Photo source: Wen Wei Po
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events around the world not only disrupts people's daily lives, but also brings significant economic losses to the society. Prof. Yi-Qing NI, Chair Professor of Smart Structures and Rail Transit in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of PolyU leads a project aimed at mitigating the risk of tropical storms for high-rise building clusters in coastal cities through the development of a real-time early-warning and resilience system. The project titled “INTACT: Intelligent Tropical-storm-resilient System for Coastal Cities,” has been received funding of almost HK$50 million from the Research Grants Council’s Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) 2023/24.
In a recent interview with Wen Wei Po, Prof. NI shared that the project will devise a framework that can effectively and accurately assess turbulence and quantify the risks arising from complex urban aerodynamics using sparse measurements. It also quantitatively evaluates the resilience of the city. This could comprehensively anticipate the potential risks and consequences of windstorms on critical buildings and enable the implementation of precautionary measures.
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Full interview (Chinese only)
PolyU’s RGC Theme-based Research Scheme funding project
