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Portable Board-Style Computer Interface

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Whiteboards are generally considered to be an effective tool to assist in the educational and professional industries. With the advancement of technology, interactive whiteboards that use a projector as a screen and a board that registers user input have modernized the concept. However, traditional devices of this type tend to have a high cost, be limited by a fixed boardsize, and must be invasively installed using wall mounts. We created a cost-effective and portable alternative to conventional interactive whiteboards that can be used on many surfaces.

Design of Replacement Wastewater Pump Stations

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the hydraulic requirement(s) and life cycle costs to determine the best option (configuration) for a new pump station for serving the northwestern service area of the Orange County Sanitation District.

Smart Lock

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EECS

Our project is about Smart Lock that uses facial recognition and EEG signal to unlock the door lock. By applying machine learning and regression techniques, we will be able to process the data making it a database, and therefore people should be able to unlock it although EEG signal is different at seconds for every individual.

Development of a Vacant Property Into a Small Residential Community

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The team will transform a vacant property into a small lot residential community designed with the first-time home buyer in mind. Students will consider the sites physical, regulatory, and economical constraints to design a small development that provides housing and amenities for the future residence. The team will be introduced to site planning, mapping, grading design, street design, and wet utility (storm drain, water, sewer systems) design for a residential land use.

Culver Drive Traffic Signal Design/Synchronization Project

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The City of Irvine requests for the development of two new signalized intersections and implementation of signal synchronization timing along Culver Drive from Anteater Drive to Michelson Drive. In order to construct these signals, a full set of design plans as well as studies on signal synchronization will be submitted.

Mason Park Watershed Improvement

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The Mason Regional Park and UC Irvine Watershed Improvement Project consists of a stormwater and dry-weather runoff capture and treatment project that will benefit regional water quality and Newport Bay. The project has been planned in two phases. Phase 1 of the project is specific to improvements in Mason Regional Park, and Phase 2 of the project incorporates projects elements for increased drainage area capture, and conveyance to provide water supply to the UC Irvine Marsh and potentially the San Joaquin Marsh.

OCSD - Pump Station Replacement

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The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) has identified two aging pump stations (PS), Westside (WS) and Seal Beach (SB),  within the Los Alamitos and Seal Beach area. With the increasing sewage flow and odor complaints, the frequency for maintenance of the Westside PS has also increased. In collaboration with Conveyance Bros Inc, OCSD will be replacing the two PS with a new station that is to be built adjacent to the existing Seal Beach PS.

Express Car Wash Site Design and Traffic Impact Analysis

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Project Description: 

The FAB 4 and RK Engineering will collaborate to study trip generation rates, queuing and vacuum/parking area counts at various express car washes locations in Orange County. With the gathered data, The FAB 4 will design and prepare a conceptual site plan for new express car wash in Santa Ana. Factors in consideration included project size, zoning, queuing/parking demand. Finally a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) will be prepared to evaluate the impacts of the project.  

S-3 Structural Vision Pedestrian Bridge

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Structural Vision in conjunction with Michael Baker International and the University of California, Irvine present the preliminary design of the East Peltason Pedestrian Bridge. Using steel trusses and lightweight concrete decking supported by concrete decking, the 88-foot pedestrian bridge will connect the existing UC Irvine campus to a new hypothetical development across the Math and Science Technology Building (MSTB) in addition to a new parking structure next to MSTB.

Hesperia Lift Station Design

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Pure Vision is working along with engineers at HDR, to design a lift station in the city of Hesperia in order to divert flow to the regional wastewater treatment plant. This project will benefit the residents of Hesperia. The lift station will be located in the middle of a residential area and will be surrounded by tall walls with an odor control system favorable to the residents in the community. This system will receive 1 MGD of wastewater from the new local neighborhood that will be diverted to the regional wastewater facility.

Hesperia Lift Station Design

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Pure Vision is working along with engineers at HDR, to design a lift station in the city of Hesperia in order to divert flow to the regional wastewater treatment plant. This project will benefit the residents of Hesperia. The lift station will be located in the middle of a residential area and will be surrounded by tall walls with an odor control system favorable to the residents in the community. This system will receive 1 MGD of wastewater from the new local neighborhood that will be diverted to the regional wastewater facility.

OCSD - Pump Station Replacement (W2)

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The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) has identified two aging pump stations (PS), Westside (WS) and Seal Beach (SB),  within the Los Alamitos and Seal Beach area. With the increasing sewage flow and odor complaints, the frequency for maintenance of the Westside PS has also increased. In collaboration with Conveyance Bros Inc, OCSD will be replacing the two PS with a new station that is to be built adjacent to the existing Seal Beach PS.

Modesto Stormwater Project

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The Modesto Area 2 Stormwater to Sanitary Sewer Cross Connection Removal Project is will remove three sanitary sewer to storm drain cross connections, which are illegal connections of storm drain inlets to the sanitary sewer system installed to relieve flooding. The project will infiltrate stormwater and recharge groundwater and reduce the surcharging of sewer lines, reduce the number of Sanitary Sewer Overflows, improve water quality for Dry Creek, and the Lower Tuolumne River.

Five-story Mid-rise Office Building Project

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Brandow & Johnston, a structural engineering firm, has tasked our group with designing a five-story mid-rise office building. Our goal for this project is to design the most cost-effective building while also maintaining the architects’ original vision for this space. Our first task was to determine the loading that the building will endure. Next, we developed a floor plan that abided by the constraints of the architectural plans. Finally, we created a RAM model to visualize our design.

Onda Hillside House

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A three story custom home is designed per architectural plans. The floor plan includes a basement level (below grade), a main level (grade), and an upper level. The gravity and lateral systems are designed to carry dead and live loads, as well as withstand wind and seismic activity. The retaining walls of the basement were design for lateral/pressure forces and surcharge forces.

 

Von Karman/Tustin Ranch Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Project

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The purpose of the project is to develop and implement the synchronization timing along Von Karman Avenue / Tustin Ranch Road with our main client as the City of Irvine and our consultant as Iteris, Inc. The corridor spans from Walnut Ave down to Intersect and includes 10 actuated intersections. Before and after studies will be conducted during the PM peak to compare the travel times. After modeling the network on Synchro 10, the team experimented with different cycle lengths and offsets to produce multiple alternatives.

Multifunctional Solar Updraft Tower

TEAM S-2
CEE

Our team will be collaborating with:

           James Bucknam, PJHM Architects

           Brett Kaufman, VCA Structural

           Professor MJ, UCI Faculty Mentor

Multifunctional Solar Updraft Tower

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The purpose of the project is to design a building structure that incorporates an optimum environment for energy generation. Our design incorporates the solar updraft concept, which uses air movements to rotate turbines and generate energy. By optimizing the surface area of the structure, the sun is then used to heat the air causing it to move upward at an increasing velocity, therefore turning the turbines and generating energy. The structure will act as a multifunction facility, consisting of wind turbines for energy generation and occupiable space  (i.e.

Left Turn Access and Pedestrian Crossing Design for Mustang Fields, Yorba Linda, CA

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Project Description: AlphaTech Engineering is working with LIN Consulting, Inc. to improve accessibility to Mustang Fields in Yorba Linda, CA. AlphaTech Engineering will conceptualize and design a left turn access and pedestrian crossing route to Mustang Fields for northbound traveling traffic. The feasibility of traffic signals and other alternatives will  be ranked, and the best alternative will be chosen. The project will consist of environmental documentation, alternative analysis, traffic modeling, roadway design, and preperation of plan sheets.

OC Sanitation District Water Reuse Facility (Team W-3)

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To meet the demands of wastewater treatment for a semi-arid city, the construction of a new water reuse plant is needed.  As the population of the city increase, the water usage per capita increases. For this project, it is estimated that the water reuse plant will need to process 20 million gallons of wastewater per day coming from industrial, commercial, recreational, and domestic sources. The treated effluent leaving must be in accordance to the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, to be used as recycled water.

Hoover Dam's Environmentally Sustainable Energy Storage Solution

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The goal of this infrastructure project is to store “hydroelectric energy” during periods of abundant renewable energy production by pumping from the Colorado River to Lake Mead. During periods of high energy demands, power will be generated from this water storage.  The pumping cycle would require the construction of new facilities including a Colorado River Intake, Pump Station, Conveyance System (either pipeline or tunnel), and a Reservoir Outlet Structure. Capital costs are estimated to be in the range of $5B to $10B.

Lake Forest Residential Site Development Project

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The scope of this project is to develop a vacant lot into a residential community with the first time home buyer in mind. The site plan is located off the intersection of Lake Forest and Ridge Forest Dr. in between a residential community and shopping center. The site is a vacant 6 acre lot with a pad size of 3 acres with no no existing infrastructure except for a single storm drain. Stantec will utilize the space for first time home buyers.

AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition

UCI SB
CEE

The National Steel Bridge competition is a collegiate competition held annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). The Steel Bridge team at the University of California, Irvine is among the 18 universities that compete in Pacific Southwest regional conference. The top three teams will proceed to the national competition, which will take place at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale this year.

Express Car Wash Site Design and Traffic Impact Analysis

CEE

Project Description:

The FAB 4 and RK Engineering will collaborate to study trip generation rates, queuing and vacuum/parking area counts at various express car washes locations in Orange County. With the gathered data, The FAB 4 will design and prepare a conceptual site plan for a new express car wash in Santa Ana. Factors in consideration included project size, zoning, queuing/parking demand. Finally, a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) will be prepared to evaluate the impacts of the project.  

Concrete Canoe

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 Concrete Canoe is a student-led interdisciplinary project, in which students design, construct, and race a canoe made out of a special lightweight concrete. UC  Irvine’s Team displays, presents, and races in the canoe against 19 other schools at the annual Pacific Southwest conference. The team’s performance is judged on factors such as the design paper, presentation, final aesthetics product, mix design, and race time.

Planning Area 1 Neighborhood 3 Storm Drain Design

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The purpose of the project is to design a storm drain system for a community in the Planning Area One (PA1) site in Irvine, California. The system will be designed to withstand a 25-year storm event and will discharge into existing drainage networks around the PA1 site area. The team is tasked with conducting a hydrologic study of the area to determine the existing conditions of the site. Through these studies and the current hydrologic conditions, the peak flow and volume runoff will be determined in order to alleviate runoff from future development.

FALL 2018: Site Developing Plan: Irvine Planning Area 1

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The City of Irvine is looking for proposals to develop Planning Area 1 (PA1). LCC inc. has developed a land development project proposal for the 3911-acre land and is planning on developing PA1 by adding recreational activities that attract the local and international community. The recreational plan includes an anime theme park, a hiking trail, and a downtown area.

FALL 2018: Site Development Plan for Planning Area 1 - Orchard Hills Development

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Our firm, RPM & Associates has been given the opportunity to develop Planning Area 1, also known as Orchard Hills. Our team plans to follow the City of Irvine's general plan and create a development to improve economic prosperity, ensure safety, and ultimately improve the quality of life for all its residents. A main component of this development will be the Multi-Use Event Center (Stadium) which will be created to host events and major sporting events.

FALL 2018: Site Development Plan for PA1

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The project proposes a new development in Planning Area 1 in the City of Irvine, CA. The approximately 4200 acre lot will be established into a mixed-use development consisting of commercial, industrial, and agricultural. The main aspects of the development will focus around a vineyard and estates. The estates will provide the residents with a high quality of living and will be tailored to wine enthusiasts. Attractions, such as, hot air balloon, a museum, winery will be implemented onto the site boosting the economy and creating a space for recreation. 

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