Seminar on Underground Utility Survey Based on Nondestructive Testing, Surveying, Imaging and Diagnostic (NDTSID) Approaches cum Consultation Forum
Flyer of Consultation forum (20190103)
Date: 10 Jan 2019 (Thursday)
Time: 09:15 to 17:45
Admission: Free of charge
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09:15 to 09:35
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Opening address and update of the ITF project “Development of specifications for Nondestructive testing, Surveying,Imaging and Diagnosis for Underground Utilities (NDTSID-UU) ” by Ir Dr. Wallace W.L. Lai,
Associate Professor of Department of Land Surveying and Geo-informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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09:35 to 10:15(including Q&A)
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Prof. Nicole Metje, Department of Civil Engineering and Director of National Buried Infrastructure Facility, University of Birmingham, UK
Topic: Utility Mapping Standards around the world and why this matters
- Utility standards in UK, USA, Canada, Australia & Malaysia & developments of an update to PAS128 in the UK
- Review of utility strikes (type, causes etc) mainly in UK, but some comparison to USA
- Some indication of the economic costs of these
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10:15 to 10:55(including Q&A)
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Prof. George Tuckwell, RSK Environment Ltd., UK
Topic: Subsurface mapping standards and practice in the UK from a practitioner’s perspective
- Application of utility survey standard PAS128, benefits to us and to clients
- General approach to survey design and focussing on the client’s problem
- Technologies for condition surveys
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10:55 to 11:10
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Coffee break
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11:10 to 11:50(including Q&A)
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Prof. Tom Iseley, Trenchless Technology Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA
Topic: Underground Utility (UU) Surveying is a Critical Component of Buried Asset Management
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11:50 to 12:20
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Ir Dr. Fiona W.Y. Chan, Hong Kong Accreditation Service, Innovation Technology Commission, HKSAR Government
Topic: How does Accreditation Deliver Confidence in Construction Industry?
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12:20 to 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 to 14:30
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Ir Dr. Wallace Wai-Lok Lai, Associate Professor of Department of Land Surveying and Geo-informatics,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Topic: From touch-based to regular near-surface geophysical survey: the challenges and way forward
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14:30 to 16:30
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Round table discussion and consultation (Room Z206) for PCL/EML and GPR, and also ways forward for other NDTSID-UU technologies
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16:30 to 17:00
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Coffee break
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17:00 to 17:45
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Lab Visit- Underground Utility Survey Laboratory
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