 21 January 2009

There have been increasing requests for using Chinese GB/T 1591-94 High Strength Low Alloy Structural Steels as alternatives to CSA G40.20/21 or ASTM structural steels. A question arises whether the Chinese steels are compatible with the North American structural steels. While there are many similarities between the steels of the different standards, there are subtle differences. In addition, there have been confusion and misinterpretations in the Chinese Standard. This talk will point out the differences, clarify the confusions and correctly interpret the key specifications of the Chinese Standard by comparing directly to the CSA standard. It will also point out some additional requirements that are needed to be addressed in purchasing of the Chinese steels as alternatives to the North American Standard steels.

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