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  • UBC President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon Engages with ASSET Group’s Cutting-edge Research on Resilient Structures and Sustainable Housing

    Date: January 10, 2024. On Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, the ASSET Group research team at the School of Engineering, UBC Okanagan, had the honor of hosting a visit from the UBC President, Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon. The meeting served as a platform for introducing the UBC President to the ongoing research initiatives within the ASSET Group, […] Read More

  • ASSET Group Presents Their Research at the Canadian Conference-Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2023

    June 29, 2023 Read More

  • UBC Okanagan Becoming a World Leader in Disaster Resiliency

    March 24, 2023. References: Reframing conversations around earthquakes Read More

  • WiEGS Held Their First Ever Meet

    Date: November 17, 2022. WiEGS had their first kick-off today towards a victorious footfall at the first “Women in Engineering Graduate Student” event. Everyone is hopeful about creating a robust and resilient team of friendship, support, and also connections that will encourage a healthy experience for the women engineers in grad school. This event received […] Read More

  • Unlocking Economic Opportunities Through Disaster Resiliency Research

    Date: November 16, 2023. The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister, responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), announced $1.04 million in funding to the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) to help local businesses implement innovative circular economy practices.   Minister Harjit Sajjan came to UBC Okanagan campus on the […] Read More

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Unlocking Economic Opportunities Through Disaster Resiliency Research

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BC Housing Professorship in Resilient Reinforced Concrete Buildings

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ASSET Group participation in CCEE 2023

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Unwinding At Nerve


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BC Housing Professorship in Resilient Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Development of Canadian seismic design procedures for precast concrete shear wall buildings

Seismic design of high-rise buildings using precast core walls

Seismic design of Outriggered Tall Building

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Dr. Ken Elwood

From Ductility to Repairability: Evolution of Building Design in the Wake of the Christchurch Earthquake

EME 4218, School of Engineering UBC, Okanagan, Kelowna BC

Monday  |  Oct 21, 2024  |  12:00 – 1:30 pm (PST) 

18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering

Technical Session on

“COST-EFFECTIVE RESILIENCY SOLUTIONS IN RC STRUCTURES”

Convenors: 
L. Tobber , G. Rodgers , J. Atkinson

Invited Speakers: 
R. Henry, M.H. Ahmadi, F. Najam

June 30 –  July 5, 2024  | Submission deadline: May 15, 2023

Seismic Energy Dissipation, Dampers, and Low-Damage Seismic Structural Design

EME 4218, School of Engineering UBC, Okanagan, Kelowna BC

Monday  |  January 16, 2023  |  1:00 – 2:00 pm (PST) 

Dr. Solomon Tesfamariam

Performance-Based Fire Design of Tall Timber Buildings: Modelling
and Experimental Capability

EME 4218, School of Engineering UBC, Okanagan, Kelowna BC

Thursday   |  November 28th, 2024 |  12:00 – 1:30 pm (PST) 

Dr. Duncan Cree

Innovative Polymer Composites: Beyond Conventional Materials

EME 4218, School of Engineering UBC, Okanagan, Kelowna BC

Wednesday  |  June 18th, 2025 |  10:45 – 11:40 AM (PST) 

Randy Herrmann

Traditional Indigenous Technology

EME 4218, School of Engineering UBC, Okanagan, Kelowna BC

Wednesday  |  June 18th, 2025 |  10:00 – 10:45AM (PST) 

Advanced Structural Simulation & Experimental Testing (ASSET) Group
Okanagan Campus
EME 4271 - 1137 Alumni Avenue
Kelowna, British Columbia Canada V1V1V7
Tel 250 807 8477
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