EOSC 445: Engineering Design Project

EOSC 445 · Engineering Design Project is a capstone course taken by all upper-year Geological Engineering students who work in small teams to solve complex, open-ended design challenges supplied by volunteer Project Sponsors from industry.

Examples of previous projects include:

• Jura Creek Risk Assessment and Mitigation Design sponsored by BGC Engineering
• Landslide Mitigation for CN Rail sponsored by Klohn Crippen Berger
• Metro Vancouver Coquitlam Main No.4 Tunnel Section sponsored by Hatch
• Buchanan Lake Groundwater Supply Feasibility Study sponsored by Piteau Associates
• Conceptual Closure Design of White Sullivan Pond Tailings Storage Facility sponsored by WSP

The Canadian Geotechnical Society’s Student Competition

Funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique, the nationwide annual Canadian Geotechnical Society Student Competitions recognize excellence among undergraduate and graduate engineering students at Canadian universities. In recent years, UBC geological engineering teams have placed first or second in the CGS competition. We celebrate all participants for their hard work and tremendous achievements! Most recently: 

Examples of previous award-winning projects include:

• Landslide Mitigation for CN Rail
• Conceptual Closure Design For The White Sullivan Prospecting Mine Tailings Storage Facility
• Gucci Gold Pre-Feasibility Open Pit Slope Design
• Tailings Storage Facility Prefeasibility Study
• Abundante Open Pit Design

Faculty of Applied Science Design & Innovation Day

Design and Innovation Day is an annual showcase in which UBC Engineering students present their projects through interactive exhibits and hands-on demonstrations. Engineering students undertake a year-long capstone, design or research project that offers innovative solutions to real-world problems. At the end of the course in mid-April, students present their design models to industry partners and potentially a working prototype as a solution to their problem. 

Geological Engineering students Katrijn Bjornson, Julia Costa, Luke Komisarski, and Matthew Liew won the 2024 (23W) Design and Innovation Day with their project, Landslide Mitigation for CN Rail, sponsored by Klohn Crippen Berger.

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