SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL MEETINGS
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5 & 12 June 2010 (Sat) 8:45am - 12:30pm Room W703D, Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Workshop on excavation and lateral support |
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14 June 2010 (Mon)
6:30pm - 7:30pm HKIE Headquarter |
Technical seminar on slope stability analysis benchmarking exercise |
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30 June 2010 (Wed) 6:30pm - 7:30pm HKIE Headquarter |
Technical seminar on the influence of geological interpretation on geotechnical engineering in the Northwest New Territories, Hong Kong |
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Workshop on excavation and lateral support
5 & 12 June 2010 (Sat);
Speaker Ir Leung King-wai Leung, Ir Dr Eric Li and Ir Dr Victor LiProgramme highlights The GE Division planned a series of workshops on various topics of geotechnical engineering. The target participants are young engineers in the Geotechnical Disciplines and also civil and structural engineers who are interested in geotechnical design. The first workshop on slope engineering was held on 5 and 12 December 2009. The second workshop on foundation engineering was held on two Saturday mornings on 27 February and 6 March 2010. The third workshop will be on excavation and lateral support. The topics to be covered in this workshop will include lateral earth pressure theory; design and choice of support system stability; dewatering/recharge; cut-off; ground movements and case study.Fee HK$1,000Registration and Enquries The number of participants is limited to 30 and applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. For registration, please refer to the website at http://www.crpd-hk.com. Full payment is required when making the registration. For enquiries, please contact May Ho at Tel: 2796 1638. Attendance certificate will be issued to participants who have attended both workshops. |
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Technical seminar on slope stability analysis benchmarking exercise
14 June 2010 (Mon)
Speaker Ir Dr Mark H C Chan obtained his Bachelor (with academic award), Master and Doctoral degrees from MIT and has wide work experience as academic, researcher, engineer and contractor in Hong Kong and internationally. He is presently a Geotechnical Engineer in the GEO with duties including the checking of geotechnical computer programmes, R&D and geotechnical control.Ir Dr Y M Cheng initially worked as consulting engineer on the design and construction of the MTRC Island Line, Eastern Harbour Crossing and the viaduct designs of the Island Eastern Corridor. He then joined the PolyU in 1986 and has been working mostly on geotechnical research. He occasionally participates in construction projects providing specialist advice in areas including pile foundation, deep excavation and slope stability. Ir Dr Jack Pappin completed a PhD at Nottingham University where he investigated granular road base course materials. He joined Arup Geotechnics in London in 1980 and transferred to Hong Kong in 1993. He mainly involves with analysis and design of geotechnical problems. He has done a significant amount of the development of the Oasys GEO Suite and is responsible for seismic hazard assessment and geotechnical earthquake engineering in Arup world-wide. Dr William Wei obtained his PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the PolyU in October 2008 and then he joined Arup as an Assistant Engineer. He has extensive experience in research of slope engineering. He also has over eight years' experience in three-dimensional and two-dimensional numerical modelling in various geothechnical problems, including slope stability, mining, deep excavation, pile foundation and axisymmetric active earth pressure. Programme highlights A benchmarking exercise was conducted in which major geotechnical groups in Hong Kong were requested to analyse a set of test problems, and the returns from the participating groups were analysed and the summary was sent out to the groups in 2009. The objective of the benchmarking exercise was to assess possible differences in the procedures and calculated factors of safety (FOS) in slope stability analysis. The test problems were prepared by the Sub-group on Geotechnical Computer Programmes of the Working Group on Application of Innovative Technology in Geotechnical Engineering. This seminar will discuss the summary of the returns from the groups and highlight important and interesting points in slope stability analysis.Registration and Enquries This seminar is free of charge and prior registration is not required. The number of participants is limited to 80 and seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. For enquiries, please contact Dr Johnny Cheuk at Tel: 2170 6305. |
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Technical seminar on the influence of geological interpretation on geotechnical engineering in the Northwest New Territories, Hong Kong
30 June 2010 (Wed)
Speaker Mr K W Lai is currently a senior engineering geologist with Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited. He was previously the Chairman of the Hong Kong Geological Society (2004-2006). After obtaining his MSc degree in engineering geology from the Asian Institute of Technology, he served the Hong Kong Geological Survey for 18 years where he was responsible for the geological mapping and borehole logging scrutinisation for Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai areas. He has also lectured at Hong Kong Baptist College, City University and University of Hong Kong.Programme highlights An accurate geological model is an essential requirement for safe and economical geotechnical engineering design. In this seminar, the speaker will present ample evidence supporting his views on the characteristics and differences of the problematic rock types. These will include the in-depth look into the petrological features, mode of occurrence, chemical composition and engineering properties. A more accurate research method for reviewing rock classifications will also be introduced.Registration and Enquries This seminar is free of charge and prior registration is not required. The number of participants is limited to 80 and seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. For enquiries, please contact Dr Johnny Cheuk at Tel: 2170 6305. |
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