Integration of Emerging CE Technologies Integration of Emerging CE Technologies into Undergraduate Curricula: into Undergraduate Curricula: ISIS Canada’s ISIS Canada’s Educational Modules Educational Modules Educational Modules Educational Modules Dr. Luke Bisby, P.Eng. Queen’s University Dr. John Newhook, P.Eng. Dalhousie University
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Integration of Emerging CE Technologies Integration of Emerging CE Technologies into Undergraduate Curricula:into Undergraduate Curricula:
ISIS Canada Research NetworkISIS Canada Research Network
� To advance civil engineering to a world leadership position, through development and application of:
– Fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs)
– Structural health monitoring (SHM)
for the benefit of Canadians (and others) through for the benefit of Canadians (and others) through innovative and intelligent infrastructure
� The objective is to revolutionize the design of civil engineering structures…– while recognizing the resulting educational need
� A RESEARCH organization which has EDUCATION as a PRIMARY FOCUS
� There is an urgent need to introduce emerging technologies and research in undergraduate civil engineering curricula
ProloguePrologue
� The question is: how can we enable and encourage student exposure to the principles and philosophies of their use?
ASCE: ASCE: Technical Need (2005)Technical Need (2005)
� To maintain what we have as we plan and build for the future, civil engineers will have to apply creative and innovative technologies and solutions
� Use of SHM systems and FRP materials in structural applications is increasing steadily– Effective and efficient solutions– Effective and efficient solutions
– Numerous field applications
– Implementation guidelines are now globally available
� SHM and FRPs are still not considered mainstream technologies– Lack of awareness and basic understanding by
most members of engineering community
NAE: NAE: Educational Need (2004)Educational Need (2004)
� Growing need for interdisciplinary and system-basedapproaches to UG education
� Increasing need to understand advanced, smart materials and structures:
– Photonics-based technologies such as fibre optic sensors (FOSs) will become more significant in engineered products and systemswill become more significant in engineered products and systems
– Optical sensing and monitoring will continue to advance
– Everything will, in some sense, be “smart”; infrastructure will be attuned to our needs and will adapt its behavior accordingly
– Advances in computing and simulation may radically redefine common practices in engineering
– There will be growth in areas of simulation and modeling around the creation of new engineering “structures”
Background: Background: MotivationMotivation
� Technology transfer
– A critical component of ISIS Canada’s mandate
� Training of “HQP”
– A central theme of the ISIS Research Network
� ISIS Canada education committee
– Develop and implement strategies to attain
educational, training & technology transfer objectives
– Project 4.1.5: Educational modules
– Focus on undergraduate and college students
ApproachApproach
� Increased use of innovative technologies in the engineering profession requires a basic understanding and awareness by all members of the profession
� Combined with a recognition of competence (or lack thereof) and the need for lifelong learning
Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines,
Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Yugoslavia
Summary & ConclusionsSummary & Conclusions
� ISIS Canada has developed targeted Educational Modules covering various important aspects of emerging FRP & SHM technologies
� When integrated into existing undergraduate civil engineering curricula, the modules provide engineering curricula, the modules provide engineering graduates with the tools to make educated decisions regarding the potential use of these technologies in civil infrastructure applications
� This approach has been highly successful in Canada
Who cares?Who cares?
� A sea change in university priorities is required
to promote educational development within civil
engineering
� To encourage instructors to teach about emerging