Date, time & venue
2019-02-28; The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

 

Structural Excellence Award 2019

The Structural Excellence Award comes over 21 years since 1998. It aims to promote excellence in structural engineering demonstrated through the design and construction of buildings and structures completed in the last two years.

There are two categories of entries, namely Projects and Research and Development (R&D). On 7 March 2019, the Judging Panel short-listed 21 finalists of Project Awards and R&D Awards, followed by Finalist Presentations on 16 March 2019. Project Awards were decided with emphasis on Engineering Approach, Integration, Innovation / Creativity / Unusual Features, Buildability / Constructability / Safety, Energy Efficiency / Sustainability / Serviceability / Economy and Aesthetics. R&D Awards were selected on the importance to Engineering Application, Theoretical Background, Innovation / Originality and Future Impact.

3 local projects were awarded as Grand Awards and 1 research paper won the Grand Award.

 

Hong Kong Project – Heritage

Grand Award

Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts, Hong Kong

Structural Engineer: Arup

 

Hong Kong Project – Infrastructures & Footbridges

Grand Award

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong

Boundary Crossing

Facilities – Passenger Clearance Building

Structural Engineer: AECOM Asia Co., Limited

 

Hong Kong Project – Infrastructures & Footbridges

Grand Award

Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link-Southern Connection

Viaduct Section

Structural Engineer: Lambeth Associates Ltd, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd, Tony Gee and Partners (Asia) Limited, YWL Engineering Pte Ltd

 

R&D Award – Grand Award

Paper: Three-level Fire Resistance Design of

FRP-Strengthened RC Beams

Author(s): Gao Wan-yang, Dai Jian-guo and Teng Jin-guang

 

Project Award – Commendation Merit

Hong Kong Project – Non-Residential

Design and Construction of Breast Cancer Foundation

Kowloon Centre at Lung Cheung Road, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon

Structural Engineer: P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd

 

Project Award – Commendation Merit

Hong Kong Project – Non-Residential

Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Structural Engineer: Buro Happold Consulting Engineers

 

Project Award – Commendation Merit

Mainland / Overseas Project

CITIC Tower, Beijing

Structural Engineer: Arup (Design) and BIAD (Engineer of Record)

 

Project Award – Commendation Merit
Mainland / Overseas Project
Serpentine Pavilion Beijing
Structural Engineer: Arup

R&D Award – Commendation Merit
Paper: A study of hybrid self-centering connections equipped
with shape memory allow washers and bolts
Author(s): FANG Cheng, Michael C.H. YAM, CHAN Tak-ming, WANG Wei, YANG Xiao and LIN Xuemei

 

R&D Award – Commendation Merit
Paper: Operational modal identification and finite element model
updating of a coupled building following Bayesian approach
Author(s): HU Jun, LAM Heung-fai and YANG Jia-hua

 

R&D Award – Commendation Merit
Paper: Typhoon- and Temperature-induced Quasi-static Responses
of a Supertall Structure
Author(s): SU Jia-zhan, XIA Yong, ZHU Le-dong, ZHU Hong-ping, NI Yi-qing

 

Project Award – Finalist
Hong Kong Project – Heritage
The Mills
Structural Engineer: AECOM Asia Company Limited

 

Project Award – Finalist
Hong Kong Project – Residential
Residential Redevelopment of No. 3 MacDonnell Road
Structural Engineer: AECOM Asia Company Ltd.

 

Project Award – Finalist
Hong Kong Project – Non-Residential
Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong
Structural Engineer: Arup

 

Project Award – Finalist
Hong Kong Project – Non-Residential
FT Life Tower (New Kowloon Inland Lot 6311)
Structural Engineer: Atkins China Limited

 

Project Award – Finalist
Hong Kong Project – Non-Residential
A&A Work for 122-126 Queen’s Road Central
Structural Engineer: C M Wong & Associates Ltd

 

Project Award – Finalist
Hong Kong Project – Non-Residential
Kwai Chung Hospital Day Recovery Centre
Structural Engineer: Wong Pak Lam & Associates Consulting Engineers & Architects Ltd.

 

R&D Award – Finalist
Paper: Bayesian Modeling Approach for Forecast of Structural
Stress Response Using Structural Health Monitoring Data
Author(s): WAN Hua-ping, NI Yi-qing

 

R&D Award – Finalist
Paper: Rocking amplification and strong motion duration
Author(s): Anastasios I. GIOUVANIDIS, Elias G. DIMITRAKOPOULOUS

 

R&D Award – Finalist
Paper: Spectrum-based pushover analysis for estimating seismic demand of tall buildings
Author(s): LIU Yang, J S KUANG

 

R&D Award – Finalist
Paper: The fundamental human response to wind-induced building motion
Author(s): Steve LAMB, Kenny KWOK

 

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