NEWSLETTER December 2017

In this issue

A Welcome from the Chairman ______2 Restoring one of ’s architectural treasures: Christ Church Cathedral ___ 4 Emergency Program Management: The City of Surrey model ______8 Distributed Fiber Sensing Systems ______10 IET’s Communities Committee for the Americas - CCA Conference ______10 Social event: Celebration of Light Cruise______11 In prospect: ICE 200, two centuries of civil engineering achievement ______12 CEP Schedule of Technical Meetings & Activities For 2018 ______13 Become a Chartered Engineer! ______14

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A Welcome from the Chairman

Our future appears hope, they need to be inspired by a vision, so that challenging, but then it they know where we are going and what we want always does. Major to accomplish at the end: the better world that capital projects in our their efforts will make possible, the thing that we province are being pursue. And, that vision will grow a passion in cancelled, delayed and people. And passionate people, lift us up and take reviewed. us forward.

Pacific Northwest LNG cancelled their marine Chartered Engineers Pacific exists to extend our terminal in and will now export Sponsoring Institutions' services to their Members, their product through the United States. The to you locally here in British Columbia, and to assist George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project local Professional Engineers, Engineers-in-Training procurement was cancelled and sent for review and Technologists with aspirations to register after an estimated $100 million was spent. professionally in Great Britain. As a Committee, we Mounds of material now compress the ground for set ourselves a vision, a vision to deliver construction that may never occur. The emergency inspirational engineering events and networking services still attend road traffic accidents each day opportunities. and the queues of traffic lengthen. It is easy in uncertain times to passively accept, but The federal government’s approved twinning of the if we are courageous, we can grasp the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline is being opportunities that do exist. We should hold high challenged by our provincial government using the motto nil desperandum. This year, we held “every tool in the toolbox” as our Premier said. eight events: next year, we should hold more. We Challenged, even as construction commences on should strive for monthly events to build and the marine terminal that will handle its product. maintain the enthusiasm within our Members. Bridge tolls are cancelled, negating a generation of Next year, we should hold ten events: six technical traffic projections across the Lower Mainland and presentations, a site visit, a debate, a dinner and a putting us back in our cars. Even the Site-C summer social event. But, we need passionate hydroelectric dam on the Peace River was up for people to lead us and to deliver. review, although it was approved just before Christmas saving taxpayers an estimated $4 billion We need people to stand up and to step forward. bill with nothing to offset it. The future is uncertain We need volunteers to run our Committee. and the impacts may be great for all in our industry. Volunteers who will cooperate, who will work together with their peers from different disciplines Challenges face every generation. They are and different generations. Volunteers who will rise overcome. As we will overcome these challenges, above the competition of our day-jobs to serve our if we remember that people are our most valuable Members. Whether you are working fulltime or resource, with them we can achieve anything; have stepped into retirement, now is an without them, we can do nothing. People are led, opportunity to share the wealth of your not managed. People need to understand the experience. Now is a time to share your thoughts reason for what they are being asked to do. What and ideas. is the purpose, the reason behind what it is we do? However, for people to give their all, they need

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Our AGM is on January 24, 2018 at the Terminal The future is always challenging, but our vision to City Club in Vancouver. Many roles on the deliver inspirational engineering events and Committee, including mine as Chairman are networking opportunities gives us a clear path available for those prepared to stand up and to step forward. Let us walk it together; will you lead us? forward. Will you?

Matthew Walton-Knight, CEng PEng MICE Chairman | Chartered Engineers Pacific [email protected] +1 604 506 2863

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Recent Events and Activities

Restoring one of Vancouver’s architectural treasures: Christ Church Cathedral

On September 19th a very interesting event took place at the fascinating Christ Church Cathedral. Jointly organized by CEP and SEABC - Structural Engineering Association of BC, the presentation was carried out by Ms. Meredith Anderson, MSCE, PEng, Struct.Eng and Senior Project Engineer at RJC, Mr. James Emery, M.Arch, AIBC, MRAIC, PEng, Partner & Prime Consultant at Iredale Architecture, and Mr. Ian Birtwell, Associate Warden for Restoration, Trustee and Volunteer Project Manager.

The history of the Christ Church Cathedral goes back to 1889. It was once the brightest and tallest building in the city and, known as the light on the hill, has helped mariners from many different places to reach port safely. It has been serving the community uninterruptedly for almost 130 years.

The three experts explained how the building has undergone 2 major extensions over the years (1905 and 1941), and how in 1974 it was agreed to preserve the Cathedral façade, registered as a Class A heritage structure.

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In 1995, the Cathedral community decided to develop a plan to restore the fabric of the building, strengthen its foundations through seismic upgrade and completely renovate its interior. An additional agreement, signed in 2003, was put in place to preserve specific interior heritage elements (ceiling, hammer beams, trusses, etc.). Several restoration jobs were executed afterwards, which significantly improved both the interior (2004/05) and the exterior (2006, which included the installation of the elevator).

The three speakers, who held major responsibilities during the 2015 and 2016 restoration project, described in detail how the Cathedral’s roof was raised and replaced with zinc, and how this provided an opportunity to reinforce the original top structure and to complete the 2004 seismic plan with new roof diaphragm, steel grid, and wall anchoring. The project also included the construction of an elegant stained glass 4-bell spire, and the enlargement of the kitchen to better serve Vancouver’s vulnerable and disadvantaged community.

The challenges that arose during the execution of the project were numerous and diverse, and included space constraints, complex coordination requirements, on-site logistic restrictions, working with different codes, etc. But these issues also triggered innovative solutions that proved to be very appropriate and successful, such as the temporary structures, the seismic upgrade approach, or the construction and lifting of the bell tower in 2 pieces.

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A few more pictures of the event…

Ms. Meredith Anderson, MSCE, PEng, Struct.Eng and Senior Project Engineer at RJC (left)

Mr. James Emery, M.Arch, AIBC, MRAIC, PEng, Partner & Prime Consultant at Iredale Architecture (center)

Mr. Ian Birtwell, Associate Warden for Restoration, Trustee and Volunteer Project Manager (right)

CEP Chairman, Mr. Matthew Walton-Knight and Mr. David Harvey, president of SEABC CEP Committee member and Program Coordinator, Mr. Douglas Yee 6/14 charteredengineerspacific.ca

Ms. Meredith Anderson and Mr. James Emery CEP Chairman, Mr. Matthew Walton-Knight

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Emergency Program Management: The City of Surrey Model

Presenter: Mr. Mark Griffioen, Deputy Chief of Administration, City of Surrey Fire Service and Emergency Planner.

On November 15, our presenter Mr. Mark Griffioen explained how The Surrey Emergency Program is working to make sure the residents and staff of Surrey are as prepared as possible in the event of emergencies such as earthquake, flood or major fire; disasters that could strike at any time.

This public safety program is managed by the Surrey Fire Service and operates under Surrey's Emergency Bylaw as a separate department.

A major component of the program is Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness. The aim of the program is to educate residents and encourage them to work together collectively (on say a block by block basis) to be prepared and to be able to take care of themselves for 72 hours after a disaster.

By working together in groups and by pooling resources, the population should be in a much stronger position to survive and sustain themselves as opposed to trying to cope in single family units or individually.

Following a disaster, it is highly probable that most conventional forms of communication will become severely reduced if not (in most cases) completely non-functional. However, in the case of mobile phone networks, it has been shown that text messaging is more likely to continue working. To provide emergency communication, individuals with Amateur Radio Operator licenses can be a real asset. SEPAR (Surrey Emergency Program Amateur Radio) is a volunteer group of screened, licensed and trained radio operators willing to be deployed when needed under the direction of the Surrey Emergency Program.

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Regarding medical services, the population will be asked to try to and reserve hospital accident and emergency departments to most serious cases to avoid inundation.

To help provide temporary accommodation, the Parks Department will be delegated the responsibility of opening the recreation centers as they are familiar with running the centers normally.

To prepare yourself for a major emergency, read and print out your Emergency Preparedness Toolkits.

Make sure you, your family and your business are ready for the first 72 hours after a major emergency happens. Emergencies can occur when you least expect them, but having a plan will save you time and stress.

Read and print out your Emergency Preparedness Toolkits to prepare yourself for a major emergency. • Personal Emergency Preparedness Toolkit • Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Toolkit • Business Emergency Preparedness Toolkit • Disaster Recovery Toolkit

To learn more about emergency preparedness and how to get involved in Emergency Services like ESS (Emergency Social Services), Search & Rescue and Amateur Radio, please refer to the City of Surrey website: - http://www.surrey.ca/city-services/707.aspx

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Distributed Fiber Sensing Systems

Dr. Sudhakar Cherukupalli, Principal Engineer Team Lead, Transmission Engineering (Cables) at BC Hydro, introduced distributed fiber sensing systems and how they have been harnessed and used at BC Hydro. The presentation included an overview of the technology, its application in the context of the power systems, the challenges in implementation, solutions developed, final use and other potential applications.

The event took place in October 18th at the Accent Inns in Burnaby.

CEP Chairman, Mr. Matthew Walton-Knight greeting Dr. Cherukupalli

IET’s Communities Committee for the Americas - CCA Conference

Mr. Suresh Vishwakarma (IET Representative) reported on the event held in Orlando, FL, August 2017, as follows:

I would like to mention that the CCA conference in Orlando was very informative experience for me. There were presentations by all CC-A members and LN representatives on the first day. Everyone explained the activities they are undertaking in his / her network. My presentation was very comprehensive. CEP's activities were at par with everyone. In fact, we are organizing multi-faceted activities. I requested CCA Chair to arrange more visits of IET officials to Vancouver. After that, there were YPCC Presentation and Information session in which YP representatives presented the activities being undertaken by them in different regions. In the afternoon, a breakout challenge session was organized focusing on under-noted items.

1. Why do people join the IET? 2. Why do people stay with the IET? 3. What benefits are most valuable to members? 4. How can the member benefits be modified for the Americas? 5. What additional benefits could be offered to Americas? 6. What is the image of IET in the Americas? How could be this enhanced?

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Five groups were formed, and thoughts were shared by the representatives of each group. Opportunities and Tools Speed Dating session was also conducted. CCA representatives explained in detail the procedures for obtaining IET membership and professional registration with EC-UK.

Information about IET elections for Board of Trustees and CCA members was also given. There were Conference dinner was organized on the evening of first day.

The second day begun with Warm-up and STEM Opportunities and Tools. Few working models were displayed for using by LNs to promote IET at school level. The concerned LNs are expected to buy those models from IET from their own budgets. IET will however supplement any shortage of funds. A presentation by Major Gary a Dahlke, NASA was organized before the close of event.

Social event: Celebration of Light Fireworks Cruise

Eleven members and twelve guests of CEP participated in a social cruise on the night of 29th of July 2017, joining members of the Sea-to-Sky Branch of Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC). The cruise was on board the motor yacht V2V Empress for a 3-hour sailing across the Burrard Inlet to English Bay return. Coinciding, was the annual Celebration of Light fireworks display by a Japanese competing team, with the yacht dropping anchor for a spectacular water-view of this popular event attended by, reportedly, 500- thousand viewers from surrounding beaches. Members and guests enjoyed the exciting atmosphere and canapé-style catering on-board, most conducive to social networking.

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In prospect: ICE 200, two centuries of civil engineering achievement

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will celebrate in 2018 its 200th anniversary. Two centuries delivering benefits to the public and supporting the civil engineering profession by offering professional qualification, promoting education, maintaining professional ethics, and liaising with industry, academia and government.

To commemorate ICE is running, globally, a year of events and activities that show how civil engineering has transformed the way we live, including a year long exhibition located at the ICE's Learning and Exhibition Centre in One Great George St, in London, UK.

Chartered Engineers Pacific - CEP will participate as well in this joint effort, and will contribute at its meetings and events to this remarkable celebration informing the public of how civil engineers transform their lives directly, and safeguard the future of people's families.

More information on ICE 200 can be found at the Institution of Civil Engineers webpage https://www.ice.org.uk/ice-200

Hoover Dam, between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona: a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and is one of the 200 stand-out engineering marvels from around the world selected by the Institution to be part of the exhibition.

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CEP Schedule of Technical Meetings & Activities For 2018

Tech Meeting at 7 pm Date Venue Presenter Status Subject Topic

Mr. Bob Stewart, Terminal City P.Eng, Principal January 24, Club, AGM & Annual Dinner Engineer BC Hydro, Confirmed Wednesday Vancouver past president of EGBC Mr. Michael Delage, March 14, Accents Inn 200th Anniversary of the Chief Technology Confirmed Wednesday Burnaby ICE: Powering the future Officer, General Fusion Growing a Consulting Dr. Zak El-Ramly, April 11, Accents Inn Firm; Converting a Vision MEng, PhD, P.Eng, Confirmed Wednesday Burnaby to Reality CEO, ZE Rheumatoid Arthritis, Dr. Barry Koehler, May 16, Accents Inn Where Engineering Clinical Professor Confirmed Wednesday Burnaby Principles Play a Role Emeritus UBC July Summer Social Event TBD Open Modern Measuring and September 19, Accents Inn Mr. Keith Belsham, Sensing devices; Spatial Confirmed Wednesday Burnaby Spatial Technologies Technologies Mr. Bruce Stout, October 17, Accents Inn Battery Powered Electric past president of Confirmed Wednesday Burnaby Vehicle Vancouver Electrical Vehicle Association

Ms. Bowinn Ma, November 14, Accents Inn TBC P.Eng, PMP, MM, MLA Confirmed Wednesday Burnaby of BC

Technical meetings commence 7:00 pm following Committee Meeting at 5:00 pm. Please note: Additions and amendments to the above schedule along with details on individual functions will be distributed via email and posted on our website: www.charteredengineerspacific.ca

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Become a Chartered Engineer!

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The UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) is well respected across the world. The Engineering Council also works with many international engineering organisations to promote recognition of the standard and titles overseas. This helps to facilitate the international mobility of professionally registered engineers and technicians.

Go to www.charteredengineerspacific.ca and email or call any of our representatives. There’s a place for you at Chartered Engineers Pacific!

From the Editor…

We trust that this edition of our Newsletter was interesting to read, and welcome your comments to suggest improvements. It was compiled by Alan Wood (IET), Vanessa Nodar-Juste (ICE) and George De Ridder (IStructE), covering activities from June to December 2017. Past editions can be read on our web site www.charteredengineerspacific.ca

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very prosperous New Year 2018.

George De Ridder MS C. Eng. FIStructE P. Eng. Hon Secretary, Chartered Engineers Canada (proper: Western Canada Group of Engineers), 1325 Lemax Ave, Coquitlam, V3J 2C1

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