From June 19 to June 21, 2017, teachers and students from the Mingde Project Association of the University of Hong Kong came to the School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology (SCUT), for an exchange visit. Prof. Li Jing, Deputy Director of Civil Engineering, gave a warm welcome to the visitors on behalf of the School.
On June 19, the visitors visited the Full Lifecycle Infrastructure Management Virtual Simulation (BIM) center. Dr. Deng Yichuan presented the visitors the related application of the BIM and experienced the VR virtual world.
Figure 1: Visiting BIM center
The visitors visited the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science of SCUT and exchanged in-depth communication with our teachers and students. This exchange laid the foundation for the academic cooperation between the SCUT and HKU for cooperation on a number of experimental projects.
Figure 2: Visiting the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science of SCUT
On the morning of June 20, teachers and students from SCUT and HKU gathered in a small conference room of No.7 building, to explore the building codes in different areas. Our graduate student Hou Zhaorong introduced the differences and links between the building codes in the mainland China, Hong Kong and Europe, and students from the University of Hong Kong also introduced the building codes in Hong Kong. Undergraduate students Lv Ziqi, Franck and Peng Chu, whose graduation designs are related to a current reconstruction project of Project Mingde in Guangxi province, gave reports on their graduation design results, respectively.
Figure 3: In-depth discussion of building codes
Figure 4: Photo taken in front of No. 7 building
In the afternoon of June 20, arranged and leaded by Prof. Yu Xiaolin of the bridge department, teachers and students from SCUT and HKU visited the construction project of the second bridge of Humen, located in Panyu District of Guangzhou, for field study.
Figure 5: Visiting the second bridge of Humen construction project
Figure 6: A souvenir photo taken at the construction site of Humen second bridge
On the morning of June 21, teachers and students from HKU and teachers and postgraduates from SCUT engaged in academic exchange and reached a consensus on the future academic cooperation, which drew a successful conclusion for this visit from HKU. (Editors: Mu He-Qing, Wu Xiaohuan)
Brief Introduction to Project Mingde of the University of Hong Kong:
Project Mingde was founded in 2003 by Prof. Nicolas S. Y. Yeung and Prof. Peter K.K. Lee, former head of department of civil engineering, HKU. It’s aimed to improve the professionalism of teachers and students while promoting the infrastructure construction in remote areas through the application of the expertise. Project Mingde has built up 7 projects at home and abroad, including teaching buildings, dormitory buildings, cultural centers and health facilities. There are currently two ongoing projects.
Under the leadership of Prof. Li Jing, the School of Civil Engineering and Transportation has been cooperating with Project Mingde of HKU since 2016, and has participated in the field project survey and follow-up scheme of the Wule Primary School Project in Guigang. The graduation design of four students instructed by Prof. Li Jing involves in the whole construction process of this project, all of them have achieved excellent results.