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Technological University (NTU)

Learning Hub

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09Investing In Our Youths For The Future by BCA

“We must embrace the next progressive HR practices, and be supportive of our engineers’ efforts to upgrade and upskill if our Consulting firm wishes to retain good people.”

SEPTEMBER 2015

A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION BY THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS SINGAPORE

In This Issue

Editor: Er. Yeow Mei Leng

Editorial Team: Er. Yow Cheong Hoe

Ms. Lilian Lean

Contributors for this issue: Er. Yeow Mei Leng

Er. Teo Yann

Er. Yong Fen Leong

BCA

MOM-WSHC

T. Y. Lin International Pte. Ltd.

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ACES EVENTS:

ACES COUNCIL FOR SESSION 2015/2016 4

ACES 44TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 5

ACES APPRECIATION DINNER - 12 MAY 2015 5

FEATURED ARTICLES:

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (NTU) LEARNING HUB 6

CONSTRUCTION WSH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2015 8

INVESTING IN OUR YOUTHS FOR THE FUTURE BY BCA 9

BST GLOBAL INTRODUCES NEW WEBSITE 10

M&E PRACTICE COMMITTEE UPDATES 10

C&S PRACTICE COMMITTEE UPDATES 11

ACES PAST SEMINARS AND EVENTS 12

ACES UPCOMING SEMINARS AND EVENTS 15

In my second year journey as ACES President, I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my fellow Council, and to our invaluable volunteers that

contributed their tireless efforts representing ACES in all the various committees.

2015 is a significant milestone for Singapore. Since independence 50 years ago, Consulting Engineers have contributed greatly to the built environment in areas such as infrastructure as town planning, transport, water, electricity, sanitation and now green energy, and environmental protocol on global warming, and depletion of natural resources.

Our profession is facing great challenges: labour resource shortages, difficulty in attracting young people into the field, higher operating costs, downward fee pressure from clients, the need to continually upgrade to stay relevant, the need to innovate, changes of regulatory frameworks, and at the same time, we are expected to produce greater and better results so as to achieve greater productivity.

The reality is, our young students regularly score very well in the STEM subjects – the Science, Maths, Engineering-type subjects. Yet ironically, in recent years, fewer have been applying for engineering and those who do take up engineering do not necessarily go on to become practicing consulting engineers. Most engineering students still consider banking, finance, business, and government services as career choices. And relative to other career choices, engineering is seen to be innovative and technical, but is weakly associated with prestige, status and career progression.

These challenges require ACES to become more influential in promoting the engineering as profession, the better understanding of what engineers do, and what engineers can do more than just engineering. We will continue our efforts to engage higher learning institutions to promote engineering, and participate in government’s initiative on SkillsFuture, the enhanced Internships and industry attachments programmes. We must embrace the next progressive HR practices, and be supportive of our engineers’ efforts to upgrade and upskill if our Consulting firm wishes to retain good people.

On the prospects of Consulting engineers, the Construction Demand in Singapore remain strong of S$25 – S$34 billion for 2015 -2016. Amid uncertain housing demand, Public sector as key demand driver, including Thomson-East Coast MRT Line, Circle Line 6, KJE/PIE Improvement Works, North-South Expressway, Phase 2 of Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, Changi Airport Terminal 5 and Infrastructure Developments.

Finally, Council has recently planned more out-reach activities, and networking for the members including seminars, movie night, bowling, and golf tournaments. We will also launch the updated Standard Conditions of Engagement for the provision of consulting engineering services in Singapore for the use by our members. These standard conditions will assist our member in Protection against onerous or unreasonable client behaviour where legal matters may arise.

Er. Ling Shiang YunPresident

Er. Ling Shiang YunPresident

President’s Message

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ACES EVENTS

The elected members met at the 1st Council Meeting Session 2015/2016 held on 14 July 2015, to elect the Executive Committee (EXCO), and appointed fellow members to assist in the work of ACES.

This made up of the 2015/2016 EXCO and Council Members portfolio for Session 2015/2016 as follows:

ACES Council For Session 2015/2016

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

COUNCIL MEMBERS

APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS

PresidentEr. Ling Shiang Yun

Chair M&E PracticeEr. Teo Yann

Chair Professional DevelopmentEr. Cheang Mun Keong, Thomas

IPP, Er. Koh Boon Liang

Vice-PresidentEr. Chua Tong Seng

Chair Membership Development Er. Han Kim Siew, Vincent

Chair Social Development Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne

Co-Chair C&S Practice Er. Lee Tuck Cheong

Hon. Secretary / PublicationsEr. Yeow Mei Leng

Chair C&S Practice/ Co-Chair Membership Development

Er. Yong Fen Leong

Chair IT Development / Co-Chair M&E Practice

Er. Koh Lian Suan, Adeline

Co-Chair Social DevelopmentEr. Liu Wang Lai, Kenneth

Hon. Treasurer Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu

Chair Business & Prof. PracticeEr. Andrew Henry

Chair Special Projects /Co-Chair Business & Prof. Practice

Er. Leung Chiu Kin, Keith

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ACES EVENTS

ACES 44th Annual General Meeting was held on 30th June 2015 at Furama Riverfront Hotel and it was attended by

37 members.

The evening started with a dinner and networking where members can mingle and catch up with each other. Camaraderie ran high that evening and would have continued had it not been for the fact that the AGM had to start, and it did at 7.40 pm.

The President, Er. Ling Shiang Yun ran through the Annual Report with the members, highlighting some of the important issues and events that had transpired during the last session.

ACES had done well financially and managed to make some decent profit of $193K, over the last session’s profit of $52K,

ACES 44th Annual General MeetingBY ER. YEOW MEI LENG

largely due to the efforts in organizing courses and seminars as well as sponsorships from the anniversary dinner.

ELECTION OF 3 MEMBERS TO THE COUNCILThis year, there are 3 numbers of vacancies in the Council due to retiring members, and 3 numbers of members who have indicated their willingness to seek election. As the number of members seeking election is the same number as vacancies, there is no need for election. The three elected council members will serve 2 years, for session 2015/2017, are:

1. Er. Ling Shiang Yun;2. Er. Leung Chiu Kin, Keith;3. Er. Wong Pui Fun, Joanne.

A total of more than 40 participants had attended the appreciation dinner held at Peach Garden, Thomson

Plaza on 12 May 2015.

This was one of the yearly planned-event for the Association to thank all its volunteers and contributors for their commitments and contributions to the Association. Certificates of appreciation were presented to all the volunteers namely Council members and the representatives at various external committees.

ACES appreciates the efforts contributed by all the volunteers and representatives and will endeavour to hold future appreciation dinners in good location and ambience.

ACES Appreciation Dinner - 12 May 2015

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Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Learning Hub

Slated to welcome students and professors in August 2015, the Nanyang Technological

University (NTU) Learning Hub (now known as The Hive) in Singapore is iconic for its architecture, moving away from traditional type building design. A cluster of 12 pods that accommodates 56 new-generation corner-less, smart classrooms, the design concept was conceived by top UK designer Thomas Heatherwick and T.Y. Lin International Pte Ltd (TYLI) was the civil and structural engineer for the delivery of the project. The project was delivered by Er. Serena Yap, as the Qualified Person (Civil and Structure) and Ms. Yee Yee New, the Project Manager.

There were many engineering challenges overcome by TYLI in the project’s delivery, from designing a building where the only vertical elements in the building are the four lift and staircase walls to the use of pigmented concrete in the structural elements (the lift and stair core walls) – a first for Singapore.To develop the most efficient and effective safe structural design from a cost and buildability perspective and to ensure the successful delivery of this unique project demanded that the TYLI team think outside the box and work very

closely with the designer, architects and other team members.

THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN The building footprint grows asymmetrically outwards as it increases in height. As a result, each floor layout is different from the one above and below it. All columns are curved at differing inclinations. Inclination of the columns is grouped together as much as is architecturally acceptable and they are straight and segmental between each floor. Variable curvature

floor edges were adopted throughout the eight storey building to assist in creating space for multiple open areas.

This complex building demanded a structural framing system that overcame engineering challenges in terms of design as well as construction. The structural system adopted was an open column frame system with the lateral stability provided by the four lift and stair cores. The system comprises of Reinforced Concrete (RC), with steel structures for the roof and mechanical and electrical enclosures.

The foundation is bored pile system of varying sizes ranging from 600mm to 1100mm diameter piles, with a 600mm diameter contiguous bored pile wall as a soil retaining system for the semi-basement at one of the corners of the building. This system was selected due to the good soil characteristics at the site and the methodology minimised noise impacts during the foundation works.

A flat slab system at every floor acts as a horizontal diaphragm tying the vertical elements to provide the rigidity and stability to the building. The flat plate contributed greatly to constructability.

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The lateral load resisting core walls are arranged in such a manner that the lateral rigidity of the whole building is equally distributed in any direction. This arrangement ensures that the inclined columns in the building will not take additional axial loads due to the lateral load.

During design development and construction stability of the structure was a priority. In the initial stages, the extent of the overhang per floor was much larger than the completed building which created many long cantilevers and caused instability. Through extensive coordination and collaboration with the design architect the final optimum structural solution was reached.

The increasing footprint of the building upwards and the varying angles in the columns posed further challenges for the design team, through the introduction of unbalanced horizontal

forces to the slab from the axial load in the columns. These horizontal forces are transferred to the lateral load resisting system through the slab. TYLI performed in-depth structural analysis to ensure:

• stability of the building in the permanent stage

• proper load transfer

• the stress distribution in the slab was within the maximum allowable values

• building was built to the required architectural profile

CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONSBesides the permanent stage design, the methodology and sequence of construction was considered in the analytical model. This building is not like normal buildings; the projection of the floor area is increasing as the building moves up, and the columns are not vertical. At each level, the building only became stable when the floor slab for that level was fully constructed. Thus, a construction stage engineering analysis (for each stage of the construction), was carried out to ensure that the building was built safely and to the required architectural profile. During the actual construction works, the construction stage and sequence were further refined with

Project CreditsProject Owner: Nanyang Technological University (NTU)Project Management: NTU Office of Facilities and Development ManagementProject Architect: CPG Consultants Pte Ltd Design Consultant: Heatherwick StudioC&S Consultant: T.Y. Lin International Pte Ltd M&E Consultant: Bescon Consulting Engineers Pte

the input provided by the Contractor and carefully monitored to verify the analytical results. Extensive monitoring for settlement, deflection and twisting of the building was carried out during the construction stage right through until the end of the defects liability period with minimum variations recorded.

Pigmented concrete was used in the structural elements for the first time in Singapore. This was achieved by adding pigment powder (iron-oxide) to the concrete mix. While the pigment powder can be considered a filler in concrete, research has shown that despite being inert (i.e. does not react with the other components in the concrete), the technical characteristics of the concrete may be affected because of the physical properties of the pigment (e.g particle size or shape). To ensure the characteristics of the concrete were not affected, a trial mix design with pigmented concrete up to 1% (by mass) was carried out and it was found that the concrete was not affected. Further verification was carried out during construction with in-situ testing.

CONCLUSIONThe key to the successful delivery of the development was thinking outside the box and optimising the development of the structural form to deliver a robust structure and optimise space utilisation. This was facilitated through great teamwork, close collaboration and a strong safety culture shared by all project team members including the client, designer, architects, contractor and consultants.

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More than 300 participants from the industry attended the Construction Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Leadership Summit 2015 at the Grand Copthorne

Waterfront Hotel on 7 July 2015. The event was organised by the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and supported by 10 construction industry associations, SNEF and NTUC (represented by BATU).

At the Summit, 10 Construction industry association leaders (including ACES, IES, REDAS, SCAL, SIA, SISO, SPM, STAS, Public Sector WSH Commitment Group, BATU) reaffirmed their commitment to Vision Zero by reducing the workplace fatality rate in the industry to less than 1.8 per 100,000 workers by 2018. This would require a reduction of the workplace fatality rate by 25% every year for next three years. To achieve Vision Zero, the 10 construction industry associations had put together a set of WSH action plans towards achieving better WSH performance in the Built Environment. The action plans focus on six areas spanning the life cycle of construction projects, namely leadership, procurement, Design for Safety (DfS), training, WSH culture, and WSH practices. Please refer to ACES’ Action Plan in the Table:

Construction WSH Leadership Summit 2015by Workplace Safety and Health Council

Guest-of-Honour, Mr. Lim Swee Say, Minister for Manpower said that his ministry would be supporting the action plans with initiatives such as the WSH (Design for Safety) Regulations which would be gazetted by August 2015 and come into effect a year later. The Regulations outlined the roles and responsibilities of all parties involved in construction project and would be mandatory for projects of contract value of SG$10 million and above. To support the implementation of DfS, MOM would be working with the industry to train 1,000 DfS professionals by 2018 and review existing DfS courses. MOM would also be piloting the Developer & Designer Early Engagement (D2E2) programme on engaging developers and designers earlier to achieve better WSH outcomes.

Design for Safety:

ACES will:

• Share good DfS practices, for example, through articles; and

• Encourage design with off-site construction to minimise multiple activities on site and work that would be affected by weather conditions.

WSH Leadership:

ACES will:

• Work with stakeholders to set aside a separate compulsory session for safety when a project kicks off, including communication of WSH targets set for the project;

• Start every ACES function with a safety message to imbue safety mindset in members; and

• Include a message on safety or safety culture in ACES’ quarterly publication.

WSH Training:

To build DfS competency for engineers, ACES will:

• Continue to conduct the DfS course in collaboration with its training partners;

• Encourage member companies to support all senior staff to attend the DfS course; and

• Collaborate with IES to:

» Develop a DfS checklist for Resident Engineers (REs) and Resident Technical Officers (RTOs) as part of WSH competency building on DfS; and

» Incorporate DfS in curriculum of relevant courses in universities by end of 2016 to ensure that all upcoming designers would be trained in DfS.

WSH Training:

To enhance WSH competency on site, ACES will:

• Encourage members to design a basic safety course for site inspection as an induction for fresh employees;

• Encourage members to employ site supervisory staff who are trained and competent in WSH;

• Encourage members to issue personal protective equipment (PPE) as personal items to all engineers; and

• Propose “safety control” as an item on the agenda so that contractor can brief everyone who attend site meetings.

WSH Procurement:

ACES will assist developers to incorporate WSH requirements in Price Quality Method (PQM), including:

• tenderers’ DfS experience;

• safety records, stop work order, partial stop work order;

• encouraging a sum in preliminaries for safety;

• ensuring that tenderers provide sufficient consideration for Temporary Earth Retaining System (TERS) and other temporary works;

• ensuring that project manager (PM) and senior management from the contractor’s firm are trained in safety;

• tenderers’ safety awards; and

• tenderers’ overall risk analysis review.

WSH Practices:

ACES will:

• Invite members to contribute articles on safety and health good practices;

• Circulate construction accident reports to members;

• Publish articles on incidents that happened on site to share learning points in quarterly publication; and

• Require TERS and construction of temporary works to be closely supervised.

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Investing In Our Youths For The Future by BCA

It was a delightful afternoon on 28 July 2015. A record number of scholarships were awarded to students at the BCA-Industry Built Environment Scholarship

Award Ceremony 2015 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. This year, BCA and 49 built environment (BE) firms jointly awarded 190 undergraduate and diploma scholarships, an increase from the 186 scholarships awarded last year.

Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry and National Development, Mr. Lee Yi Shyan shared the importance of the BE sector in building the future of Singapore: “The built environment sector shapes the environment we live in. It adds to the skyline and enriches our interaction with other users of the same space we share. It determines the quality of our lives.” Aligning with the Earn-and-Learn Programmes under the SkillsFuture initiatives, BCA will be supporting competency progression of the new graduates through its enhanced post-diploma and new post-ITE development programs. These programmes, which aim to help the BE sector bring in new local entrants, will require the continual strong support of our industry partners to be successful.

At a time when the BE sector is transforming the way we build, it is important to equip the existing workforce with the in demand skills. To support the upgrading of the built environment practitioners, BCA is introducing a new part-time postgraduate sponsorship and part-time diploma sponsorship. This is in addition to the existing part-time undergraduate sponsorship programme.

In line with the SG50 celebrations, Mr. Lee encouraged the recipients to reflect on the past achievements of the pioneer generations, build on this foundation and carry on the legacy in bringing about a happy, prosperous, fulfilling home for all Singaporeans.

All smiles for the camera!

Guest-of-Honour SMS Lee Yi Shyan congratulated the recipients.

Er. Ling represented the Construction Industry Joint Committee (CIJC) to present scholarship scrolls to the Diploma students.

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BST Global Introduces New Website

We have the following updates on the M&E Practice, which is part of our continued efforts to improve our Industry:

1. Mechanical & Electrical Resident Engineer (RE) and Mechanical & Electrical Resident Technical Officer (RTO) Registry

To-date, there are 18 RE and 265 RTO registered. There was a joint members’ Networking Nite held with Qualified Electrical Contractors Registry (QEC) on 28 July 2015. Looking forward to continuous support from members to appoint M&E RE/RTO on the registry.

2. M&E Engineers’ work complexity has been increasing at a rapid pace. ACES M&E Practice Committee organises a quarterly dialogue for M&E Engineers to meet and explore ways to work better together through ACES to make our work more productive. The 4th M&E Engineers Dialogue was held on 29 Jul 2015 with 16 engineers in attendance to inform/discuss on the following:

• The impending NPQS review, our interaction with FSB, NEA, PUB (WD)

• The on-going discussion with EMA on the responsibilities of an LEW

• The requirement of Design for Safety considerations.

The next 5th Dialogue is scheduled on 24 Nov 2015.

3. FSSD has confirmed that for Evacuation Lift, the door position after homing would be changed to open as per Fire Man Lift.

4. There is also an on-going discussion with FSSD on an expanded work that may come under the MAA scheme.

ACES look forward to more participation from members.

M&E Practice Committee Updatesby Er. Teo Yann

There is a new way to evaluate your Enterprise Resource Planning system options. In June, BST Global launched

its completely redesigned website, bstglobal.com.

This new website comes on the heels of the successful launch of BST10, a revolutionary new ERP system built specifically for the world’s leading engineers. Several leading consultancies are already making the move to BST10, including RSP Architects Planners & Engineers.

The new bstglobal.com now includes a more robust Product section, giving visitors access to nearly 30 different BST10 demonstration videos that span the entire application and platform. Access to these videos is completely open, allowing all bstglobal.com visitors to see firsthand how BST10 can help them achieve their specific business objectives.

BST Global has also introduced a new industry blog titled Ideas, which features articles on the latest trends and issues impacting engineers worldwide. The blog covers a range of topics surrounding emerging technologies, project performance, and business strategy, among other things. The Ideas blog features articles written by BST Global’s own industry experts, as well as industry leaders like KENCA Chairman Jae Wan Lee.

The new bstglobal.com has been optimized for multiple devices and browsers, allowing users to access it from their desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone. For more information, visit bstglobal.com today.

ABOUT BST GLOBALBST Global is the leading provider of integrated business management software solutions for architects, engineers, and environmental consultants. More than 100,000 professionals across six continents and 65 countries rely on BST Global’s innovative solutions each day to manage their projects, resources, finances, and client relationships. The company’s latest offering, BST10, is the world’s first multi-lingual business system to be built exclusively for the architecture and engineering industry and made available both in the Cloud and On-Premise.

BST Global Asia Pacific ContactDerrick Cheng+65 6832 5031dcheng@bstglobal.com

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C&S Practice Committee Updatesby Er. Yong Fen Leong

The C&S Practise is continuously looking forward for feedback or proposals from its members to better our Industry practices and to create

more efficient workflow. In this edition, we have the following updates to share:

1. SEWC 2015 – The Structural World Congress which is co-organized by ACES is drawing near on 19-22 October 2015. ACES would strongly encourage its members to support this prestigious structural engineering event that boasts papers and knowledge sharing from both academia and industry practices on new innovative solutions to engineering practices around the globe.

2. WSH Design for Safety – The WSH (Design for Safety) Regulations has been gazetted and published on 10 July 2015 (details can be found on http://www.egazette.com.sg). The regulations will come into operation on 1 August 2016.

3. BCA-ACES-IES Dialogue – ACES attended the recent BCA dialogue on 3 Aug 2015 which see active proposals from BCA on the following :

a) Site investigation and load test requirement for highrise buildings’ foundations.

b) Interpretation of the pile design based on Eurocode.

c) Statutory submissions (ST and AC) clarifications

d) Collation and submission of consolidated As-Built Structural plans.

ACES will further update on any confirmations and implementation on these matters.

4. Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee (IACC) – ACES recently attended this committee meeting on 25 August 2015 which was set up to resolve and streamline statutory requirements for common conflicting issues. In this session, BCA has initiated proposals to standardize allowance on drain tops allowing water pipe entries to mass landed developments and allowance for manhole encroachment to road reserve to address spatial constraints. The resolution is currently pending official announcements.

Meanwhile, we encourage members to raise any encounters of conflicting requirements for ACES to bring forth to the committee for resolution and potentially amend certain regulations that may hamper the productivity of the design.

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PAST SEMINARS AND EVENTS

A total of 38 participants attended the Hioki Seminar on measurement and instruments for electrical & mechanical installations held on 28 April 2015. The two speakers were

Seminar on measurement and instruments for electrical & mechanical installations by Hioki – 28 April 2015

Seminar on power quality challenges and mitigation with Mun Hean – 6 May 2015A total of 30 members attended the seminar conducted by Mun Hean Singapore. The speaker was Mr. Chee Khar Chit, a Power Quality Specialist.

From participants feedback, they had been enlightened with in understanding the key factors in the network Power Quality analysis; the latest development and solutions in Power Quality Management; and understanding the design caveats for Critical Facility network.

ACES-Tekla BIM Sharing Session for C&S Engineers – 19 Jun 2015Ms. Saw Pei Ling, Sales Director of Tekla (SEA) shared their new A&D solution – Tekla Structural Designer (TSD) on 19 June 2015 with ACES members, but response was low with less 10 members attended the event.

The sharing session aimed to provide an in-depth understanding of TSD capability and value proposition to C&S Engineers in the hopes of providing a special ACES-Tekla BIM package to reduce initial investment cost for new and returning customers.

Mr. Eugene Wee, Assistant Application Manager of Hioki Singapore and Mr. Joseph Ong, Senior Application Manager of All Measure Technology (S) Pte Ltd.

The seminar discussed the predictive approach to maintenance (PdM) and its benefits. Common PdM monitoring and measuring methods such as infrared thermography scanning, vibration analysis, ultrasonic testing, electrical measurement, power quality, insulation/ ground resistance measurements had been addressed.

The two speakers also shared their personal experiences in the successful deployments of power quality and PdM test tools as well as case studies on scanning electrical, mechanical and HVAC systems that revealed overloaded or imbalanced circuits, high resistance connections, overheating motors on HVAC equipment, malfunctioning steam traps and a host of conditions that might signal an inefficient use of energy.

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ACES Seminar with Bio-Pointe – 23 Jun 2015

This seminar saw more than 40 participants in attendance. had attended the seminar.

This seminar covered many factors that need to go into ventilating a laboratory space, along with ultimate goal of safety, designers are challenged to consider energy consumption, sound, roof space and long-term maintenance. This seminar also looked at these aspects from the perspective of the lab exhaust ventilation system and showed how different solutions can assist in navigating these issues.

ACES would like to thank Bio-Pointe for sponsoring this seminar, as well as providing the oversea speakers from their principal Greenheck: Mr. Matt Gaedtke, Mr. Steve Worster and speaker from Beth-El Industries: Mr. Samuel Koeger.

ACES Two-Day Workshop on Eurocode 3 Design of Steel Structures and Connections (3rd Run) – 4 & 11 Jul 2015

A third run of 2-day workshop on Eurocode 3 conducted by Professor Er. Richard Liew on 4 & 11 July 2015 was attended by 58 participants.

Participants were introduced to the concepts and principles of steel building design. The workshop also explained in detail the methods employed by Eurocode 3 for designing members in bending, compression and tension. Load combinations, bracing and ties, frame stability, trusses, portal frames, multi-storey buildings, long span plate girders and bolted and welded connections are also covered.

ACES One-Day Eurocode Training for Concrete Material and Testing for Consulting Engineers) – 25 Jul 2015

Mr. Joseph Lim, Senior Technical Manager of Island Concrete (Pte) Ltd and Mr. Lu Jin Ping who is the head of the testing operation of Admaterials Technologies Pte Ltd, shared with a total of 27 participants at a seminar organized by ACES on 25 July 2015.

This seminar introduced the concepts and requirements for specifying different types of concrete. Sustainability in the construction industry will remain a pipe-dream

unless design for specified durable service life is the basis for all future construction. The objectives of this seminar including to give interpretation of these standards and provides guidance to the production and conformity control of concrete. The course could be a continuing education and training programme for consultants, engineers and supervisors, particularly beneficial for technical personnel working in concrete production, site supervisors, design engineer, consultants.

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RE & RTO Networking cum Awards Night - 21 Aug 2015

The Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC) of IES and ACES presented its yearly Exemplary Site Supervisor Award on 21 August 2015 at the RE & RTO Networking cum Awards Night at the Matrix Auditorium @ Biopolis. Er. Chew Keat Chuan, Group Director, Building Services of the Building Construction Authority (BCA), graced the event as the Guest-of-Honour. There were welcome addresses delivered by Er. Ling Shiang Yun, President of ACES and Er. Chan Ewe Jin, VP of IES, Chairman of IES-ACES RE/RTO JAC

More than 390 site supervisors and 40 invited guests attended the event. Three speakers also presented on pertinent topics in the construction industry: Er. Jonathan Kok from the BCA talked about Good Practices in Supervision of Structural Works and Shortcoming Observed, Mr. David Lee Choon Khiang from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) shared about Corruption Practices in the Construction Industry and Mr. Chan Yew Kwong from the Ministry Of Manpower (MOM) spoke on Design for Safety, respectively.

EXEMPLARY SITE SUPERVISOR AWARDSet up by the JAC, the Award recognises the exceptional dedication and contributions of site supervisors in ensuring

that the construction of structural works are carried out in accordance with the Building Regulations, and who have made significant effort and contribution towards achieving construction safety and productivity of the projects they have handled or are handling.

Er. Chew presented the Exemplary Site Supervisor Awards to 7 REs and 4 RTOs. They were commended for their dedication and contribution towards making a difference in the industry.

1. RE-1751 Mr. Law Kim Chai2. RE-0459 Mr. Lee Kian Huat3. RE-0967 Mr. Liu Difa4. RE-0192 Mr. Nio Ban Heng5. RE-1405 Mr. Paramu Kuhanesan6. RE-0505 Mr. Saiyed Noor B Gose Kamaldin 7. RE-0030 Mr. Teoh Theam Hooi8. RTO-5481 Mr. Emilio Villaflores Embile9. RTO-4815 Mr. Htun Zaw10. RTO-0141 Mr. Law To Kia11. RTO-0587 Mr. Yeo Chye Yu

ACES Two-Day Workshop on Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures & Eurocodes VS British Standards (3rd Run) – 15 & 22 Aug 2015This is also a third run of 2-day workshop on Eurocode 2, which was held on 15 & 22 August 2015 with a total of 48 participants. The trainer, Associate Professor Tan Kang Hai (NTU) shared useful course materials which aimed to prepare local structural engineering practitioners for the adoption of the Eurocodes in the design of reinforced concrete building structures. This 2-days workshop covered the design of concrete building structures using Eurocodes and compared that with BS 8110, which has been a familiar code of practice in Singapore.

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ACES Upcoming Seminars and Events

30 Sep 2015ACES CONTRACT REFRESH LAUNCH SEMINAR

3 & 10 Oct 2015ACES 2-DAY COURSE ON DESIGN OF STEEL-CONCRETE COMPOSITE BUILDINGS USING EUROCODE 4

14 Oct 2015ACES MOVIE NIGHT

17 Oct 2015ACES ONE-DAY COURSE ON DESIGN USING EUROCODES 0 & 1: EN 1990 : BASIC OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND EN 1991 : ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES [4TH RUN]

5 Nov 2015ACES-PIAHSTREAMS SEMINAR: IMPACT OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING & SERVICE INDUSTRIES - HOW EARLY DETECTION COULD BENEFIT BUSINESS, PRODUCTIVITY AND HEALTH

23 Jan 2016ACES BOWLING TOURNAMENT

ACES One-day course on Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design, Investigation & Testing [4th Run] – 29 Aug 2015

A total of 75 participants attended the Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design, Investigation & Testing course held on 29 August 2015, this being the forth run conducted by Er. Yang Kin Seng. This course was organised to prepare the civil, structural and geotechnical engineering practitioners, ground investigation specialists and testing laboratories for the understanding and adoption of the Eurocode 7 in Singapore.

ACES Eurocode Seminar: From British Code to Eurocodes: Post-Tensioned Design in Buildings – 28 Aug 2015

This seminar was sponsored by VSL. Their speaker, Er. Max Meyer, Group Technical Officer – VSL International shared with our members on post-tensioned concrete design in building works and worked examples.

The seminar addressed the design specifics, detailing of post-tensioning works and relevant hard wares to comply with Eurocodes. The seminar was very relevant as more than 70 participants had signed up for it.

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