Carleton University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering cordially invites you to the 2017 John Adjeleian Lecture and reception:

Canada's Infrastructure:
A Possible Sustainable Solution

By Saeed Mirza, Professor Emeritus,
Department of Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University

Synopsis of the Lecture: The presentation deals with both policy and technical issues related to sustainable development and Canada’s infrastructure crisis. A National Infrastructure Policy, including the creation of an infrastructure bank is proposed as a possible solution. The challenges inherent in the implementation of such policy are discussed. The technical solutions are based on the outcome of a research program that integrates sustainability and durability in the design of any infrastructure asset, subjected to the various mechanical, natural, and man-made loads and a changing aggressive environment, and considers the performance of the various materials, the structural components and the structure over the entire design service life.

Professor Emeritus Saeed Mirza of McGill University is regarded as an outstanding engineer with a unique vision for the future, and is an excellent researcher and educator who has made a tremendous impact on many infrastructure issues. He has lobbied strongly for the renewal of Canada’s deteriorating infrastructure and has dealt with related technical, environmental, socio-economic, and financial, management and policy issues.Winner of several awards for outstanding teaching, research and professional contributions, he is considered a world authority on structural concrete behaviour and design of sustainable infrastructure. He has published extensively in journals and has coauthored books, special publications and reports on these topics.

*Student project posters from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will be displayed in Richcraft Hall’s Atrium starting at 3:30 pm. A reception will follow the lecture.