Programme and speakers

Proposed programme schedule

Conference Programme

Wednesday, 23 January, 2008

Technical Visit to Stonecutters Bridge, Hong Kong

Opening

Welcome by Dr. H.K. Cheng, GBS, OBE, JP, IOC & COC Chairman

Addresses :

The Honourable Donald Tsang, GBM, JP Chief Executive,

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

President Sarah Buck, IStructE

Professor Patrick Dowling, CBE, Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, Surrey University, U.K.

Session 1 – Sustainability

The Ecological Revolution - a Paradigm Shift from the Industrial

Civilisation to the Ecological Civilisation by Mr. Peter Head, OBE, U.K.

Developing Eco-Towns for Singapore’s Public Housing Development

by Mr. Lau Joo-ming, Singapore

Session 2 - Buildings

Seismic Research & Design of Tall Buildings in China by Professor Lu Xi-lin, China

Light Glass Roofs and Walls by Professor Dr.-Ing Jorg Schlaich, Germany

Session 3 - Bridge & Transport

Millennia of Bridge Construction by Dr.-Ing. M.C. Tang, U.S.A.

The Beginnings of Modern Cable-Stayed Bridges

by Dipl.-Ing. Holger Svensson, Germany

Aerodynamic Challenges in Long-Span Bridges by Professor Ge Yao-jun, China

Design and Construction of Stonecutters Bridge, Hong Kong

by Mr. Naeem Hussain, Hong Kong

Welcome Reception, The Hong Kong Club

Session 4 – Education & Training – A Panel Discussion

Panelists :

• Professor David Anderson, U.K.
• Professor K.S. Law, Hong Kong
• Professor Les Clark, U.K.
• Mr. Y. W. Mak, Hong Kong

Session 5 – Risk, Reliability & Robustness

Risk in Structural Engineering by Dr. Allan Mann, U.K.

Learning from the Attacks on an American Icon-World Trade Centre

Building Performance Study by Mr. Gene Corley, U.S.A.

Foundation-Structure Interaction : Designing for Robustness

by Professor John Burland, CBE, U.K.

Session 6 – Disaster Mitigation

Disaster Reduction on Coasts by Professor Paul Grundy, Australia

Sensors & Structures by Professor Akira Mita, Japan

New Technologies for Hazard Mitigation of

Urban Structures by Professor J.M.Ko, Hong Kong

The Real Response of Structures to Wind Action

by Professor Bill Melbourne, Australia

Session 7 – Research & Development

Structural Codes : Support for Practice Whilst Facilitating Innovation

by Professor David Nethercot, OBE, U.K.

Some Aspects of the Development of Structural Engineering and

Computational Mechanics in China and Hong Kong

by Professor Y.K. Cheung, OBE, Hong Kong

Development of Structural Steel Design Code in China

by Professor Shi Yong-jiu, China

Session 8 – Special Structures

Special Structures by Mr. Michael Dickson, CBE, U.K.

Structures for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by Professor Fan Zhong, China

Three Dimensions to Building Information Modelling

by Mr. Tristram Carfrae, Australia

Closing

Next 100 Years of Structural Engineering by Mr. William Baker, U.S.A.

Closing Remarks by Dr. Graham Owens, Senior Vice-President, IStructE

Technical Visit to International Commerce Centre,

Kowloon, Hong Kong (for those pre-registered)

The Speakers

• Emeritus Professor David Anderson (F), Warwick University, UK
• Mr William Baker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, USA
• President Sarah Buck (F), BSW Consulting Engineers, UK
• Emeritus Professor John B.Burland (F), Imperial College London, UK
• Mr Tristram Carfrae (M), Arup, Australia
• Professer Y.K Cheung (F), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Professor Les Clark (F), The University of Birmingham, UK
• Mr Gene Corley (F), CTL Group, USA
• Mr Michael Dickson CBE (F), Buro Happold, UK
• Professor Patrick Dowling CBE (F), Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, University of Surrey, UK
• Professor Fan Zhong (M), Building Design Institute, the Ministry of Construction, China
• Professor Ge Yao-jun, Tongji University, China
• Emeritus Professor Paul Grundy, Monash University, Australia
• Mr Peter Head OBE (F), Arup, UK
• Mr Naeem Hussain, Arup, Hong Kong
• Professor J.M Ko (F), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
• Mr Lau Joo-ming (F), Housing and Development Board, Singapore
• Professor K.S Law (F), City University of Hong Kong
• Professor Xilin Lu, Tongji University, China
• Mr Y.Y Mak (F), Hong Kong Housing Auhority
• Dr Allan Mann (F), Babtie Jacobs, UK
• Professor Bill Melbourne, MEL Consultants, Australia
• Professor Akira Mita, Keio University, Japan
• Professor David Nethercot OBE (F), Imperial College London, UK
• Dr Graham Owens (F), The Steel Construction Institute, UK
• Professor Dr.-Ing Jorg Schlaich, Schlaich Bergermann und Partner, Germany
• Professor Shi Yong-jiu (M), Tsinghua University, China
• Dipl.Ing Holger Svensson (F), Leohardt, Andra and Partner, Germany
• Dr.-Ing M.C Tang, T.Y Lin International, USA

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