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TMU AM Hybinar No. 6
Role and Importance of Resilience and Engineering Asset Management at Times of Major, Large-Scale Instabilities and Disruptions Speaker: Dr. Dragan Komljenovic, Senior Research Scientist, Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ) Time & Date: 14:10-15:30 EST, Friday, February 24, 2023, Location: Online … Continue reading
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TMU AM Hybinar No. 5
Sustainable infrastructure is a two-way street: balancing environmental and condition performance goals Speaker: Dr. Omar Swei, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia Time & Date: 14:10-15:30 EST, Friday, January 27, 2023, Location: Online Zoom Link: Please … Continue reading
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Asset Management Hybinar No. 4
History of Infrastructure Assets Management in Canada Speaker: Dr. Guy Félio, P.Eng., IRP [Climate], Fellow CSCE, Fellow IAM Time & Date: 14:10-15:30, Friday, November 11, 2022 Rescheduled to 13:10 – 14:30 EST, Monday, November 21, 2022 Location: Online Zoom Link: … Continue reading
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Asset Management Hybinar No. 3
Efficient Scenario Analysis for Optimal Adaptation of Bridge Networks under Deep Uncertainties through Knowledge Transfer Speaker: Dr. Minghui Cheng, Postdoctoral Associate, Systems Engineering, Cornell University Time & Date: 14:10-15:30, Friday, October 28, 2022 Location: Online Zoom Link: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/4612874120 Abstract Due … Continue reading
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Asset Management Hybinar No. 2
Wastewater Asset Management – Canadian’s Experience Speaker: Fayi Zhou, PhD, PMP, P.Eng., Manager, Drainage Design, EPCOR Utilities, Edmonton Time & Date: 14:10-15:30, Friday, October 14, 2022 Location: CUI 219 (44 Gerrard Street East) – Map Zoom Link: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/4612874120 For in-person … Continue reading
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Asset Management Research Hybinar No. 1
Best Practices for Managing Municipal Infrastructure – A Coordinated Approach Speaker: Soliman Abusamra, PhD, PMP, ENV SP, Senior Project Manager, Corridor Fleet Replacement Program, VIA Rail Canada Time & Date: 14:10-15:30, Friday, September 16, 2022 Location: CUI 219 (44 Gerrard … Continue reading
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Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Infrastructure Asset Management
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a postdoctoral fellow (PDF) position within the Risk-Informed Lifecycle Infrastructure Engineering (RILCIE) research group led by Prof. Arnold Yuan at the Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly … Continue reading
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Readings on Risk and Decision
Probability, risk, uncertainty and decisions all are abstract concepts. In CV8311 (Risk and Reliability for Engineers), our study will have to emphasize on engineering applications. However, if you are interested in risk and decision in general, I give below a … Continue reading
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Opportunities in Research Position
The RILCIE group keep recruiting self-motivated post-doctoral researchers and PhD students from time to time. The recruitment focus for year 2020 is on infrastructure asset management, progressive collapse, and probabilistic structural integrity. If you have a strong background in one … Continue reading
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Book Review on “Engineering Systems: meeting human needs in a complex technological world” by de Weck, Roos & Magee (2011), MIT Press
This book was published in 2011, and I purchased in 2013 for the preparation of CVL609, Civil Engineering Systems. I just read it second time, and I believe it deserves more reading. https://www.amazon.ca/Engineering-Systems-Meeting-Complex-Technological/dp/0262529947 This books is revolutionary. Most of our … Continue reading
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