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Piling and Deep Foundations Asia | 樁材及深樁基礎峰會
Ensuring Cost-Effective, Safe and Sustainable Foundations in East Asia
13 – 16 July, 2009 · Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel, Lantau, Hong Kong


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Conference Day Two: 15 July 2009

08.00 Registration And Refreshments

09.00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Prof. Charles NG
Associate Dean of Engineering
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

09.10 Opening Keynote: Optimisation Of Pile Designs In East Asia

  • Minimising cost and ensuring timely projects in East Asia by avoiding over-design of standard pile designs
  • Successfully specifying, analysing, designing and constructing deep foundations
  • The role of governments, contractors and consultants in the design approval process

Prof. Harry Poulos
Senior Principal
COFFEY GEOTECHNICS

09.40 Deep Foundations For Offshore And Near Shore Projects

  • Updating design approaches for offshore and near shore foundations
  • Applying new approaches in challenging conditions
  • Addressing problems caused by salinity

Prof. Richard Jardine
Head of Geotechnics, Professor of Geomechanics
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON

10.10 CASE STUDY: Construction Of A Diaphragm Wall For A Man-Made Island In Tokyo

  • Design considerations for a 120m-deep, cast-in-place diaphragm wall on Kawasaki Island
  • Effectively monitoring the behaviour of the man-made island using a state-of-the-art instrumentation system
  • Assessing the crack patterns in the diaphragm wall and the effect on the critical wall thickness calculation

Prof. Kenji Ishihara
Department of Civil Engineering
CHUO UNIVERSITY, JAPANand
Past President, ISSMGE

10.40 Networking Break And Exhibition

11.10 Singapore Experience And Practices In The Design And Construction Of Foundations

  • Analysing common types of foundations used in Singapore and requirements of piling plan submission
  • Reviewing the Code of Practice for foundations - Singapore Standard CP4 : 2003
  • Evaluating good practices in design and construction of piles

Dr. Yet Nai Song
Senior Executive Geotechnical Specialist
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, SINGAPORE

11.40 Panel Discussion: Liberalization Of Requirements And Optimisation Of The Design Approval Process

  • Are stringent requirements damaging to innovation and lateral thinking, or do they simply encourage safety?
  • The importance of standardization and consistent regulations for contractors and consultants
  • Building a solid design approval process by extracting best-practice elements from each country

Panelists:

Prof. Harry Poulos
Senior Principal
COFFEY GEOTECHNICS
Dr. Yet Nai Song
Senior Executive Geotechnical Specialist
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, SINGAPORE
Dr. Kek Kiong Yin
Associate Director
ARUP

12.20 Networking Lunch And Exhibition

Afternoon sessions: Customise your conference experience by moving between streams

Stream A - Site Investigation, Piling and Testing Stream B – Tunneling

13.20 Chairperson’s Introduction

Prof. Charles Ng
Associate Dean of Engineering
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

13.30 Case Study Implementing Foundations In Reclaimed Land For The Venetian Macao, Macau

  • Overview of foundation requirements for the 10 million-square-foot hotel – Asia’s largest building
  • Overcoming the logistical problems of delivering the project in three years
  • Solid ground investigation techniques, ground behaviour calculations, settlement predictions and measurements

Dr. Kek Kiong Yin
Associate Director
ARUP

14.00 Avoiding Ground Subsidence And Voids Caused By Pile Construction

  • What are the mechanics of voids and ground subsidence caused by piling works?
  • What can be learnt from case studies of ground subsidence during piling works?
  • How do you effectively avoid ground subsidence and formation of voids?

Victor Li
Director
VICTOR LI & ASSOCIATES

14.30 Cost-Effective Geophysical Methods For Rapid Site Investigation

  • Guaranteeing cost-effectiveness through non-invasive techniques
  • Enabling information to be obtained quickly for large volumes of ground
  • Identifying the location and delineation of sand/gravel construction resources and detection and mapping karst solution features and faults

Dr. Sanjay Rana
Director
PARSANS OVERSEAS LIMITED

15.00 Networking Break And Exhibition

15.30 PanelDiscussion Examining And Comparing The Relationship Between Ground Conditions And Deep Foundations In Asian Countries

  • An update and breakdown of geological studies in Asian countries
  • Evaluating ground conditions in different areas - What are the thicknesses of the soils? Where is the rock? What are the sand types?
  • Establishing the relationships – What is the effect on foundation strength and capacity of your foundations at different depths?
Peter Thompson
Associate Director
ARUP
Yoshiaki Kikuchi
Director, Geotechnical Engineering Division
PORT & AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JAPAN
Victor Li
Director
VICTOR LI & ASSOCIATES

16.10 Examining The Current Status Of Piling And Deep Foundations In Korea

  • Analysing techniques of design and analysis of pile systems
  • Evaluating construction techniques that minimise project time
  • Quality control techniques available in Korea that ensure integrity

Prof. Sangseom Jeong
YEON-SEI UNIVERSITY KOREAand
Secretary, ATC18 Mega Foundations ISSMGE

16.40 Optimising Design Through Bearing Capacity Evaluation Of Long, Large-Diameter, Open-Ended Piles

  • Evaluating why recent use of large-diameter open-ended piles has created considerable uncertainty
  • Highlighting necessary changes adopted for pile foundations used in Japan's port facilities
  • Ensuring correct calculation of inner friction resistance for open-ended piles

Yoshiaki Kikuchi
Director, Geotechnical Engineering Division
PORT & AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JAPAN

17.10 Chairperson’s Closing Remarks And Close Of Conference

13.20 Chairperson’s Introduction

Prof. Wei Lee
Associate Research Professor
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

13.30 Lessons Learned From Recent Construction Failures Of Deep Excavation And Underground Tunneling

  • Understanding failure mechanisms of deep excavation and underground tunneling
  • MRT excavation and ‘tunnel arrival in station’ failures in Kaohsiung and Taipei
  • Preventing failure of future works through internal erosion property examination of silty sand material

Prof. Wei Lee
Associate Research Professor
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

14.00 Case Study Aspects Of Design And Construction Of Chong Ming Tunnel, Shanghai

  • Implementing 7.5 km of twin bore tunnels from Pudong to Zhangxi Island as part of the road connection from Pudong to Chong Ming Island in Shanghai
  • Deploying the largest slurry TBM in the world (internal tunnel diameter of 13.7m) to drastically decrease project time
  • Highlighting design considerations and overcoming challenges in the construction phase

Bob Frew
Executive Director
MAUNSELL GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES LTD., MAUNSELL | AECOM

14.30 Risk Assessment And Management For Challenging Tunnel Projects Around Asia

Analysing risks associated with:

  • Mixed face tunnelling in urban areas by TBM
  • Large span tunnels in adverse ground conditions
  • High speed tunnelling with major water inflows and strict watertightness criteria

Dr. Ian McFeat-Smith
Managing Director
IMS TUNNEL CONSULTANCY

15.00 Networking Break And Exhibition

15.30 Panel Discussion Minimising GroundMovement Caused By TBMs

Panelists:

Prof. Jian-Hua Yin
Director of Centre for Ground Engineering and Technology, Head of Soil Mechanics Laboratory
HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
Bob Frew
Executive Director
MAUNSELL GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES LTD., MAUNSELL | AECOM
Dr. Ian McFeat-Smith
Managing Director
IMS TUNNEL CONSULTANCY

16.10 Development And Applications Of Special Optical Fibre Sensors For Monitoring Soil Nails, Piles And Ground Movements

  • Monitoring internal movements of model dam and underground excavations using special FBG sensors
  • Monitoring movements of slopes and subway tunnels using PolyU FBG in-place inclinometers
  • Applications to piles and other structures to ensure safety and stability

Prof. Jian-Hua Yin
Director of Centre for Ground Engineering and Technology, Head of Soil Mechanics Laboratory
HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

16.40 Constructing And Tunneling Underneath Existing Piles

  • Assessing complex techniques for deep excavations and padding work that minimise ground movement
  • Examining the necessary ground improvement techniques that prevent settlement damage
  • The importance of instrumentation to ensure that project milestones are constantly being met

Final speaker TBC, ATKINS CHINA

17.10 Chairperson’s Closing Remarks And Close Of Conference

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