Experience Sharing on CRF

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: http://www.ce.ust.hk/home.asp

Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility: http://www.gcf.ust.hk/ E-mail: charles.ng@ust.hk

Charles W.W. Ng

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My CRF projects’ experience

Project Title Project Code Role Start Date End Date

Green Slope Engineering: Bioengineered, Live Cover Systems for Man-made Fill Slopes and Landfill Capillary Barriers in Hong Kong

HKUST6/CRF/12R- 4 universities

PI* June 2013 June 2016

Green Slope Engineering in Hong Kong HKUST9/CRF/09 PI* June 2010 June 2013

Land Development by Environmental Vacuum Preloading Technique

Central Allocation Vote (CA03/04.EG02) – 3 universities

co-I* (PI-HKU)

Sept., 2004 Aug., 2007

Behaviour of Loose Fill Slopes & Its Stabilisation with Soil Nails

Central Allocation Vote (CA99/00.EG01) – 2 universities

co-I# (PI-HKUST)

Feb., 2000 Jan., 2003

Construction Research Centre - Phase 1 : Geotechnical Centrifuge Modelling : Frictions of large section piles

CRC Pilot Scheme (CRC96/99.EG04) – 1 university

co-I# (PI-HKUST)

May 1997 Aug., 2001

*attended interview# assisted PI to prepare proposal

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Proposal Preparation

1. Novelty and innovation of your proposed project (not possible be achieved by GRF)

2. Clear project objectives and research strategy 3. Multi-disciplinary and complimentary team (may be

international collaborator) 4. Well-defined role of each member5. Strong track record of team members and better have joint

publications/conferences/seminars etc…..6. No. of members not more than 10 7. No. of collaborating institutions not more than 48. Management and progress meetings9. Reasonable budget 10. Clear defined deliverables

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Preparation for Interview

1. Who should attend the interview ? (PI + ?)2. Scientific presentation but in simple laymen

language3. Highlight novelties and selling points4. Highlight 1 or 2 key governing equation(s) (if

appropriate)5. Use more photographs, graphs and charts, but less

words6. Remember “short and sweet” – precise and easy to

understand7. Rehearsal