Topic:
Technical Visit to Nano & Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI)
& Steel-Concrete Hybrid MiC
Organizer：
Materials Division
Date,
Time & Venue
22 May 2021 (Saturday), Time: 9:30 -12:30 pm at HKSTP
Assembly place: Rm 708-709, Lakeside 1, HKSTP (to be confirmed)
Speaker: Representative(s) of Nami
Office Team
Programme Highlights
Apart from introducing the operation of NAMI, in this Technical
Visit we will introduce how materials science contribute on the development of
Modular integrated Construction (MiC), and the visitors can have chance to
visit the first-of-its-kind steel-concrete full scaled hybrid MiC mock-up containing
over 40 materials-driven technologies inside.
Registration & Enquiries
The visit is free of charge with maximum of participants of 20. The
successful participant will pay HK$100 deposit for the visit, the deposit will be
returned to the participant once attendance, or forfeited if fail to attend. The
applicants please fill the HKIE registration form (Standard
Reply Form) and email to. lamchising@hotmail.com
The deadline for application is set on 14 May 2021. Successful
applicants should be notified before 17 May 2021. CPD certificate will be
issued after the seminar/webinar. For enquiries, please contact Ir CS Lam at
91527659.
ReportTechnical Visit to Nano & Advanced Materials
Institute (NAMI) & Steel Concrete Hybrid MiC
By Ir LAM Chi Sing
A technical visit to the above captioned subject was organized on 22
May 2021. The representative Dr Ivan Sham introduced the background of NAMI at
the onset. NAMI was established in 2006 with focusing on applied Research and
Development materials, commercialization and supporting the local industry.
NAMI got the financial support from the government with the
availability of over HK$100 Million testing equipment, 40,000 sq.ft laboratory
area. At present, NAMI has been awarded with over 400 patents. NAMI has five technology
sectors for their core competence which includes health-care; electronic;
energy; environmental and construction.
This time our visit was focused on the innovations of construction
products. NAMI has introduced a number of new products to construction industry
such as self-flow backfill product which is used to replace the traditional
soil backfill with compaction in the trenching work. It contains micro-fillers to
be mixed with cement. The product proves to be successful under the trial
project. NAMI has also introduced the waterproof materials to solve the
water-leakage problem; repair materials to address spalling concrete by using
steel fibres and uniquely formulated mortar materials (R2M2) which is a rapid
repair mortar for efficient maintenance of aging concrete. The R2M2 materials
can eliminate the use of new rebar and rebar lapping.
In addition, the self-cleaning and anti-bacterial coating vitreous
enamel panels as well as the joint sealant to solve the differential movement
in glass façade were also introduced. The use of lightweight concrete for modular
integrated construction (MiC) products such as combination of steel structural
and precast concrete panels was elaborated.
After the talk, we were led to visit the NAMI laboratory. Dr Sham
introduced the equipment related to testing of construction materials but not
limited to structural health simulation, shape modelling of U channel
construction etc. We then visited the prefabricated MiC domestic units. The
units comprised of bathroom, open-space kitchen with living room and bedroom.
We also learnt the concealed type of the building services fittings installation
in which stainless steel bolts and nuts were used for joint connection. The
visit ended with an on-spot question-and-answer session.
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