thornton tomasetti interview
civil coding project
-Built a background in numerical computing and modeling in civil and environmental engineering -Calculus, linear algebra and differential equations through basic computing and programming -Included: taylor approximations, linear systems, gaussian elimination, iterative solvers, nonlinear systems, numerical integration, ODEs and PDEs -project: -design and determination of mass balance equation for a detention pond designed to retain water and allow for slower release -pond drained through a pipe -determined a piecewise continuous estimator of the relationship between area and height, then created a code to solve the governing mass balance equation -solver analyzed evolution of reservoir over period of 72 hours -inflow only occurred for two hours, then dropped off, so both height and flow out peaked at around 2 hour mark, then rapidly decrease and plateau
forensics team
-Preventing engineering failure -Using expertise to investigate and analyze anything: buildings, infrastructure, industrial machinery and process, equipment, tools, products
ethics project
-Study on the I-35W bridge collapse in minneapolis, minnesota Failure and wear in the gusset plates -Bridge design not sufficient to handle the heavy loads of construction equipment and traffic -Gusset plates first to buckle under the weight -It was an ethical study -Engineering were not involved in any unethical procedure -Their mistake was a result of genuine design failure -Dept of transportation failed to report numerous long-term safety issues, procrastinated renovation, and lacked to perform necessary quality control procedures -Quality control efforts should have been more closely monitored, and gusset plates taken into greater consideration when it comes to bridge safety -The gusset plates of the upper 10 nodes failed from a substantial increase in weight due to construction
we@ucla
-aerospace: we@ucla aerospace cadet, workshops included coding and cyber security with raytheon, systems engineering with jon arenberg of northrop grumman, radar with raytheon -leadership: accepted into we@ucla leadership academy: 2 quarter virtual program with mock interview experience, networking, resume and leadership skill assessment, connecting with successful leaders in the industry
environmental engineering science
-all problem solving from the lens of environmental engineering -hydraulic retention, srt, air and water quality, wastewater treatment operations -air quality modeling, wastewater treatment mass balancing, water softening
covid matlab project
-final project modeling the covid 19 pandemic -complete 12-file matlab script with deterministic susceptible-infectious-recovered and susceptible-infectious-exposed-recovered models
intro to cities and planning
-learn the impact of city planning while studying income segregation, neighborhood effects, gentrification, community development, homelessness, policing, etc
thornton tomasetti pt 2
-projects: -Forensic investigations of telescopes -Complex structural designing of fine arts museums, or skyscrapers -Carbon capture and storage Preventing engineering failure: sherman minton bridge -World trade center response, recovery and analysis -100+ embassies they have provided protective designs for -Optimizes the design and performance of structures, materials, and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity -Committed to being sustainable, diverse and enduring Global driver of change and innovation in our industry -Equity, diversity and inclusion: -women@tt -One for multicultural too -One for LGBTQIA -Leadership grown from within -Community commitment -Being a leader for not just the company, but the entire community -3 Ps: -Grow in ways that are socially accountable (people) -Environmentally friends (planet) -Financially sustainable (profit) -Lots of helping communities, emphasis on sustainable operations, building great workplaces, etc -Goals: -Positive environmental and social impact across all practices -Embodied carbon reduction -Carbon-neutral by 2030 -Diverse community -Healthy workplace
thornton tomasetti
-scientific and engineering principles to solve the world's challenges -Complex problems on 6 continents -200+ LEED professionals -Reducing environmental impact in existing buildings through enhanced operations and maintenance -Their work with mass timber -Laboratory and research: -Extensive experience in design for everything from life sciences research to materials engineering and astrophysics, multidisciplinary teams design research facilities that perform -Organized by capability: so all different fields to build and engineer from, one of them being forensics and investigations -Acoustical work, facades, decarbonization, etc
geohazards and infrastructure resilience
-things like: surface and subsurface hydraulics/hydrogeology -effects of geological processes on: infrastructure performance, land use, development, public safety -started by studying rock types and all geological processes -then, studied engineering from this lens -things like: rock cycles, geological structures, plate tectonics, plate-boundary processes, rock mechanics -impact on engineering design
in the phone call with alberto
-understanding how structures fail -either make it tighter for stability, demolish in a controlled manner, or repair it -copper mine project in peru -post earthquake investigations, fire investigations
alberto cuevas
-vp in la location -works a lot with structural materials -steel, reinforced concrete, masonry structures -went to school and worked all over
why thornton tomasetti?
*leadership grown from within, opportunity for growth
