“The Smart Bridge team made some significant strides in our research. We developed USHER, which stands for Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording System. The system aims to provide an advanced decision support tool to building officials of LGUs and other stakeholders for structural health monitoring and management.” Dr. Uy stated.
Mapúa University’s School of Civil, Environmental, and Geological Engineering (CEGE) hosted delegates from Chinese Taipei last June 13.
The delegates, along with faculty members of CEGE, held a research colloquium on Water Resources and discussed research projects being undertaken at Mapúa such as the Mapúa Phil-LiDAR 1, the Automated Real-time Monitoring System (ARMS) for Ambuklao, Binga, and San Roque Dam, and the SMART Bridge project.
Representatives from 35 local government units in Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, and Camarines Norte received their respective flood hazard maps and other related data-sets from the Mapúa Institute of Technology last March 16.
Three graduates from Mapúa Institute of Technology topped the May 2016 Licensure Examination for Civil Engineers given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) earlier this month.
Engr. Luvincci D. Tan got a 93.70% rating earning the number one spot among 2, 245 passers. Engr. Glenn Michael O. Quiachon placed fourth with a rating of 91.6%, while Engr. Daryl Paul B. Dela Rosa placed 10th with a 90.05% rating.
Mapúa Institute of Technology, the biggest engineering school in the country, now has eight programs recognized as Centers of Excellence (COE) and one program cited as a Center of Development (COD).
What the school offers is analogous to a bridge. A bridge provides passage for development. It offers hope for a progressive future. It links and unites lands and people. It provides access towards new knowledge and wisdom. A bridge has its different forms but its purpose is essential. Our programs, the curriculum, are strong like the foundations of a bridge. The bridge deck, the battle field, are the school grounds, laboratories and other educational facilities.
