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Congregation 2009
The Faculty of Construction and Land
Use of The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (PolyU) has sent forth over 1,300
students from 29 to 30 October 2009 at its 15th Congregation
held on the university campus.
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Smart Sensing
Technology: A New Paradigm for Structural Health Monitoring¡¨
on 11 December 2009
Presented by Prof.
B.F. Spencer, Jr., Nathan M. and Anne M. Newmark Endowed
Chair of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Applications of
Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Materials in the Prestressed/Precast
Concrete Industry¡¨ on 7 December 2009
Presented by Dr Rudi
Seracino, Associate Professor, North Carolina State
University.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
on ¡§Safety and Sustainability Enhancement of Infrastructure
Engineering with FRP and FOS Technologies¡¨ on 26 November
2009
Presented by Prof.
Zhishen Wu, Professor, Department of Urban & Civil
Engineering, Ibaraki University.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Advanced Pipeline
Systems Inspection and Monitoring Developments¡¨ on 20
November 2009
Presented by
Professor Lucio Soibelman, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.
Poster
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Distinguished Chinese Visiting Scholars
Scheme - Public Lecture on ¡§Lattice Composites of
Multi-Functionalities¡¨ on 19 November 2009
Presented by Prof.
Yang Wei, President, Zhejiang University.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Environmentally
Sustainable Trenchless Solutions for Underground Utility
Projects in Urban Environments¡¨ on 16 November 2009
Presented by Dr.
Samuel T. Ariaratnam, Professor, Arizona State University,
USA.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
on ¡§Renewal, Reinvention and Innovation: A Campus for the
21st Century¡¨ on 28 Oct 2009
Presented by
Professor Catherine P. Koshland, Vice Provost of Teaching,
Learning, Academic Planning and Facilities, University of
California, Berkeley.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Engineering and
Construction Requirements for Trenchless Technology Methods¡¨
on 23 Oct 2009
Presented by Dr.
Mohammad Najafi, Director, Center for Underground
Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE), Assistant
Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering, The
University of Texas at Arlington.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§ Intelligent
Buildings for Liveable Cities¡¨ on 20 Oct 2009
Presented by
Professor Derek Clements-Croome, Director of the Intelligent
Buildings Research Group, University of Reading, UK.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Public Governance
Innovation in Response to Catastrophe: A Case Study of 512
Wenchuan Earthquake¡¨ on 6 Oct 2009
Presented by Dr
Braven Qiang ZHANG, Associate Dean, School of Social
Development & Public Policy, Beijing Normal University,
China.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
on ¡§Is China Unique ? China Development vs. Western
Perceptions¡¨ on 29 Sep 2009
Presented by
Professor George Hong, Chief Research Officer, Associate
Vice Chancellor for Research and Professional Development,
Professor of Economic History, Purdue University Calumet.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
on ¡§Time-Variable Gravity: An Old and New Tool for Remote
Sensing of Global Changes¡¨ on 8 September 2009
Presented by Dr Ben
Chao, Dean of Earth Sciences in the National Central
University in Taiwan.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
on ¡§Indoor
Environment Research
at the School of
Construction
Management and
Engineering,
University of
Reading¡¨ on 25
August 2009
Presented by
Professor Hazim B.
Awbi, Professor of
Building
Environmental
Science, University
of Reading, UK.
Poster
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FCLU Forum on ¡§Sustainable Urban and Building Development¡¨ on 22 August 2009
Topics:
• Overview of the Public Engagement Exercise
• Healthy Buildings Research in Hong Kong¡¦s Dense Urban Development
• A Story About Sharing a Green Building in Shenzhen
• Energy Saving by Utilizing Natural Ventilation in Public Housing in Hong Kong
• The Application of Sustainable Urbanization Indicators ¡V A Comparison Between Various
Practices
• Knowledge-based Interactive Construction Virtual Prototyping
• Willingness to Pay for Improved Environmental Acoustics
• Save the Earth: Sustainable Development
• Towards Sustainability in Urban Building Construction: Natural Ventilation and Thermal
Envelope Strategy
• Development of Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Technologies for Sustainable Urban
Energy Supply
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Understanding and Predicting Debonding in FRP Strengthened RC Structures¡¨ on 12 August 2009
Presented by Dr J. F. Chen, Reader in Structural Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
on ¡§Research and
Teaching in a Joint
Department of
Architecture and
Civil Engineering¡¨
on 21 July 2009
Presented by
Professor Tim Ibell,
Associate Dean,
Faculty of
Engineering and
Design, University
of Bath.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Recent Research into the Behaviour and Design of a New Hollow Flange Channel Beam¡¨ on 8 July 2009 (Wed)
Presented by Prof. Mahen Mahendran, Professor of Structural Engineering, School of Urban Development, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar on ¡§Intelligent Building Systems ¡V A North American Perspective on the Past, Present, and Future¡¨ on 30 June 2009 (Tue)
Presented by Professor Jim Braun, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University.
Poster
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FCLU Chair Professor¡¦s Inaugural Lecture on ¡§Development of Space Geodetic Technologies for Geohazard Studies¡¨ on 25 June 2009 (Thu)
Presented by Professor Xiaoli Ding, Chair Professor of Geomatics, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Poster
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The First International Postgraduate Conference on Infrastructure and Environment
The First International Postgraduate Conference on Infrastructure and Environment was held successfully at PolyU on 5-6 June 2009. The conference attracted over 200 participants and 84 conference papers from 40 universities around the world. A proceeding volume containing the 84 conference papers was published. Five papers were awarded as the best papers and 4 presenters were awarded as best presenters. Each best paper and each best presenter received a certificate and a cash prize of HK$ 2,000 in recognition of their professional excellence.
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FCLU Chair
Professor's
Inaugural Lecture on
"Collaborative
Working in
Construction:
Research and
Applications" on 8
June 2009 (Mon)
Presented by
Professor Geoffrey
Qiping Shen, Chair
Professor of
Construction
Management,
Department of
Building and Real
Estate, Faculty of
Construction and
Land Use, The Hong
Kong Polytechnic
University
Poster
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FCLU Distinguished
Lecture on
"Structural Health
Monitoring -What is
the Prescription-"
on 29 May 2009
Presented by Prof.
Jan D. Achenbach,
Center for Quality
Engineering and
Failure Prevention,
Northwestern
University
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
- "Design Against
Progressive
Collapse:
Understanding the
Mechanics and
Developing a
Procedure" on 29 May
2009 (Fri)
Presented by
Professor David A
Nethercot OBE , Head
of Department,
Department of Civil
and Environmental
Engineering,
Imperial College
London
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
- "Thermal Energy
Stores: Technology
and Advanced Design"
on 22 May 2009 (Fri)
Presented by Prof.
Francis A. Kulacki,
Department of
Mechanical
Engineering,
University of
Minnesota
Poster
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FCLU Chair
Professor's
Inaugural Lecture -
"Intelligent
Building Energy
Management based on
System Dynamic
Simulation, Optimal
Control and
Diagnosis- Research
and Applications" on
18 May 2009 (Mon)
Presented by Prof.
Shengwei Wang,
Department of
Building Services
Engineering, The
Hong Kong
Polytechnic
University
Poster
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FCLU Chair
Professor's
Inaugural Lecture -
"The Dilemma of
Construction
Research" on 7 May
2009 (Thu)
Presented by
Professor Heng Li,
Department of
Building and Real
Estate, The Hong
Kong Polytechnic
University
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar
- "A Design Model
for Bolted T-Stubs
in Joints in Steel
Frames Subjected to
a Compartment Fire"
on 5 May 2009 (Tue)
Presented by
Professor Mark
Bradford, The
University of New
South Wales,
Australia
Poster
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FCLU Distinguished Lecture on "Sustainable Development; Progress or Procrastination?" on 28 April 2009 (Tue)
Presented by
Professor Peter
Brandon, University
of Salford Think
Lab, U.K.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar - "Solar sorption cooling systems for residential applications: options and guidelines" on 17 April 2009 (Fri)
Presented by Prof.
WANG Ruzhu,
president of
Shanghai Society of
Refrigeration
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar - "100 years of Steel Construction, and What's next" on 9 April 2009 (Thu)
Presented by Dr.
Graham W Owens,
Special Advisor &
Consultant, The
Steel Construction
Institute, U.K.
Poster
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FCLU Distinguished
Lecture -
Natural/Hybrid
Ventilation: A Case
for Positive Wind
Effects on Buildings
Prof. Theodore STATHOPOULOS, Professor and Associate Dean, Concordia University has been invited to talk about ¡§Natural/Hybrid Ventilation: A Case for Positive Wind Effects on Buildings¡¨ on 31 March 2009.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar - FRP Strengthening of Steel Structuresfont>
Prof. X.L. Zhao, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University has been invited to talk about FRP Strengthening of Steel Structures on 6 March 2009.
Poster
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FCLU Public Seminar - Use of Ground Penetrating Radar & Sonic NDT in Infrastructure Evaluation
Professor Michael C Forde, Carillion Chair, University of Edinburgh shared his view on Use of Ground Penetrating Radar & Sonic NDT in Infrastructure Evaluation on 4 March 2009.
Poster
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FCLU Seminar - Simulation and Experiments in Nano and Multi-Scale Mechanics
Professor Ken P. Chong, Engineering Advisor, and Director of Mechanics & Materials, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA 22230, U.S.A. shared his view on ¡§Simulation and Experiments in Nano and Multi-Scale Mechanics¡¨ on 15 January 2009 with more than 240 participants at the FCLU Public Seminar.
Poster
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