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SUMMARY:Nonlinear Modal Analysis and Superposition of Structural Responses for Seismic Applications
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Kevin Wong\nResearch Structural Engineer\nDepartment of Commerce and the Federal Government\nNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\nUSA \nAbstract\nBuildings constructed in the seismic regions are vulnerable to earthquake activities and are required to be designed such that its seismic capacity must exceed the corresponding seismic demand with sufficient ductility. While design codes and standards have been developed to establish the seismic capacity in design\, estimating the seismic demand in nonlinear structures has always been a challenging task mainly because of the lack of scientific measurement tools. Nonlinear dynamic analysis is believed to be the most accurate method of computing the seismic demand\, but it requires earthquake time histories that are uncertain and difficult to predict. At the same time\, using only one earthquake time history in the analysis typically does not give a good representation of the broad spectrum of frequency contents due to uncertainties in earthquake ground motions. In order to predict the seismic demand accurately\, nonlinear dynamic analysis always requires a large number of earthquake time histories in the computation\, resulting in a huge computational effort and making the analysis impractical in the design process. Therefore\, a fast analysis method with high accuracy to predict the maximum seismic demand is needed. \nIn this presentation\, a brief introduction to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program will first be given. Then a fast analysis algorithm based on modal superposition of nonlinear response is proposed. Because linear modal superposition has found great acceptances in performance-based seismic engineering\, it is here extended to the nonlinear domain by using the force analogy method\, where the change in stiffness after yielding is replaced by a change in displacement. Geometric nonlinearity will be incorporated in the analysis using nonlinear stability functions. State space method is used to explicitly calculate the dynamic responses of each modal single-degree-of-freedom system. Through the combination of the force analogy method\, stability functions\, state space method\, and modal superposition\, both nonlinear response history analysis (NRHA) and nonlinear response spectra analysis (NRSA) are performed and results will be presented to contain both accuracy and efficiency \nBiography\nDr. Kevin Wong is a Research Structural Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\, a part of the Department of Commerce and the Federal Government in the United States. His research interests include earthquake engineering and structural dynamics\, nonlinear analysis\, stability\, structural control\, and energy dissipation. His job at NIST is to conduct research for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (also known as NEHRP) in advancing the measurement science technology in performance-based seismic engineering. Prior to joining NIST\, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah for 4 years and at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore for 6 years. He has published over 30 journal papers\, over 30 conference papers\, and 1 book titled “Structural Dynamics for Structural Engineers”. He received his master and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA).
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/nonlinear-modal-analysis-and-superposition-of-structural-responses-for-seismic-applications/
LOCATION:L105
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20100910T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20100910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:Research and Development on Seismic Design\, Evaluation and Retrofit of Structures in Taiwan
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Lap-Loi Chung\nNational Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering \nAbstract\nTaiwan is located in a seismicity active area and mitigation of earthquake disaster is an important issue. Technology is not well-developed to predict the occurrence of earthquake. Even though earthquake loss cannot be completely eliminated\, it can be effectively minimized through preparedness before earthquake\, emergency responses during earthquake and rehabilitation after earthquake. With seismic design\, the performance of new structures can be guaranteed. Because of uncertainty of earthquake\, structures may encounter earthquakes that may exceed the design one. Under this unexpected earthquake\, structures only with design strengths may be seriously damaged or even collapsed. Therefore\, the ductility after ultimate strength is also a key factor for seismic design. Moreover\, in addition to structure\, seismic performance of facilities has to be considered in some important structures such as hospital in order to be functional after major earthquake. Seismic codes are updated with time so that existing structures may be deficient in seismic performance from the viewpoint of the most updated seismic codes. Because of a large number of existing structures\, it is impossible and impractical to demolish all of them. By seismic evaluation\, the performance of existing structures can be realized. If its performance is inadequate\, retrofit measures can be taken to upgrade the seismic performance. Research\, development and implement on seismic design\, evaluation and retrofit of structures will be presented. \nBiography\nDr. Chung is Research Fellow at the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.S. from the\, Department of Civil Engineering\, SUNNY at Buffalo after he graduated from the National Taiwan University. He has also been an adjunct professor at the Department of Civil Engineering\, National Taiwan University.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/research-and-development-on-seismic-design-evaluation-and-retrofit-of-structures-in-taiwan/
LOCATION:Auditorium II\, University of Macau Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20100927T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20100927T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:International Workshop on Sustainable Urban Future in Pearl River Delta Region\, China
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Akimasa Sumi\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Tetsuo Kidokoro\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Fukushi Kensuke\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Hironori Kato\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Nobuaki Ohmori\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Hiroyuki Katayama\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Kyoung Jin An\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Hirotaka Matsuda\, University of Tokyo\nDr. Yiping Le\, University of Tokyo\nProf. Fei-yu Kang\, Shenzhen Graduate School of Tsinghua University\nProf. Pu-sheng Wang\, Shenzhen Graduate School of Tsinghua University\nProf. Zhishi Wang\, University of Macau \nAbstract\nThe workshop on Sustainable Urban Future in Pearl River Delta Region (PRD) aims to offer an interdisciplinary platform to bring together the academicians from the University of Tokyo and leading research institutes in PRD (includes Faculty of Science and Technology\, University of Macau\, Shenzhen Graduate School of Tsinghua University\, China South University of Technology\, Zhongshan University and City University of Hong Kong) for exchange of views on the pressing environmental issues\, and provide insights for the sustainable urban future in the PRD. \nThe objectives of the workshop cover following: \n\nTo share the understanding of the sustainable urban future\nTo identify the urgent research needs concerning sustainable urban future in PRD\nTo draw up a research framework for setting up a research project on sustainable urban future in PRD\n\n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/international-workshop-on-sustainable-urban-future-in-pearl-river-delta-region-china/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20101104T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20101104T110000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:Air Pollution in a Changing Environment: Integrated Tools and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Carlos Borrego\nFull Professor of Department of Environmental & Planning\, Former Vice-Rector\nUniversity of Aveiro \nAbstract\nAir pollution is enacted on all geographical and temporal scales\, ranging from urban problems related to immediate and long-term effects on human health and material damage\, over local\, regional and global phenomena. Numerical air quality modelling is a powerful tool for air quality evaluation and management\, and has been used to study the repercussions of emission reduction scenarios in air quality levels\, and their impacts on human health and vegetation. \nSince the world’s cities are the heart of most of the human activities\, the major consumers of natural resources\, and the major producers of pollution\, it is obvious that the sustainability debate has an urban focus. Urban sprawl is altering the landscape\, with current trends pointing to further changes in land use that will\, in turn\, lead to changes in emissions and air quality. Two case studies will be addressed. In the first one\, the impacts of alternative urban growth patterns on air quality are analysed through a 1-year application of a modelling system to Porto urban region (Portugal). Two land use scenarios for Porto urban area were defined (SPRAWL and COMPACT)\, and three full-year simulations were performed. Results revealed that SPRAWL resulted in an average temperature increase of 0.4°C\, an aggravation of PM10 annual averages and an increase in exceedances to the daily limit value. Finally\, population exposure to pollutants is higher for COMPACT because more inhabitants are found in areas of higher concentrations. \nIn the second case study\, the impact of road traffic management on urban air quality at the street level is assessed through the application of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. Different traffic scenarios were analysed based on the modification of the number and location of traffic lanes for typical meteorological boundary conditions. Simulations for the different scenarios have shown distinct behaviours of the air pollutants due to the prevailing wind direction and roads positioning. It was concluded that\, for typical conditions\, the closure of the two traffic lanes located in the south side of the main Avenue and the two adjacent streets is the best solution for air quality improvement. This scenario leads to a 31% reduction on CO and PM10 concentrations in the North sidewalk and 81% in the South sidewalk when comparing to present conditions. \nThese conclusions stress the importance of integrating the knowledge provided by the application of air quality models in urban planning and road traffic management with the goal of promoting the urban sustainability. \nBiography\nCarlos Borrego\, PhD in Air Pollution Modelling in 1981 at Free University of Brussels\, is Full Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Aveiro. During more than 30 years working on environmental problems\, he is serving Portugal on a number of international scientific boards and committees (EC\, NATO\, ESF…). He was Minister of Environment (1991 to 1994)\, Vice-Rector of the University of Aveiro and presently is the President of the Department of Environment and Planning. He is also Director of the European Association for the Science of Air Pollution – EURASAP. Since 1982\, coordinating the Research Group on Emissions\, Modelling and Climate Change\, he was involved in more than 26 European projects. His research work includes over 400 scientific publications (163 peer-reviewed and participation in 16 books) on environmental impact assessment\, air quality numerical modelling and management\, development of emissions databases\, wind tunnel simulation of flow and dispersion\, numerical modelling of flow and dispersion around buildings. As Director of the Institute for Environment and Development – IDAD\, the interface unit of University of Aveiro for cooperation with the Society\, develops professional consulting and project activities.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/air-pollution-in-a-changing-environment-integrated-tools-and-challenges/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101112
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:第三屆珠江三角洲區域環境遙感研討會
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20101119T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20101119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:Mobile Mapping System and Application & Managing Construction Risk by Effective Planning\, Programming and Progress Monitoring
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nMr. Andy Chan\nMr. John Battersby \nBiography\nMr. Andy Chan is the Sales Manager of Topcon Beijing (H.K.) Ltd. He is a Fellow member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineering Surveyors. He has been an expert in Mobile Mapping and he will share his experiences in Mobile Mapping System and Application. \nMr. John Battersby is a Quantity Surveyor by profession having worked in the construction industry for 43 years. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building\, Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers\, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors\, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. John has acted as an expert witness several times\, both in arbitration and litigation\, in respect of additional cost/loss and expense/damages claims\, measurement issues\, adjustment of rates\, valuation of variations and causes and effects of delays to construction works. He has acted both as party appointed and “single joint expert” (or “tribunal expert”). He is a Practising Member of the Academy of Experts and accredited by the Academy as an Expert. He has also been appointed as Arbitrator\, Assessor\, Mediator and Dispute Resolution Advisor several times. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/mobile-mapping-system-and-application-managing-construction-risk-by-effective-planning-programming-and-progress-monitoring/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110121T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110121T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:Pseudo-Excitation Method and its Applications in Civil Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. J. H. Lin\nFull Professor\, Department of Engineering Mechanics\nDalian University of Technology \nAbstract\nIn the design of long-span bridges\, the spatial effects of earthquakes\, including the wave passage effect\, the incoherence effect\, and the local site effect\, must be taken into account. The random vibration method can fully account for the statistical nature as well as the spatial effects of earthquakes\, and so has been widely regarded as a very promising method. Unfortunately the very low computational efficiency has become the bottle-neck for its practical use\, even though a number of scholars have made great endeavors to improve the efficiency. In the past 30 years\, a research group at Dalian University of Technology\, led by Prof. J.H. LIN\, has originated and developed an efficient method\, known as the pseudo-excitation method (PEM)\, to cope with the above computational difficulty. The PEM is accurate because the correlation terms between all participating modes and between all excitations have both been included. It is also very easy to use because the stationary random vibration analysis is transformed into harmonic vibration analyses\, while the non-stationary random vibration analysis is transformed into deterministic transient dynamic analyses. The most important advantage of PEM is its extremely high efficiency. For an average 3D FEM based bridge model\, the computing time for stationary seismic analysis is only a few minutes when using an ordinary personal computer. Therefore this method can easily compute the 3D random seismic responses of long-span bridges based on finite element models with up to thousands of degrees of freedom efficiently and accurately. This method has been widely applied in China in civil and transportation engineering (cars and high speed trains). The recently published official document “Guidelines for Seismic Design of Highway Bridges JTG/T B01-01-2008” recommends the PEM as a basic tool for seismic analysis of long-span bridges. The method is also introduced by a whole chapter in the “Vibration and Shock Handbook” published by CRC Press (US) in 2005. Owing to its extensive applications\, the PEM has now become an important part of the random vibration courses in some Chinese universities and colleges. This report will be presented by Prof. J.H. Lin to show the applications of PEM in different engineering areas. \nBiography\nProf. J. H. Lin was born in Shanghai in 1941. He studied in the Department of Modern Mechanics at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) from 1959 to 1964\, and then studied as a postgraduate in Dalian University of Technology (DUT) from 1964 to 1967. His research results in structural nonlinear seismic analysis and dynamic optimization published nearly 30 years ago were widely cited and applied in civil and mechanical engineering. After studying as a visiting fellow at Princeton University in Aug.1980—Oct.1981\, Prof. Lin has spent more than 20 years to establish the “pseudo excitation method”\, an efficient series of algorithms for structural random vibration computations\, which has been used efficiently in many important engineering projects in China. Hundreds of papers cited this method in solving engineering problems in different fields have been published by many professors and experts.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/pseudo-excitation-method-and-its-applications-in-civil-engineering/
LOCATION:L105
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110211T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110211T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110210T040043Z
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SUMMARY:從地圖到GIS和虛擬地理環境- 地理學語言的演變
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n林琿教授\n香港中文大學太空與地球資訊科學研究所所長\n國際歐亞科學院院士\n中國科學院/香港中文大學地球資訊科學聯合實驗室主任 \nAbstract\n現代地理學與地球系統科學的發展對地理學研究技術方法和手段提出了新的要求，地理資訊科學技術領域也在尋求和構建新的地理資訊平臺，並展開相關理論和技術的探討和研究。虛擬地理環境（VGE）作為新一代地理資訊平臺，可以彌補傳統GIS難以表達現實世界中大量的以地學分析模型為基礎的地理現象和難以支援資訊技術飛速發展時代使用者對多態而自然的人機交互和使用者介面的需求兩大不足。它融合地理數量方法、地理實驗科學和資訊科學技術，具有地學科學計算和虛擬表達特徵，採用地理模型的知識交流與共用以及地理協同的工作模式，支援對地理現象和過程的發展規律表達和變化機理分析，以新的地理研究和地理資訊應用與互動模式來開展對地理複雜系統的過程研究。當前VGE研究存在著重幾何模型、重資訊技術，而輕地理模型的現象。因此，有必要加強VGE中關鍵的地理模型的表達和運行機制研究，在應用層面要重點考慮實現VGE對專業領域地理過程的模擬、分析和地理知識共用的支持，加強地學專業層面的分析深度，為解決實際問題提供有力工具。 \nBiography\n林琿1980年畢業於武漢測繪科技大學，1983年獲中國科學院理學碩士，1987年獲美國布法羅大學文學碩士，1992年獲布法羅大學哲學博士。林琿1993年加入香港中文大學，現擔任地理與資源管理學系教授和太空與地球資訊科學研究所所長。林琿的主要研究興趣包括多雲多雨環境遙感、虛擬地理環境、空間綜合人文學與社會科學。林琿於1980年代初期率先在國內大型水電工程的水庫淹沒調查中採用衛星遙感與GIS技術，成果為當時我國最大水電工程二灘電站工程採用；林琿於1990年代中期開始推動地學過程動力學模型與地學環境虛擬研究，並結合我國東海潮波系統和海岸帶演變研究，成果彙集於其1999年的學術專著《東中國海潮波系統與海岸演變類比研究》，並由此逐步形成虛擬地理環境學術思想，進而聯合國內外同行積極推動虛擬地理環境研究；2000年以來，林琿開始推動空間綜合人文學與社會學研究，期望這種文科與理工科的學術大交叉成為開拓研究新領域、取得原創性突破、培養複合型人才、以及促進社會發展的重要途徑。 \n自1993年加入香港中文大學以來，林琿已經在國內外發表了200多篇學術論文，合作撰寫了10部學術專著，編輯了一本地圖集和15部會議文集，擔任了英文學術期刊Annals of GIS 的主編以及國內外著名學術期刊客座編輯，例如《國際地理資訊科學期刊IJGIS》和《攝影測量工程與遙感PE&RS》。1992年，林琿獲選為中國海外地理資訊科學學會（CPGIS）創會主席，1995年當選國際歐亞科學院院士。目前，林琿擔任國家遙感中心專家組成員與國家遙感中心香港基地主任，並擔任德國、印度、澳大利亞和中國多所大學與研究機構的客座與訪問教授以及聯合國亞太經社會遙感、GIS、衛星導航工作組香港聯絡處負責人。 林琿於2008年獲選為中國國家航天局繞月探測科學專家委員會成員。 2009年獲亞洲遙感協會傑出貢獻獎。
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/%e5%be%9e%e5%9c%b0%e5%9c%96%e5%88%b0gis%e5%92%8c%e8%99%9b%e6%93%ac%e5%9c%b0%e7%90%86%e7%92%b0%e5%a2%83-%e5%9c%b0%e7%90%86%e5%ad%b8%e8%aa%9e%e8%a8%80%e7%9a%84%e6%bc%94%e8%ae%8a/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110221T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110221T144500
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:Recent Research on the Strengthening of Concrete and Metallic Construction Materials with FRP Composites
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Scott Smith\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Civil Engineering\nUniversity of Hong Kong \nAbstract\nExternally bonded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites can be used effectively to strengthen and repair existing reinforced concrete (RC) and metallic structures. Of fundamental importance though is an adequate understanding of the strength and behaviour of the bond between the FRP and concrete or metallic substrates. While an abundance of research has been undertaken over the last two decades or so on the bond between FRP and concrete\, associated research between FRP and metallic materials is still very much in its infancy by comparison. This presentation will in turn discuss recent research being conducted at The University of Hong Kong related to the strength and behaviour of FRP-to-concrete and FRP-to-metallic bonded interfaces. More specifically\, the enhancement of FRP-to-concrete bond strength using mechanical anchorage is discussed as well as the effect of material and geometric properties on the strength of FRP-to-metallic interfaces. \nBiography\nProf. Scott Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Hong Kong\, China. He graduated BE (Civil Engineering) (1994) and PhD in Structural Engineering (1999) from The University of New South Wales\, Sydney\, Australia. His research interests include the behaviour of RC\, metallic and timber structures strengthened with FRP composites; strength\, ductility and serviceability of RC structures; and local buckling of steel and FRP in composite steel- or FRP-concrete assemblages. He has published widely in the FRP composites field\, co-authored Australia’s first design guideline on FRP\, and received the Distinguished Young Researcher Award from the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC) in 2010.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/recent-research-on-the-strengthening-of-concrete-and-metallic-construction-materials-with-frp-composites/
LOCATION:L109
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110322T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110322T180000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110321T040020Z
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SUMMARY:The Code of Ethics for Civil Engineers
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Mun-Fung CHAN 陳滿鋒 博士\nSociedade de Consultadoria em Engenharia CIVIL\, Limitada\n(乘風土木工程顧問公司董事) \nAbstract\nAlong with the rapid development of the city\, civil engineers should recognize the increasing importance of the ethical principles and moral obligation when working in the civil engineering industry. This seminar will give an overview on the code of ethics in civil engineering. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/the-code-of-ethics-for-civil-engineers/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110325T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110324T040007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032040Z
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SUMMARY:Scientific Concepts for Concrete Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Lian Huizhen\nEmeritus Professor\, School of Civil Engineering\nTsinghua University\, Beijing \nAbstract\nConcrete technology has been developing rather empirically. However\, recent research has indicated that we can better understand concrete through certain scientific concepts. This seminar will present the scientific concepts that would help us to improve our understanding of concrete and to more accurately predict the behaviour of concrete. With these scientific concepts\, we should be able to optimize the mix design of concrete for the production of higher performance concrete. \nBiography\nProf. Lian graduated from Tsinghua University in 1958 and has since been teaching and doing research at Tsinghua University. She has done more than 50 years of research on various aspects of concrete technology\, including PFA\, GGBS\, high-strength concrete\, high-flowability concrete\, light-weight concrete and expanding agents. She has published more than 100 papers and has participated in the drafting of many national standards on concrete materials and structures.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/scientific-concepts-for-concrete-engineering/
LOCATION:HG01
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110410
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20210602T082908Z
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SUMMARY:UM-FST Career Fair 2011
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URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/training/careerfair/2011.php#new_tab
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110419T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110419T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110418T040012Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Piling Technologies for Sustainable Construction in Macau
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nER. Dr. Goh Teik Lim\nGIKEN SEISAKUSHO \nAbstract\nAs aging civilizations continue their growth\, there is a need to constantly expand the existing public infrastructures such as road\, bridge\, rail\, port and underground facilities. Due to environmental concerns in urban construction\, many typically simple infrastructure projects can become very complex or feasibly impossible. Disruption during construction works such as traffic obstruction\, noise\, ground vibrations and air pollution are the common public discomforts affecting the business environment and quality of life. These are insoluble dilemma faced by planners and practicing engineers all over the world in constructing the public infrastructures in urban area. \nConventional dynamic pile driving methods are still commonly used in construction sites though they are well known for causing excessive noise\, ground vibrations and damages to critical structures. Drilled shafts\, slurry walls and other cast-in-place foundation piles and retaining wall systems alleviate some of these problems but add additional problems of their own with large bulky machines\, reliance on dusty concrete plants and urban trucking grief. In this talk\, the press-in piling technology will be introduced. \nThe press-in piling method allows pre-fabricated piles to be hydraulically jacked-in into the ground using a relatively small\, compact and lightweight press-in machine so called the “Silent Piler”. This piling technology is based on the “reaction principle’ in which sufficient penetration force is derived from the shaft friction of previously installed piles. The press-in machine has the ability to self-walk on previous installed piles\, enabling the pile installation to proceed on slope\, above water and in a narrow construction corridor. The concept of “One-step Approach” using the press-in piling technology will be illustrated during the presentation with emphasis on how the sequence of construction works can be eliminated and singled out without reliance on temporary works. Several construction solutions based on “One-step Approach” for piling works associated to urban development will be illustrated during the presentation. \nBiography\nDr. GOH Teik Lim graduated from the University of Malaya and joined ARUP (Kuala Lumpur) as a consulting engineer. He came to Singapore to further his doctorate study in National University of Singapore\, researching on a deep excavation topic in soft ground. He started practising as a geotechnical engineer in SembCorp E & C\, specializing in deep excavation works where he was involved in the construction of the longest cut-and-cover tunnel in Singapore. He has then joined GIKEN Seisakusho Asia as a Regional Technical Manager\, in-charge of the ASIA countries. He is currently a registered professional engineer in both Singapore and Malaysia. His focus is in deep excavation and foundation with keen interest to implement cost-effective construction solutions in an environmentally responsible manner.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/silent-piling-technologies-for-sustainable-construction-in-macau/
LOCATION:L105
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110419T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110419T180000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110418T040011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032040Z
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SUMMARY:Engineering Ethics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nMr. Wu Chou Kit\nCouncil President\nThe Macau Institution of Engineers\n(澳門工程師學會 胡祖杰理事長) \nAbstract\nAlong with the increasing importance of engineering ethics\, civil engineers should familiarize themselves with important moral issues common in the industry. The speak will give an overview of engineering ethics and share his experience in practice in the seminar. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/engineering-ethics/
LOCATION:L105
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110705T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110705T123000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110704T040027Z
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SUMMARY:Geotechnical Testing/Monitoring – Devils in the Details
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Ryan Yan Wai ManAssistant Professor\, Department of Civil EngineeringUniversity of Hong Kong (HKU) \nAbstract\nGeotechnical testing\, either in field or laboratory scale\, is the most direct way to understand the response of a geotechnical system. Herein a geotechnical system can be as simple as a soil specimen confined in rigid walls (for instance oedometer cell) or as complex as the construction of twin tunnels adjacent to existing piles. Monitoring is of prime importance during the testing. Over the decades\, owing to the advances in technologies\, monitoring has been evolved from simply naked eyes\, to mechanical sensing\, and further to mechanical-electrical coupled ones. Unfortunately\, the more powerful the sensors the more common that users treat them as a black-box. \nIn this presentation\, very common geotechnical tests are used to illustrate the devilish details of geotechnical testing. Important aspects regarding geotechnical testing are discussed\, such as testing limitations\, sensor calibration\, data acquisition and data interpretation. The talk is suitable for not only research students working in civil engineering but also undergraduates in the discipline. \nBiography\nDr. Ryan Yan is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Prior to joining HKU\, he had been a Research Fellow\, Visiting Scholar\, and Assistant Professor at HKUST\, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg\, Germany and the University of Macau for more than six years. He has been awarded for more than 4 millions Hong Kong dollars research funding over the years and has published more than 30 technical research papers in various international journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests include constitutive and numerical modelling of geomaterials\, advanced nondestructive soil characterization and geotechnical process monitoring\, application of Bayesian analysis to geotechnical engineering\, soil-structure interaction as well as field monitoring. He serves as the Committee Member in a number of engineering societies in Hong Kong\, including the HKIE Geotechnical Division\, ASCE (Hong Kong Section)\, The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (Hong Kong)\, and The Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/geotechnical-testing-monitoring-devils-in-the-details/
LOCATION:N204
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110806
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110802T040029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032040Z
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SUMMARY:Civil Engineering Summer Camp 2011 土木工程夏令營2011
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URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2011/civil-engineering-summer-camp-2011/#new_tab
CATEGORIES:cee_events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110905T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110905T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110904T040048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032040Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Recent Advances in some Civil and Environmental Engineering Problems (Day 1)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/conf20110905.pdf#new_tab
LOCATION:RLG116
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110908T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110907T040048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032040Z
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SUMMARY:Obliquely Incident Solitary Wave along a Vertical Wall
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Harry H. YehThe Miles Lowell and Margaret Watt Edwards Distinguished Chair in EngineeringOregon State University \nAbstract\nReflection of an obliquely incident solitary wave along a vertical wall may create the formation of the Mach stem. The previous laboratory and numerical experiments failed to validate the Mach reflection phenomenon predicted by Miles. Here we show that the discrepancy is primarily originated from the assumption of small incident wave angle. Ex- pressing the incident solitary wave with the quasi-two-dimensional Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) theory\, Miles’s theory can be extended to the higher-order correction for the incident wave angle. With this revision\, the laboratory and numerical results are now found to be in better agreement with the theory. Our results demonstrate that the evolution of stem- wave amplification is in good agreement with the numerical prediction of the KP theory. The asymptotic characteristics are also in agreement with Miles’s theory except those in the neighborhood of the transition between the Mach reflection and the regular reflection. The- oretically predicted maximum four-fold amplification of the stem wave cannot be realized in the experiments: the measured amplification is 2.9 instead. The maximum amplification factor at the wall has significant engineering consequences in designing coastal structures. The present study is the first to sensibly analyze validation of the theory. In addition\, the KP solutions for interacting two line-solitons will be discussed and compared with our laboratory data. \nBiography\nProf. Harry H. YEH is the Miles Lowell and Margaret Watt Edwards Distinguished Chair in Engineering at Oregon State University. He also holds the position of Adjunct Professor in College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. He received an AB degree in Economics from Keio Gijuku University (Japan); BS and MS in Agricultural Engineering from Washington State University; and a PhD in Civil Engineering from University of California\, Berkely. \nFirstly worked as a Hydraulic Engineer for Bechtel Inc. in the late 70’s and early 80’s\, and awarded the Award of Merit in 1979\, Prof. YEH primarily analyzed hydrodynamics problems involved in electric power plants. He then began his academic career in 1983 at the University of Washington\, and joined the faculty of School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University in 2003. Prof. YEH was also visiting scholar in the Disaster Prevention Research Institute in Kyoto University\, Stanford University and Cornell University. \nProf. YEH was awarded the Irving and Lucille Smith Scholarship in 1979 and the Japanese Government Research Award for Foreign Specialist by the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan in 1998. He was recognized in fellowships such as the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Short-term Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan in 1999 and 2008 and the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Visiting Senior Professor Fellowship in 1997. \nAs a Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California in the United States\, Prof. YEH also affiliated with several professional associations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers\, the American Geophysical Union\, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the Japan Association for Wind Engineering. \nIn the field of education and science\, Prof. YEH devotes great interests in the field of hydrodynamics of tsunamis focusing on controlled laboratory experiments and theoretical development of nonlinear long-wave theory in close collaboration with applied mathematicians. He also works on the development of tensor-field visualization\, as well as the development of IT tools for tsunami hazards mitigation\, in topics of gravity currents\, lake hydrodynamics\, wind turbulence\, vorticity dynamics at the fluid-fluid interface\, structural control\, and tsunami evacuation simulations. \nApart from teaching and conducting academic research\, Prof. YEH has been the editor of the Journal of Disaster Research for Fuji Technology Press Ltd.\, since 2006. He has been working on a substantial number of academic works\, some of his significant publications such as “Laboratory study of the cross-shore flow structure in the surf and swash zones” and “On the Mach reflection of a solitary wave – revisited.” in 2011; “Tsunami Impacts on Coastlines” in 2009; “Tsunami Runup and Drawdown on a Plane Beach” and “Tsunami Scour around a Cylinder: an Effective Stress Approach” in 2003. \nRecently\, Prof. YEH also joined the ATC-64 Project Management Committee for Development of Design and Construction Guidance for Special Facilities for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunami for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA P646)\, and participated in several reconnaissance field surveys for tsunamis – from the 1992 Nicaraguan event to most recent Japanese Tsunamis. He has organized a number of interdisciplinary workshops for long–wave modeling\, measurements\, bathymetry and topography data\, seafloor deformation\, and tsunami scenario simulations\, as well as workshops focusing on the design and use of the tsunami facility.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/obliquely-incident-solitary-wave-along-a-vertical-wall/
LOCATION:L105
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110908T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110908T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110904T040049Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Recent Advances in some Civil and Environmental Engineering Problems (Day 2)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/conf20110905.pdf#new_tab
LOCATION:L105
CATEGORIES:cee_events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110926T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20110926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20110923T040007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032040Z
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SUMMARY:A Total Solution of Barrier-Free Transportation Services in Taipei 交通臺北，有愛無礙
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Shiaw-Shyan LUO\nDepartment of Transportation Management and Graduate Institute of Transportation Science\nTamkang University\, Taiwan \nAbstract\nThe public transport is considered as the best solution to improve traffic congestion. Today it is urged to promote public transport to meet green environment and sustainable development. Based on the worldwide experiences we knew that it is not easy to promote public transport. Taiwan is a small island\, major cities with high resident density are encountered with different level traffic problems and traffic is getting worse especially under current new urban development. Furthermore\, the key role of the public transport is to take care of aged and handicapped. Residents in Taipei city and its adjoining cities use public transport often\, the usage percentage is much higher than other cities where their city bus\, intercity bus and MRT are currently in financial loss. \nIt is understood that the flexibility\, door-to-door accessibility and barrier-free service of transitional public transport is not so competitive advantaged to the private modes. In order to improve the competitiveness of the public transport\, it must have comprehensive thinking and approaches. Firstly\, we should achieve “last mile service”. Public transport shall not be narrowly deemed as bus\, transit\, citizen bus\, taxi\, public bicycle\, it shall also cover friendly sidewalks. Secondly\, we shall improve seamless public transportation service by using e-bus system. The e-bus system has been installed completely in Taipei in 2009. This e-bus system has significantly improved the service quality in the remote areas as well as the bus transfer to/from MRT. The above could be referred as hardware facilities. The service attitude could represent as software that will impact the service quality but is seldom taken into account by the government and bus operators. \n“Connecting People”- a slogan from Nokia. It means that a good service starts from saying hello and saying thank you. Good image of bus service can shorten the distance between driver and passenger. Citizen bus runs through small districts and could act as an angel to protect residents in those districts. Taipei City Government has worked together with all bus operators and non-governmental organization in the past 4 years to promote a movement for courteous bus services. Drivers are encouraged to say hello and thank you to passengers. Drivers are also encouraged to announce name of bus stops. The good service of Taipei Bus has been demonstrated during the Taipei International Flora Expo. Taipei Bus’s image has been recognized by citizens and is formed as a special bus culture. The experience of Flora Expo showed that the barrier-free service of public transport is not limited to the low floor bus\, but also include smooth and clearance of sidewalks. The most important is the SOP setup for handling handicapped get-on/off bus without barrier. \nA civilized city shall understand and provide full cares to the disadvantaged social groups. The public transport can be the bridge to allow aged and handicapped to participate in social activities. No doubt\, the public transport operators shall change their mindset in operation of public transport. Cares and loves are the keys to achieve sustainable public transportation services. \n摘要\n公共交通是改善都市交通問題的不二良方。從節能減碳與永續發展的觀點，都市公共交通的布局與推動刻不容緩。然而中外的經驗皆顯示，公共交通的推廣有相當難度，絕非一蹴能及。台灣地區地狹人稠，主要都市均面臨不同程度的交通問題，且隨都市的發展日趨嚴重。加以人口的高齡化，為提升資深公民的社會參與，同時照顧身障市民行的權益，公共交通的角色更形關鍵。目前，台灣地區除台北市及其鄰近新北市部分區域民眾有較高比例使用公共運輸之外，其他城市之公共交通系統普遍陷入惡性循環的窘境。公車、客運，甚至捷運，率皆虧損經營，苦撐待哺。 \n不可諱言，傳統公共運輸服務在及門性與服務提供的彈性，甚至無障礙服務方面，遠遠不及私人運輸。因此，為提升公共運輸的競爭力，勢須有整體之思維及作法。首先，是「最後一哩服務」的落實；公共運輸不僅是狹隘的公車、捷運，市民小巴、計程車(市民小黃)、公共租賃自行車，甚至友善的人行空間，都是公共運輸的重要環節。在無縫隙服務方面，資訊的無縫可以彌補服務時間與空間的不足。公車動態資訊系統的普遍建置，對於提升偏遠地區或捷運接駁的公車服務品質，成效顯著。上述作為多偏重於硬體的提供；屬於軟體的部分，對於影響運輸服務品質的關鍵-服務態度，則一向少為政府部門與業者所重視。 \n然則「科技始於人性」，一聲親切的問候與感謝，無形中拉近乘客與司機間的距離，也塑造了公車服務的新形象；市民小巴深入鄰里，更可扮演守護的角色。台北市四年前結合公車業者與公益團體，嘗試推動「公車禮貌心運動」，以小故事、小花絮表達對公車從業人員的肯定與感謝；同時鼓勵公車司機口播站名、向乘客問好、說謝謝。台北公車的貼心服務在花博期間屢獲國內外遊客好評，顯見已能得到社會的普遍認同，且已發酵深化形成公車文化。花博的經驗顯示，公共交通的無障礙服務，不僅體現在公車的「低地板化」，尚包括道路環境的整頓/整平。更重要的是，服務身障者進出的標準作業流程，讓身障者感受無歧視的貼心服務，出行無礙。 \n城市的文明，體現在對弱勢的關懷。公共交通是高齡者與身心障礙者參與社會的重要媒介，應予重視。「用心經營，用愛服務」是公共交通的唯一出路，更是不二法門。
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/a-total-solution-of-barrier-free-transportation-services-in-taipei/
LOCATION:HG01
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120330T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120330T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20120329T040055Z
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SUMMARY:Enhanced Use of Underground Space in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nMr. Mark Wallace\nDirector of Arup Hong Kong \nAbstract\nA one year study was completed in April 2011 by Arup for CEDD GEO Planning Division to review and identify possible government facilities that could be relocated into underground cavern facilities. The study reviewed overseas cases as well as reviewing the current underground cavern developments in Hong Kong. It also identified various possible underground cavern schemes and potential strategic cavern areas that could also be developed. This talk will outline some of the general findings from the study and how a future strategy to continue underground development could be further considered in the city. \nBiography\nMark Wallace is an Engineering Geologist and has more than 23 years of experience in understanding and solving engineering geology and ground related problems in Civil Engineering. He was the Project Manager for the Enhanced Use of Underground Space and has been in Hong Kong for more than 16 years. He has worked on numerous HK projects from Tuen Mun Highway\, Route 3\, Butterfly Valley Primary Service Reservoir Tunnels and Shafts\, HK West Drainage Tunnel as well as various MTR projects such as Quarry Bay Extension\, Tiu Keng Leng Station\, West Island Line\, Express Rail Link\, SCL\, Kwun Tong Line Extension. He has also managed and led various designs on Natural Terrain Hazards as well as Foundations assessments for high rise structures in HK\, South Korea and the Philippines. \nHe is currently involved in the cavern related parts of the Land Supply Study undergoing Public Engagement and is also the Project Manager looking at identifying and considering possible New Quarry Sites in Hong Kong.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/enhanced-use-of-underground-space-in-hong-kong/
LOCATION:HG03
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120403T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120403T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20120402T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032039Z
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SUMMARY:Excellence in Teaching = f(x) What is f(x)?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Ben Young\nProfessor of Structural Engineering\nDepartment of Civil Engineering\nThe University of Hong Kong \nAbstract\nWhat is excellence in teaching? Is excellence in teaching simply facilitating students to achieve learning outcomes through innovative teaching or to enhance student learning experiences? Can the achievement of teaching and learning outcomes\, adoption of learner-centred approaches\, leadership in curriculum development\, innovation in teaching as well as development of effective teaching practice and assessment method for learning be considered as excellence in teaching? The speaker has a somewhat different view on excellence in teaching. He has developed the 7-MUST teaching approach\, which he has successfully applied for many years at universities in Hong Kong\, Singapore and Sydney. This teaching approach has been enthusiastically received by the students. Furthermore\, it is a great challenge to teach large class of students. Conventional face-to-face lectures in large classes require special teaching skills. The speaker will also share his experiences on large class teaching of over 300 students. Pertinent issues on the outcome-based approach to student learning (OBASL) will be discussed. Finally\, the speaker will share his view on future challenges to the higher education system in Hong Kong. \nBiography\nDr Ben Young is currently a Professor of structural engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is also the Deputy Department Head\, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School and Warden of Suen Chi Sun Hall\, HKU. He received the BSc\, BEng and PhD degrees from the University of Sydney in 1991\, 1993 and 1998\, respectively. In his three years of teaching at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)\, he received the Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award in 2002\, the Bechtel Foundation Engineering Teaching Excellence Award on 2003\, and the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching Award in 2004 that awarded to only one teaching staff every year. After joining HKU in 2005\, Professor Young received the Best Teacher Award in 2006\, the Outstanding Young Researcher Award in 2006 and the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2008. \nProfessor Young was one of the code writers for the “Hong Kong Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel” for the Buildings Department\, Hong Kong Government. He is a committee member of SEI/ASCE-8 Specification for the “Design of Cold-formed Stainless Steel Structural Members”\, American Society of Civil Engineers. Professor Young is currently a member of nine editorial boards\, such as the Journal of Constructional Steel Research\, Journal of Thin-Walled Structures\, Journal of Advanced Steel Construction\, Journal of ICE Structures and Buildings and so on. His research interests include cold-formed steel structures\, testing and design of steel structures\, stainless steel structures\, aluminum structures\, structural stability\, fire resistance of metal structures and engineering education. He has published over 240 International journal and conference papers of which over 100 journal papers are indexed by SCI.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/excellence-in-teaching-fx-what-is-fx/
LOCATION:HG01
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120421T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120421T140000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20120420T040006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032039Z
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SUMMARY:UM-FST Career Fair 2012
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URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/training/careerfair/2012.php#new_tab
LOCATION:Recreation Area of Choi Kai Yau Building and TG Gallery of Tai Fung Building
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120602T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120602T180000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20120601T040012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032039Z
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SUMMARY:FST Dean's Final Year Project List Presentation Ceremony and Project Exhibition 2012
DESCRIPTION:Date: 2 June 2012 (Saturday) \nTime: 2:30pm – 6pm \nVenue: X-Hall \nIntroduction \nFST Dean’s Final Year Project (FYP) List recognizes FYP teams for an outstanding engineering achievement in each department. They may be awarded annually when in the judgment of the FYP suitable candidates are available. Recipient selection is administered through the Dean Office or its delegation according to department recommendation. \nSponsor: Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of University of Macau \nScope: For outstanding accomplishments in the FYP work in the field of science and technology research and development. \nNumber of awards: Up to 5 FYP teams of each department of FST \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/fst-deans-final-year-project-list-presentation-ceremony-and-project-exhibition-2012/
LOCATION:X-Hall
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120730
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
CREATED:20120726T040029Z
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SUMMARY:Civil Engineering Summer Camp 2012 土木工程夏令營2012
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URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2012/civil-engineering-summer-camp-2012/#new_tab
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120831T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20120831T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:The Role of Dynamic Testing in Geotechnical Characterisation
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Jaime Santos\nInstituto Superior Técnico (IST)\nTechnical University of Lisbon\nPortugal \nAbstract\nSoil-structure interaction problems under either static or dynamic loading have been the major problem to dominate in modelling the behavior of building and general civil engineering structures. Movements of structures or internal movements of ground are still difficult to evaluate mostly by the lack of information about the stress-strain behavior of soil under small strains. The deformation properties at these small strains can be linked to the elastic properties\, although the stress-strain behavior could be highly non-linear. \nThis has led to the development of design methods that take this into account\, such that stiffness non-linearity is now routinely incorporated into many standard computer codes. These achievements have been paralleled by developments in either in situ or laboratory testing methods that allow the details of the stress-strain response to be examined\, even at strains as low as 10-6. \nMeasurement of seismic wave velocities is a practical\, non-destructive\, frequently non-invasive and cost-effective means of determining the small strain stiffness of soils. Given the particulate nature of soils\, wave-based techniques present unique advantages to study geomaterials without affecting the fabric\, structure and inherent mechanical properties. In fact\, seismic wave velocities in soils are influenced by a number of factors\, such as the stress state\, void ratio or porosity\, structure and inherent anisotropy. These properties are indeed important for a variety of geotechnical applications including seismic ground response and liquefaction analyses. \nAn overview and critical discussion about the role of dynamic testing in geotechnical characterisation involving the most recent wave-based in situ and laboratory techniques applied in major projects in Portugal will be presented in detail. \nBiography\nAcademic and Professional Positions:\nAssociate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico & Director at CENOR Consulting Engineers.\nMember of various national committees and international professional societies. Senior Member and Geotechnical Specialist of the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros). \nEducation:\nCivil Engineering Degree\, Instituto Superior Técnico\, Technical University of Lisbon\, 1988.\nM.Sc. in Soil Mechanics\, Faculty of Science and Technology\, New University of Lisbon\, 1993.\nPh.D. in Civil Engineering\, Instituto Superior Técnico\, Technical University of Lisbon\, 2000. \nResearch Interests: \n\nStatic and dynamic soil characterisation.\nLiquefaction.\nPiles under static and dynamic loading.\nSeismic behaviour of underground structures.\n\nSummary: \n\nAuthor or co-author of more than 100 papers in international and national journals and conferences.\nParticipation as design author or director of more than 90 projects involving geotechnical works and structures.\nSupervision of 7 PhD and 15 MSc theses.\nParticipation as member or coordinator of 10 scientific research projects.\nCoordinator of the Master Programme in Civil Engineering at IST (2009-2012).\nChairman of the 8th International Conference on the Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles (Stress Wave 2008).\n\nHonors and Awards: \n\nSoils and Rocks Prize – Best Paper 2007-2008. Brazilian Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ABMS)\, Brazilian Society for Engineering and Environmental Geology (ABGE) and Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG).\nManuel Rocha Prize – Best PhD thesis 2000-2003. Portuguese Geotechnical Society.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/the-role-of-dynamic-testing-in-geotechnical-characterisation/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20121010T113000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20121010T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:Integrated Whole Building Energy Design
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nMr. Paul Rode\nProject Executive for the Solutions Division of the Building Efficiency unit of Johnson Controls \nAbstract\nIt is widely known that a significant percentage of energy is used in the buildings that we live and work in. What is the correct amount of energy that should be used? How deep can energy savings take a building\, is 5%\, 10% or 50% energy savings possible? Is Net Zero possible and profitable? The program will cover the introduction of a energy retrofit business model\, that includes a high level description of the most common technologies used\, preparation of a business case\, and real examples from some of New York’s largest office towers and its airports. We will cover deep energy retrofits in existing buildings and the classic design pathway of load reduction\, energy efficiency\, behavior modification and renewable power production in the context of cities and buildings in particular. We will look at what is done to reduce energy use in a building in an appropriate and profitable way. How the business of energy retrofits is put together and how small and large companies\, building owners\, and tenants can benefits from this industry. All examples will be drawn from real examples of work being done by Johnson Controls in New York City. \nBiography\nMr. Rode is a Project Executive for the Solutions Division of the Building Efficiency unit of Johnson Controls where he is responsible for working with Johnson’s commercial clients to develop and deliver an array of energy services. Based in New York City\, and covering a national footprint he leads a team of engineers\, and project managers applying innovative techniques to develop retrofit strategies that yield deep energy savings\, and managing the implementation of energy savings projects through performance contracting. The projects typically include retro commissioning\, energy savings guarantees\, smart building technologies\, lighting\, distributed generation\, and operational studies. He has been with Johnson Controls for 16 years and has held the positions of Senior Project Manager\, Performance Contracting Team Leader\, Account Executive\, and Business Development Director. Recently he led the Johnson Controls team responsible for the energy efficiency retrofit of the Empire State Building. \nPrior to joining Johnson Controls Mr. Rode worked for EUA Cogenex as an engineer developing paid from savings energy projects for a variety of industrial and commercial customers. \nMr. Rode has spent 10 years on foreign project management assignments involving the construction of generation / cogeneration stations in Zimbabwe\, South Africa\, Brazil\, Russia (Soviet Union at the time)\, and Saudi Arabia. \nMr. Rode is Professional Engineer with a BE degree in Chemical Engineering\, has contributed to trade publications\, and governmental energy policy.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/integrated-whole-building-energy-design/
LOCATION:HG03
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20121212T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20121212T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:Take back and treatment of discarded electronic products (E-waste)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Dr. Ir Ab Stevels\nProfessor\nDesign for Sustainability Lab\nDelft University of Technology\, Delft\, the Netherlands \nAbstract\nTake back and treatment of discarded electronic products (E-waste) \nIt is necessary\, it is useful and it is rewarding! \nAs an introduction the importance of take back and treatment of E waste will be positioned in the broader field of ecoactivities on electronic products. This will be done based on a book which I have written based on my twenty years’ experience- both in industry and academia- in the field. (This book is now also available in Chinese) \nThe chief messages of this book apply in particular to the E-waste field: \n\nMeaningful strategies for law making\, collection\, treatment and materials upgrading can only be developed on basis of facts.\nThere are a lot of opportunities to combine environmental gain and enhancement of the business.\nThese opportunities are product specific ( no one size fits all)\nIn the application there is need to set priorities ( you cannot have it all)\nThe programmes to be implemented depend on the technical and financial possibilities but are also to be considered from a consumer and a societal perspective.\n\nThese principles will be demonstrated on basis of practical examples in the field of E-waste treatment. Examples include the relation between product characteristics and recycling /toxic control strategies. Also reuse/remanufacturing versus material recycling will be addressed. Disassembly analysis resulting in lower treatment and lower assembly cost is an important example for ‘win-win’. The same holds for developing optimal strategies for mechanical treatment and separation. More in general making improvement agenda for Design for Recycling (design)\, for treatment technology (investment) to be applied and for system organization (management)\, the messages mentioned above can be applied. Even in learning lessons from take back and treatment systems already in place (Europe) its essentials can be easily recognized. \nClosing remarks will include recommendations for chief stakeholders in the field like governments\, producers\, recyclers and universities. \nBiography\nAb Stevels was born in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) on Aug. 31\, 1944. \nAfter Grammar School he studied Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven and took a Ph. D. degree (cum laude) in Physics and Chemistry at Groningen University. \nAs of Sept. 1969 Ab has worked for Royal Philips Electronics in a many fold of capacities in research on materials\, production technology of glass\, as a business manager in electro optics and as a project manager for joint ventures and licensing in Asia. \nOn Jan 1\, 1993 he became a senior advisor in Environment at the Environmental Competence Center of Philips Consumer Electronics. \nIn December 1995 Ab was appointed as a part-time professor in Environmental Design at Delft University of Technology. In the fall of he was visiting professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Stanford University\, in the fall of 2001 he was teaching at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the TU Berlin\, in 2002 he was visiting the School of Industrial Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta). In 2003 he was a visiting professor at the Industrial Ecology Program at NTN University in Trondheim\, Norway and in 2005 at Tsinghua University in Beijing. \nThis was followed by shorter stays at Hong Kong Polytechnic in 2006\, TU Ostrava (Czech Republic) in 2007\, Pohang (Korea) and Guangzhou (China) in 2009 and Adelaide (Australia (2010) \nAb Stevels has done trailblazing work in making Eco-Design into day-to-day business really happen and has researched in detail the setting up of take-back and recycling systems for electronics For these purposes tools and management procedures have been developed which have proven their strength through their practical success. \nAb is the author of some 200 journal articles and conference contributions. Training courses on applied Eco-Design have been held at various universities (Delft\, Stanford\, TU Berlin\, TU Vienna\, TU Ostrava\, the University of Arts and Design in Farnham (UK) \, Mexico City\, Hong Kong Poly\, NTNU)\, Tsinghua University\, and at various Philips departments and divisions around the globe and at other companies. \nFor his work in Eco-Design he got an honorary degree from the University of Arts and Design. For his contributions in the field of recycling of electronics he got the “Cowbell Award” from the International Electronics Recycling Conference Organization.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/take-back-and-treatment-of-discarded-electronic-products-e-waste/
LOCATION:J214
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130116T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130116T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T184245
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SUMMARY:On the Time Delay of Dynamical Systems
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Jian-Qiao Sun\nProfessor\, ASME Fellow\nSchool of Engineering\nUniversity of California\, Merced \nAbstract\nIn this talk\, several interesting applications of time delay of dynamical systems are discussed\, including human gait\, metal cutting on the lathe\, and car following models. The recent results of analysis and control of time-delayed dynamical systems are presented. Some numerical methods for solutions of delayed differential equations (DDE) are reviewed\, pointing out that several popular methods for analysis and control of dynamical systems with time delay can be formulated in the general framework of the abstract Cauchy problem for DDEs. We then present a continuous time approximation method and show its prediction power both in frequency and time domain. We also consider the stability of linear systems with delayed feedback controls and compare the prediction of stability boundaries in the feedback gain space by various methods including Lyapunov\, Padé approximation\, and mapping approach. Several control applications of dynamical systems are discussed. An experimental validation of the optimal-gain feedback control is presented. \nBiography\nProfessor Jian-Qiao Sun got his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley. He is currently a professor in the School of Engineering in University of California\, Merced. His fields of study cover solid mechanics\, dynamics and applied mathematics. He is ASME fellow and the Scholar of One Thousand Plan of China. He wrote\, edited\, or contributed to eleven books covering nonlinear stochastic dynamics and control of time-delayed dynamic systems. He is the editor-in-chief\, associate editor\, and editorial member of eight international journals. He published over 110 papers in international journals.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/on-the-time-delay-of-dynamical-systems/
LOCATION:HG01
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130221T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130221T180000
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SUMMARY:UM-FST Career Fair 2013
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URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/training/careerfair/2013.php#new_tab
LOCATION:University of Macau Library
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