Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which is ranked in the top 10 accredited civil and environmental engineering departments by the US News and World Report survey, is one of the largest programs in the United States. The Department has 46 full-time faculty, 657 undergraduate, and 400 graduate students. Civil engineers are the principal designers, constructors, operators, and caretakers of many of the constructed facilities and systems that contribute to the high quality of life enjoyed in the United States. The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers educational programs in all areas of civil engineering practice.

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    Black Holes, Black Swans, Black Magic: The Emerging Arts of Project Execution
    Prieto, Bob (2013-12-12)
    Fluor Corporation executive to give Vecellio LectureBlacksburg, VA , September 16, 2013 Virginia Tech College of Engineering Bob Prieto, senior vice president, Fluor Corporation, will present the 2013 Vecellio Distinguished Lecture, titled “Black Holes, Black Swans, Black Magic: the Emerging Arts of Project Execution,” on Friday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. in Torgersen 2150. His talk will provide a whirlwind tour of some of the growing challenges in construction project execution and some of the emerging “arts” that might come to the rescue, Prieto said. “The lecture will look at three broad challenges represented by black holes, black swans, and black magic, and suggest how our perceptions and tools must change to meet these challenges head on.” Prieto is responsible for Fluor’s strategy for the firm’s industrial and infrastructure group. This group encompasses three major business lines: infrastructure with an emphasis on public – private partnerships; mining; and industrial. He consults with owners of large engineering and capital construction programs across all of the firm’s market sectors in the development of programmatic delivery strategies. Prior to joining Fluor, he served as chair of Parson Brinckerhoff. Prieto is the author of Strategic Program Management, The Giga Factor, and Topics in Strategic Program Management, as well as more than 450 other papers and presentations. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Industry Leaders Council, National Academy of Construction, and a Fellow of the Construction Management Association of America. Until 2006 he served as one of three U.S. presidential appointees to the Asia pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council. A $1 million endowment was provided to the Construction Engineering and Management Program in Virginia Tech's Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering by the Vecellio Family Foundation and individual family members: the late Mrs. Leo (Evelyn) Vecellio, Sr.; Leo and Kathryn Vecellio, Jr. and their sons, Christopher and Michael; and Patricia Vecellio. The Vecellio Lecture is sponsored by the endowment.
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    CEE 4274 Final Presentations 2013
    (2014-01-10)
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    Clay Mineral Image Collection for Education in Geotechnical Engineering and the Earth Sciences
    Stone, Gordon; Dove, Joseph E.; Han, Nizhou; Dove, Patricia M. (2015-12-03)
    This file contains a collection of scanning electron microscope images of Kaolinite and Bentonite pure clay minerals, and the fine portion of a natural soil.
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    Image Processing Approach For Creating An Alert System For Active Induction/Stove
    Baishya, Ronit (2023-12-15)
    The problem-focused to be solved through this project is that after cooking many times people forget to switch off the burner or induction. This might be a serious issue as it might cause a house fire. For the project, a Pi camera along with Raspberry Pi would be used as the setup, where the camera will collect data that can be used for computer vision and image processing. The techniques used in this project are divided into two parts. First is to separate the light source in the regulator area image and second use edge detection to separate the utensils on the stove/burner and empty the stove/burner. The creation of the actual alert system was not covered in the presentation.
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    Road Network Pavement Management Program
    McCarthy, Ross; de León Izeppi, Edgar; Flintsch, Gerardo W.; McGhee, Kevin K. (2014-09-01)
  • Work Value Characteristics of Construction Professionals
    Beach, Tyler (Virginia Tech, 2016-12)
    The construction industry is projected to experience continued employment growth affecting craft workers but professionals as well. Previous studies have identified demographic differences in generational categories and gender as a contributing factor in the recruitment and retention of construction professionals. Survey data collected as part of this study found that there are more significant similarities between the three generations (Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials) surveyed than differences. This study used the same work values used to investigate the differences between generations to investigate differences between men and women and found no significant difference among the participants. This study refutes two assumptions that the construction industry seems to prescribe to: (1) there is a significant divide in the work values between generations and (2) significant differences in work values among men and women are in some way contributing to the shortage of construction professionals. Other socio-demographic factors, however, may reveal a misalignment of work values within construction. The methods developed for this study could be used for further investigation into the work values of construction professionals, as well as craft workers.