Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day... to all lovers around the world!

Christmas Carols

Happy holidays everybody! I have selected the sheet music of the most beautiful carols. Please click on the sheet you wish to enlarge; then you can download and print it. The First Noel

Jingle Bells

Joy to the World

Silent Night, Holy Night

O Christmas Tree

The Twelve Days of Christmas

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Santa Parade

There was a fascinating Santa Parade last weekend, Vancouver downtown. What I can remember other than my photos is cold and cold and cold, about -10 C windchill! Please watch the pictures on my photoblog.

Vancouver Convention Centre

When I started my Canadian career in 2004, I was very lucky to start with an amazing project, Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, an expansion part to the existing building.

The building is over 135,000 square metres in 6 storeys. Design of the floor beams (horizontal elements to carry vertical loads in the load path, technically speaking) was a big challenge because of:

- Very long spans, up to 70 m
- Cranked beams spanning from one level to another with up to 50 deg slopes
- Heavy loads
- Limited deflections at most locations
- Limited beam height at certain locations

Built-up beams (WWF technically) with heights over 1,000 mm and masses over 500 kg/m were used very often, while some customized heavy girders with heights of up to 2,500 mm and customized high strength steel (Fy = 450 MPa, technically) were used for exceptional long spans and cantilevers.

I have to add, I was double lucky to start my Canadian career not only with a great project, but also with a great consulting firm, Glotman.Simpson, and under direction of a great structural engineer, Mr. Rob Simpson.

This beautiful building was inaugurated last week followed by an open house last weekend. Watch a short video of the open house:



See photos of the open house on my photoblog. See a panorama of the building under construction one year ago. This panorama would be best seen downloaded to full screen.

World without Engineers

Can you imagine a world without engineers? Well, let me help you...

How about a flight for a dream vacation


And transportations


The other side of the bridge? No problem! Try this bridge


Listen to your MP3s


Or watch your favourite TV show


Computers, select from latest models, laptop or desktop


Communicate with friends and colleagues


Good night!

Declan

Declan Galbraith (born 19 December 1991) is an English singer of Scottish and Irish origin.

He and his family live in Hoo, a village near Rochester, Kent. His grandfather was in a band, played several instruments, and took Galbraith to the concerts he was participating in, and the mix of Scottish and Irish musical traditions inspired Galbraith and became his early musical influence.

Although he is a British citizen and singer, Declan is more famous and well known abroad. The extent of his fame is widest in Germany where most of his albums were promoted, his songs recorded, and videos made. His first album in Germany had soon sold 200,000 copies within the year of release. As well as Germany, many other countries in Europe consider Declan as one of its well loved celebrities.

Watch a phenomenal song by Declan Galbraith, Tell Me Why



Source: Wikipedia

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