The half-day CPD course will be delivered on the web using Zoom.

Dissemination of experience is extremely important for the healthy development of the engineering profession. Therefore, a series of "Lessons Learnt" Web-CPD courses has been launched to disseminate the experience gained from past construction projects in Hong Kong and mainland China. The first course is on lessons learnt from large-scale slope engineering works for land formation. 

Slope engineering works are often required for land formation in the hilly terrain of Hong Kong. These works may include the formation of new cut slopes and fill slopes, as well as the stabilization of existing slopes. The situation is complicated in land formation projects, as building works are often commenced before all slope engineering works are completed. The complexity of the project is significantly increased by the scale of the work. Handling and effective management of a site of an area of 1,000 m2 is completely different from that of 100,000 m2. Similarly, working on slopes of heights of 5 m and 50 m are two different stories. Construction in congested urban environments further complicates the site logistics.

Many engineers may be familiar with the concepts and design of large-scale slope engineering works for slope stabilization. However, there are many important practical considerations in the successful construction of large-scale slope engineering works for land formation, particularly when building works are often in progress simultaneously to meet deadlines. These practical considerations are often overlooked in the design office. However, they would make significant differences in the planning and execution of such projects from both the engineer's and the contractor's viewpoints. More importantly, proper consideration of these practical aspects is a decisive factor in the success of these projects in terms of quality, time, and cost. There are many site-specific constraints that must be addressed and site-specific problems that need to be solved when they are identified during the construction process. These site-specific constraints and problems may include geotechnical conditions, topographical conditions, and the site's shape and location, among others.

In this half-day Web-CPD course, the practical considerations in the construction of large-scale slope engineering works for land formation will be presented with real-life examples.  

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