While working at Strum Consulting, I contributed to the Goose Harbour Lake Wind Farm project led by Port Hawkesbury Paper Wind (PHP Wind). This green energy initiative aims to construct up to 31 wind turbines in Guysborough County, significantly reducing PHP's electrical power demand.
As part of a collaborative team, I played a key role in designing various crossing culverts for access roads. My responsibilities included determining the optimal locations for culverts based on road dips and slopes, ensuring efficient water flow across the roads. Using HYDROCAD, I performed stormwater modeling to determine 10-year flow rates from existing LIDAR contours. This analysis was crucial for creating culverts that effectively manage stormwater runoff, mitigate flooding risks, and ensure road durability. Some culverts incorporated fish passages to support local ecosystems.
I contributed to drafting AutoCAD drawings that detailed culvert dimensions, specifications, locations, and hydrological data used in the design process, such as the drainage area and 100-year flow rates. These drawings included topographic maps, elevation views, and cross-sections, ensuring a comprehensive visualization of the project's infrastructure. My careful attention to detail and adherence to Halifax Water Specifications ensured that the designs met environmental standards and technical precision.
Working with this dedicated team, we ensured that the infrastructure met environmental standards and technical precision, showcasing our commitment to sustainable practices and innovative engineering solutions.
The picture above shows the various access roads leading to the wind turbines in the area of Mulgrave,NS.
During my final term of my Civil Engineering degree at Memorial University, I had the chance to work on a team for the design of a swimming pool facility.
As part of the engineering team in this Capstone Project, my team worked on the design of a one-story swimming pool facility for Morrison Hershfield as client. Our team proposed and designed various roof structures for the building, including beams, Open Web Steel Joists, and a bracing system. We also designed the structural slab for the pool deck, the pool walls and foundations, as well as a retaining wall for the parking lot. The project involved creating plans for an Olympic-size pool, a splash pad, and changing rooms. It was a great experience collaborating with my teammates to deliver comprehensive structural engineering designs for this recreational facility.
I was in charge of design of Parts of the structures and Drafting of the Design Parts
In terms of Structural Design I was in charge of:
the Structural Design of the Reinforced Concrete Pool Structure itself, accounting for various load factors such as Hydrostatic pressure and Soil Pressure
the Concrete Slab Designs (On Grade & Suspended)
Steel Structure Modelling and Design in S-FRAME.
Some renderings of the REVIT model used for the final capstone report.
The REVIT model renderings as shown below was created to the designed specifications and were then exported to AutoCAD to generate drafting models. Below is a quick floor plan walkthrough video of the Facility.
The final report
The final report of the Capstone Project is attached to the left. The report delves deeper into the design procedures, implementation steps, and project outcomes.
Please review the attached report if you would like to learn more about how this capstone project was successfully completed from conception to completion. The report provides additional context and background on the goals, challenges, and solutions that characterized this rewarding capstone experience.
During my Fall 2022 Co-op Work term I had the opportunity to work a research project with the NRC.
The purpose of this project was to investigate the influence of surface ice on water levels in the St. Lawrence River, with the objective of enhancing our understanding of associated phenomena and ultimately increasing the dependability of established stage-discharge relationships in winter conditions. Furthermore, the project sought to gain further insights into floods induced by ice. The project was fundamentally based on fundamental principles in hydrology and hydraulics, encompassing diverse field methods employed to collect the necessary data, which are summarized in this report.
Used MATLAB to compiled over 150 years of hydrometric Data to generate graphs of Variations over time.
Over 200 graphs were generated for Water Flow only for example. I also worked on the variations in Water depths, tides and ice thickness
These compiled data and graphs were used to write an official NRC publication of which I am a co-author. It can be read on https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=80a18e31-efdc-482f-b53b-e530be609cd3