THE IABSE Young Engineers Colloquium East Asia |
PROGRAMME
I. Presentation of research papers or project reports
Young engineers can present research papers on any topic in structural engineering including PhD and MSc studies. They can also present construction projects of any kind of structures. The presentation will be made orally.
II. Bridge Design Competition:
Young engineers will design a look-out point in a specified location in Hong Kong. The design sites and the related information are provided in separate documents. The international experts from the IABSE National Groups will evaluate the submitted designs.
III. Social Activities
Colloquium dinner and award ceremony
IV. Optional Activity
Visit to PolyU Arch Footbridge and Health Monitoring Unit
Bus Tour to Bridges Look-Out Point and the Big Buddha in Lantau( Optional to join)
Keynote Speech 1: ESG, Carbon Neutrality and Climate Hazards - Sharing of Current Responses from the Built Environment and Real Estate Sector
Bruce Chong Director | Arup Fellow | Climate, Urban Sustainability & Smart City Arup Hong Kong Keynote Speech 2: Temperature-induced Deformation of Bridges — Field Monitoring, Numerical Simulation, and Theoretical Analysis
Ir Prof. XIA Yong Director of Joint Research Centre for Marine Infrastructure Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
November 29, 2024
15:00 - 18:00 Early Registrations
November 30, 2024
8:00 - 9:00 Registrations, Tea and Snacks
9:00 – 9:15 Opening Ceremony
9:15 – 9:50 Keynote Lecture 1
10:00 – 12:00 Design Competition Session-1
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Design Competition Session-2
14:00 – 15:00 Visit to PolyU Arch Footbridge and Health Monitoring Unit
15:00 – 16:20 Technical Session-1A & 1B (parallel sessions)
16:20 - 16:40 Tea and Snacks Break
16:40 – 18:00 Technical Session-2A & 2B (parallel sessions)19:00 – 21:00 Colloquium buffet dinner with award ceremony for Design Competition
December 1, 2024
9:00 – 9:30 Keynote Lecture 2
9:30 –10:20 Technical Session-3A & 3B (parallel sessions)
10:20 - 10:30 Tea and Snacks Break
10:30 – 11:30 Technical Session-4A & 4B (parallel sessions)
11:30 – 12.00 Closing Ceremony and award ceremony for Paper Presentations
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 19:30 Visit to Big Buddha and Lantau link visitor Centre by bus from and back to PolyU
Note: This is the tentative schedule. When the number of presentations exceeds the allocated time, parallel sessions could be arranged.
