World experts are coming to Hong Kong to discuss problems that are facing the designers of
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HIGH BUILDINGS
EXPERTS from all over the world
in the design and erection of high buildings are to present papers on many aspects of the problems involved and take part in a sym- posium on the design of high build- ings at the University of Hong Kong from 11 September to 16 September this year.
The symposium is part of the celebrations connected with the University's Golden Jubilee Congress and is one of six to be held during the Congress. The others are on muscle-receptors; on phytochemistry; on land use and mineral deposits in South-East Asia; on historical, ar- chaeological and linguistic studies on Southern China, South-East Asia, and the Hong Kong region: and on economic and social problems of the Far East.
Chairman of the symposium on the design of high buildings will be Professor Sir John Baker, head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, who will also present a paper reviewing some of the engineering problems involved in the design of high build. ings. Organiser of the symposium is Professor S. Mackey, head of the Department of Engineering at he University of Hong Kong, who will also present a paper
on factors affecting pile loading-capacity in Hong Kong.
Other papers to be presented are: The design of tall buildings under wind loads by Professor F.B. Bull (Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Adelaide) and Mr. G. Sved.
Wind stress analysis of tall build- ings by the method of equivalent stiffness by Mr. L.K. Chen (Univer- sity of Hong Kong)
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Electrical services in high build- ings by Mr. R. Davidson (The Gen- eral Electric Co., London).
Use of lightweight concrete in tall buildings by Professor R. H. Evans (head of the Department of Engineer- ing, the University of Leeds).
The behaviour of slender point bearing piles in soft soil by Profes- sor A.J. Francis (head of the Depart. ment of Civil Engineering, the Uni- versity of Melbourne), Mr. L. K. Stevens (who will present the paper) and Dr. D. H. Trollope.
Some experiences with high build- ings in Germany by Professor Hel- muth Hentrich (Dusseldorf).
The plastic design of tall steel buildings by Dr. Jacques Heyman (University of Cambridge).
The detail. fabrication and erec- tion of steel frames for tall buildings by Mr. E. Ibbotson (manager, Dor- man Long (Bridge and Engineering) Ltd.)
The analysis of steel frames with elastic beam-column connections by Dr. E. Lightfoot (Reader in Civil Engineering, University of Leeds) and Mr. A.R. Baker.
High buildings by Professor R. Matthew (Professor of Architecture, University of Edinburgh).
Influence of ground conditions on foundations for high buildings with particular reference to Hong Kong by Mr. I.K. Nixon and Mr. M. W. Leonard (Soil Mechanics Ltd.).
Recent foundation practice for tall Chicago buildings by Professor R.B. Peck (Professor of Foundation Engineering, the University of
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Illinois) and Mr. Sidney Berman, (soils engineer, P.W.D., City of Chicago).
Problems of refuse storage and collection in multi-storey buildings by Mr. M.E. Purvis (Urban Services Dept., Hong Kong).
The elastic and plastic behaviour of multi-storey pre-stressed concrete frames by Dr. J.J. Raftery (Univer- sity of Hong Kong).
Recent practical developments of lift-slab construction by Mr. W. K. Sneddon (Pioneer Concrete Services Ltd., Sydney).
Wind forces on tall buildings by Dr. L.K. Stevens, Mr. P.N. Joubert and Mr. B.D. Robertson (University of Melbourne).
Anyone who wishes to attend or take part in the symposium is invit ed to notify the Congress General Secretary, the University of Hong Kong. There is a fee of $50 for registration.
Printed copies of all the papers will be supplied in advance to those who have registered. It is not in- tended that each paper will be read in full but it will be introduced by its author and there will be a general discussion on the points raised.
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During the Congress two new laboratories in the Department of Engineering will be opened the China Light and Power Co. Ltd. Steam Laboratory and the BEAMA (British and Allied Electrical Manu- facturers' Association) Electrical Laboratory.
Visits will be paid during the Congress to building and engineering projects in Hong Kong.
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