CEE has long been maintaining strong alliances and partnerships with different renowned institutions to foster knowledge exchange and international collaboration. CEE welcomed 15 students from 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐣𝐢 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 for a departmental visit focused on “𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” on 7 August 2024 (Wednesday). The students, eager to explore cutting-edge research in the field, were given a comprehensive overview of the department's capabilities and ongoing projects.
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐲𝐞 𝐙𝐡𝐮, Professor of CEE, and 𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐮𝐧, Associate Professor of CEE, presented an introduction of CEE, highlighting the achievements and groundbreaking research endeavors. 𝐃𝐫 𝐘𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢, CEE Postdoctoral Fellow supervised by Prof. Yong Xia, introduced the structural health monitoring system which is applied to the footbridge at PolyU. 𝐃𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐪𝐢 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐠 and 𝐃𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐨, Research Assistant Professors of CEE, showcased the innovative technologies in 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 (𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡) (𝐂𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐂-𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥)where the practical applications of “Smart Construction” including MIC structures and railway systems were demonstrated. The group also visited the 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, where students gained insights on the testing of high strength steel components.
The group enjoyed the visit and gained deeper understanding into the future of 'Smart Construction' and its potential to revolutionize the built environment. CEE looks forward to hosting more departmental visit in the future and creating valuable exchange opportunities.
