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In the fall of 2006, Rod Simpson, P.E., Division Manager of Technology for USS POSCO Industries (UPI) and a 1976 Cal Poly alumnus (Engineering Technology) was tasked to assemble a project team to lead the environmental permitting, design and construction of a new state-of-the-art $137M American Petroleum Institute (API) Line Pipe Manufacturing Plant in Pittsburg, California.
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A perennial winner at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pacific Southwest Regional Conference, Cal Poly again dominated the contest with first place wins in six events, including Concrete Canoe. Cal Poly took first place overall at the conference for the eleventh time out of the past 12 years.
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An exciting research project is underway related to the development of compaction procedures for optimum placement of wastes in municipal solid waste landfills. Laboratory tests have been conducted at Cal Poly as part of the study to investigate the fundamental influence of moisture addition on compaction characteristics for manufactured wastes.
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