VCHT Team Introduction – Week 1
Jan 23rd, 2013 by dwaine
The Project
Victoria B.C. is located in one of the world’s most seismically active regions, and it also has a large concentration of historical, unreinforced masonry buildings in its downtown core. These types of buildings generally perform very poorly during earthquakes and therefore they are prone to damage and pose a significant risk to life.
For this reason the Victoria Civic Heritage Trust has proposed that a group of second year UBC Civil Engineering students conduct screening reviews to locate and catalog high risk building in Victoria’s downtown core. VCHT plans to use the information gathered to decide how to allocate funds for seismic retrofits.
The Team
Daniel Waine transferred to UBC Civil Engineering last year from the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford. After graduation he plans on pursuing a graduate degree in Structural/Earthquake Engineering. When not busy with school he likes to lift weights and volunteer at UBC’s Earthquake Engineering lab. Daniel wil
l be in charge of writing and posting blog entries.
Greg Eng grew up in Victoria and will forever be a Victoria Salsa hockey fan. He enjoys exploring the wilderness with his dog, Champ, and travelling to remote areas of the world. Following graduation, he plans to pursue Law or Architecture. Greg will be in charge of collecting and organizing any project documentation.
Helena Trajic is a fairly normal Westcoast dweller. She loves being outside and plans to specialize in Structural Engineering so that she may design and build her own home. She is particularly fond of historical buildings as they remind her of the homes she grew up reading and rereading about as a child. Helena will be the team’s organizer.
Lena Zhu is a second year civil engineering student at UBC Vancouver. She is particularly interested in the seismic design of structures. Her goal is to use all of her acquired skills to improve the living conditions of those living in her hometown of Victoria. She wishes to gain a more in-depth education in the area of seismic design through the VCHT project. Lena will be the liaison between the team and the client, mentor and instructor.
- Next week the team will be meeting with Brandon Paxton, a UBC graduate student who is working with VCHT, and Dr. Elwood, a professor from UBC Civil Engineering for background information on the project and a safety session.
- Over the next week, the team will be organizing travel accommodations and transportation to Victoria.
- On February 1st the team will be travelling to Victoria to meet with the client and receive training on screening techniques.
Hi Team,
This is an excellent introduction to this very cool project. I’m looking forward to reading more about the VCHT organization, and the detailed objectives, constraints, and deliverable for the project.
Keep up the great work!
SN
Very good project and persons’ introduction. I am looking forward to see more on this page.
Good job.
Mohammad