MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING
LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT – SAFEGUARDING AGAINST PANDEMIC
Speaker: Dr. Nima Eslaminasab, P.Eng., Dr. Nader Noroozi, P.Eng., Ramapriya Dunna, P.Eng., and Jennifer Grace, EIT
This presentation covers travel patterns prior to COVID-19 and the Impact on Public transportation globally during Lock down phase and a review on different solutions provided by transport agencies across the globe. Based on the lessons learned during this pandemic and possible risks on the health and safety of the public, additional measurements and adoptions are required to be implemented in place. Few different solutions (pedestrian modelling at platform and air flow modelling to understand transfer of airborne pathogens) can be implemented using the similar infrastructure and platform/station configurations. The efficiency of these methods is demonstrated through mathematical modelling and simulations.
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS IN BC
Speaker: Stephen Horsman, P.Eng., and Dr. Sabrina Diemert, P.Eng.
This presentation will provide an overview of the draft Provincial Design Guidelines for Drinking Water Systems in BC planned for release in July 2021. This will be a joint presentation between the Ministry of Health and WSP Canada Inc. The presenters will inform participants of the planning and stakeholder engagement process utilized to develop the contents of the guidelines. A brief chapter summary of the draft contents will inform practitioners of the applicability and scope of the document. Finally, the Ministry of Health will provide an update on the status of the guideline development and their plans for introducing the document to the industry.