THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code

2018084

Event Name

Glass Series (3) – Design considerations of structural glass works and Fire protection of curtain wall and façade systems

CPD Code

Formal Events

Speaker

Ir Dr. Dominic W.K. Yu
B.Eng.(Civil) M.Sc.(Fire) Ph.D.(Structural) MHKIE MHKISC MHKICA
Principal (Structural Fire and Façade)
Alpha Consulting Limited

Event Date

2018-09-22

Event Time

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

CPD Hour(s)

Venue

Surveyors Learning Centre, Room 1207, 12/F, Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Division

YSG

Fee

HK$280 for members; HK$350 for non-members (HK$30 walk-in surcharge on all prices listed); Free of charge for student members studying full time degree (subject to availability).

Priority

YSG Members; First-come-first-served

Language

Cantonese supplemented by English

Details

Abstract

The course consists of 3-half day events.

A New Code of Practice for Structural Use of Glass has formally issued by Buildings Department on 9 Feb. 2018 together with a Circulation Letter highlighting the special features and date of effective implementation with a grace period of 12-month for the captioned.

The Code provides guidance on design, construction, testing and quality assurance of structural glass works. It adopts the limit state design approach, which should provide a more rigorous and economical design than conventional method.

Due to rapidly growing interest among contemporary architects in the use of curtain wall systems as building enclosure. The seminar takes a performance-based approach to explore in-depth the processes of design and construction of building envelopes, with an emphasis on the background and technologies behind structural glass work and curtain wall systems. Aesthetic and technical issues encompassed by glass wall and curtain wall design in current local practice will be addressed.

As curtain wall designs continue to evolve and become more complex and unique, but the performance requirements generally remain consistent. Apart from the three basic performance requirements in curtain wall system – structural adequacy, air infiltration and water tightness, the designers should also pay attention to the use of fire stop & smoke seal materials and their installation method. In second part of this seminar, related clauses in CoP Fire Safety in Buildings 2011 will be discussed.

1:45pm Registration

2:00pm Design considerations of structural glass works

3:15pm Break

3:30pm Fire protection in curtain wall and façade systems

5:00pm End

Speaker

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 for glass and facade engineering, non-linear integrated design and analysis, structural fire engineering, and steel and composite design. Dr. Yu is Visiting Lecturer in Façade Engineering of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is also Part-time Lecturer in Fire Engineering Programme of University of Central Lancashire. Before joining Alpha Consulting Limited, Dr. Yu served as a Specialist and Test Consultant of Research Engineering Development Façade Consultants Limited.

Dr. Yu holds a Doctoral Degree of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Fire Safety Engineering and Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and served 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 for the Steel Code for Buildings Department. Dr. Yu also serves as Professional Consultant for the consultancy study on the “Code of Practice for Structural Uses of Glass 2018” for Buildings Department.

Date and Time	Course Contents	Course Code
11 Aug 2018 (Sat) 2:00pm-5:00pm	Glass Series (1) – Special Features and Safety Requirement of New Code of Practice for Structural Use of Glass 2018	2018082
8 Sep 2018 (Sat) 2:00pm-5:00pm	Glass Series (2) – Updated requirement on testing, measurement and quality assurance of New Code of Practice for Structural Use of Glass 2018	2018083
22 Sep 2018 (Sat) 2:00pm–5:00pm	Glass Series (3) – Design considerations of structural glass works and Fire protection of curtain wall and façade systems	2018084

Remarks

FULL (NO WALK IN AVAILABLE)

Payment

HKD 280

Face-to-Face/Zoom

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