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Half-day Seminar – 2 June 2012 (Saturday)
Advanced Technologies and Equipment for Construction of
Transport Infrastructure
Background
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) is a learned
society concerned specifically with the planning, design, construction, maintenance
and operation of land-based transport systems and infrastructure. It aims to provide a
forum for the exchange of technical information and views on highways and transport
policy; to provide specialist advice to government and other bodies; to make roads
safer for the travelling public; and to encourage training and professional
development to meet today's requirements.
Every year CIHT Hong Kong Branch organises a half-day seminar to provide a
platform for academics, professionals and other interested parties to exchange views
on selected technical topics. Professionals and students from University, Consultant
and Contractor, as well as those related to transport or highway industries, will be
invited.
Theme
Hong Kong has one of the most successful transport systems in the world, with
around 2,000km of highway and 240km of railway. To cope with the growth in
population and economy, the Government have been planning and implementing new
roads/highway as well as passenger railway. During implementation, there are
challenges such as working in confined space or busy life traffic, tight construction
programme, and satisfying the requirement of different stakeholders. To overcome
challenges, contractors make use of different high technology or equipment so that
the projects can be implemented at a quicker pace, at a safer and more
environmentally friendly manner.
The theme of this half-day seminar “Advanced Technologies and Equipment for
Construction of Transport Infrastructure” aims to introduce how contractors
overcome the construction constraints by making use of the latest technologies and
construction plants. This seminar would be useful for both engineers and contractor
to recognize the latest development of the construction technologies and construction
plants and equipments. The speakers will give a brief account on the problems they
are/will be facing and how they implement the construction works with the aids of
various technologies and plants. It is meant to be an interesting and practical seminar
in which project implementers will share their invaluable experience of construction
of major transport infrastructure in Hong Kong and overseas.
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Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, HKU
Date & time: Saturday, 2 June 2012 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Programme
Time Duration Event
08:30
Registration
09:00 10 mins Welcome Speech
Prof. S C Wong
Vice Chairman CIHT Hong Kong Branch
09:10 15 mins Keynote Address
Ir Dr Raymond Ho, Member of LegCo (Engineering Functional Constituency)
09:25 30 mins Theme 1 – High precision drilling in Urban Areas Mr. Anders Ö stberg, Atlas Copco China / HK Limited
09:55 30 mins Theme 2 –Piling Methods and Equipment for Highway and Railway Projects Dr. Alan Wan, Gammon Construction Limited
10:25 30 mins Theme 3 –Technology and Equipment for Ground Freezing Method
Mr. Tsunekata Watanabe, Seiken Company Limited
10:55 25 mins Tea/Coffee Break
11:20 30 mins Theme 4 –Technology and Equipment for Bridge Construction
Mr. K H Lai, VSL Intrafor HK Limited
11:50 30 mins Theme 5 – Different Tunnel Boring Machines for Varying Ground Conditions Mr. Thorsten Gartner, Herrenknecht Tunnelling Equipment HK Limited
12:20 20 mins Panel Discussion – All speakers
12:40 10 mins Presentation of Souvenir
12:50 10 mins Closing Remarks
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Who should attend:
This seminar will be of interest to practitioners in highways and infrastructure projects including senior
managers, planners, engineering consultants, contractors and students.
Registration Fee: (include tea / coffee / CPD certificate)
General HK$350
Parking
Free Parking label will be available at the Reception Counter.
Deadline: 28 May 2011
Remarks: This seminar can contribute to your Continuous Professional Development Records and CPD
certificate will be available to all participants.
Registration Form
Seminar: Half-day Seminar 2012 by CIHT Hong Kong Branch
Date & time: 2 June 2012 (Saturday), 8:30am to 1:00pm
Name (surname first): Mr /Ms /Ir /Dr ____________________________________________________
Company: _________________________________________________________________________
Contact Tel __________________Fax _____________Email________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________________
I have enclosed with this form a crossed cheque No ______________________________ payable to “The
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation H K B” in the sum of HK$350.
Signature:________________________________ Date________________________________
Registration by email to [email protected] or by fax to 2527 8490, then follow by mail together with
cheque and registration form mailing to: The Treasurer of the CIHT Hong Kong Branch
Ir Vincent M H CHAN
c/o MVA HK Ltd
14/F West, Warwick House, Taikoo Place,
979, King’s Road
Quarry Bay
For enquiries, please contact Ms Shirley Lau at 2529 7037
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Half-day Seminar – 2 June 2012 (Saturday)
Advanced Technologies and Equipment for
Construction of Transport Infrastructure
Keynote Speaker: Ir Dr. Raymond Ho Chung-tai, SBS, S.B.St.J., JP
Ir Dr the Hon Raymond Ho Chung-tai, SBS, S.B.St.J., JP has been a Member of the Legislative
Council of the Hong Kong SAR since 1996, currently in his fourth consecutive term representing
the Engineering Functional Constituency. He is also representing Hong Kong as a Deputy to the
Eleventh National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.
At the Legislative Council, Dr Ho has been for 12 years the Chairman of the Public Works
Subcommittee, responsible for examining and making recommendations to the Finance Committee
on the Government's expenditure proposals for projects in the public works programme and
building projects, and chairman/member of various committees. He is also Board Member of the
Airport Authority, Member of the Commission on Strategic Development, Chairman of the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council Infrastructure Development Advisory Committee, and Chairman
of the Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Plant and Lingao Nuclear Plant Safety Consultative
Committee. He is an Honourary Fellow and Former President of the Hong Kong Institution of
Engineers, Fellow and Council Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences,
Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Honourary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Building, and Fellow, International Representative (Asia-Pacific Region), and Former Vice
President of the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Theme 1 – High Precision Drilling in Urban Areas
Synopsis: For construction of underground road or rail tunnels close to existing house, tunnels or
other sensitive objects, blasting will cause vibration which are unpleasant and may lead to safety
concerns. Therefore, to blast in hard competent rock close to sensitive areas, it is necessary to have
very good control on the quantity of the explosives, and on the location where the explosives are
placed. To make each blast efficient and effective, we must have good control on the quantity of
explosives, and how they are distributed in terms spacing and pattern of each of the drill holes.
During the last few years, the quality and precision on drilling rigs attract a lot of attention. To
achieve high precision drilling, computerized drilling rigs are used. The advantage of using this
type of rigs is with high degree of precision in terms of where to drill, verses any previous drills.
During the last years the focus has been on raising the quality and precision on the drilling rigs.
Today, with the computerised and automatic drilling technology, contractors can fully master the
design of drilling patter, navigation or positioning the drill rig, executing of drilling and logging of
the rounds, bringing the precision in tunnelling to a new era.
Keywords: High precision drilling
Speaker: Mr. Anders Ö stberg, Atlas Copco China / HK Limited
Mr Anders Ö stberg have broad experience on civil works. He has worked in both rural and urban
areas of different parts of the world. His experience ranges from being the leader for tendering jobs
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to on-site construction management. In October 2011, Mr Ostberg joined Atlas Copco as a
tunnelling application specialist.
Theme 2 – Piling Methods and Equipment for Highway and Railway Projects
Synopsis : Highway and railway construction projects, unlike land piling, often involve foundation
works of a wide spectrum ranging from diaphragm wall, mini-piles to marine piles. The associated
site condition also varies greatly from spacious sites for depot piling to extremely confined area in
the immediate vicinity of live traffic or operating railway tracks. Given these, works planning often
presents great challenges to foundation contractors, in terms of equipment selection and
construction method, so as to meet works programme while satisfying safety and environmental
objectives. This paper describes the current piling technologies applied in highway and railway
projects. A review of the latest development in piling equipment and techniques will be presented.
Methods and approaches to deal with constructability, site constraints and safety issues will be
discussed and highlighted with case studies.
Keywords: piling, method, equipment, constraints, constructability, safety
Speaker: Ir Dr. Alan Wan, Gammon Construction Limited
Ir Dr Alan Wan is a Senior Project Manager at Gammon Construction Limited. He was educated in the UK
and Canada and has over 15 years of experience working as contractor in the design, construction and project
management of heavy foundation projects. Notable projects undertaken by Ir Dr. Wan include the Hong
Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor, Castle Peak Road Improvement, Central Reclamation Phase III, KCRC
HCC 300 and 301, MTRC Contract TKE 609, WIL 704 and 705, and XRL 811B.
Theme 3 – Technology and Equipment for Ground Freezing Method
Synopsis: These two sections of the CWB will be constructed by traditional cut-and-cover method,
top-down in part after the bare minimum allowable reclamation and ELS diaphragm wall
construction. While this paper will talk about the construction methods of the above major
activities under the particular site and contract limitation such as maintaining the existing public
marine traffic and complying with all statutory environmental requirements, it will also touch on
the re-provisioning of existing facilities along the shoreline such as cooling water system, drainage
outfall which forms a great challenge to the planning and execution of the project.
Speaker: Mr. Tsunekata Watanabe, Seiken Company Limited and Mr. Ricky Wong,
Sanshin Corporation
Mr. Watanabe joined Seiken Co. in 1972 and is now a general manager with the company. His
main expertise is ground freezing and he has worked in Japan and Taiwan for famous projects, one
of those is the Tokyo bay crossing expressway.
Mr. Ricky K. N. Wong is from Hong Kong and has joined Sanshin Corporation since 1991. Mr.
Wong has worked on projects in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand and is now
responsible for the company’s business in the Southeast Asia.
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Theme 4 – Technology and Equipment for Bridge Construction
Synopsis: “Precast Segmental Bridge” construction is nowadays the most common method
adopted in the construction of multiple span concrete structures for roads and railways. The
technique of precasting concrete box girders in short segments by the “match casting” method and
transporting them to site to be lifted into position is well established and offers many benefits. This
paper presents different techniques of erecting segments by the “balanced cantilever” or “span by
span” method. For the balanced cantilever method, the segments are joined on either side of the
pier in a symmetrical operation supported by either a self-launching overhead gantry, deck mounted
lifting frames or by cranes. For the span by span method, all segments for one span are supported
by either an overhead or underslung gantry or alternatively by a ground supported system, and
joined together in one operation to make a complete span.
Keywords: precast segmental, balanced cantilever, span by span, launching gantry, lifting frame
Speaker: Mr Christian Venetz and Mr. K H Lai, VSL Intrafor HK Limited
Mr Christian Venetz is a Design Manager of VSL Hong Kong Limited and holds a regional role as
Technical Officer of North Asia reporting to VSL Technical Committee. Mr Venetz is a competent
designer in pre-stressed and reinforced concrete as well as steel and has over twenty years of
experience in the building and civil construction sectors in Switzerland and Asia. His field of
expertise covers the design of both permanent and temporary structures. Mr Venetz has worked on
many key infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, often in partnership with consultants and other
contractors.
Mr K H Lai is the Director and General Manager of VSL Hong Kong Limited. He has worked in
post-tensioning and related engineering fields for over 20 years and has been involved in various
building and civil projects in Hong Kong.
Theme 5 – Different Tunnel Boring Machines for Varying Ground Conditions
Synopsis : In the past 20 years, the tunneling projects around the region became more and more
sophisticated. Technology for Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) has been developed to make tunnel
construction possible today, which were not in the past. TBMs facilitate safe and reliable tunneling
methods. They also enhance planning reliability and better compliance of construction accuracy
and costs.
Keywords: Different Types of TBMs (EPB Shield, Mixshield, Single shield, Double shield and
Gripper)
Speaker: Mr. Thorsten Gartner, Herrenknecht Tunnelling Equipment HK Limited
Mr. Thorsten Gärtner was born in 1972 in Nagold Germany. He was a surveyor apprentice with
Government before he graduated from FH Mainz University with a degree in Civil Engineering in
year 2000. Thereafter he joined Herrenknecht. He started his career as a project engineer in the
Field Service, working in different project sites in the Netherland, Hong Kong, Austria, Switzerland,
Australia and California USA. In 2005, he was appointed as the on-site Manger in Singapore,
responsible for the circle line metro project. From year 2009, he was appointed as the Country
Manager of Herrenknecht in Hong Kong.
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Supported By HKU and Civil Engineering Society, ENS, HKUSU
Sponsored By:
AECOM Asia Company Limited
Atlas Copco China / Hong Kong Limited
Build King Holdings Limited
Chun Wo Development Holdings Limited
Crown Motors Limited
Gammon Construction Limited
Gammon Nishimatsu WIL Joint Venture
Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited
Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited
Mannings (Asia) Consultants Ltd.
MTR Corporation Limited
MVA Hong Kong Limited
Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Parsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) Limited
URS/Scott Wilson Limited
Half-day Seminar 2012 – Advanced Technologies and Equipment for Construction of
Transportation Infrastructure