The Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc. (PICE) successfully held its 2022 PICE Midyear National Convention and Technical Conference on 17-18 June 2022 at General Santos City, South Cotabato. With the theme “Civil Engineering and its Specializations: Responding to Our New Normal and Foreseeing Our Futures”, the convention gathered 2800+ onsite and 11,000+ online participants. Faculty members and alumni from UP ICE actively participated in the event as speakers, moderators, paper co-authors, and attendees.
Dr. Benito Pacheco, former PICE president and member of UP ICE Structural Engineering Group, moderated a special panel discussion on “Civil Engineering Specialists and Future Leaders: Foreseeing Scenarios in 2050 Together” with several panel members from various specialized fields including our director, Dr. Maria Antonia Tanchuling, and Dr. Diocel Harold Aquino, UP ICE Deputy Director for Academic Programs. Dr. Pacheco also served as the moderator for the Civil Engineering Education plenary session.
The following technical sessions featured our faculty members as moderators, speakers and paper co-authors:
Structural Engineering Session
A framework for the benefit-cost analysis for seismic retrofitting: case study of public buildings in Metro Manila
Author and presenter: Dr. Diocel Harold M. Aquino
Transportation Engineering Session
Moderator: Dr. Ricardo G. Sigua
Investigation of factors affecting load transfer along concrete pavements in the Philippines
Authors: Dr. Lea B. Bronuela-Ambrocio, Mr. Evan Joseph C. Brutas and Mr. Regi T. Quejada
Geotechnical Engineering Session
Moderator: Dr. Mark Albert H. Zarco
Subdivision development on liquefiable deposits: analysis and mitigation measures
Authors: Engr. Trisha Liezl M. Dela Cruz, Dr. Alexis Philip A. Acacio and Engr. Monica M. Ledesma
Geotechnical and seismic design considerations for dikes and costal protection for reclaimed lands in Manila Bay
Authors: Engr. Gian Paulo D. Reyes, Engr. Roy Anthony C. Luna, Engr. John Michael I. Tanap, Dr. Mark Albert H. Zarco and Engr. Antonio J. Reyno
Environmental and Energy Engineering Session
Moderator: Dr. Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling
Application of digital tools towards enhanced waste management information system in the Philippines
Authors: Engr. Ma. Brida Lea D. Diola, Ms. Rhoda Lyn H. Ramos, Engr. Francis Darwin T. Eugenio, Engr. Cesar G. Abad, Jr., Engr. Angela A. Aquino, Mr. Keith E. Alvior and Dr. Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling
Addressing plastic waste leakage and solid waste management challenges using WaCT and WABI tools
Authors: Engr. Cesar G. Abad, Jr., Dr. Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling, Engr. Jeremiah Andrew M. Esguerra and Engr. Ma. Brida Lea D. Diola
