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Engineering
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ASCE releases updated Principles of Applied Civil Engineering Design
This second edition, a 380-page hard cover book, reflects the rapid changes in the methods and tools used to produce design drawings.
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Turning tires into concrete
Adding tire fibre to concrete could shrink the tire industry’s carbon footprint and also reduce the construction industry’s emissions.
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Toronto’s 18th annual CANSTRUCTION celebrates design and giving
In all 50,000 pounds of donated non-perishable food were sculpted into statues.
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Acoustical Effects of Windscreens on Infrasound Measurement
The scientific research on the interactions of infrasound with wind screens does not necessarily explore what is occurring at the lower end of the infrasound spectrum.
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GSSI updates BridgeScan bridge condition assessment system for concrete inspection and utility mapping
The ground penetrating radar equipment is tailored for bridge condition assessment, accurately representing bridge data by automatically accommodating for bridge skew angle.
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Daikin launches BIM portal
The database-driven, web-based selector enhances the customer experience by generating Revit files and CAD drawings on the fly.
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Trimble’s new Total Station provides millimeter accuracy for monitoring applications
The S5 Ti-M is ideal for the monitoring of buildings above tunnel construction and close to excavation sites.
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Selling the Dream
The 40-minute documentary, Dream Big: Engineering our world, celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering projects.
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Major $245 million roadway upgrades coming to Surrey and Delta
The Delta highways project includes five major improvements to roadway structures and the construction of an additional 15-kilometres of highway and interchange ramps.
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Campbell River boasts of future savings from installing new water system
Cost reductions are primarily the result of efficient design of integrated water supply and disinfection facilities and an overall net increase in water system operating pressure.
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Ben Chan to lead Sterling Cooper NDY Vancouver office
With over a decade of experience at NDY offices in London and Melbourne, Chan’s electrical engineering expertise will add electrical services to the Canadian market.
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IMAX movie ‘Dream Big’ inspires next generation of engineers
The documentary serves as a vehicle to entice students towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) programs.
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New Westminster and UBC masters students take on Intelligent City initiative
Engineering students will be researching and recommending best practices in three areas: transport, clean energy, and big data.
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Researchers developing window coating with variable light absorption
The material is capable of absorbing light from every angle, and it also can theoretically be customized to absorb certain wavelengths of light while letting others pass through.
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Quebec seeking public input on road safety
Public consultation sessions on road safety suggestions will be held in 11 cities across the province beginning in February and ending March 3.
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SNC-Lavalin awarded five-year services deal in Alberta
SNC-Kentz and Clearstream joint venture awarded five-year engineering/procurement services agreement for Fort Mac oil sands projects.
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Season’s Greetings
The staff of Canadian Consulting Engineer wish all our readers, advertisers and supporters the very best for the holidays and a prosperous, peaceful and happy 2017! There will be no e-newsletter on December 28. The next issue will be during…
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The world changes as it turns
Brief reflection on major shifts in the Canadian consulting engineering industry over the past three decades
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American president-elect promises “Buy American” on infrastructure
John Gamble of ACEC reflects on the ramifications for consulting engineering companies in Canada.
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Ontario Concrete Awards include complex Milton interchange
Consulting engineers, architects and contractors gathered for the 2016 Ontario Concrete Awards dinner on November 30 to celebrate the success of their joint efforts. The event was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre downtown in conjunction with Construct Canada.…
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Company news round-up: Tetra Tech, Stantec, Morrison Hershfield, Mott MacDonald
Tetra Tech announced its year-end financial results last month. Revenue for the fiscal year totaled $2.58 billion, up 12% year compared to last year. Operating income for the fiscal year was $136 million, and on an ongoing basis totaled $170…
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Showing that engineering has beauty and a heart
From the October-November 2016 print issue, p. 4 Why should engineers give themselves awards?” asked Robert W. Lucky in an article posted late this summer online by IEEE. Lucky points out that despite our best efforts to engage the public…
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2016 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards/Prix Canadiens du genie-conseil – Introduction & Jury
From the October-November 2016 print issue, page 16. The competition was tough! On the following pages we are proud to present the winning projects in this year’s Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards / Prix Canadiens du genie-conseil. The winners were announced…
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Infrastructure Protection in Haiti – Ambassador Award & Award of Excellence
Jury Comments: “Winner of the special
award for international
work is this project in a
Caribbean country that is
subject to dramatic weather events. The engineers proposed all manner of civil works to help contain flooding and help to sustain the agricultural community. Perhaps as important is the transfer of knowledge to the Island residents, helping them to continue to make improvements.” -
Coastal Protection, Cotonou, Benin – Award of Excellence
Jury Comments: “This six-year program was to stop erosion of 13 kilometres of shoreline that was causing serious problems folocal residents. The construction of new breakwaters was done with environmental sensitivity and we especially liked how the engineers involved local engineers from the beginning.”
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Webinars
On-line presentations can be a good tool for engaging and recruiting clients, and also for internal training. Here’s
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Engineers Canada launches Mobility Register for engineers with experience
Successful registrants will be able to apply for international credentials.
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Amec Foster Wheeler to design ways to dismantle ITER fusion project
Amec Foster Wheeler is playing a major role in the ITER fusion energy project under construction in Cadarache in the South of France. ITER is an international collaboration to build a demonstration project for nuclear fusion power, which could become…
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Big project delays in Edmonton and Toronto: the media speaks
Quote: “Let’s start with the good news for council. [Councillor Michael] Walters says enthusiasm abounds for the good work the city has done building recreation centres, arenas and other infrastructure. ‘The people of Edmonton want us to build.’ “The bad…
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Ursula Franklin – A rare and insightful mind
In Memoriam. Dr. Ursula Franklin was an inspirational female leader in Canadian science, but she also asked the questions we seldom ask about technology, and where it is leading us.
