UBC Civil Engineering

Several iconic pyramids in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal, Guatemala, are facing the threat of structural decay. A team from has been collaborating with San Carlos University, the National University of Guatemala and the Guatemalan Ministry of Culture and Sports to preserve these temples holding immense historical and cultural significance.

UBC Civi Engineering has developed advanced methods of vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) methods for assessing large structures. The team utilized nine wireless portable seismometers to record the micro-vibrations of the temples, providing valuable data on its structural stability and how it might respond during an earthquake.

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New genetics research by UBC has demonstrated how activated sludge processes can be much more effective and less costly. Wastewater effluent is currently the largest source of pollution to surface waters in Canada. Regulations have called for upgrades to secondary treatment in about 25% of Canada’s wastewater treatment plants. “These upgrades will likely be heavily focused on the installation of activated sludge processes, among the most widely used treatments available today,” says Dr. Ryan Ziels of of , who is co-leading the research study.

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