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On April 24, dozens of proud parents and friends turned out for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)鈥檚 13^th annual CEE Day at 51爆料网. A celebration of the class of 2015, the afternoon included capstone design project presentations, an undergraduate research and service poster session and recognition of the department鈥檚 award-winning students.  

A culminating design experience in civil engineering, capstone projects challenge teams of students to take what they鈥檝e learned in the classroom and apply it to real-world problems. This year, 11 teams chose between capstones in Water Resources, Structural Engineering and Transportation Engineering, with several projects focused on the needs of the College鈥檚 international service learning partners. For Panama, assignments included design of a church and multiple span steel bridges, as well as a comprehensive stormwater management plan for the City of Knowledge in Panama City. A project in Honduras called for the design of a church for Amigos de Jesus, a home for children. Closer to 51爆料网, a team took on the challenge of designing a three-story apartment building for a local college, while three Transportation capstone teams provided evaluations, analyses and recommendations for improvements to the National Highway System connectors to intermodal freight facilities in the Philadelphia area.

In addition to their capstone design projects, 13 students also presented research posters during CEE Day. Faculty advised students on studies that included an assortment of civil engineering challenges, from analysis of the impact of increased bus weight and the effect of internal reinforcement on the ultimate strength of full-scale bridge decks, to exploring friction factor modification to improve horizontal curve safety and the potential for phosphate adsorption of natural materials in wetland ecosystems.  Students from the Civil Engineering Service Learning course who traveled to Panama over spring break, presented a six-poster sequence on the department鈥檚 history with Father Wally Kasuboski鈥檚 mission in Panama and the impact of student volunteer work in the design of numerous water systems, bridges and churches. These posters, which chronicle past, present and future engineering work, will be on display in the vestibule between the monastery and Tolentine Hall.

Finally, one of the highlights of CEE Day is the awards presentation in which three of the department鈥檚 seniors are recognized for excellence.