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| Centre for Slope Safety 邊坡安全中心 | |
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| Project Title: | Centre for slope safety 邊坡安全中心 |
| Duration: | 28 Mar 2019 – 27 Mar 2027 |
| Funding: | Research Grants Council (RGC) HK$91.852 millions (approved budget) or about GBP 9.2 millions |
| PI/PC | Prof Charles W.W. NG CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability, Chair Prof. of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Associate Vice-President (Research and Graduate Studies) Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-PI | Prof Alexis LAU Professor, Director of Atmospheric Research Center Division of Environment and Sustainability/HKUST |
| Co-PI | Prof Lin HUI Chen Shupeng Professor of Geoinformation Science & Director of Institute of Space and Earth Information Science Department of Geography and Resource Management/CUHK |
| Co-PI | Prof Lei CHEN Professor, Acting Director of HKUST Big Data Institute Computer Science & Engineering/HKUST |
| Co-PI | Prof Limin ZHANG Chair Prof. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility Civil & Environmental Engineering/HKUST |
| Co-PI | Prof Ting-Chuen PONG Professor Senior Advisor to the Provost (Teaching Innovation and E-learning) & Director of Centre for Engineering Education Innovation Computer Science & Engineering/HKUST |
| Co-PI | Mr Wai-Keung PUN Chairman of Sub-group on R&D of Flexible Barriers of the HKIE Geotechnical Division R&D Group of Flexible Barriers of the Geotechnical Division/HKIE |
| Co-I | Mr Eduardo ALONSO Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain Geotechnical Engineering & Geosciences/UPC |
| Co-I | Prof Ben CHAN Associate Professor/ Associate Director for Centre for Engineering Education Innovation Geotechnical Engineering & Geosciences/UPC |
| Co-I | Mr Peng CUI Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences Vice Director of IMHE Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment/CAS |
| Co-I | Prof C.F. Jimmy FUNG Professor Department of Mathematics/HKUST |
| Co-I | Mr Billy C.H. HAU Principal Lecturer School of Biological Sciences/HKU |
| Co-I | Prof Huamin QU Professor Computer Science & Engineering/HKUST |
| Co-I | Mr Julian Shun-hang KWAN Secretary of HKIE Sub-group R&D Group of Flexible Barriers of the Geotechnical Division/HKIE |
| Co-I | Mr Suzanne LACASSE Member of NAE of US Canada Norway; Member of NAS in Canada Norway France; Former Director of NGI Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) |
| Co-I | Prof Anthony LEUNG Assistant Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Mr W.K. WONG Senior Scientific Officer Forecast Development Division/Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) |
| Co-I | Prof Michelle YIK Professor Division of Social Science/HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Chao ZHOU Research Assistant Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Collaborator | Mr Johnny CHEUK Executive Technical Director AECOM |
| Collaborator | Mr Raymond CHEUNG Core committee member HK Geotechnical Society |
| Collaborator | Ms Eva C.C. LAM Director HK Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute /HK Academy of Medicine |
| Collaborator | Mr C.K. LAU Managing Director Fong On Construction Ltd |
| Collaborator | Mr F.Y. Eunice LEE Scientific Officer Corporate Communication Publicity and Media Services/HKO |
| Collaborator | Mr H.W. TONGV Scientific Officer Corporate Communication Publicity and Media Services/HKO |
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| Theme-based Research Scheme Project | |
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| Project Title: | Understanding Debris Flow Mechanisms and Mitigating Risks for a Sustainable Hong Kong |
| Duration: | 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2020 |
| Funding: | Research Grants Council of HKSAR (Theme-based project no: T22-603/15N) Awarded amount: HK$ 33.225M (or GPB 3.23 millions) |
| PI/PC | Prof Charles, W.W. NG Chair Professor /Director of Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-PI | Prof Matthew COOP Chair Professor Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering/City University of HK |
| Co-PI | Mr Peng CUI Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)/Vice-Director of IMHE Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE), Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Co-PI | Mr Wai-keung PUN Chairman R&D Group of Flexible Barriers of the Geotechnical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| Co-PI | Prof Long QUAN Professor Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering/HKUST |
| Co-PI | Prof George THAM Professor / Associate Dean of Engineering (Teaching and Learning) Civil Engineering /HKU |
| Co-PI | Prof Limin ZHANG Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Beatrice BAUDET Assistant Professor Civil Engineering /HKU |
| Co-I | Prof Malcolm BOLTON Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, Professor Emeritus University of Cambridge, UK |
| Co-I | Mr Billy C.H. HAU Principal Lecturer School of Biological Sciences/HKU |
| Co-I | Ms Julian, Shun-hang KWAN Secretary R&D Group of Flexible Barriers of the Geotechnical Division of the HKIE |
| Co-I | Ms Suzanne LACASSE Member of US National Academy of Engineering, former Director of NGI Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Norway |
| Co-I | Prof Gang WANG Associate Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Jui-pin WANG Assistant Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Yu WANG Associate Professor Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering/City University of HK |
| Co-I | Prof Yu-hsing WANG Associate Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Wai-man YAN Assistant Professor Civil Engineering /HKU |
| Co-I | Prof Jidong ZHAO Associate Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof G.D., Gordon ZHOU Associate Professor Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE), CAS |
| Collaborator | Mr C.K. LAU Managing Director Fong On Geotechnics Ltd |
| Collaborator | Ms Ringo YU Managing Director Frazer Construction Company Ltd |
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| 1st Collaborative Research Fund Project | |
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| Project Title: | Green Slope Engineering: Bioengineered, Live Cover Systems for Man-made Fill Slopes and Landfill Capillary Barriers in Hong Kong |
| Duration: | 30 Jun 2013 – 29 Jun 2016 |
| Funding: | Research Grants Council of HKSAR(Collaborative Research Fund project no: HKUST6/CRF/12R) Awarded amount: HK$ 8.0M (or about GPB780,000) |
| PI/PC | Prof Charles, W.W. NG Chair Professor /Director of Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof George THAM Professor / Associate Dean of Engineering Civil Engineering /HKU |
| Co-I | Prof W. H. WONG Chair Professor / Honorary Director of Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences Department of Biology/Baptist University (moved to HK Institute of Education) |
| Co-I | Prof Limin ZHANG Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Qian ZHANG Professor & Director of Huawei-HKUST Innovation Lab Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering/HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Matthew PRYOR Assistant Professor/Head Division of Landscape Architecture /HKU |
| Co-I | Prof Lee-man CHU Associate Professor School of Life Sciences /CUHK |
| Co-I | Prof Yu-hsing WANG Associate Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Billy HAU Assistant Professor School of Biological Sciences/HKU |
| Co-I | Prof Yai-man YAN Assistant Professor Civil Engineering /HKU |
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| 2st Collaborative Research Fund Project | |
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| Project Title: | Green Slope Engineering in Hong Kong |
| Duration: | 30 Jun 2010 – 29 Jun 2013 |
| Funding: | Research Grants Council of HKSAR (Collaborative Research Fund project no: HKUST9/CRF/09) Awarded amount: HK$ 5.8 M (or about GPB 565,000) |
| PI/PC | Prof Charles, W.W. NG Chair Professor /Director of Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof George THAM Professor / Associate Dean of Engineering Civil Engineering /HKU |
| Co-I | Prof W. H. WONG Chair Professor / Honorary Director of Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences Department of Biology/Baptist University (moved to HK Institute of Education) |
| Co-I | Prof Limin ZHANG Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Lee-man CHU Associate Professor School of Life Sciences /CUHK |
| Co-I | Prof Yu-hsing WANG Associate Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering /HKUST |
| Co-I | Prof Billy HAU Assistant Professor School of Biological Sciences/HKU |
| Co-I | Prof Yai-man YAN Assistant Professor Civil Engineering /HKU |
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| Other competitive grants awarded by the Research Grants Council (RGC) and others | |
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| Co-PI | 长江中游固废填埋场生态污泥覆盖屏障系统失效机理与安全调控 Funding Source: 国家自然科学基金委员会区域创新发展联合基金重点支持项目 Start: 1/1/2021 Estimated Completion Date: 31/12/2024 |
| PI | Centrifuge modelling of three-dimensional interaction between twin tunnels crossing at various skew angles in single-layer and two-layer soil strata Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/9/2021 Estimated Completion Date: 31/8/2024 |
| PI | Centrifuge modelling of the fatigue behaviour of an SCR in the touchdown zone under combined three-dimensional motions Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2021 Estimated Completion Date: 30/12/2023 |
| Co-I | Three-dimensional thermo-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils and interfaces with reference to energy piles Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2021 Estimated Completion Date: 30/12/2023 |
| PI | Mechanisms of wellbore stability for gas production from hydrate bearing sediments: centrifuge modelling Funding Source: RGC Start: 18/8/2019 Estimated Completion Date: 17/8/2022 |
| PI | Performance of unsaturated earthen embankments subject to climate change: centrifuge and numerical modelling Funding Source: RGC Start: 30/12/2018 Estimated Completion Date: 29/12/2021 |
| Co-I | Dissociation-induced deformation and instability of methane hydrate-bearing soils with various micro-structures Funding Source: RGC Start: 30/12/2018 Estimated Completion Date: 29/12/2021 |
| Co-I | Cyclic soil-root mechanical interaction for urban greening Funding Source: RGC Start: 30/12/2018 Estimated Completion Date: 29/12/2021 |
| Co-PI | A modular drum centrifuge facility for research into mountain and estuary hazard mitigation and environmental protection Funding Source: RGC/CRF Start: 30/6/2018 Estimated Completion Date: 29/6/2021 |
| PI | Vegetation-construction waste interaction for the development of sustainable landfill cover) Funding Source: NSFC of China Start: 1/1/2018 Estimated Completion Date: 31/12/2021 |
| Co-I | Hydro-mechanical behaviour of fine-grained soil contaminated by liquid hydrocarbon Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2018 Estimated Completion Date: 31/12/2020 |
| PI | Performance of floating energy piled foundations in clay subjected to thermal cycles: three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modelling Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2017 Estimated Completion Date: 30/9/2020 |
| Co-I | Anisotropic stiffness of unsaturated soil under cyclic thermo-hydro-mechanical loads with principal stress rotations Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2017 Estimated Completion Date: 31/12/2019 |
| Co-I | Coping with landslide risks in Hong Kong under extreme storms: Storm scenarios, cascading landslide hazards and multi-hazard risk assessment Funding Source: RGC/CRF Start: 30/6/2016 Estimated Completion Date: 29/6/2019 |
| PI | Influence of vegetation on the engineering sustainability of civil infrastructure Funding Source: Scotland/RGC Partnership Scheme Start: 23/6/2016 Estimated Completion Date: 8/7/2017 |
| Co-I | Cyclic thermo-mechanical behaviour of clay and sand with reference to energy piles Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2016 Estimated Completion Date: 31/12/2018 |
| PI | Interaction among multiple circular and non-circular tunnels: three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modelling Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/7/2015 Estimated Completion Date: 31/12/2018 |
| PI | Three-dimensional centrifuge modelling of multi-propped excavation on adjacent pile group and piled-raft foundation Funding Source: RGC Start: 30/12/2014 Estimated Completion Date: 29/12/2016 |
| PI | Three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modelling of energy pile groups: geotechnical aspects Funding Source: RGC Start: 31/12/2013 Estimated Completion Date: 30/12/2016 |
| PI | Fundamental investigation of wetting-induced failure mechanisms of loess slopes Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2013 Estimated Completion Date: 30/6/2016 |
| PI | Three-dimensional Centrifuge modelling of the effects of basement excavation on existing tunnels Funding Source: RGC Start: 31/12/2011 Estimated Completion Date: 30/6/2015 |
| PI | Three-dimensional Centrifuge Modelling of Perpendicularly Crossing Twin Tunnel Interactions in Soft Ground Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2011 Estimated Completion Date: 30/6/2014 |
| PI | Three-dimensional Centrifuge Modelling of Tunnelling Effects on Pile Groups in Soft Ground Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2009 Estimated Completion Date: 30/6/2012 |
| Co_I | Tunneling-Induced Ground Movement Effects on Pipelines Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/2008 Estimated Completion Date: 30/6/2011 |
| PI | Mechanisms and Predictions of Deformation due to Deep Excavation Funding Source: RGC Start: 31/12/2006 Estimated Completion Date: 30/12/2009 |
| PI | Land Development by Environmental Vacuum Preloading Technique Funding Source: RGC Start: 30/6/2004 Estimated Completion Date: 29/12/2007 |
| Co_I | Development of methodology for comprehensive reliability-based slope stability assessment in Hong Kong Funding Source: RGC Start: 31/12/2001 Estimated Completion Date: 30/12/2004 |
| PI | Field Monitoring and centrifuge modeling of bored piles and excavated barrettes in consolidating soils Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/12/2001 Estimated Completion Date: 30/11/2005 |
| PI | Investigation of slope instability in unsaturated expansive soils Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/12/2000 Estimated Completion Date: 30/11/2004 |
| Co_I | Behaviour of loose fill slopes and its stabilisation with soil nails Funding Source: RGC/UGC (4,750,000) Start: 1/3/2000 Estimated Completion Date: 31/ 8/2003 |
| PI | Stochastic Modeling Of Surface- Subsurface Flow For Stability Analysis Of Soil Slopes In Hong Kong Funding Source: RGC Start: 31/12/1999 Estimated Completion Date: 30/12/2002 |
| PI | Behaviour of Soil Nails in Saturated and Unsaturated Loose Fill Slopes Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/1999 Estimated Completion Date: 31/12/2001 |
| PI | Centrifuge Modelling of Loose Fill Slopes Subjected to Uniaxial and Biaxial Earthquakes Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/12/1998 Estimated Completion Date: 30/6/2001 |
| PI | Construction research centre – phase 1: geotechnical centrifuge modelling Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/5/1997 Estimated Completion Date: 31/8/2001 |
| PI | Experimental and Numerical Studies of Multiple NATM Tunnel Interactions in Soft Ground Funding Source: RGC Start: 1/1/1997 Estimated Completion Date: 30/6/2000 |