Date, time & venue
2018-08-03;8:45 am (registration) for 9:15 am to 5:45 pm;Room TU107, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

(Supported by Structural Division)

Scope and Objectives

Code of Practice for Structural Use of Glass 2018 was launched on 9 February 2018 by Buildings Department. For the new safety requirements against broken glass, laminated glass would be required for balustrade and large-scale glass wall systems. In current local practice, the laminated glass is conventionally designed by using the individual glass pane stiffness without composite action. Simplified design provision for laminated glass with composite action is introduced in the new Glass Code together with some quality control testings.

Principal feature of laminated glass is the safety performance under impact and breakage. The interlayers absorb the energy of the impact and resist penetration. Although the glass may break, the glass fragments remain firmly bonded to the interlayer, minimizing the risk of injuries. There is always the possibility of glass breakage in glass skylights, canopies, sloped glazing, glass floor, glass staircase etc. and glass balustrade. Without laminated glass, that could mean a big safety problem caused by shattering glass.

Moreover, there is an increasing trend in the use of laminated glass in residential buildings, commercial buildings and retails. This trend is being driven by the increased desire for more open designs with less visible framing and structural supports, resulting in glazing designs that provide greater transparency and visibility. Glass laminates such as SentryGlas® ionoplast are able to fulfill the high architectural safety standards at a reduced thickness compared to glass laminates with PVB interlayer. SentryGlas® interlayer was chosen primarily for its enhanced strength compared to laminates with PVB (which allowed a 30% thinner glass construction), its post-glass breakage retention properties and its visual clarity when used in combination with low-iron vision glass.

Speaker
Ir Dr. Dominic YU
Ir Dr. Dominic YU is a specialist in the structural design and use of glass. He is Principal(Structural Fire and Façade) of Alpha Consulting Limited, providing consultancy services on glass and facade engineering, non-linear integrated design and analysis, structural fire engineering analysis and design, steel and composite design etc. He is Part-time Lecturer in Fire Safety Engineering Programme of University of Central Lancashire & CityU SCOPE. He is also Visiting Lecturer for MSc Module of Façade Engineering in Civil Engineering Programme at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before joining Alpha Consulting Limited, Dr. Yu served as a Specialist and Test Consultant of Research Engineering Development Façade Consultants Limited (RED Façade and Fire HOKLAS Testing Laboratory).

Dr. Yu obtained Doctoral Degree of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, Master Degree in Fire Safety Engineering, and Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering. He worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to serve as a Technical Secretary of the consultancy study contributing to the “Code of Practice for the Structural Use of Steel 2005” and the 2011 version. He also compiled the Explanatory Materials of the Steel Code for Buildings Department. Dr. Yu is Professional Consultant for Consultancy Study of “Structural Use of Glass” for Buildings Department. He is also actively serving the industry and the university by delivering various technical seminars and lectures.

Mr Malvinder Singh Rooprai
Malvinder Singh Rooprai is working for Trosifol® PVB division of Kuraray India Pvt. Ltd as Technical Consultant for Asia Pacific region. Kuraray acquired the Glass Laminating Solutions Business of DuPont in June 2014 and is based out of New Delhi. He works on finite element modeling of laminated glass for analyzing the effects of viscoelastic behavior of polymeric interlayers on the structural performance of laminated glass panels in architectural applications. He has provided consulting reports on structural performance of laminated glass to Architects and Façade Engineers and Structural consultants on some of the mega projects in the region like Shanghai Tower in China and World One in Mumbai – India. He has presented papers on laminated glass with SentryGlas® in events like GPD Finland, World of Facades (India) & Façade Design and Engineering Conference and presented on the same in similar events in Singapore.

He has worked as a Structural & Façade Engineer for nearly 6 years with a façade fabrication company (a subsidiary of construction giant DLF Ltd) in India. He did his Masters in Structural Engineering from Thapar University, Patiala – India and did his dissertation work on Wind Load Modeling in Tall Rectangular Buildings including Interference effects by Artificial Neural Networks.

His lecture will focus on Structural Analysis and Behaviour of Laminated Glass
• Various Analysis Methods
– Empirical Formulas
– Effective Thickness Method (Advantages & Limitations)
– Finite Element Method
• Bond Strength Measurements for interlayer at Elevated Temperatures.

Mr Ji Haiping
Mr. Ji has more than 20 years of experience in engineering glass processing industry. He has been engaged in glass processing equipment manufacture, production management, marketing and other aspects. Therefore, he has a comprehensive perspective on the glass processing industry. His recent projects include International Commercial Center (Hong Kong), One Island East (Hong Kong), Central Government Complex at Tamar (Hong Kong), International Financial Center (Shanghai) and Shanghai Tower (Shanghai).

Official Language
English and Cantonese

Registration fees
The registration fee includes a copy of lecture notes, a copy of full-day CPD certificate.

Regular Registration: HK$ 1,000 each for HKISC; HK$1,200 each for HKIE Members; HK$ 1,500 each for non HKISC/ HKIE Members.
Group Registration: HK$ 1,200 each for group registration of at least 5 people

Please send the completed registration form with registration fee to Mr. Tommy Li, HKISC c/o ZS972, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon by 27 July 2018 (Fax No.: 852-2334 6389). You can download this form on HKISC web (http://www.hkisc.org) or request through emailing to: man@hkisc.org.

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