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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160217T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160217T113000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
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SUMMARY:Mechanism of the development\, initiation and disaster modes of large landslides
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Su Li-jun\nProfessor of Geotechnical Engineering\nInstitute of Mountain Hazard and Environment\, Chinese Academy of Sciences\nChina \nAbstract\nThe mechanism of large landslides is very complex\, which is related to the geological structure\, geohydrological conditions and different triggering factors of the landslide. In this presentation\, typical landslide case histories occurred in recent years will be introduced and their mechanism will be analyzed. After this\, methods on recognizing the geological structures of landslides using non-destructive methods will be introduced. At the end\, a method for analyzing the initiation of rainfall-induced landslides considering preferential flow in soil will be presented and discussed. \nBiography\nLijun Su\, PhD\, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the Institute of Mountain hazards and environment\, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He obtained his Bachelor Degree and Master Degree in civil engineering at the Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2000 and 2002\, respectively. Following that\, he earned his PhD degree in geotechnical engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006. He started his first job at the Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology as an associate professor in 2007. In 2008\, he went to Australia and started to work at the University of Wollongong as a research fellow under a CRC project about non-destructive assessment of railway track conditions. He joined the institute of mountain hazards and environment in February 2012 under the “Hundred Talents” Program of the CAS and now is the vice director of the Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Process\, CAS. He has broad research interests in geotechnical engineering\, including constitutive modeling of geomaterials\, numerical analysis of geotechnical problems\, laboratory and physical model tests\, application of geophysical methods in geotechnical engineering and etc. He is currently working on landslide mechanisms and hazard analysis. He is a scientific editor of the international Journal of Mountain Science and board member of the International Consortium on Landslides. He has published more than 50 journal and conference papers so far.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/mechanism-of-the-development-initiation-and-disaster-modes-of-large-landslides/
LOCATION:E11-1006
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160127T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160127T113000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20160126T040039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032020Z
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SUMMARY:Research and Application of Leachate-LFG Migration and Collection in MSW Landfills
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Shi-Jin FENG\nProfessor\nDepartment of Geotechnical Engineering\nCollege of Civil Engineering\nTongji University\, Shanghai\, China \nAbstract\nLandfill gas (LFG) emission and explosion\, leachate leakage and diffusion\, deformation and stability are the main concerns in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills recently. These problems are closely related to the migration and blocking of leachate and LFG. In this study\, two-dimensional LFG flow analytical models are developed for layered landfills with horizontal or combined LFG collection systems. An optimized design method is also proposed accordingly. Moreover\, an axisymmetric numerical model incorporating MSW compression and leachate recirculation is established to describe the transient LFG flow in bioreactor landfills. The saturated-unsaturated leachate migration under different recirculation systems is also investigated using 3D numerical models. Some design parameters of leachate recirculation are evaluated and design guidelines for engineering application are proposed. The results show that it is important to keep a balance between the acceleration of landfill stability and the recovery efficiency of LFG. \nBiography\nProf. Feng is currently a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering of Tongji University in Shanghai. Prof. Shi-Jin Feng obtained his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1999 and master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering in 2002 from Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology. He received his Ph.D in Geotechnical Engineering in 2005 from Zhejiang University. His research is mainly focused on the geoenvironmental engineering and soil dynamics. He has published more than 110 conference and journal papers. As project head and coordinator\, Prof. Feng worked on more than 10 provincial and ministerial projects\, including 6 ones supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He was awarded by NSFC as the Excellent Young Scholar in 2012. He is also a chief young scientist of National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program\, 2014). Recently\, he is rewarded as the Yangtze River young scholar by the Ministry of Education of China.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/research-and-application-of-leachate-lfg-migration-and-collection-in-msw-landfills/
LOCATION:E11-1039
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160122T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20160121T040056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032020Z
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SUMMARY:Macro- and Micro-mechanical Modeling of Cyclic Liquefaction in Sands
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Gang WANG\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nSchool of Engineering\nHong Kong University of Science and Technology\nHong Kong \nAbstract\nUnderstanding the fundamental mechanism of soil liquefaction is one of the major challenges in geotechnical earthquake engineering and soil dynamics. In this talk\, I present numerical modeling of soil liquefaction from both macroscopic and micromechanical perspectives. First\, a bounding-surface hypoplasticity model is developed to capture the macroscopic behaviors of sands during various phases of undrained cyclic loading. The model utilized a new modulus formulation to improve the simulation of cyclic mobility and post liquefaction behaviors of both loose and dense sands. Second\, micromechanical perspectives of the liquefaction process are investigated using the Discrete Element simulation. It is observed that during various stages of undrained cyclic loading\, the soil exhibits definitive change in the load-bearing structure and particle-void distribution in the granular packing. The micromechanical structures are found to have strong correlation with cyclic mobility and post-liquefaction deformation of granular soils. Therefore\, understanding the evolution of microstructure in granular soils can provide significant insights into constitutive modeling of soil liquefaction. \nBiography\nDr. Wang is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He received B. Eng. and M. Eng. from Tsinghua University in 1997 and 2000\, Ph.D. from the University of California\, Berkeley in 2005. Dr. Wang’s research areas focus on geotechnical earthquake engineering\, soil dynamics and computational modeling. His research interests include ground motion characterization\, selection and simulation for earthquake engineering analyses\, nonlinear numerical analysis of dynamic soil-structure interaction\, development of advanced numerical models for soil liquefaction. He authored or edited two books\, published more than 30 papers in international journals. Dr. Wang is presently President of American Society of Civil Engineers – Hong Kong Section\, Secretary of TC210 of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering\, and Secretary of Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He was awarded Li Foundation Heritage Prize in 2010 for his outstanding research contributions in earthquake engineering and geo-hazard mitigation.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/macro-and-micro-mechanical-modeling-of-cyclic-liquefaction-in-sands/
LOCATION:E11-1043
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160104T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20160104T110000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20151231T040026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032020Z
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SUMMARY:Micro and macro modeling approaches for elementary mechanical behaviors of soft soils
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Zhen-yu YIN\nAssociate Professor\nResearch Institute of Civil Engineering and Mechanics\nEcole Centrale de Nantes\, France \nAbstract\nThe elementary mechanical behaviors and constitutive modeling of soft soils is an important theoretical basis for the engineering practice on soft soil regions. This presentation focuses on some typical mechanical behaviors of soft soils starting from the most basic materials “remolded soils to intact natural. Each basic characteristics is presented from its definition or basic description\, then to introduce the testing methods with summary and analysis of test results\, as well as commonly used constitutive modeling methods. \nBiography\nDr Yin graduated from Zhejiang University in 1997 for BSc\, and then worked as engineer at Zhejiang Jiahua Architecture Design Institute for five years. He obtained MSc and PhD in Geotechnical Engineering at Ecole Centrale de Nantes in France in 2003 and 2006. He also received the Prize of Excellent Research and Direction (PEDR) by the Minister of Education of France in 2014. \nAfter PhD\, he worked as research fellow mainly at Helsinki University of Technology (Finland)\, University of Strathclyde (UK)\, University of Massachusetts (Umass-Amherst\, USA) until 2010. He jointed Shanghai Jiao Tong University as Dongfang scholar in 2010\, and moved to Ecole Centrale de Nantes in 2013 as Associate Professor. \nHis research interests are constitutive modelling of soils and its application to geotechnical engineering with over 50 international journal publications.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/micro-and-macro-modeling-approaches-for-elementary-mechanical-behaviors-of-soft-soils/
LOCATION:E11-1006
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20151023T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20151023T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20151022T040050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032020Z
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SUMMARY:Cold-formed high strength tubular sections of steel grade up to 1100 MPa
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Ben YOUNG\nDeputy Head and Professor\nDepartment of Civil Engineering\nUniversity of Hong Kong \nAbstract\nThis paper presents the experimental investigation of cold-formed high strength carbon steel tubular stub columns and beams. The nominal 0.2% proof stress of the specimens ranged from 700 to 1100 MPa. The experimental program focuses on the square hollow sections (SHS)\, rectangular hollow sections (RHS) and circular hollow sections (CHS). The material properties were first measured through tensile coupon tests. A new stress-strain model for high strength steel materials is proposed. The residual stress distributions were also presented for SHS and CHS. The compressive behaviour at cross-section level was studied through testing 25 stub columns. The test results including modulus of elasticity\, 0.2% proof stress and ultimate strength for the complete sections were also determined. The cross-sectional flexural behaviour were investigated through 25 four-point bending tests. The load-deformation histories and failure modes of the stub columns and beams were analyzed. The experimental results were compared against design values calculated from the European\, Australian and North American standards. The compactness criteria of tubular sections were assessed by comparing the section slenderness to the slenderness limits in the standards. Suggestions on the modification of section slenderness limits in design recommendations are given in this study. \nBiography\nProfessor Ben Young is currently working in the Department of Civil Engineering\, the University of Hong Kong\, and he is the Deputy Head of the Department. He is also the Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Young received BSc\, BEng and PhD degrees from the University of Sydney. His research interests include cold-formed steel structures\, testing and design of steel structures\, stainless steel structures\, aluminium structures\, and fire resistance of metal structures as well as engineering education. He is currently an editor of the Journal of Constructional Steel Research and also serving as members of editorial board for ten other journals\, such as the Journal of Thin-Walled Structures\, Journal of Advanced Steel Construction\, and so on. Professor Young has published over 350 International journal and conference papers. He is the Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction. Professor Young is one of the code writers of the “Hong Kong Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel” for the Buildings Department\, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/cold-formed-high-strength-tubular-sections-of-steel-grade-up-to-1100-mpa/
LOCATION:E11-3033
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20151020T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20151020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20151019T040045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032020Z
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SUMMARY:Monitoring Soil Deformation Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Technology
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Hong-Hu ZHU\nAssociate Professor\, Engineering Geology and Geotechnics\nNanjing University\, China\nAssociate Director\nSuzhou Key Laboratory of Distributed Sensing & Monitoring Technology of Civil Infrastructures \nAbstract\nSince the invention of the first fiber optic sensor (FOS) in the late 1970s\, various quasi- and fully-distributed monitoring technologies have emerged to date. Compared with conventional sensors\, distributed FOSs have some inherent advantages such as immunity to electromagnetic interference\, insensitivity to corrosion\, high precision and tiny size. Recently\, these sensors have been adopted to monitor strains or displacements of a variety of geotechnical structures\, such as foundations\, slopes\, tunnels\, and dams. These pilot case studies have greatly extended the real-world applications of these sensors\, and have preliminarily verified their capability in monitoring soil deformation. In this presentation\, the working principle of the distributed FOS technologies will be presented briefly. The recent advances and applications of distributed FOSs in soil deformation monitoring will be introduced. Finally\, some key research topics\, such as in-depth analysis of real-time monitoring data\, performance evaluation of soil-embedded distributed FOSs\, and field implementation of distributed FOS systems\, will be discussed in detail. \nBiography\nHong-Hu Zhu is an associate professor of engineering geology and geotechnics at Nanjing University\, China\, and the associate director of Suzhou Key Laboratory of Distributed Sensing & Monitoring Technology of Civil Infrastructures. He got the BEng degree in civil engineering from Zhejiang University in 2002 and MSc in engineering mechanics from Jinan University in 2005. In 2009\, he graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and obtained his PhD degree in geotechnical engineering under the supervision of Prof. Jian-Hua Yin. From 2008 to 2010\, he worked as research assistant\, research associate\, and post-doctoral fellow in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has been a visiting scholar in the Department of Engineering\, University of Cambridge\, during 2014 to 2015. He is a member of IAEG\, ISHMII\, ISSMGE\, and IALCCE. His areas of expertise include the development and application of smart monitoring systems for geo-structures\, field instrumentation and evaluation of slope stability and related geo-hazards\, and modelling of time-dependent behaviour of geo-materials. He is the author or co-author of 1 book\, 5 patents\, and more than 80 scientific papers. He serves as the invited reviewer of 22 international journals and the guest editor of 3 journal special issues.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/monitoring-soil-deformation-using-distributed-fiber-optic-sensing-technology/
LOCATION:E11-1027
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150910T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150910T124500
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150909T040032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032020Z
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SUMMARY:Recycled aggregate concrete in the mainland of China: From laboratory work to engineering practice
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Jianzhuang XIAO\nProfessor\, Department of Structural Engineering\, College of Civil Engineering\nTongji University \nAbstract\nThis report firstly presents a brief introduction on the current state of study on recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) in PR China\, which includes mechanical property of RAC material\, structural behavior of RAC load-bearing elements\, and seismic performance of RAC frame structures. The experimental study results prove that it is feasible to apply RAC as a structure material in building structures. Secondly\, this report presents an outline of Chinese technical codes for recycled aggregate concrete organized and edited by the speaker. Thirdly\, it also puts forward some successful applications of RAC in building structures in the mainland of China which will be helpful to promote and popularize RAC as one kind of ecological structural materials in the world. \nBiography\n\n \n\nCURRENT POSITION \nJianzhuang is the director of Research Section of Recycled Concrete Structure & Construction in the College of Civil Engineering\, Tongji University. He is the current chairman of the Committee of Recycled Concrete in PR China\, and he is the chairman of an RILEM Technical Committee and the current deputy chairman of the High-strength/High-performance Concrete Committee in PR China. \nEDUCATION \nJianzhuang received his PhD in structural engineering at Tongji University. He was awarded the Distinguished Young Scholars of China by the National Natural Science Foundation of PR China and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship in Germany. \nRESEARCH \nHe is a full professor in the Structural Engineering Department at Tongji University\, Shanghai\, PR China. His research interests include the material property and structural behavior of recycled aggregate concrete. \nMAIN EXPERTISE AND SKILLS \nJianzhuang has been engaged in the fundamental research on material properties\, durability performance and structural behavior of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) for more than 10 years. \nHis main expertise and research experience in the area of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) include the followings: (1) experimental research on workability and micro- and meso-structure of RAC; (2) experimental study on mechanical properties of RAC material under static\, dynamic and fire condition: strength\, elastic modulus\, stress–strain curve; (3) theoretical analysis and experimental investigation on durability performance of RAC: carbonization\, chloride diffusion\, shrinkage and creep; and (4) experimental research and numerical simulation on the structural behavior of RAC elements and structures: beams\, columns\, slabs\, beam–column joints as well as frames made with RAC. \nHe has won 2 first-class and 5 second-class Awards of Scientific and Technology Progress in China. He has 10 authorized national invention patents. He chaired 4 international and national academic conferences. He is the author of 2 Chinese monographs. He gave 12 invited keynote speeches. He published more than 60 papers in the Science Citation Index (SCI) international journals and over 130 papers in the Engineering Index (EI) journals. He edited the first Technical Code for Recycled Aggregate Concrete in PR China
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/recycled-aggregate-concrete-in-the-mainland-of-china-from-laboratory-work-to-engineering-practice/
LOCATION:E33-1030
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150831T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150831T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150828T040048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032020Z
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SUMMARY:Energy Storage System Developments
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Abdul-Ghani OLABI\nDirector\, the Institute of Engineering and Energy Technologies\nProfessor\, the School of Engineering and Computing\nthe University of the West of Scotland \nAbstract\nTargets established by the European Union for 2020\, have introduced a huge attention for the electrical energy management\, starting from its sustainable production\, researching and developing new production technologies based on renewable power sources\, to its correct use and storage. In base of different applications\, and often in base of the concrete availability of these sources\, there are several energy storage systems used today worldwide\, each one based on a different electricity transformation principle (mechanical\, thermal\, electrical or chemical). During the last decades\, a lot of technologies have been developed\, using new materials and new concepts in order to satisfy the overall and specific applications requirements. This talk concerns with the latest developments of energy storage systems. \nBiography\n\n \n\nProfessor Olabi is the director of the Institute of Engineering and Energy Technologies at the University of the West of Scotland www.uws.ac.uk/ieet \nProf Olabi graduated with B Eng. from a 5 year course\, in 1984. Then he worked in an R&D company for 4 years. Between 1988 and 1993\, Prof Olabi completed a masters degree and PhD at Dublin City University. Between 1994-1998\, he joined the academic staff as a lecturer at HIAST “Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology”. Between 1999-2002\, he joined the research centre of FIAT in Italy “CRF” working on different projects related to alternative fuel systems for vehicles. From Oct 2002 until joining UWS in 2013\, he was working as a lecturer and a senior lecturer at Dublin City University. \nIn the last 10 years\, Prof Olabi has supervised postgraduate research students (10 M.Eng and 24 PhD) to successful completion. Prof Olabi has edited 10 proceedings\, and has published more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and about 120 papers in international conferences\, in addition to 15 book chapters. In the last 12 months Prof Olabi has patented 2 innovative projects. \nProf Olabi is the founder of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection SEEP\, www.seepconference.co.uk \nHe is the Subject Editor of the Elsevier Energy Journal and board member of a few other journals. Prof Olabi has coordinated different National\, EU and International Projects. He has produced different reports to the Irish Gov. regarding: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells and Solar Energy. \nProf Olabi’s Main Research Interests are: Sustainable Energy\, Environment and Climate Change and Transportation. \nProf Olabi is assisted by large group (35) of academics (Prof\, reader\, SL L\, PDRA) working on different aspects related to Engineering\, Energy and the Environment. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/energy-storage-system-developments/
LOCATION:E11-1045
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150723T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150723T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150722T040048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
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SUMMARY:Difference between the continuum and DEM fabric tensors
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Xiang-Song LI\nProfessor Emeritus\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology \nAbstract\nIn granular mechanics\, macroscopic approaches treat a granular material as a continuum at macro-scale\, and study its constitutive relationship between stresses and strains. On the other hand\, microscopic approaches consider a granular material as an assembly of individual particles interacting with each other at micro-scale\, and the physical quantities under study are forces and displacements. This presentation will focus on the macroscopic quantification of the internal structure in terms of the fabric tensor. The correlations among different fabric tensors and their relations with the stress–strain behavior will be discussed. \nBiography\nProfessor Emeritus of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, X.S. Li’s research interests include soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering; constitutive modeling of engineering materials; numerical and centrifuge modeling of geotechnical structures; lab testing; instrumentation\, control\, signal processing for structural and geotechnical experiments. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/difference-between-the-continuum-and-dem-fabric-tensors/
LOCATION:E11-1006
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150725
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150721T040028Z
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SUMMARY:Civil Engineering Summer Camp 2015 土木工程夏令營2015
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URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2015/civil-engineering-summer-camp-2015/#new_tab
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150709T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150709T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150708T040050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
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SUMMARY:Green Geotechnics: Vegetation for Slope Stabilization
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Ankit GARG\nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Civil Engineering\nIndian Institute of Technology \nAbstract\nThe use of vegetation as root reinforcement for man- made slope stabilization has received considerable attention in past decades. However\, its another aspect of root water uptake induced soil suction and root induced changes in soil properties (i.e.\, soil water characteristic curve) is generally overlooked. Soil suction is important as it increases shear strength of unsaturated soil and also reduces permeability. Experiments have been performed in both laboratory (atmospheric controlled) and natural (field condition) to understand the influence of root water uptake on soil suction. A new Embankment was constructed with silty sand and vegetated with two different types of species i.e.\, Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) and Ivy tree (Schefflera heptaphylla). Their effects on soil suction is compared and discussed under both controlled and natural condition. In addition\, vegetation root characteristics (root area index) and shoot characteristics (leaf area index) was measured to discuss any variability in measured suction among tree and grass species. The effect of increase in soil density on root water uptake induced suction is also investigated using series of numerical parametric study. Through\, combination of laboratory\, field and numerical study\, an understanding of soil-root-water interaction was improved. \nBiography\nDr. Ankit Garg is currently Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)\, Guwahati\, India. His research expertise is on Bio-engineered embankment\, where he is looking into effects of vegetation on soil properties. He received his PhD degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in Civil and Environmental Engineering and undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Guwahati\, India. He was awarded the prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPF) for pursing PhD at HKUST and DAAD fellowship for pursing research project at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology\, Germany. His publications include 14 international SCI journals (including one journal given below in collaboration with Prof Hannah Zhou) and 4 international conferences. He has also been reviewer of 3 International Journals (European Journal of Soil Science\, Canadian Geotechnical Journal and Engineering Computations). \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/green-geotechnics-vegetation-for-slope-stabilization/
LOCATION:E11-1006
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150605T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150605T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150606T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
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SUMMARY:Diversity and molecular monitoring of bloom forming cyanobacteria and their toxins
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Renhui LI\nDirector of Algal Research Center\, Institute of Hydrobiology\nthe Chinese Academy of Sciences\nAssociate editors for both “Phycologia” and “Journal of Systematics and Evolution” \nAbstract\nEnvironmental problems caused by cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic lakes\, rivers and drinking water reservoirs have been increasingly documented. Toxins and Odor substances produced by cyanobacterial blooms\, directly threading to human health through drinking water systems\, have been attracted more attention and extensively studied. In the past decades\, the cyanobacterial blooms mainly dominated by Microcystis spp. have been frequently found in large shallow lakes from the southern China. \nThis presentation will focus on diversity studies by the polyphasic approach including morphological and phylogenetic analyses in several major groups of water bloom forming cyanobacteria of Chinese waters: Unicellular Microcystis and heterocystous Cylindrospermopsis/ Raphidiopsis. Cyanobacterial diversity in chinese water bodies was further evaluated by the pyrosequencing\, and the results exhibiting quite different cyanobacterial community structures. The distributing pattern of morphotypes and genoptypes of these water bloom forming cyanobacteria in the Chinese large lakes will be demonstrated. Harmful metabolites including Microcystin\, cylindrospermopsin and geosmin related genes have been extensively characterized and evolutionary relationship based on these genes among the bloom forming cyanobacteria from China will be discussed. \nBiography\nProf. Renhui LI is currently the director of Algal Research Center\, Institute of Hydrobiology\, the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received a PhD degree in Biology from The Institute of Biological Sciences of the University of Tsukuba in Japan in 1998. Prof. Li conducted his research in the United States as a postdoctoral research associate for 6 years after his graduation. The universities he worked in U.S. include the Wright State University\, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University\, and the University of Tennesse. Prof. Li has been the professor of the Institute of Hydrobiology\, the Chinese Academy of Sciences since September 2005. His research concerns include diversity and phylogeny of cyanobacteria\, especially water bloom forming cyanobacteria; Molecular monitoring of toxic cyanobacteria in Chinese waters as a warning tool to drinking water system; Evolutionary history among cyanobacterial organisms using multi-genetic and genomic evidences. \n 
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/diversity-and-molecular-monitoring-of-bloom-forming-cyanobacteria-and-their-toxins/
LOCATION:E11-1036
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150216T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150213T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Challenging Issues in Fire Protection of Steel Structures
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Guo-Qiang LI\nProfessor of structural engineering at the College of Civil Engineering in Tongji University\, China \nAbstract\nSteel structures are wide used for various buildings and bridges. However\, serious damages may be happened to steel structures due to fire. The main reasons are the temperature of fire is very high and the strength of steel is decreased with elevation of temperatures. So\, steel structures need to be protected against fire. The cementitious coating and Intumescent coating are commonly used for this purpose. A number of challenging issues in fire protection of steel structures with using the two kinds of coatings are presented. Issue 1 is variation of thermal conductivity of coating\, which causes hardness in predicting the temperature of the protected steel elements in fire and rating thermal resistance of coating. Isuue 2 is aging of intumescent coating\, which affects the fire safety of protected steel structures. Issue 3 is damage of cementitious coating\, which greatly endanger fire safety of protected steel structures. And issue 4 is fire safety of unprotected steel structures\, which is the needs of clients and possible in some conditions. \nBiography\n\n \n\nGuo-Qiang Li is currently a professor of structural engineering at the College of Civil Engineering in Tongji University\, the director of Research Centro of Education Ministry for Steel Construction and the director of National Research Centro of China for Pre-fabrication Construction. He is also a vice-chairman of China Association of Construction Standardization and the Chairman of China Association for Fire-Resistance of Steel Construction. In addition\, he is the director of the committee for Accreditation of Higher Education for Civil Engineering in China and the director of the steering committee of Civil Engineering Education of China. He is also a fellow of Institution of Structural Engineers in UK\, an Honorary Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction. \nProfessor Li’s research has been mainly in the area of hazard mitigation including earthquake-resistance\, fire-resistance and blast-resistance for steel structures. He has been in charge of more than 40 research projects funded respectively by Chinese Science and Technology Ministry\, Construction Ministry\, Education Ministry\, Natural Science Foundation and Shanghai Science and Technology Committee. He has published 13 technical books and more than 500 journal papers in Chinese and English relevant to his research topics.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/challenging-issues-in-fire-protection-of-steel-structures/
LOCATION:E11-4045
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150213T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20150213T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20150212T040020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
UID:16286-1423843200-1423846800@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Monitoring of Soil Nail Bars using FBG-based and BOTDA-based Sensor Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. HONG Cheng-Yu\, Joey\nLecturer\, Faculty of Science and Technology\nTechnological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong \nAbstract\nSoil nailing is commonly used as a permanent reinforcement technique for slopes\, excavations and retaining walls. The long-term stability problems of a soil nailing system depends on the mechanical behavior of soil nails\, particularly the tension force distributions along the axial directions of soil nails (or related friction resistance at the nail-soil interface). The measurement of axial force distributions of soil nails in slopes is critical for both researchers and engineers to carry out comprehensive analysis of slope stability conditions. This presentation describes two field research program for the measurement of the axial force distributions of cement grouted soil nails in permanent slopes. This research program lasted 4 to 6 months monitoring the mechanical behavior of a total of 42 soil nails in 7 permanent slopes. Strain information of all these soil nails was measured using fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors and Brillouin Optical time domain analysis (BOTDA). Temperature compensation was also conducted for all these soil nails. Typical installation methods of strain and temperature sensors\, the protective measures of optical fiber cables and optical fiber sensors are introduced. Measured strain results were presented and analyzed to investigate how axial forces of soil nails formed and developed after grouting\, and their relevance associated with the field construction works. The possible ground movement inside slope and its effect on the axial strain results of soil nails are also interpreted and discussed in the paper. All the measurement data are useful for a better understanding of the short-term and long-term behavior of cement grouted soil nails in a real field. \nBiography\nDr. Cheng-Yu Hong (洪成雨) is currently a Lecturer in Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. He received a PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Oct 2011. Dr. Hong has published around 20 international journal papers and 20 conference papers. He also served as reviewers for several international journals including ASCE International journal of Geomechanics\, and ICE Geoenvironmental Geotechnics\, etc. His research concerns include pullout resistance of pressure grouted soil nails; long-term monitoring of conventional soil nails and GFRP bar soil nails\, and application of different optical fiber sensor technologies (fiber Bragg grating sensor; Low Coherence Interferometry; Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) in geotechnical engineering projects.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/monitoring-of-soil-nail-bars-using-fbg-based-and-botda-based-sensor-technologies/
LOCATION:E11-1036
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20141127T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20141127T153000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20141126T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
UID:16360-1417098600-1417102200@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Design of cold-formed steel back-to-back c-channel built-up columns using modified direct strength method
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Hieng Ho LAU\nDeputy Dean and Associate Professor of School of Engineering & Science\nCurtin University Sarawak Campus\, Malaysia \nAbstract\nBack-to-back C-channels built-up compression members are popular in the construction industry particularly for spanning over large space area\, and carrying high loads while maintaining low self-weight. However\, current design standards do not provide comprehensive design guidelines for complex section such as back-to-back C-channels built-up section. There is little literature available for the design calculation of back-to-back C-channels built-up columns. Current design methods\, i.e. the Effective Width Method (EWM) and the Direct Strength Method (DSM) are unable to accommodate such complex section. Thus\, enhancement to these design methods is necessary to improve the design of back-to-back C-channels built-up columns. Therefore\, the Thickness Reduction Method (TReM) is proposed in this research to improve the current design methods for the back-to-back C-channels built-up column. Results from design calculations show that the proposed design method\, TReM\, is able to predict the capacity of the back-to-back C-channels built-up column well. Experimental investigation on the axially loaded cold-formed steel back-to-back C-channels built-up columns was carried out. A total of 66 specimens with two sizes of plain back-to-back C-channels built-up and lengths of 300mm\, 500mm\, 1000mm\, and 2000mm were tested. Compression tests were carried out on stub columns with flat end conditions\, whereas the short\, intermediate and slender columns were tested with pinned-end conditions. Experimental results show that restraint at the mid-length of the plain back-to-back C-channels built-up columns is critical regardless of the number of fasteners along the length of the built-up column. Whereas\, comparison of experimental results with results from design calculation using the proposed design method\, TReM\, shows good correlation. \nBiography\nAssociate Professor Lau Hieng Ho is currently Deputy Dean of School of Engineering & Science Curtin University Sarawak Campus\, Malaysia. Associate Professor Lau is attached to the Department of Civil &Construction Engineering in Curtin University Sarawak Campus and he was Head of the Department of Civil & Construction Engineering. Curtin University Sarawak Campus is the first off-shore university campus set up by Curtin University of Western Australia in partnership with the Sarawak State Government\, Malaysia. \nAssociate Professor Lau received his B.Eng and Ph.D. degrees from Oxford Brookes University\, United Kingdom in 1998\, and 2002 respectively. Prior to joining Curtin University Sarawak Campus back in February 2003\, he worked in the consulting industry. He is also a Professional Engineer (PEng)\, registered with Board of Engineers Malaysia. \nAssociate Professor Lau research interests include cold-formed steel structures\, design of steel structures\, structural stability and connections.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/design-of-cold-formed-steel-back-to-back-c-channel-built-up-columns-using-modified-direct-strength-method/
LOCATION:E11-1041
CATEGORIES:cee_events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20141104T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20141104T110000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20141103T040034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
UID:16357-1415095200-1415098800@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:A multi-scale approach for modeling the mechanical behavior of soils
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Pierre-Yves HICHER\nProfessor of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering\nEcole Centrale de Nantes\, France \nAbstract\nIn this seminar\, Prof. Pierre-Yves Hicher will introduce A multi-scale approach for modeling the mechanical behavior of soils. The deformation of a representative volume of the material is generated by mobilizing particle contacts in all orientations. Thus\, the stress–strain relationship can be derived as an average of the mobilization behavior of these local contact planes. The local behavior is assumed to follow a Hertz–Mindlin’s elastic law and a Mohr–Coulomb’s plastic law. Essential features such as continuous displacement field\, inter-particle stiffness\, and fabric tensor are discussed. The predictions of the derived stress–strain model are compared to experimental results for sand under both drained and undrained triaxial loading conditions. The comparisons demonstrate the ability of this model to reproduce accurately the overall mechanical behavior of granular media and to account for the influence of key parameters such as void ratio and mean stress. The study of anisotropic specimens loaded in different directions shows the model capability of considering the influence of inherent anisotropy on the stress–strain response under a drained triaxial loading condition. \nBiography\nProfessor Pierre-Yves Hicher is currently a Professor of exceptional rank at the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering\, Ecole Centrale de Nantes\, France. Professor Hicher worked in Ecole Centrale de Paris from 1974 to 1993. During this period\, he received PhD degree at Ecole Centrale de Paris in 1979\, and then promoted to assistant professor in 1981 and associate professor in 1983. He joined Ecole Centrale de Nantes as a full Professor in 1996. \nProfessor Hicher is the President of the Scientific Council of Ecole Centrale de Nantes. He is a member of the executive Council of the PGCE (Civil Engineering and Eco-construction Network)\, Chairman of the Granular Materials Committee of ASCE\, Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE)\, Member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering\, Expert for the Ministry of High Education and Research (AERES\, ANR\, PES). He is the reviewer for a number of international journals\, including J. Eng. Mechanics ASCE\, Eur. J. of Mechanics\, Int. J. Num. Anal. Methods in Geomechanics\, Geotechnique\, ASTM Geotechnical Testing J.\, Canadian Geot. J.\, Computers and Geotechnics\, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering\, Granular Matter and J Aerospace Eng. Professor Hicher has published more than 60 international journal papers and 8 books. He has supervised more than 50 PhD students in the fields of soil mechanics\, foundation engineering\, granular materials\, constitutive modelling and numerical modeling.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/a-multi-scale-approach-for-modeling-the-mechanical-behavior-of-soils/
LOCATION:E11-1038
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20141011T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20141011T110000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20141010T040037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
UID:16355-1413021600-1413025200@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Development and Application of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing Technology in the Asphalt Pavement
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Xu Dong-shengAssistant Professor\, Department of Civil EngineeringChu Hai College of Higher Education\, Hong Kong \nAbstract\nThe Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensing technology is widely applied in the civil engineering as its inherent merits such as high precision\, small size\, light weight\, resistance to electromagnetic interference\, and combination of sensing and transmission. In this study\, a novel FBG based asphalt strain sensor is developed with the “H” shape design. The laboratory calibration tests are conducted and the performance is verified in a laboratory model test. In addition\, a FBG based flexible sensing beam is developed based on quasi-distributed sensor array in order to measure the rutting of the asphalt pavement. The working principle and fabrication process are presented. To verify their performance\, a physical pavement model is established and a static loading test is conducted. The results indicated that the FBG based asphalt strain sensors and the sensing beam have a good accuracy to detect strains and rutting of the asphalt pavement. \nBiography\nDr. Dong-sheng Xu is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering of the Chu Hai College of Higher Education in Hong Kong. Dr. Xu received a PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has published more than peer reviewed 15 international journal and conference papers. His research is mainly focused on the fiber optic sensing technology and applications in the geotechnical engineering. He participated in several large research projects in the field of fiber optical sensors\, pavement and slope reinforcement both in Hong Kong and mainland China.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/development-and-application-of-fiber-bragg-grating-sensing-technology-in-the-asphalt-pavement/
LOCATION:E11-4045
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140927T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140927T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20140926T040024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032021Z
UID:16353-1411833600-1411837200@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Elliptical World
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Tak-Ming CHAN\nAssistant Professor in Structural Engineering\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University\, Hong Kong \nAbstract\nTubular construction is synonymous with modern architecture. The familiar range of tubular sections\, namely square\, rectangular and circular hollow sections\, has been recently extended to also include elliptical hollow sections. These new sections combine the elegance of circular hollow sections with the improved structural efficiency in bending of rectangular hollow sections\, due to the differing flexural rigidities about the two principal axes. Following the introduction of structural steel elliptical hollow sections\, a number of investigations into their structural response have been carried out. This seminar presents a state of the art review of recent research on elliptical hollow sections\, together with a sample of practical applications. Details of full scale testing and numerical modelling studies are presented\, and the generation of structural design rules\, suitable for incorporation into international design codes\, is outlined. \nBiography\nTak-Ming is an Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an Honorary Associate Professor in Structural Engineering at the University of Warwick\, UK. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2001 with a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering. He started his structural engineering career by joining Arup as a Graduate Structural Engineer. He received his Master’s degree with Distinction in Structural Steel Design in 2004 and was awarded a PhD in the area of Tubular Structures in 2008 both from Imperial College London. In 2007\, Tak-Ming was awarded the First Prize in the Young Researchers’ Conference from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). His first PhD student sponsored by TATA steel also won the same prize in the 2012 competition. His second PhD student has won the joint-1st prize in the poster category in the 2013 competition. Tak-Ming is a Chartered Member of the IStructE\, committee member of the UK mirror group for Eurocode 3 and the Education and Training committee of the HK Constructional Metal Structures Association. He is also an Associate Editor for the Advances in Structural Engineering Journal and a member of the Editorial Board for the Structures and Buildings Journal. Tak-Ming’s research interests focus on the structural stability and resistance of metallic\, concrete-metallic\, pultruded FRP and smart structures under extreme events with particular emphasis on using an appropriate combination of experimentation\, theoretical analysis and computational techniques to obtain knowledge for the development of design guidance. (www.cee.polyu.edu.hk/~tmchan)
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/elliptical-world/
LOCATION:E11-1026
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140731
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20140727T040005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
UID:16406-1406505600-1406764799@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Civil Engineering Summer Camp 2014 土木工程夏令營2014
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URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2014/civil-engineering-summer-camp-2014/#new_tab
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140623T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140623T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20140620T040023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
UID:16374-1403535600-1403539200@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Modelling of Influence of Matric Suction Induced by Native Vegetation on Ground Behaviour
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Behzad FATAHI\nSenior Lecturer of Geotechnical and Railway Engineering\,\nCentre for Built Infrastructure Research (CBIR)\,\nUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS)\, Sydney\, Australia \nAbstract\nBioengineering including native vegetation is an ancient method of improving the stability of slopes. In modern railway engineering\, this technique is re-captured for increasing the soil stiffness and shear strength of sub-grade beneath rail tracks. Tree roots provide three stabilising functions: (a) reinforcement of the soil\, (b) dissipation of excess pore pressures and (c) establishing sufficient matric suction to increase the shear strength.The main focus of this presentation will on investigating the effects of vegetation on soil matric suction\, ground settlement and lateral movement (radial consolidation). A mathematical model developed for the rate of root water uptake based on the root growth rate and considering ground conditions\, type of vegetation and climatic parameters\, is presented. A two dimensional finite element approach based on ABAQUS has been employed to solve the transient coupled flow and deformation equations incoporating the proposed root water uptake model as a subroutine. To validate the model\, an array of field measurements conducted at Miram site in Victoria\, Australia are presented. In addition\, the action of two rows of trees on improving the soil behaviour under railway or road embanklments are compared to a vertical drain with applied suction (vacuum pressure). \nBiography\nDr. Fatahi has worked as a consulting and site geotechnical and railway engineer and has completed doctorate studies in Soft Soil Geomechanics from the University of Wollongong in Australia. He was a part of very strong geotechnical design teams in several alliance projects around Australia mainly on road and highway construction/upgrade and was involved in forensic and confidential projects for mining sector in Australia while working in Coffey International (Sydney Office). He worked as a full-time researcher for Rail-CRC conducting research to improve performance of rail tracks built on soft soils to minimise the maintenance costs. Behzad has immensely contributed to the idea of green corridors for railway lines. Dr. Fatahi was named ‘Australasia Young Railway Engineer of Year 2007’ by Engineers Australia and Railway Technical Society of Australasia. Behzad was also awarded the first prize at the Young Geotechnical Professional’s Night in 2006\, which is a prestigious geomechanics award from the Australian Geomechanics Society and Engineers Australia. He is currently a senior lecturer of Geotechnical and Railway Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) leading several large research projects funded by the Australian Research Council and key engineering companies in the field of soft soil engineering and ground improvement\, and supervising numerous PhD students.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/modelling-of-influence-of-matric-suction-induced-by-native-vegetation-on-ground-behaviour/
LOCATION:J215 (University of Macau)
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140603T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140603T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20140602T040028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
UID:16372-1401807600-1401811200@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Instability and Failure in Granular Materials
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Pierre-Yves HICHER\nProfessor of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering\nEcole Centrale de Nantes\, France \nAbstract\nInstability of granular material is an important topic in geotechnical engineering because it may lead to catastrophic events such as the collapse of earth structures. There are two aspects in the study of instability\, namely\, material instability (also known as intrinsic/constitutive instability) and geometrical instability. The phenomenon of localisation formation in a specimen of finite size can be studied as a boundary value problem for which initial inhomogeneities\, as well as boundary conditions\, play an important role. However\, it has been shown that the occurrence of localisation can be predicted at a constitutive level. More recently\, several authors have demonstrated that other modes of instability can occur within granular materials and demonstrated that any non-associated elastoplastic model could exhibit domains of instability inside the plastic limit. Experimental evidences support these theoretical approaches. For example\, in loose sand under undrained conditions\, an instable condition can be obtained at a low shear stress level and subsequently\, the strength is reduced to almost zero\, corresponding to a material state known as static liquefaction. In this talk\, we present a study of material instability based on laboratory testing and field cases. The analysis of these examples demonstrates the major role played by the material initial density as well as the loading conditions. \nBiography\nProfessor Pierre-Yves Hicher is currently a Professor of exceptional rank at the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering\, Ecole Centrale de Nantes\, France. Professor Hicher worked in Ecole Centrale de Paris from 1974 to 1993. During this period\, he received PhD degree at Ecole Centrale de Paris in 1979\, and then promoted to assistant professor in 1981 and associate professor in 1983. He joined Ecole Centrale de Nantes as a full Professor in 1996. \nProfessor Hicher is the President of the Scientific Council of Ecole Centrale de Nantes. He is a member of the Executive Council of the PGCE (Civil Engineering and Eco-construction Network)\, Chairman of the Granular Materials Committee of ASCE\, Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE)\, Member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering\, Expert for the Ministry of High Education and Research (AERES\, ANR\, PES). He is the reviewer for a number of international journals\, including J. Eng. Mechanics ASCE\, Eur. J. of Mechanics\, Int. J. Num. Anal. Methods in Geomechanics\, Geotechnique\, ASTM Geotechnical Testing J.\, Canadian Geot. J.\, Computers and Geotchnics\, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering\, Granular Matter and J Aerospace Eng. Professor Hicher has published more than 60 international journal papers and 8 books. He has supervised 38 PhD students in the fields of soil mechanics\, foundation engineering\, granular materials\, constitutive modelling and numerical modeling.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/instability-and-failure-in-granular-materials/
LOCATION:J215 (University of Macau)
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140328T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20140328T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20140327T040056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
UID:16366-1396022400-1396026000@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Earthquake-Resilient Design of Reinforced Concrete Tall Buildings and Highway Bridges at Near-Fault Regions
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Marios PANAGIOTOU\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nUniversity of California\, Berkeley \nAbstract\nIt is predicted that by 2030\, 60% of the world’s total population will live in urban areas (47% in 2000). The number of tall buildings in urban centers and of major bridges near large earthquake faults will increase accordingly. Current seismic design for tall buildings and bridges focuses primarily on collapse prevention and does not attempt to limit damage and ensure post-earthquake functionality. Such design philosophy may result in unprecedented economic and social losses\, following a major earthquake\, which are inappropriate for the needs of many urban regions of the early and mid XXI century. For shallow earthquakes\, regions in the direction and within 10 km from the fault rupture are usually subjected to the most severe near-fault ground motions (NFGMs) that contain strong pulses. For example\, after the 2011 magnitude 6.3 (M6.3) earthquake in New Zealand (5 km from the fault)\, 36 out of the 50 tallest buildings in Christchurch were demolished\, causing major disruption of the city center operation for over two years. \nThis presentation addresses the question: Can we economically design tall (up to 20 stories) buildings and bridges in near-fault regions that sustain minimal damage and remain functional after major (up to M8) shallow earthquakes? Presented first are recent research findings on the presence of multiple strong pulses in individual historical NFGMs and the implications for structural response. The second part of the presentation focuses on the analytical development of earthquake-resilient designs for 20-story tall reinforced concrete (RC) buildings using large seismic isolation devices and rocking core walls. As demonstrated\, using response history analysis\, these designs experience minimal damage and ensure prompt postearthquake functionality. A comparison to conventional code-compliant 20-story RC wall buildings is shown. A three-dimensional beam-truss modeling approach for RC non-planar wall buildings that accounts for flexure-shear interaction is presented. Next\, the analytical and experimental development of earthquake-resilient RC bridges that use rocking columns or combination of rocking foundations and seismic isolation devices is discussed. The presentation concludes with the results of a large-scale shake table test of bridge columns supported on rocking foundations including physical modeling of the soil. \nBiography\n\n \n\nMarios Panagiotou received his Ph.D. from University of California (UC) San Diego in 2008\, where he was responsible for the seismic design\, analysis\, and shaketable testing of a full-scale 7-story RC wall building slice [Fig. (d)]\, the tallest structure ever tested on a shake table in United States. He was awarded the 2012 Alfred Noble Prize bestowed by the American Society of Civil Engineers for his journal paper related to the 7-story building slice project. Currently\, he is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of UC Berkeley. His research efforts include the analytical and experimental development of earthquake-resilient structures\, computational modeling of RC structures subjected to earthquake loading\, dynamic soil-structure interaction\, and engineering characterization of earthquake ground motions.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/earthquake-resilient-design-of-reinforced-concrete-tall-buildings-and-highway-bridges-at-near-fault-regions/
LOCATION:JM12 (University of Macau)
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20131106T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20131106T153000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20131105T040038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
UID:16395-1383748200-1383751800@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Sustainable Architecture in Hot Climates: the SURE-Africa Project
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Manuel Correia Guedes\nAssociate Professor\nHead of the Architectural Research Centre\nInstituto Superior Técnico\, Portugal \nAbstract\nA general overview is presented on the subject of sustainable architecture in Hot Regions\, focusing on the African context: the most striking aspects\, present needs and future trends. A brief presentation is also made on the 3-year E.U. SURE-Africa COOPENER project\, which involved various E.U. and African Universities. \nKeywords: Sustainable architecture; hot climates; developing countries; Africa. \nBiography\nArchitect\, Ph.D. (Univ. Cambridge)\, Associated Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)\, Technical University of Lisbon\, Portugal. Currently the Head of the Architectural Research Centre of the IST (ICIST-n6)\, and former Director of the Course of Architecture. Specialised in Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design\, is responsible for the disciplines of Environmental Design and Sustainable Architecture at the Master and Ph.D. courses. Participant in national and international research projects in the area\, Coordinator of E.U. cooperation projects with Africa.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/sustainable-architecture-in-hot-climates-the-sure-africa-project/
LOCATION:J320
CATEGORIES:cee_events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20131011T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20131011T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20131010T040007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
UID:16393-1381503600-1381507200@www.fst.um.edu.mo
SUMMARY:Application of optical fiber sensor technology in geotechnical engineering projects
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nDr. Cheng-Yu Hong\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Civil Engineering\nShantou University \nAbstract\nThe talk will cover the following contents: 1. Optical fiber sensor technology-sensor types and sensing principle; 2. Why we use optical fiber sensor technologies in geotechnical engineering projects; 3. How to realize the monitoring work of geotechnical engineering projects using optical fiber sensor technologies; 4. Installation experiences of different optical fiber sensors in different geotechnical engineering projects; 5. Typical monitoring test results and analysis; 6. Current problems of optical fiber sensor for the monitoring work of geotechnical engineering projects; 7. Conclusions. \nBiography\nDr Cheng-Yu Hong (洪成雨) is currently an associate professor in Department of Civil Engineering of Shantou University. He received a BSc and an MSc in mainland China and a PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Oct 2011. After worked as a research associate in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for one year\, Dr Hong joined Shantou University in 2012. Currently Dr Hong has published 10 international journal papers and 13 conference papers. He also served as reviewers for two international journals: ASCE International journal of Geomechanics and ICE Geoenvironmental Geotechnics. His research concerns involve pullout resistance of pressure grouted soil nails; long-term monitoring of conventional soil nails and GFRP bar soil nails\, and application of different optical fiber sensor technologies (fiber Bragg grating sensor; Low Coherence Interferometry; Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) in geotechnical engineering projects.
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/application-of-optical-fiber-sensor-technology-in-geotechnical-engineering-projects/
LOCATION:N402
CATEGORIES:cee_events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130718T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130718T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20130717T040038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
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SUMMARY:Modelling air pollution: from my neighborhood to global scale
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Ana Isabel Miranda\nVice Director\nDepartment of Environment and Planning\nUniversity of Aveiro \nAbstract\nAir quality modeling allows obtaining temporal 3D fields of air pollutants in the air. Nowadays the use of models to support air quality assessment and planning is becoming a common practice with clear benefits. There are different types of models based on different mathematical approaches and dealing with different applications. This seminar aims to highlight this variety of models taking into consideration the different scales of application\, from the local to the global scale. Examples of modeling studies will be provided and discussed. \nBiography\nProfessor Ana Isabel Miranda is the Vice Director of the Department of Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro. She is a Full Professor of Environmental Engineering co-coordinating the research group on emissions\, modelling and climate change of the same university. Her group mainly works in the areas of air quality modelling\, environmental impact assessment\, forest fire studies\, urban air quality\, climate change\, and health effects of air pollution. Professor Miranda is also the Local Director of the ERASMUS/MUNDUS Joint European Master in Environmental Studies in Portugal. She participated in 25 national and 20 European research projects with the scientific coordination of 4 and 2 of these projects\, respectively. Her research work includes over 450 scientific and technical publications (53 ISI web of knowledge peer-reviewed scientific published papers).
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/modelling-air-pollution-from-my-neighborhood-to-global-scale/
LOCATION:HG01
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130711T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130711T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20130710T040056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
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SUMMARY:Air Pollution and Health Effects
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nProf. Ana Isabel Miranda\nVice Director\nDepartment of Environment and Planning\nUniversity of Aveiro \nAbstract\nAir pollution\, both indoors and outdoors\, is a major environmental health problem affecting everyone in developed and developing countries alike. The World Health Organization associates to air pollution approximately 3 million premature deaths worldwide per year. This seminar addresses the effects of air pollution on human health through a chain of events\, which start with emissions to the air and ends with the health effect. The dispersion and chemical transformation of air pollutants\, the human exposure and the inhaled dose are also part of this chain. Several examples covering different scales will be presented during the seminar. \nBiography\nProfessor Ana Isabel Miranda is the Vice Director of the Department of Environment and Planning of the University of Aveiro. She is a Full Professor of Environmental Engineering co-coordinating the research group on emissions\, modelling and climate change of the same university. Her group mainly works in the areas of air quality modelling\, environmental impact assessment\, forest fire studies\, urban air quality\, climate change\, and health effects of air pollution. Professor Miranda is also the Local Director of the ERASMUS/MUNDUS Joint European Master in Environmental Studies in Portugal. She participated in 25 national and 20 European research projects with the scientific coordination of 4 and 2 of these projects\, respectively. Her research work includes over 450 scientific and technical publications (53 ISI web of knowledge peer-reviewed scientific published papers).
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/air-pollution-and-health-effects/
LOCATION:HG01
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130629
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20130625T040003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
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SUMMARY:Civil Engineering Summer Camp 2013 土木工程夏令營2013
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/academics/summer-camp/summer-camp-2013/civil-engineering-summer-camp-2013/#new_tab
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130409T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130409T123000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20130408T040051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
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SUMMARY:Revised Accreditation Criteria for Engineering Degree Programmes under Outcomes Based Approach
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nMr. Albert CHOW\nDirector of Qualifications\nThe Hong Kong Institution of Engineers \nAbstract\nThis Seminar aims to introduce outcomes based accreditation implementation of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). It includes a detailed explanation of the approach and emphasis of outcomes based accreditation\, including the practical aspects in assisting the preparation of faculty members in the submission. It would serve as an authoritative guide in preparing for future accreditations by the HKIE. \nBiography\nMr Albert CHOW is currently the Director of Qualifications of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. Concurrently\, he is also the Registrar of the Engineers Registration Board established under the Engineers Registration Ordinance. Mr CHOW has extensive experience in accreditation\, training\, continuing professional development and international recognition. He was responsible for developing accreditation systems for engineering degrees\, computer science degrees and higher diplomas in Hong Kong leading to international recognition under the Washington Accord\, the Sydney Accord and the Seoul Accord. He was also responsible for establishing 16 Reciprocal Recognition Agreements with authorities all over the world\, including two agreements on mutual recognition on Information Technology qualifications. He is currently a Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Directors\, a Fellow of the Institute of Administrative Management (UK) and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (UK). He was a Founding Member\, Treasurer\, Executive and Council Member of the Chartered Management Institute (Hong Kong Branch).
URL:https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/event/revised-accreditation-criteria-for-engineering-degree-programmes-under-outcomes-based-approach/
LOCATION:Auditorium II\, University of Macau Library
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130221T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130221T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20130220T040049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
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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
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130116T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Macau:20130116T173000
DTSTAMP:20260610T051645
CREATED:20130105T040010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T032022Z
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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
CATEGORIES:cee_events
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