CEE 1 Workshops & Professional Development Events
CEE 1 is the introductory civil engineering course required for new CEE students to take during their first quarter at UCLA. Part of the requirement for passing the class is that students must attend at least one workshop hosted by one of our projects and must also attend at least one of our many professional development events. Check back here soon for more information on the offerings we will have for our CEE 1 students for the 2020-2021 school year!
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Workshops
Concrete Canoe - Concrete Chemistry & Casting
When: TBD, Fall 2020
Where: TBD Description: Concrete Canoe's workshop will consist of an informative presentation about concrete mix design. Students will learn the basics of concrete chemistry, and the core components in every concrete structure. Students will then have the opportunity to measure, proportion, and mix their own concrete, and cast in specimens designed for testing, or showcasing concrete reinforcement. For questions/comments, please contact Catherine Nguyen at 1catherinenguyen@gmail.com or Rachel Tam at racheltam1@gmail.com. Restrictions: None! |
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Construction Management - Revit Workshop
When: TBD, Fall 2020
Where: TBD
Description: If you’ve ever thought about how cool it would be to start learning about design software, this workshop might be for you! We will go over the basics of getting started with Revit, including navigation, simple designs, and how to use Revit’s native plan-generating function. This workshop will require you to download Autodesk to your personal computer: https://www.seasnet.ucla.edu/autodesk-software/. PLEASE NOTE that if you want to use your Mac, you will have to go through a couple extra steps to run Windows 10 detailed in the Restrictions section. For questions/comments, please contact Alyssa Yim at alyssayim@gmail.com.
Restrictions:
Directions for downloading: https://www.seasnet.ucla.edu/autodesk-software/
*Be sure to have 4GB free, shouldn’t be an issue*
1. Follow link at bottom of page should take you to Autodesk website
2. Option bar at the top: go to “Free Software”
3. Scroll down to Revit and click
4. Select the create an account option, use your g.ucla.edu address
5. Download
This is time consuming and should be considered a last resort, but if you have a Mac and really want to use Revit, here are directions for partitioning your hard drive: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468
You will also need a Windows product key, which can be procured on your own if you know how or acquired using your UCLA email address here: https://onthehub.com/download/free-software/windows-10-education-for-students/
BUT BE AWARE that you are responsible for correctly partitioning your hard drive and installing Windows. There is a very real risk of wiping your hard drive or something similarly irreversible if you do this incorrectly. ASCE is not responsible for data lost in this manner.
Where: TBD
Description: If you’ve ever thought about how cool it would be to start learning about design software, this workshop might be for you! We will go over the basics of getting started with Revit, including navigation, simple designs, and how to use Revit’s native plan-generating function. This workshop will require you to download Autodesk to your personal computer: https://www.seasnet.ucla.edu/autodesk-software/. PLEASE NOTE that if you want to use your Mac, you will have to go through a couple extra steps to run Windows 10 detailed in the Restrictions section. For questions/comments, please contact Alyssa Yim at alyssayim@gmail.com.
Restrictions:
Directions for downloading: https://www.seasnet.ucla.edu/autodesk-software/
*Be sure to have 4GB free, shouldn’t be an issue*
1. Follow link at bottom of page should take you to Autodesk website
2. Option bar at the top: go to “Free Software”
3. Scroll down to Revit and click
4. Select the create an account option, use your g.ucla.edu address
5. Download
This is time consuming and should be considered a last resort, but if you have a Mac and really want to use Revit, here are directions for partitioning your hard drive: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468
You will also need a Windows product key, which can be procured on your own if you know how or acquired using your UCLA email address here: https://onthehub.com/download/free-software/windows-10-education-for-students/
BUT BE AWARE that you are responsible for correctly partitioning your hard drive and installing Windows. There is a very real risk of wiping your hard drive or something similarly irreversible if you do this incorrectly. ASCE is not responsible for data lost in this manner.
Environmental Design & Navajo Project - Principles of Water Treatment: Coagulation & Flocculation
When: TBD, Fall 2020
Where: TBD Description: Ever wonder where your drinking water comes from? Or how water sources are treated so that YOU can drink it and not get sick? Then come learn about environmental engineering with Environmental Design and Navajo through an informative presentation on water treatment and water quality parameters! We will then have attendees partake in an hands-on experiment involving coagulation and flocculation principles through simulating silty water and doing a jar test using aluminum sulfate to figure out optimum dosages. Finally, students will see a demonstration of last year’s contaminated water and how we were able to reduce turbidity by using household gelatin to coagulate and flocculate kaolin clay particles! For questions/comments, please contact Vicki Friesen at vfriesen@ucla.edu or Ingrid Spielbauer at ingridspielbauer98@gmail.com. Restrictions: None! Gloves will be provided, no other PPE is necessary. |
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GeoWall - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
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When: TBD, Fall 2020 Where: TBD Description: Ever wonder how skyscrapers stay upright? Or how tunnels are built? Come learn about geotechnical engineering with GeoWall! Students will enjoy a short presentation on geotechnical engineering and be taken on a tour of the soils laboratory. They will then get to practice building their own retaining wall out of paper-bag paper and test it to see if it can hold back 500 pounds of sand. For questions/comments, please contact Maan Alhamdan at maan.alhamdan@gmail.com or Kyle Hu at kylehu6500@gmail.com. Restrictions: None! |
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Seismic Design & Steel Bridge - 3D CAD Using SketchUp
When: TBD, Fall 2020
Where: TBD
Description: Come learn how we model our structures before we do analysis on our models! Sketchup is a 3D modeling software which is integral to both the seismic design and steel bridge structural design projects.
Restrictions: We will be using Sketchup during this workshop, a free software that you can access with an account that can be made at: https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-free. Be sure to make an account prior to the workshop, so we can get started on time. Additionally, the workshop will be held in BH 3760 (SEAS Lab) and will require a SEASNet account to log on to the SEAS Lab computers. Instructions to make an account can be found here: https://www.seasnet.ucla.edu/seasnet-accounts/. For questions/comments, please contact Soham Gupta at sohamdg@gmail.com or Reion Richard Domingo at crayon123142@live.com.
Where: TBD
Description: Come learn how we model our structures before we do analysis on our models! Sketchup is a 3D modeling software which is integral to both the seismic design and steel bridge structural design projects.
Restrictions: We will be using Sketchup during this workshop, a free software that you can access with an account that can be made at: https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-free. Be sure to make an account prior to the workshop, so we can get started on time. Additionally, the workshop will be held in BH 3760 (SEAS Lab) and will require a SEASNet account to log on to the SEAS Lab computers. Instructions to make an account can be found here: https://www.seasnet.ucla.edu/seasnet-accounts/. For questions/comments, please contact Soham Gupta at sohamdg@gmail.com or Reion Richard Domingo at crayon123142@live.com.
Seismic Outreach - Introduction to Earthquake Engineering
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When: TBD, Fall 2020
Where: TBD Description: In our workshop, Seismic Outreach will be going over the fundamentals of earthquake engineering, an essential aspect of our respective projects. We will have attendees build their own model skyscraper structures out of K'NEX and explain their reasoning for their designs. This the same challenge that we give to sixth grade students on our school visits. For questions/comments, please contact Eliot Yang at eliot.yang@gmail.com. Restrictions: None! |
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Surveying - Introduction to Surveying: Differential Leveling and Taping
When: TBD, Fall 2020
Where: TBD Description: In this workshop, you learn two basic skills of surveying, taping and differential leveling. We will meet at the ASCE Lounge and survey on campus (most likely Janss Steps) to practice both of these skills. Differential leveling utilizes tools in order to determine the vertical distance between two points, while taping determines the horizontal distance between two points. Participants will get hands on experience using surveying equipment for each method. For questions/comments, please contact Joshua Widjaja at jnwidjaja@gmail.com. Restrictions: None! |
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Transportation - Introduction to Transportation Engineering: Intersection Data
When: TBD, Fall 2020
Where: TBD
Description: Transportation field day! We will all team up and complete two tasks: traffic counts and measuring the street. Data collection is essential to transportation engineering because roads are designed based on the data collected. Through this field work, members will understand the importance of transportation engineering in life. For questions/comments, please contact Walker Dai at daitianxing2012@gmail.com.
Restrictions: None!
Where: TBD
Description: Transportation field day! We will all team up and complete two tasks: traffic counts and measuring the street. Data collection is essential to transportation engineering because roads are designed based on the data collected. Through this field work, members will understand the importance of transportation engineering in life. For questions/comments, please contact Walker Dai at daitianxing2012@gmail.com.
Restrictions: None!
Professional Development
Note: You do NOT need to RSVP for these events! Sign In sheets will be available at each event!
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TBD, Fall 2020 |
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