CEE, HKIE Geotechnical Division, and Guangdong Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering Society co-organized a technical seminar and site visits to reclamation projects on 11 - 12 November 2023. The activity included a seminar session on design and construction techniques of the reclamations by using dredged sediments and site visits to Guangzhou’s Nansha Port and Shenhua Coal Terminal of Zhuhai Port. Prof. Jian-Hua Yin, Chair Professor of CEE, delivered a lecture entitled “A Sustainable Approach to Marine Reclamations, a Field Trial in Hong Kong, and Post-construction Settlement-Strength Prediction-control”.
The participants are experts from CEDD, main consultants and contractors in Hong Kong, PolyU, CCCC Fourth Harbour Engineering Institute Co., Ltd., etc. Prof. Zhen-Yu Yin, Professor of CEE, and Dr Andy Y.F. Leung, Associate Head of CEE, presided at the seminar session while Dr Pei-Chen Wu and Dr Kai Liu, Research Assistant Professors of CEE, participated in the organization of this activity.
