State-of-the-Art in Natural Terrain Hazard Assessment and Engineering
State-of-the-Art in Natural Terrain Hazrard Assessment & Engineering
You will hear from
Dr Carlos Lam
- Natural terrain covers over 60% of Hong Kong’s land area. As urban expansion continues, development is steadily encroaching upon the steep natural hillsides that border the urban areas.
- The close proximity of these slopes to urban areas, combined with seasonal torrential rainfall, inevitably increases the risk of landslide-related casualties.
- Since its establishment in 1977, the Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) has been conducting studies and implementing measures to reduce landslide risk in Hong Kong.
- This presentation highlights the latest advancements in natural terrain hazard assessment and engineering, including the selection of hillside catchments for study, numerical modelling of landslide debris, mitigation strategies, design of mitigation measures, landslip investigations, and the adoption of innovative technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the design of mitigation measures.
