Final Year Project 2003-2004
The Final Year Project (FYP) was implemented as a requirement
in the CEE curriculum for the first time in the year 2004-05.
In the Spring 2004 semester, three teams of students (total
of 10 students) took a Project course (CVEV 119 - 3 cr)
as an elective and performed the projects described below:
El-Hermel Wastewater Treatment Plant
Students: Daniel Abdel-Nour and Farah Taha
Faculty Co-Supervisors: Christos Anastasiou, George Ayoub,
and Mutasem El-Fadel.
The project presents the preliminary design of a wastewater
treatment plant that is planned for El-Hermel, in northern
Lebanon. This plant is expected to receive municipal wastewater
from El-Hermel city, mixed with the grinded organic fraction
of the solid waste produced in El-Hermel and the surrounding
villages.
Machine for Flexure and Transverse Testing
Students: Pascal Abou-Dagher, Wissam Khalil, Cinderella
Nuwayhid, and Michel Waked
Faculty Supervisor: Mohamad Harajli
Sponsors: Steel Frame Sponsored by S.C.O.R.E. and Project
Supported by FEA
Presented as a Technical Paper in 3rd FEA Student Conference
Winner of Best Undergraduate Paper Award at the Conference
The project consists of designing and building of a 50
KN flexural and transverse testing machine that will be
used as a demonstration and testing tool, mainly on concrete
elements such as beams and plates. It is designed to accommodate
for cyclic load testing and to be user friendly. A computer
and Data-Acquisition System will be attached to the machine
which allows the user to digitally control the test and
to readout the measurement of all relevant data.
S.H.C.R. - The Smart and Handy Construction Robot
Students: Sako Holtian, Hovannes Betchakjian, Charbel
Rizk, and Rafi Khoshafian
Faculty Co-Supervisors: Mounir Mabsout and Ahmad Smaili
(ME Department)
Sponsors: Project Supported by CEE Department
Presented as a Technical Paper in 3rd FEA Student Conference
Winner of Dean’s Award for Creative Achievement
The Smart and Handy Construction Robot (S.H.C.R.) project
aims to automate a construction process by means of spider-like
robots. A group of engineers (the contractors) can control
the process from their offices and construct a designed
project. With this novel approach, construction costs
will be cut down and the quality of work will be substantially
improved.
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