MECH1010

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MECH1010 Engineer in Society
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MECH1010

• Engineer in Society lecturers and topics
• Prof. Brian Duggan (and invited speakers)
• Perception of Engineering and Roles of
  Engineers
• Dr. Sam C. M. Hui
• Engineers and Built Environment
• Dr. Dennis Leung
• Air and Water Pollution

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MECH1010

• Engineers and Built Environment
• Educational Objectives
• To introduce the role of engineers in building
  and construction industry
• To develop basic understanding of building design
  and sustainable built environment
• Lecture sub-topics
• Building and Construction
• Engineers in the Building Sector
• Design of Building Systems
• Sustainable Built Environment

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MECH1010

• Teaching/Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Assigned readings (self)
• Class discussions
• Video presentation
• Assignments/Exercises
• Web-based study

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MECH1010

• Learning resources
• Course website
• http//www.hku.hk/bse/MECH1010/
• WebCT (for internal communication)
• Textbooks
• No required textbooks for this course. Further
  reading materials and useful references will be
  indicated over the course

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MECH1010 Engineer in Society http//www.hku.hk/b
se/mech1010/
Building and Construction
Dr. Sam C M Hui Department of Mechanical
Engineering The University of Hong Kong E-mail
cmhui_at_hku.hk
Mar 2008
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In prehistoric times people built simple
shelters to protect themselves from inclement
weather, predatory animals, and other humans. As
time passed and they learned more about building
materials and methods, humans began to construct
first huts, then castles and cathedrals, and
ultimately skyscrapers and factories.
Source "building construction." Britannica
Student Encyclopedia. 2006. Encyclopædia
Britannica Premium Service. 18 Mar. 2006
lthttp//www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9273396gt
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HONG KONG
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Building process
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- Inception - Feasibility
Pre-design

• - Outline proposals
• Scheme design
• - Detail design

Design

• - Production info.
• BQ, tender, planning

Tender procedure

• - Operation on site
• Completion
• - Testing commissioning

Construction
- Operation Maintenance - Refurbishment
Operation maintenance
- Demolition/Disposal
Demolition/Disposal
Building and construction process
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What do you know about building
construction in Hong Kong ?
Kyoto Face House, 1998
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Building and Construction

• Hong Kong (overview)
• Well-known for rapid construction of high-rise
  apartment blocks and office towers
• Regional leader in some construction techniques
• Major types of services
• Project management
• Contracting
• Engineering consulting
• Main markets local, mainland China, Macau, Asia

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High-rise buildings in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong International Airport
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Building and Construction

• Hong Kongs construction sector
• Accounts for 4-5 of GDP and over 40 of total
  fixed capital formation, employs around 300,000
  workers and professionals
• Around half of the 30,000 qualified engineers in
  HK work in the construction industry
• Three categories of construction activities
• Buildings (residential, commercial and
  industrial/storage/service)
• Structure and facilities (transport, utilities
  and plant, environment, sports and recreation)
• Non-site activities (decoration, maintenance and
  repair, etc)

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Building and Construction

• Major players
• Developers / Building owners
• Contractors (construction companies)
• Sub-contractors
• Building professionals (consulting)
• Architects, Engineers, Surveyors
• Common types of professional companies
• Architectural design, building services
  engineering, civil and geotechnical engineering,
  real estate surveying, structural engineering,
  multi-disciplinary

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Building and Construction

• Related professions
• Architect
• Builder (Main Contractor)
• Building Services Engineer
• Building Surveyor
• Civil Engineer
• Construction Manager
• Facility Manager
• General Practice Surveyor

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Building and Construction

• Related professions (contd)
• Landscape Architect
• Land Surveyor
• Project Manager
• Quantity Surveyor
• Structural Engineer
• Sub-contractor
• Urban Designer
• Town Planner

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Building and Construction

• Video presentation
• Building Visions (27 min.)
• Show some of the creative and inspiring career
  opportunities in the construction professions
• Architect
• Building Services Engineer
• Civil Engineer
• Quantity Surveyor
• Planner
• Structural Engineer
• http//www.cic.org.uk/BuildVisions/index.shtml

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Exercise

• To know if you are suitable to work in the
  building and construction industry
• Career Test and Personality Profiler
• Left Brain Right Brain Test
• http//ftp.ccccd.edu/lipscomb/16_week_course/brain
  _lab.htm
• Lifeplanning Hong Kong Federation of Youth
  Group
• http//u21.hk/lh/lifeplanning/

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Exercise

• Left Brain Right Brain Test
• Indicate your left - right brain preference, as
  well as your auditory - visual preference
• Lifeplanning Hong Kong Federation of Youth
  Group
• Life and career planning
• MBTI test
• Career tests
• Personality tests