Supported by:
Civil Engineering, School of Engineering and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak
Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong


SYNOPSIS

The first statutory code of practice for the seismic design of building structures in Malaysia (EC8) was released in 2017 and there will a new revision of EC8 in Europe. Following the 1st international symposium of this series that was held in Hong Kong in 2019, this 2nd international symposium is to resume the series after three years, to bring the key researchers and practitioners in the field of Structural Engineering locally and internationally to share with us the updated knowledge of structural analysis and design of building structures in regions of low-to-moderate seismicity, for example in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

The one-day event includes presentations by nine distinguished speakers, locally and internationally. They will discuss the recent advances in specialised topics with a strong emphasis on the unique feature and requirements in regions of low-to-moderate seismicity.


SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS (in alphabetical order)

1) Mr Gary CONNAH
Leviat Sdn Bhd, Malaysia / Singapore

Gary Connah is a highly accomplished Chartered Professional Engineer and currently serves as the Product Manager at Leviat based in Singapore.
He earned his degree from Loughborough University in the UK in 1996 and has since gained extensive expertise in mechanical splices, post-installed and cast-in anchor solutions in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

With a proven track record in the industry, Gary has contributed significantly to the development of current anchor Approval guidelines in Europe as the ex-chair of the Construction Fixings Association in the UK. He also served as the Chair of the AEFAC technical committee, an industry initiative aimed at enhancing the specification, selection, design, and installation of structural anchors and fasteners in the Australian construction industry until recently.


2) Dr Goman HO
Arup Hong Kong

Dr Goman Ho is an Arup Fellow and has been working with Arup since 1992.  He was the first global leader for Arup Tall Buildings Skills Network and served as the regional Seismic Skills Network.

He is currently the Regional Structural Skills Network Leader. He was involved as PD/PM/PE for many tall building projects with an accumulated height approaching to 9 km including CCTV HQs in Beijing, the 460 m Vincom Landmark 81 Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, the 528m tall Z15 in Beijing, the 597m tall Goldin Finance TJ117 in Tianjin and currently working on a 450m tower in Wuhan and a 300m+ observation tower in Busan, Korea.

Besides that, he was also involved in 3 km long Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal T3, 320 m span Beijing Olympics National Stadium (Bird Nest) and 148m clear span single layer roof for Yujiapu Traffic Hub etc. One of his interesting projects was a 30m span single layer bamboo pavilion in Hong Kong. He was awarded as an Outstanding Research Postgraduate Alumni of Hong Kong Polytechnic University Graduate School and Outstanding Alumni of Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022. He has published more than 30 technical papers in International Journal Papers and Conferences.
Besides serving as reviewer for technical journals, the chief editor for “Tall Buildings in Asia” published by Routledge, a co-author of “Outrigger Design for High-Rise Buildings” published by CTBUH. He also contributed a chapter in a book “Techniques in Vibration Analysis of Structural Steel Frames”, published by Elsevier Applied Science and also two chapters in “Design of Buildings and Structures in Low to Moderate Seismicity Countries” published by CNERC.


3) Dr Weng Yuen KAM
Beca, Singapore

Dr Weng Yuen Kam is a Business Director in Structural Engineering with Beca Singapore. He has over 18 years professional experience across projects in New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia.

In additional to his structural and seismic engineering expertise, he brings to the project team a focus in sustainability, commercial management, and digital innovations. His recent major projects include a confidential >$750M commercial development in Singapore, a 14,000m2 Mass Engineered Timber building, the University of Auckland’s Recreation and Wellness Centre and the award-winning Marina One in Singapore.

He has obtained his Bachelor of Engineering with Honours / Bachelor of Commerce in Economics in 2006 and PhD in 2011, all from University of Canterbury. He was achieved his Chartered Professional Engineering (CPEng - New Zealand) registration in 2013.He was the 2019 FIDIC Young Professional of the Year, the 2018 ACENZ Future Leader Award winner and a finalist in the 2014 New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year. Kam was made a Fellow of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) in 2018 and received the 2017 President’s award.

His research interest includes seismic assessment and retrofit, heritage buildings, low damage seismic design, and seismic resilience of non-structural elements.


4) Prof Nelson LAM
University of Melbourne, Australia

Nelson Lam is Professor and leader of the Structures and Buildings Discipline in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne. He has 40 years of experience in structural engineering, and has been working in the specialized field of earthquake engineering, impact dynamics and structural dynamics.

He is member of the Structural College Board of Engineers Australia, member of standing committee for future revisions to the Australian standard for seismic actions, member of the Seismic and Dynamic Events Panel commissioned by the London Headquarter of Institution of Structural Engineers, and international expert advising the geotechnical engineering office of the government of Hong Kong SAR over the design of barriers for protection against landslides and rockfalls.

His achievement in research in this field was recognized by the award of the Chapman Medal (1999) and Warren Medal (2006) by Engineers Australia; the Best Paper Award (2004-2007) by the ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology; and Chapman Medal for the second and third time in 2010 and 2019.

He is Editor of the Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, and is member of the editorial board for the journal of Earthquakes and Structures (KAIST). He is recipient of Award for Teaching Excellence by Engineers Australia in 2012 and Academic Staff Teaching Award by Melbourne School of Engineering in 2013. His early career as structural engineer was with Scott Wilson International throughout the 1980’s and attained British chartered engineer status during that period. He was awarded the degree of BSc in civil engineering with first class honours at the University of Leeds, England in 1981, MSc degree in concrete structures at Imperial College of Science & Technology, London in 1982 and PhD in earthquake engineering at the University of Melbourne in 1993.


5) Dr Scott MENEGON
Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec, Melbourne / Swinburne Melbourne, Australia

Dr Scott MENEGON works in a joint university/industry capacity as a Senior Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology and the Group Innovation and Technology Development Manager at Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec (WGA). Scott is also the current President of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES).

Scott is a Chartered Professional Engineer (structural) and has experience designing buildings in the health, government, education, transport and residential sectors. Scott’s primary research interests include reinforced concrete; precast concrete; earthquake engineering; and collision actions.

Scott has undertaken several large-scale testing programs of RC walls, columns, core walls and associated connections, which have provided him with unique insights into the lateral load behaviour of multi-storey RC buildings, particularly under seismic actions. Scott’s contributions to seismic design in Australia were recognised through being awarded the 2019 RW Chapman Medal from Engineers Australia.

He has authored/co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed published works, including book chapters, journal articles, conference papers and a textbook titled Collision Actions on Structures. Scott was the lead editor of the recently revised commentary to the Australian Standard for earthquake actions.


6) Mr Michael ROESSLE
Hilti Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Michael Roessle graduated in structural engineering at the Technical University of Munich (Germany) and worked as a structural designer for reinforced concrete structures in an engineering office in Berlin (Germany).

In his research at University of Stuttgart, Michael focused on the reliability of fasteners in concrete structures. He is author and co-author of several publications on these topics.

Michael has more than 17 years’ experience in R&D departments of leading manufactures for cast-in and post-installed fastening systems in Germany, mainly in the aspect of developing and qualifying fasteners for design according to international standards. Currently he is working for Hilti Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and is based in Singapore.


7) A/Prof. Ray Su
The University of Hong Kong

Ray SU is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. He has over 20 years of experience in concrete research and design, including structural strengthening, seismic performance and sustainability design of reinforced concrete structures.

He has published 4 books and over 300 technical publications in structural mechanics and structural engineering. In 2016, he was named as a top 1% scholar by Essential Science Indicators. In 2020, he was listed in Top 2% Scientists in the World for Career-long Impact in Civil Engineering by Science-wide Author Databases of Standardized Citation Indicators. He is an Editor for HKIE Transactions and Associate Editor for Innovative Infrastructure Solutions. He is a fellow member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and The Institution of Structural Engineers.


8) Ir. Tzyy Wooi TEH
H & T Consulting Engineers, Malaysia / Midas Korea

Tzyy Wooi has more than 22 years of experience in the design, construction, maintenance of bridgeworks, and underground structures. He is responsible for the design and independent design checks of many major road and rail bridges locally and abroad.

He has designed some major long-span stayed cables across other countries. He achieved BSc from UKM and MSc in Bridge Engineering from Surrey University. His experience includes concrete and steel composite bridge design, superstructure and substructure, permanent works, temporary works design, erection engineering, and casting engineering.


9) A/Prof Hing-Ho TSANG
Swinburne Melbourne, Australia

With over 20 years of experience in earthquake engineering, Hing-Ho Tsang is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and serves in advisory roles to governments, industry and professional bodies, developing seismic design standards and guidelines globally.

He has been an expert witness and a specialist consultant for major infrastructure projects nationally and internationally. He has published over 200 research articles and his research works have been recognised by a dozen international awards and university prizes or fellowships.

He is listed amongst the World’s Top 1% of Scientists for Career-long Impact in Civil Engineering (Elsevier, Stanford University). He lectured at The University of Hong Kong (2007-2012) and was a Visiting Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, in 2013 and 2016. Currently, he is an Associate Professor and the Director (Partnerships) of the School of Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology (ranked #62 in “Best Global Universities for Civil Engineering” by US News).

He is the Australian Delegate to the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE).


Registration fee

ONLINE / NORMAL (via email) REGISTRATION FEE (RM) (all fees to add SST 6%)

IEM Members (all categories)   : RM 600.00
Non-IEM Member                    : RM 900.00
Group Registration (02 – 05 participants)      : 5% Discount
Group Registration (06 – 10 participants)      : 7% Discount
Group Registration (11 participants & above) : 10% Discount
AER Members (all categories) : RM 600.00


Registration Closing Date: 30 August 2023

CONTACT US:
IRASD 2023 Secretariat, irasd2023@iem.org.my or shahrul@iem.org.my