Two students from De La Salle University made their school proud by bagging the first place at National Civil Engineering Summit’s First CE Undergraduate Project Competition last Thursday, September 2, 2010, at the GE Theater in the UP College of Engineering.
Proponents Patricia C. Diaz and David Joseph J. Vidad presented their thesis entitled “Effects of Exterior Post-tensioning on Retrofitting Deformed Wide Flange Steel Beams” to Engr. Rolando Dimaano (a UP ACES alumnus), Hilario Sean Palmiano, D.Eng., and Leizl C. Fallarna, D.Tech. The second place went to the “Utilization Of Excess Post-tensioned Tendons as Steel Bar Reinforcements” of Carl Patrick B. Pasana of University of the Philippines – Los Baños. The third place was again claimed by DLSU’s Mickel N. Fernandez, Ralph Luigi F. Franco and Morgan P. Say (Sustainable Development in the Construction Industry Through ISO 14001 EMS (Environmental Management System)).
The winners received Php 8,000.00, Php 5,000.00, and Php 3,000.00, respectively. They presented their thesis to more than 2,000 participants of the National Civil Engineering Symposium.
The winners’ advisers were Dr. Bernardo A. Lejano, Engr. Paul John Ross L. Narciso and Jason Ongpeng, respectively.






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