CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT - The Hong Kong Polytechnic ...

Short course on high speed rail draws
engineering professionals
An intensive course on high
speed rail engineering cotaught
by Dr Kao Tsung-chung
of the Railroad Transportation
& Engineering Center of the
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign and Prof. Ni Yi-qing
of PolyUs Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering
d r e w 5 7 e n g i n e e r i n g
professionals to our campus on
10-11 August 2012. The turnout
was better than expected, thanks
to supporting organizations like
the MTR, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and the Hong
Kong Society for Transportation Studies for spreading the word.
Covering the history as well as the future development of this
mode of transport, the course highlighted the challenges and
opportunities for engineers working in this field today. This is
the second year that FCE has run the course. With the neverending
quest for speed posing a safety risk, engineers have their
work cut out for them for many years to come.
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Visit to Daya Bay Nuclear Power
Station
On 15 August 2012, a group of academic staff and research
students of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE)
visited the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station, including Prof. Jinguang
Teng, Dean of FCE, and Prof. Ken P. Chong, who was
visiting from George Washington University. Accompanying them
was Richard Fung, a representative from China Light & Power
Company. After a briefing on nuclear power generation and
the safe operation of Daya Bay, the group was shown display
models of the reactor, fuel assemblies and the Daya Bay site
in an exhibition. They were also briefed on the training of plant
operators and visited the Daya Bay viewing platform for an
overview of the power plant. It was an informative trip for all
who went.