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ICES at FIGWorking week, Hong Kong11 -1 7 May 2007
Alan Wright, ICES FIG Coordinator
THE theme af this working week was the 'StrategicIntegration af Surveying Services' and was concerned withbuilding links between surveyors in all parts of the world. It
was attended by over 500 delegates from 54 different countries.There was a large attendance of ICES members from the
Hong Kong region and five from the UK. Together they staffedan ICES exhibition stand. The UK members were John Bacon,Richard Hucker, Howard Klein, Gethin Roberts and myself.Andrew Morley had done a lot of the preparation work for theweek but, sadly, at the last minute was unable to attend.Richard chaired a special forum that was held to emphasisethe inter-relationship of Com mission 10 (ConstructionEconomics and Management) with the other nine commissions.FIG president, Stig Enemark, gave an introductory address tothis forum.
The organisation of the working week was outstandinglygood and it was a huge success thanks to both the Hong Kongteam and the FIG office. Winnie Lui in particular was thankedfor her efforts.
Dr Gethin Wyn Roberts reported on Commission 6. Seventechnical sessions were organised by Commission 6(Engineering Surveys), with three organised with Commission 3(Spatial Information Management) and 5 (Positioning andMeasurement). The sessions covered:• Deformation measurement• Monitoring of large structures
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• Subsidence and landslide monitoring• Engineering applications• Building information systems and GIS applications
(Commission 6 and 3)• Terrestrial laser scanning I (Com mission 6 and 5)• Terrestrial laser Scanning II (Com mission 5 and 6)
In all, 25 technical papers were presented, covering many newand evolving techniques and technologies in the field ofengineering surveying.
In addition to this, a Commission 6 meeting was held tryingto bring interested parties up to speed with future plans, suchas the ICElFIG working group 6.4 bridge engineering meeting inChina in September 2007 and workshop in Udin, Italy inNovember 2007, as well as the working group 6.1 deformationmonitoring meeting in Portugal in 2008.
Gethin Roberts, UK Com mission 6 delegate, presented twopapers and chaired two sessions. The papers were entitled'Deformation Monitoring Trials using a Leica HDS3000' and'Further Results from Using GPS to Monitor the Deflections ofthe Forth Road Bridge'. Generally the attendance at thesessions was good and better than previous working weeks,with around 30-50 people attending each one.
FIG Commission 10 activities were reported by RichardHucker and Sara Wilkinson. Ten papers and presentations weremade by the UK and Hong Kong ICES members at the workingweek. The theme that ran through all three of the commission'sworking groups was the need for commercial management andproject management skil Is to be interlinked with the other nineFIG commissions. This was particularly emphasised during thespecial forum run by Richard Hucker.
All papers that were presented at the working week are availablefrom FIG's website w: www.fig.net
Keeping Back the Flood WatersMike Norton, Technical Director, Klargester
STORMWATER run-off and an everincreasing risk of flooding poses a hugechallenge for civil engineers and
specifiers. Problems associated with increasedrainfall and rising sea leveis caused by globalwarming, are exacerbated by demand forhousing which is extending urban developmentonto marginal areas around river valleys. Theadditional hard surface areas (roofed areas,paths and roads) cause higher volumes ofrainwater to flow into the watercourses.
Attenuation systems, including tanks andrainwater harvesting systems, are designed tomanage peak flow rates in storms, byattenuating excess flow on site for theduration of the storm and then releasing it at aspecified reduced flow rate, af ter the storm.Along with separators (to remove oilcontaminants from discharges), attenuationsystems are a requirement under SUDS policyfor all town and city developments. However,the UK's current hyrodrolytic drainagesystems are struggiing to cope with the extrastrain now being placed on them - a faet thatwas graphically illustrated when half of
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northern English cities were flooded recentlywhen two inches of rain fell in one day.
New and hugely expensive systems arebeing considered by local authorities, who mayone day face the unpalatable prospect ofstreets being turned into flood channels. Thecontroversial Thames Tideway Tunnel, afmulti-billion project for the capital, is oneexample which, planners hope, will overcomethe problem of the city's overflowing sewers.
Meanwhile, the difficulties in specifyinglocal attenuation systems are not helped by thefaet that the regulatory requirements are notaligned, which is leading to varying leveis ofcompliance, particularly around water storage.
Advertorial ti-been hailed as a major step forward by thewater industry. They are designed to cope with2.5 inches of rain falling per hour and feature aunique adjacent storage chamber and integratedpump to manage overspil!.
All the Klargester stormwater systems arerelatively light (made out of ORP) but stillable to sustain heavy structural loading. Theydischarge into shallow outlet pipes makingthem both easy and relatively cheap to instal!.And they have flexibility and easymaintenance built in; the chambers have beendesigned to join together to meet the differingsize requirements of domestic, residential orcommercial properties.
Klargesterl: 01296633033e: [email protected]
Klargester stormwater attenuationsystemsKlargester's new stormwaterattenuation systems are designed tomeet both regulatory requirementsand manage the additionalstresses associated with greaterrainfall and loeal surfaee runoff.The V3 patented off-lineattenuation tanks, for example, have
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Hong KongChair: Andrew KeungI: +852 2407 8772e: [email protected]: Nai Keung ChanI: +852 3410 3561e: [email protected]
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HONG KONGFIG ConferenceIn May, ICES sent a team of delegates led by Alan Wright and John MD Bacon to Hong Kong forthe XXX International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) working week 2007 held at the KowloonShangri-La Hotel. Our region organised a welcome dinner on 12 May at the United ServiceRecreation Club to greet the delegates. Along with Alan and John the delegates includedHoward Klein, Richard Hucker and Gethin Roberts.
The week was a successful event with over 500 delegates from all over the world. Our ICESdelegate, Richard Hucker, chaired the project management panel meeting of Com mission 10. Someof our regional members also attended and joined in the panel discussion. ICES also set up a standat the exhibition hall at the hotel. The HKIS president, Raymond Chan and past president, TN Wongvisited our stand and had a brief chat with our immediate past president, John Bacon. To fosterfurther collaboration, our chairman, Andrew Keung, also made use of this special occasion to inviteHKIS OSD chairman, Spencer Kwan and immediate past chairman, Paul Ho, to have an informallunch with John Bacon at the HK Royal Yacht Club. We will continue to follow up John's initiatives.A full report on the FIG working week will feature in September's CES.
Contractor's Tendering StrategyJointly organised with RICS and HKIS, a CPD seminar in May was presented by John Bacon in theHKIS seminar room at Jardine House. It was supported by the ICES HK Region. John delivered thepresentation just a few hours before his departure for the UK. Not only was the function over-subscribed with over 150 in the audience, it was also the first time the three Institutions, HKIS, RICSand ICES, held a joint function in Hong Kong. Once again, many thanks for John's laudable effort.
CHINCA TrainingIn collaboration with the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA), the secondsenior international engineering management training seminar was successfully held in Beijingfrom 23-25 May 2007. The seminar was focused on project procurement. Over 50 seniormanagers from major Chinese construction companies took part in this event. Sincere thanks toour wonderful speakers; Gilbert Kwok and MS Yeung of Li & Partners, Jacob Lam of Northcroftand Dr Paul Ho of CityU. Particular thanks also to John Battersby of the Lighthouse Club whoworked with us in this CHINCA training programme. The speakers, Nicholas Brown, BrookeHolden and Bernard Ang of Pinsent Masons greatly contributed to the success of the eventthrough their presentations on PPP and BOT.
During the seminar, our chairman, Andrew Keung, introduced John Battersby to CHINCA and, withthe assistance of CHINCA's executive vice director of its expert committee, Oian Wuyun, had ameeting with CHINCA's chairman, Diao Chunhe. We explained the rationale behind our collaborationwith the Lighthouse Club in the provision of training for CHINCA. We were very encouraged thatChairman Diao could see a useful role for the Lighthouse Club in facilitating cooperation betweenmain land Chinese and Hong Kong contractors on overseas projects and how ICES Hong Kong canhelp provide the platform for this partnership.
Many thanks to the team leader for this event, Miranda Lui, and her team members, Jacob Lamand Honby Chano Despite all the difficult circumstances at the inception and implementationstage, the event was accomplished with applause from the delegates. Many delegates are nowkeen to join ICES.
Coming EventsPlease visit our web page to know more about ICES. We have successfully linked our regional webpage with the UK website and that means you can have a cl oser and direct contact with us viaeither www.ices.org.uk or www.ices.org.hk
August 2007: Professional NegligencePresented by Catherine Mun, solicitor, Baker & McKenzie. Time and venue to be determined.
September 2007: Presentation and Role-play on MediationPresented by the Mediation Council. Time and venue to be determined.
5th International Conference on Current andFuture Trends in Bridge Design, Conslruction andMaintenaneeBeijing, China PR17-18 Seplember 2007W'N\N,bridgemonagement2001.com
Com mission 3 Workshop: Spatial Information inEnvironmental ManagementValencia, Spain18-21 February 2008www.fig.nel/commission3
13th FIG Symposium on DeformationMeasurements and Analysis with the 4th lAGSymposium on Geodesy for Geotechnicol andSlructural Engineering- Measuring the ChangesLisbon. Portugal12-15 May 2008http://measuringchanges.lnec.pt
9th South East Asian Survey CongressChrislchurch. New Zealand29 Oclober-l November 2007www.surveyors.org.nz/congress2001
6th FIG Regional ConferenceSon Jose, Coslo Rica12-15 November 2007www.fig.nel
FIG Working Week and XXXI General AssemblySlockholm. Sweden
14-19 June 2008www.fig.nel/fig2008
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