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Box 1607, Shatin Central Post Office, New Territories, Hong Kong
Phone: +852 91208024 E-mail: info@adv-technovation.com

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Advanced Technovation Limited, established in 2006, specializes in providing engineering
consulting service and professional development opportunities. In professional development,
it publishes technical publications and organises conferences, seminars and Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) courses. The conferences, seminars and CPD courses may
be used for partial fulfilment of training requirements for graduate engineers, enhancement of
technical capability for young engineers, or updating of technical knowledge for experienced
engineers. Details of a series of two upcoming courses on seismic resistant design of
structures are as follows. Depending on the interest of participants in the subject, they are
encouraged to take either or both of the courses.


Title: Seismic Resistant Structures: Analysis and Design
I. Seismic response of structures and seismic action on buildings

Instructor: Ir Professor J.S. Kuang, PhD CEng FICE FIStructE FHKIE

Language: Cantonese (with technical terms in English)

Date: Monday 21 July 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Venue: Crystal Ballroom, 2nd Floor, The Cityview (), 23 Waterloo Road,
Yaumatei, Kowloon (formerly Y.M.C.A. International House, next to
Kwong Wah Hospital, MTR Yau Ma Tei Station Exit 2A)

Cost: $1,550 (include morning coffee, coffee breaks, buffet lunch, course notes
and attendance certificate)

Early bird discount:
$1,420 for registration completed on or before 9 July 2014

Registration: (1) Fill in the reply slip; (2) make a deposit or direct transfer to "Advanced
Technovation Limited" at HSBC Account No. 400-304267-001; and (3)
email the completed reply slip with the deposit slip or direct transfer receipt
to info@adv-technocation.com or adv.technovation@gmail.com

Questions: Please contact Miss Luk at 91208024, info@adv-technocation.com or
adv.technovation@gmail.com




Course: Seismic Resistant Structures: Analysis and Design
I. Seismic response of structures and seismic action on buildings
Name:
Company:
Phone: Fax: E-mail:
P.O. Box 1607, Shatin Central Post Office, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Title: Seismic Resistant Structures: Analysis and Design
II. Design of reinforced concrete buildings and analysis of foundations

Instructor: Ir Professor J.S. Kuang, PhD CEng FICE FIStructE FHKIE

Language: Cantonese (with technical terms in English)

Date: Wednesday 30 July 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Venue: Crystal Ballroom, 2nd Floor, The Cityview (), 23 Waterloo Road,
Yaumatei, Kowloon (formerly Y.M.C.A. International House, next to
Kwong Wah Hospital, MTR Yau Ma Tei Station Exit 2A)

Cost: $1,550 (include morning coffee, coffee breaks, buffet lunch, course notes
and attendance certificate)

Early bird discount:
$1,420 for registration completed on or before 16 July 2014

Registration: (1) Fill in the reply slip; (2) make a deposit or direct transfer to "Advanced
Technovation Limited" at HSBC Account No. 400-304267-001; and (3)
email the completed reply slip with the deposit slip or direct transfer receipt
to info@adv-technocation.com or adv.technovation@gmail.com

Questions: Please contact Miss Luk at 91208024, info@adv-technocation.com or
adv.technovation@gmail.com







Course: Seismic Resistant Structures: Analysis and Design
II. Design of reinforced concrete buildings and analysis of foundations
Name:
Company:
Phone: Fax: E-mail:
P.O. Box 1607, Shatin Central Post Office, New Territories, Hong Kong
Phone: +852 91208024 E-mail: info@adv-technovation.com

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SEISMIC RESISTANT STRUCTURES: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Course Description
Hong Kong has been classified as a region of moderate seismicity. It is recognized
from the national seismic intensity zoning map 1990 and the national seismic ground motion
parameter zoning map 2001 that low-to-moderate earthquakes with the intensity VII may
occur in the region of Hong Kong with peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 0.15g in Hong
Kong Island and of 0.1g in Kowloon peninsula and New Territories corresponding to a 10%
probability of exceedance in 50 years. The seismic intensity VII with PGA of 0.15g for all
sites within Hong Kong may then be considered for typical structures. The 512 Wenchuan
earthquake of 2008 and the 420 Lushan of 2013 in Sichuan and the 311 Tohoku earthquake
of 2011 in Japan have awakened the public of their potential exposure to earthquake-related
hazards, as seismicity has not been explicitly considered in the conventional structural design
and construction with the exceptions of some lifeline infrastructures in Hong Kong.
The Buildings Department has recently launched a public consultation to seek views
on whether statutory seismic-resistant building design standards should be introduced in
Hong Kong. These two one-day CPD courses are developed to provide practicing engineers
with fundamental concepts of seismic engineering, a background necessary for understanding
and performing seismic analysis and design of building structures, ability to recognize
deficiencies of the current building design practice in Hong Kong, and basic skills to
incorporate seismic-resistant elements in future design of concrete structures to improve the
earthquake preparedness of Hong Kong for the public.



Instructor
Ir Professor J.S. Kuang () is a Professor of Civil Engineering at The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He received his PhD in engineering
science from the University of Cambridge, UK, and PhD in civil engineering from The
University of Hong Kong. His research spans seismic analysis and design of concrete
structures, seismic vulnerability assessment of buildings, large-scale experiment of structural
concrete, and computational mechanics and computing in structural engineering. Ir Professor
Kuang's outstanding research on seismic resistant structures has earned him the prestigious
T.K. Hsieh Award and Telford Premium by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) UK in
2006 and 2014, respectively, and the HKIE Transactions Prize by the Hong Kong Institution
of Engineers (HKIE) in 2007.
Professor Kuang served as the coordinator of an international team for the 512
Wenchuan earthquake field investigation in 2008 and a member of the 420 Lushan
earthquake field investigation team in 2013. Professor Kuang is a Chartered Engineer and a
Fellow of ICE, IStructE and HKIE. He served as President of The International Society for
Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ISCCBE) from 2010 to 2014. ISCCBE is one
of the world's leading international professional societies in civil, construction and structural
engineering.

P.O. Box 1607, Shatin Central Post Office, New Territories, Hong Kong
Phone: +852 91208024 E-mail: info@adv-technovation.com

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Course Schedules:

Seismic Resistant Structures: Analysis and Design
I. Seismic response of structures and seismic action on buildings
8:30 am 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am 10:30 am Seismology and earthquake characteristics
10:30 am 11:00 am Coffee break
11:00 am 12:30 pm Seismic responses of structural systems
12:30 pm 1:45 pm Buffet lunch (included)
1:45 pm 3:15 pm Ground motion representation
Seismic response and elastic design spectra
3:15 pm 3:45 pm Coffee break
3:45 pm 5:15 pm Seismic action on buildings
Wind effect versus earthquake effect on structures
5:15 pm 5:30 pm Discussion and distribution of certificates



Seismic Resistant Structures: Analysis and Design
II. Design of reinforced concrete buildings and analysis of foundations
8:30 am 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am 10:30 am Concepts of seismic design of buildings:
(1) building configurations; (2) capacity design principles
10:30 am 11:00 am Coffee break
11:00 am 12:30 pm Concepts of seismic design of buildings: (3) ductility
requirements and ductility detailing for RC structures
12:30 pm 1:45 pm Buffet lunch (included)
1:45 pm 3:15 pm Seismic design of RC buildings to GB 50011-2010
3:15 pm 3:45 pm Coffee break
3:45 pm 5:15 pm Introduction to seismic analysis of foundations:
dynamic properties of soils; site characterisation; capacity
design concepts for foundations; piled foundations
5:15 pm 5:30 pm Discussion and distribution of certificates

P.O. Box 1607, Shatin Central Post Office, New Territories, Hong Kong
Phone: +852 91208024 E-mail: info@adv-technovation.com

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Past Continuing Professional Development Courses and Seminars
"Green compliance without tears: A better understanding of the Hong Kong environmental
laws" by Ir C.F. Lam - 21 May 2014
"Structural concrete design to Eurocode 2: Theory and comparison with HKConcrete2013"
by Ir Professor J.S. Kuang 17 March 2014
"Geotechnical in-situ testing" by Ir Dr. Albert T. Yeung 19 February 2014
"Industrial summons Criminal prosecutions commonly encountered in construction
projects" by Mr. Harrison Cheung and Mr. Vincent Li - 7 January 2014
"Solid waste management: 3Rs, Thermal treatment technologies, charging scheme, and life
cycle assessment" by Dr. Daniel Tsang and Ir Professor Irene M.C. Lo 14 November
2013
Conference on "Advances in indoor air quality management and energy conservation" 5
November 2013
Conference on "Foundations: State-of-the-practice" 25 July 2013
"Construction claims" by Mr Steven Yip, Miss Sonia Ng, and Mr James Yeung 4 July 2013
"Construction of bored piles, barrettes, and diaphragm walls" by Ir Dr. Albert T. Yeung 6
May 2013
"Seismic resistant structures: Analysis and design. II. Design of reinforced concrete buildings
and codes of practice" by Ir Professor J.S. Kuang 11 March 2013
"Seismic resistant structures: Analysis and design. I. Introduction to structural dynamics and
seismic design" by Ir Professor J.S. Kuang 6 March 2013
"Green compliance without tears: A better understanding of the Hong Kong environmental
laws" by Ir C.F. Lam - 27 February 2013
"Dispute resolution: Methods and application" by Mr. Steven Yip and Mr. James Yeung 7
February 2013

Publications by Advanced Technovation Limited
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Kwan, A.K.H., Wong, K., and Choi, P.Y. (2011). Editors. The Second International
Conference on Utility Management and Safety. Advanced Technovation Limited, Hong
Kong.
(2010). . . Advanced Technovation
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Wong, K., and Allen, R.J. (2009). Code of Practice for Conduct Condition Evaluation Using
CCTV in Hong Kong, 4th Edition. Advanced Technovation Limited, Hong Kong.
Kwan, A.K.H. (2009). Editor. The First International Conference on Utility Management and
Safety. Advanced Technovation Limited, Hong Kong.
Yeung, A.T., and Lo, I.M.C. (2008). Editors. Environmental Geotechnology and Global
Sustainable Development 2008. Advanced Technovation Limited, Hong Kong.
Yin, J.-H., Li, X.S., Yeung, A.T., and Desai, C.S. (2007). Editors. Constitutive Modelling
Development, Implementation, Evaluation, and Application. Advanced Technovation
Limited, Hong Kong.