Technical
Seminar: “Innovative Applications of
Ductile Concrete”
Organiser:
Materials Division
Co-organiser : Structural Division of the HKIE and
Institution of Structural Engineers
Date, Time
& Venue
20 June 2017 (Tuesday); 18:30pm-20.00pm, HKIE-Chan Yat Mei Sophie
Room
Programme Highlight
While
significant advancement in high strength concrete has been made in the last
decades, the lack of tensile ductility remains a bottle neck in concrete
structural performance. This presentation will focus on a relatively new
concrete material (ECC) that exhibits a metal-like behavior under tension, with
strain capacity several hundred times that of normal concrete. Emphasis
will be placed on the application of ECC on enhancing infrastructure resiliency
and durability. Examples on innovative full-scale use of this material in
building, transportation and water infrastructure systems in Asia and the US
will be presented.
Language
Powerpoint and presentation in English.
Speakers
Dr. Victor Li’s research interests include multifunctional
concrete aimed at enhancing infrastructure sustainability and resiliency.
He led the research team that invented “Bendable Concrete”. Professor Li was awarded the
International Grand Prize for Innovation by the Construction Industry Council
in 2015 and the life-time achievement award by RILEM in 2016. In 2004, Professor Li was honored
by the Technical University of Denmark with a “Doctor technics honoris causa”.
Professor Li is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the World Innovation Forum, and the
American Concrete Institute. His work has been featured in the CBS
Evening News, CNN, the Discovery Channel, the Portland Cement Association, and
the Forbes Magazine, amongst many other public media. Professor Li is
named inventor on ten US patents.
Registration & Enquiries
No registration is required.
For enquiries, please contact Ir Jenny Lau
at 2867 3682 (email: jennylau.jsd@gmail.com)
or Ir CS Lam at 91527659. For updated
information, please browse http://st.hkie.org.hk/
and /or http://mt.hkie.org.hk
CPD certificates will be
issued. Submissions for the Best Reporter Award are invited. Report must
be submitted to jennylau.jsd@gmail.com within two weeks after the seminar.