Civil Engineering (1st)

C1.01 Spring Lake Trail Foot Bridge

Sponsor: Jon Cradit, San Marcos Green Belt Alliance

Student Team: Hayden VanderRoest, Cason Grumbles, Isaac Nino, Ian Lattie 

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Felipe Gutierrez 

Designing a bridge for pedestrians in the spring lake natural area while meeting criteria to fulfil the clients needs. In addition, construction has to be completed by volunteers with minimal environmental impact, while avoiding moving substantial amount of materials. Job site access and terrain surrounding the site prevents the use of motorized vehicles and heavy equipment.

C1.02 Schulle Canyon Trail Foot Bridge

Sponsor: Jon Cradit, San Marcos Green Belt Alliance

Student Team: Lane Totino, Mason Kelley, Tristen Gonzales, Jack VanDever IV Faculty Advisor: Dr. Felipe Gutierrez

We will be designing a trail foot bridge that spans a length of 40-50 feet across the Schulle Canyon Creek. This trail is inaccessible during heavy rainfall, our task is to design a footbridge to improve the accessibility during these poor weather conditions. Furthermore, this bridge will need to match the aesthetic of the existing trial. We will be working closely with the San Marcos Green Belt Alliance to ensure that we meet the City of San Marcos's needs.

C1.03 Spring Lake Trail Rehabilitation

Sponsor: Jon Cradit, San Marcos Green Belt Alliance 

Student Team: Sydney Shanahan, Kate Padron, Devyn Carter, Diana Garcia 

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Felipe Gutierrez 

A 140-foot section of Spring Lake Trail is susceptible to swamping on the footpath due to rain, soil characteristics, and it’s positioning on an incline. Water percolates through the Buda limestone caprock and is retained in a 20–30-foot clayey layer where the section of path is located. When the Del Rio Clay becomes saturated, the path may not be suitable to use for days. When this occurs, hikers find new paths around the sodden soil, widening the trail. This project aims to return the trail to its intended width and improve functionality in wet conditions with natural materials and low impact design.

C1.04 ARWA Ground Water Treatment Plant

Sponsor: Josh Milks & Marissa Vergara // CP&Y & STV 

Student Team: Cameron LaVigne, John Carroll, Wyatt Strength, Edgar Fragoso 

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Felipe Gutierrez  

Our team is in charge of the civil site expansion of the ARWA GWTP. Our team will be proposing three possible locations for the GWTP expansion. Our designs will include and expansion of the current GWTP, the new construction will share a high service pump station and a clear well. The other designs will be its own stand-alone structure.

C1.05 Bobcat Ridge Project

Sponsor: Ben Ruby, Kimley-Horn

Student Team: David Wells Heavner, Manan Patel, Mauricio Gonzalez, Herman Fernandez

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Felipe Gutierrez

This project will bring a new warehouse + office space to life. The site is located in San Antonio , Tx in an industrial zone. Four civil engineers partnered with Kimley-Horn will develop the site from the ground up.

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C1.06 City of Angleton WWTP

Sponsor: Todd Warrix, HDR 

Student Team: Caden Smith, Jordan Gallego, Shawn Jasso

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Felipe Gutierrez

The City of Angleton is expecting growth over the next few decades and wishes to prepare. The existing WWTP plants are at capacity and a new WWTP needs to be built to accommodate this growth. This project will include but not limited to, modeling growth and expected flows, design of the wastewater treatment plant and all associated piping, pumps, other equipment, and discharge of the regulated effluent from the plant.