Posts Tagged: civil engineering
It’s an understatement to say that incoming Civil Engineering PhD student Donna Vakalis has a busy few weeks ahead of her before she joins the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Just days before starting the program, the Toronto native…
It’s an increasingly familiar story for Torontonians: road closures due to pieces of concrete falling from the city’s elevated highway, the Gardiner Expressway. The cause, explain professors from the Department of Civil Engineering, is a combination of porous concrete, road…
On June 20, Professor R. Doug Hooton (CivE) was presented with the V.M. Malhotra Award at the first International Congress on Durability of Concrete in Trondheim, Norway. Professor Hooton was recognized for his outstanding and sustained contributions in the broad area of…
In an effort to rebuild Haiti after its devastating 2010 earthquake, Cast ConneX Corporation, a start-up out of the Department of Civil Engineering, is taking part in an industry-wide coalition aimed at preparing the island nation in the event of…
Three members of the U of T Engineering community were recently recognized with Engineers Canada awards for their contributions and achievements in engineering. Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME/ChemE) received the Young Engineer Achievement Award, Engineering Science student Saksham Uppal (1T2) garnered the Student…
When you turn on your tap, you probably don’t give a second thought to the quality of the water that comes out. North Americans can generally take for granted that the water provided from municipal supplies is clean and clear.…
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