This paper intends to present the architectural characteristics and seismic vulnerability of unre... more This paper intends to present the architectural characteristics and seismic vulnerability of unreinforced masonry buildings in New Zealand. There are estimated to be 4000 URM buildings in existence in New Zealand. Trends in the age of these buildings show that certain structural elements of all unreinforced masonry buildings be improved to meet the standard for new buildings and that other elements be improved to meet at least 67% of the standard required for new buildings. Details are also provided in the development of NZ building codes and associated provisions for monitoring earthquake risk buildings and analysis of forensic investigation of URM building in New Zealand.
Signalized intersections can have significant effects on safety, delays, congestion and pollution... more Signalized intersections can have significant effects on safety, delays, congestion and pollution. Significant work is currently being undertaken in Auckland to combat red light running through the use of enforcement cameras, Issues surrounding the operation of signalized intersections that lead to a poor operation, driver frustration and non-compliance will be explored. At a time when obtaining the most efficient use out of existing networks, improving road safety, conserving resources and reducing emissions, it is all the more important to use it to its optimum potential. This paper presents a solution to operate signalized intersections without altering physical intersection extents and at low cost.
This study sought to determine the relationship between the population of New Zealand and needs o... more This study sought to determine the relationship between the population of New Zealand and needs of aggregates for construction materials. The underlying reason for the fall in demand appears to have been a paradigm shift in product and application technologies adopted over a relatively short period. The future aggregates demand has a serious implication for growth planning, especially in regions with a high population in Dunedin, Wellington and North shore where there is already pressure on aggregates supply. Developing growth strategies were included to ensure the availability of resources for the future supply of construction aggregates at an affordable cost.
Wood is a traditional building material, probably the oldest in the world together with stone. Th... more Wood is a traditional building material, probably the oldest in the world together with stone. The combination of the masonry walls with horizontal members for floors and roofs, and structures constructed completely of wood are still used today for homes and small buildings in many parts of New Zealand and Australia. This paper highlights New Zealand Building Code that will help designers to consider structural durability. Some of the existing models predict the resistance of timber to insect and need to be developed further to be useful in designing timber structures
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Jan 1, 2010
This descriptive research study aimed to conduct a seismic analysis of the abandoned timber build... more This descriptive research study aimed to conduct a seismic analysis of the abandoned timber buildings in Wellington and Christchurch. The research has shown that the abandoned buildings have to change its use and to lessen its occupant capacity for the structure to serve its purpose. With the use of STAAD software program, the different effects on design and capacities of the abandoned buildings in New Zealand were projected in terms of design edition of ACI and NZ Building design codes. Probability of deterioration damage in relation with a service life of concrete obtained 0.99, 2.09, 3.3, 4.4, and 5.50 vector damage state for every 10 years in the span of 50 years. State of the structure is still acceptable in the year 1984, fair condition in 1994, a poor condition in 2004 and at an urgent condition in 2009. This implied that the probability of deterioration damage of the building was in poor condition in 2010. A cylinder debris taken from the abandoned buildings having a diameter of 76mm, a height of 70mm, an area of 4536.46 mm² and weight of 1kg were tested. A compressive stress of 4.36 MPA was obtained from the test under a compressive load of 19800 N. The serviceability requirements for structural members include deflection, cracks intolerable limits and minimized vibrations. The structural members do not exceed the maximum deflection. Cracks were kept in tolerable limits and only minor vibrations were felt inside the structure. The abandoned buildings are still in serviceable condition in terms structural members.
The Project Monitoring and Controlling Process are used by project managers and project teams to ... more The Project Monitoring and Controlling Process are used by project managers and project teams to ensure the team is making satisfactory progress toward the project goals. This paper intends to present engineers with a range of contemporary timber structural systems and materials to develop their innovation when designing long span timber buildings. Based on an extensive literature review, more than 70% buildings are long-span construction and categorized as portal frames, surface structures, and arches. Most of the surface structures utilize sawn or glue-laminated timber to accommodate curvature The Project Monitoring and Controlling Process are used by project managers and project teams to ensure the team is making satisfactory progress toward the project goals. This paper intends to present engineers with a range of contemporary timber structural systems and materials to develop their innovation when designing long span timber buildings. Based on an extensive literature review, more than 70% buildings are long-span construction and categorized as portal frames, surface structures, and arches. Most of the surface structures utilize sawn or glue-laminated timber to accommodate curvature
This descriptive study aimed to analyze the degree to which human capital, social capital and psy... more This descriptive study aimed to analyze the degree to which human capital, social capital and psychological capital predicted structural engineer career success towards a career planning model. Career success was assumed compromise extrinsic (compensation, fringe benefits, promotions, structural projects worked) and intrinsic (career satisfaction, job satisfaction and life satisfaction) elements. The individual respondents were selected from the list Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP) using purposive sampling. It utilized validated researcher-made questionnaire, unstructured interview, and documentary analysis as its data gathering instruments. The data gathered were treated using frequency and percentage count, weighted mean, correlation analysis and multiple regressions analysis. The level of significance was set at 0.05 level as probability basis for decision criteria.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering... more Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering Geology (EMESEG '14)
This paper intends to present the architectural characteristics and seismic vulnerability of unre... more This paper intends to present the architectural characteristics and seismic vulnerability of unreinforced masonry buildings in New Zealand. There are estimated to be 4000 URM buildings in existence in New Zealand. Trends in the age of these buildings show that certain structural elements of all unreinforced masonry buildings be improved to meet the standard for new buildings and that other elements be improved to meet at least 67% of the standard required for new buildings. Details are also provided in the development of NZ building codes and associated provisions for monitoring earthquake risk buildings and analysis of forensic investigation of URM building in New Zealand.
Signalized intersections can have significant effects on safety, delays, congestion and pollution... more Signalized intersections can have significant effects on safety, delays, congestion and pollution. Significant work is currently being undertaken in Auckland to combat red light running through the use of enforcement cameras, Issues surrounding the operation of signalized intersections that lead to a poor operation, driver frustration and non-compliance will be explored. At a time when obtaining the most efficient use out of existing networks, improving road safety, conserving resources and reducing emissions, it is all the more important to use it to its optimum potential. This paper presents a solution to operate signalized intersections without altering physical intersection extents and at low cost.
This study sought to determine the relationship between the population of New Zealand and needs o... more This study sought to determine the relationship between the population of New Zealand and needs of aggregates for construction materials. The underlying reason for the fall in demand appears to have been a paradigm shift in product and application technologies adopted over a relatively short period. The future aggregates demand has a serious implication for growth planning, especially in regions with a high population in Dunedin, Wellington and North shore where there is already pressure on aggregates supply. Developing growth strategies were included to ensure the availability of resources for the future supply of construction aggregates at an affordable cost.
Wood is a traditional building material, probably the oldest in the world together with stone. Th... more Wood is a traditional building material, probably the oldest in the world together with stone. The combination of the masonry walls with horizontal members for floors and roofs, and structures constructed completely of wood are still used today for homes and small buildings in many parts of New Zealand and Australia. This paper highlights New Zealand Building Code that will help designers to consider structural durability. Some of the existing models predict the resistance of timber to insect and need to be developed further to be useful in designing timber structures
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Jan 1, 2010
This descriptive research study aimed to conduct a seismic analysis of the abandoned timber build... more This descriptive research study aimed to conduct a seismic analysis of the abandoned timber buildings in Wellington and Christchurch. The research has shown that the abandoned buildings have to change its use and to lessen its occupant capacity for the structure to serve its purpose. With the use of STAAD software program, the different effects on design and capacities of the abandoned buildings in New Zealand were projected in terms of design edition of ACI and NZ Building design codes. Probability of deterioration damage in relation with a service life of concrete obtained 0.99, 2.09, 3.3, 4.4, and 5.50 vector damage state for every 10 years in the span of 50 years. State of the structure is still acceptable in the year 1984, fair condition in 1994, a poor condition in 2004 and at an urgent condition in 2009. This implied that the probability of deterioration damage of the building was in poor condition in 2010. A cylinder debris taken from the abandoned buildings having a diameter of 76mm, a height of 70mm, an area of 4536.46 mm² and weight of 1kg were tested. A compressive stress of 4.36 MPA was obtained from the test under a compressive load of 19800 N. The serviceability requirements for structural members include deflection, cracks intolerable limits and minimized vibrations. The structural members do not exceed the maximum deflection. Cracks were kept in tolerable limits and only minor vibrations were felt inside the structure. The abandoned buildings are still in serviceable condition in terms structural members.
The Project Monitoring and Controlling Process are used by project managers and project teams to ... more The Project Monitoring and Controlling Process are used by project managers and project teams to ensure the team is making satisfactory progress toward the project goals. This paper intends to present engineers with a range of contemporary timber structural systems and materials to develop their innovation when designing long span timber buildings. Based on an extensive literature review, more than 70% buildings are long-span construction and categorized as portal frames, surface structures, and arches. Most of the surface structures utilize sawn or glue-laminated timber to accommodate curvature The Project Monitoring and Controlling Process are used by project managers and project teams to ensure the team is making satisfactory progress toward the project goals. This paper intends to present engineers with a range of contemporary timber structural systems and materials to develop their innovation when designing long span timber buildings. Based on an extensive literature review, more than 70% buildings are long-span construction and categorized as portal frames, surface structures, and arches. Most of the surface structures utilize sawn or glue-laminated timber to accommodate curvature
This descriptive study aimed to analyze the degree to which human capital, social capital and psy... more This descriptive study aimed to analyze the degree to which human capital, social capital and psychological capital predicted structural engineer career success towards a career planning model. Career success was assumed compromise extrinsic (compensation, fringe benefits, promotions, structural projects worked) and intrinsic (career satisfaction, job satisfaction and life satisfaction) elements. The individual respondents were selected from the list Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP) using purposive sampling. It utilized validated researcher-made questionnaire, unstructured interview, and documentary analysis as its data gathering instruments. The data gathered were treated using frequency and percentage count, weighted mean, correlation analysis and multiple regressions analysis. The level of significance was set at 0.05 level as probability basis for decision criteria.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering... more Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering Geology (EMESEG '14)
Proceedings of the 43rd SEFI Annual Conference 2014
Diversity in engineering education: an opport... more Proceedings of the 43rd SEFI Annual Conference 2014 Diversity in engineering education: an opportunity to face the new trends in engineering
The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the degree to which demographic variables, human... more The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the degree to which demographic variables, human capital and social capital predicted civil engineer career success towards designing a career planning model. Career success was assumed compromise extrinsic (compensation, promotions and construction projects worked) and intrinsic (career satisfaction) elements.
The individual respondents were selected from the list Alumni of Civil Engineers at the University of the East using purposive sampling. It utilized validated researcher-made questionnaire, unstructured interview, and documentary analysis as its data gathering instruments. The data gathered were treated using frequency and percentage count, weighted mean, correlation analysis and multiple regressions analysis. The level of significance was set at 0.05 level as probability basis for decision criteria.
The study shows that civil engineers are dominated by male who have high rating in the CE board examination and post graduate degree. Most of them have work experience in design management and managing construction .Structural engineers gained employability skills and technical skills from superior, networks and professional linkages. Further, civil engineers received high average monthly compensation. They are promoted because of their personality traits, work experience and educational background. The civil engineers are very satisfied in the intrinsic career success in terms career satisfaction. Some interesting insights of the study are: a) The profile of civil engineers especially in terms of human capital and social capital , to a large extent contribute in the success of civil engineers; b) The level of career success of civil engineers is dependent on the profile of civil engineers that determine its extrinsic and intrinsic success; c) Civil engineers’ length of service and CE licensure examination were found to have highly contributed to extrinsic success; d) Highest educational attainment, length of service in current company and superior were found to have highly contributed to intrinsic success of civil engineers and e) CE licensure examination rating can best predict extrinsic success in terms of promotion.
To help the academe in the recruitment of civil engineer, the school administrator must partner with industry organizations, construction companies and volunteer organizations in recruiting youth into the construction industry. They should educate and partner with counselors in local school districts to bring the field of civil engineering as an option to high school and highlight the many different aspects of the construction industry as viable career paths.
To attract students in the field of civil engineering, the academe must develop mentoring program for students and help students build support networks before they graduate. They should introduce students to role models in industry and show them that civil engineers are succeeding in construction industry. Further, the academe should provide students on job training program which serve as foundation for future career in civil engineering
To ensure civil engineers will retain in construction industry, the contractors must develop formal mentoring programs for new civil engineers within construction organizations and encourage senior members of the company to mentor junior members (e.g., new graduates) upon their entry to the industry to help them navigate company policies and expectations as well as larger industry experiences. They should make the hiring and career development of civil engineers a priority of senior management and create a culture within the company that the people employed are the most important factor in the performance and profitability of the organization. Moreover, they should provide a diversity training of all civil engineers. This includes code of ethics.
Due to environmental and economic crisis, this study focus on generating product using waste as w... more Due to environmental and economic crisis, this study focus on generating product using waste as well develop an alternative construction material that will lessen the social and environmental issues. It also paved the way to the recognition of using recycled glass bottles as substitute for fine aggregates in developing concrete mixture. This also aims to design a concrete mixture with recycled bottles as an alternative fine aggregates for mass housing projects that will meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) requirements in order to help contribute to the industry in saving the environment, to encourage the government to find solutions regarding the disposal to landfills of waste materials and save the environment, to provide new knowledge to the contractors and developers on how to improve the construction industry methods and services by using recycled bottles, and to sustain good product performance and meet recycling goals. A conventional concrete product was compared to concrete with recycled bottles of the same proportions. Observations from the tests performed were conducted in the laboratory where precise data were gathered and completely attained.
This paper presents the application of interactive multimedia courseware for teaching rectifiers ... more This paper presents the application of interactive multimedia courseware for teaching rectifiers in electrical engineering and electronics engineering courses. The aim of the study is to present a learning innovation using courseware on rectifier as an additional tool in teaching and studying EE 432 (Power Electronics) for Spring Semester of 2012-2013. The courseware was developed using Macromedia Authorware as the authoring language. Students gain hands-on experience, and also improve their skill in product development, self-directed learning, teamwork, and project management. Practical projects increase the challenge for students and, hence, their interest level. Graphics and animations are used to give a more attractive and effective presentation. The courseware developed is also capable of producing graph simulation which agreed with the simulation using MATLAB program. Using this courseware the teaching and studying process will be more effective, attractive and interesting.
Due to environmental and economic crisis, this study focus on generating product using agricultur... more Due to environmental and economic crisis, this study focus on generating product using agricultural waste as well develop an alternative construction material that will lessen the social and environmental issues. It also paved the way to the recognition of using coconut shells and fiber as substitute for aggregates in developing concrete hollow blocks This also aims to design a technical specification of concrete hollow block using coconut shell and fiber as aggregates that will meet the ASTM requirements in order to help contribute to the industry in saving the environment, to encourage the government to find solutions regarding the disposal to landfills of waste materials and save the environment, to provide new knowledge to the contractors and developers on how to improve the construction industry methods and services by using recycled coconut shells and fibers, and to sustain good product performance and meet recycling goals. A conventional concrete hollow block was compared to Concrete Hollow Blocks(CHB) with coconut shells and fibers of the same proportions. Observations from the tests performed were conducted in the laboratory where precise data were gathered and completely attained. Some of the interesting insights of the study are: (a) coconut shells and fibers are applicable as partial substitute as coarse aggregates for concrete hollow blocks. (b) the good indicators of coconut shell and fiber quality as aggregate of concrete hollow blocks are particles, shape and texture, resistance to crushing, absorption and surface moisture, grading, resistance to freezing and heating and lightweight.; (c) coconut shells and fibers are classified as miscellaneous material used for wall panels and partitions and (d) a non-load bearing type of hollow block because the compressive strength gained higher than the conventional concrete hollow blocks after 28th days
When providing for a group learning situation where each student was at their own machine, the ne... more When providing for a group learning situation where each student was at their own machine, the need arose to combine individual and group learning models to provide an educational framework for a supportive learning environment. The framework had to be implementable on a (reductionist) computer network. The independence of behavior and implementation was exploited to allow a holistic educational framework to be used when designing the learning environment. In a model, memory, functions, and goals are reducible, whereas the relationship between the purpose functions and the state manipulating functions are irreducible. Implementation was neatly achievable using the Software Engineering technology of Object Oriented Technology to provide encapsulation for the reducible aspects while preserving holistic entities, that can then exploit the benefits of polymorphism.
Critical thinking course is a process that challenges an individual to use reflective, reasonable... more Critical thinking course is a process that challenges an individual to use reflective, reasonable, rational thinking to gather, interpret and evaluate information in order to derive a judgment. Critical thinking consists of an awareness of a set of interrelated critical questions, plus the ability and willingness to ask and answer them at appropriate times.
This paper presents findings based on the adoption of the principles of Accelerated Learning in Critical Thinking course of the College of Architecture and Engineering, Qassim University, Buraidah City. The results of the study suggest the effectiveness of Accelerated learning as indicated by the following: the students’ active participation in class individual and group activities, their good performance in midterm and final examinations, their ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in arguments and ability to apply what they had learned in critical thinking for their area of specialization in architecture, planning and design.
As this study is based on classroom instruction of Critical Thinking, the change in behavior expected is the increased ability of the architecture and engineering students to perform the core plus the additional requirements of the course.
The adoption of the principles of Accelerated Learning benefited the students in that they learned more, faster, and better, were able to apply what they learned in class in working on their projects, and became better and more creative innovators.
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The individual respondents were selected from the list Alumni of Civil Engineers at the University of the East using purposive sampling. It utilized validated researcher-made questionnaire, unstructured interview, and documentary analysis as its data gathering instruments. The data gathered were treated using frequency and percentage count, weighted mean, correlation analysis and multiple regressions analysis. The level of significance was set at 0.05 level as probability basis for decision criteria.
The study shows that civil engineers are dominated by male who have high rating in the CE board examination and post graduate degree. Most of them have work experience in design management and managing construction .Structural engineers gained employability skills and technical skills from superior, networks and professional linkages. Further, civil engineers received high average monthly compensation. They are promoted because of their personality traits, work experience and educational background. The civil engineers are very satisfied in the intrinsic career success in terms career satisfaction. Some interesting insights of the study are: a) The profile of civil engineers especially in terms of human capital and social capital , to a large extent contribute in the success of civil engineers; b) The level of career success of civil engineers is dependent on the profile of civil engineers that determine its extrinsic and intrinsic success; c) Civil engineers’ length of service and CE licensure examination were found to have highly contributed to extrinsic success; d) Highest educational attainment, length of service in current company and superior were found to have highly contributed to intrinsic success of civil engineers and e) CE licensure examination rating can best predict extrinsic success in terms of promotion.
To help the academe in the recruitment of civil engineer, the school administrator must partner with industry organizations, construction companies and volunteer organizations in recruiting youth into the construction industry. They should educate and partner with counselors in local school districts to bring the field of civil engineering as an option to high school and highlight the many different aspects of the construction industry as viable career paths.
To attract students in the field of civil engineering, the academe must develop mentoring program for students and help students build support networks before they graduate. They should introduce students to role models in industry and show them that civil engineers are succeeding in construction industry. Further, the academe should provide students on job training program which serve as foundation for future career in civil engineering
To ensure civil engineers will retain in construction industry, the contractors must develop formal mentoring programs for new civil engineers within construction organizations and encourage senior members of the company to mentor junior members (e.g., new graduates) upon their entry to the industry to help them navigate company policies and expectations as well as larger industry experiences. They should make the hiring and career development of civil engineers a priority of senior management and create a culture within the company that the people employed are the most important factor in the performance and profitability of the organization. Moreover, they should provide a diversity training of all civil engineers. This includes code of ethics.
This paper presents findings based on the adoption of the principles of Accelerated Learning in Critical Thinking course of the College of Architecture and Engineering, Qassim University, Buraidah City. The results of the study suggest the effectiveness of Accelerated learning as indicated by the following: the students’ active participation in class individual and group activities, their good performance in midterm and final examinations, their ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in arguments and ability to apply what they had learned in critical thinking for their area of specialization in architecture, planning and design.
As this study is based on classroom instruction of Critical Thinking, the change in behavior expected is the increased ability of the architecture and engineering students to perform the core plus the additional requirements of the course.
The adoption of the principles of Accelerated Learning benefited the students in that they learned more, faster, and better, were able to apply what they learned in class in working on their projects, and became better and more creative innovators.