名师讲坛 — 学术系列讲座（三）

报告题目：Two Case Studies in Geotechnical Engineering      

报 告 人：CHAN, Dave Hung Kwan     

报告时间：2018年4月21日，上午9:30 

报告地点：地学楼416

报告摘要：

     The seminar presents two case studies in geotechnical engineering. The first case deals with the leaning tower of Pisa. The leaning tower of Pisa Tower is 58.4 meters high with a foundation diameter of 19.6 meters. It started to lean southward following the second construction stage in 1178 AD. Over the last 800 years, the south side has settled more than the north side, giving about a 2 m differential settlement and a 5.5 degrees’ inclination. At present, the seventh cornice overhangs the first one by about 4.1 m. Analyses have been carried out to understand the mechanism of movement in order to find a practical solution to stabilize the tower.

The second case deals with the progressive deformation of the Edmonton Convention Center. The movement of a retaining structure required for the foundation of a convention center will be discussed.  Movement of the wall and its underlying foundation are related to the excavation process. A numerical model was used to calculate the localized deformation of the excavation in which preexisting shear band dominated the deformation mechanism of the excavation for the center.

报告人简介：

    Dr. Dave现为加拿大阿尔伯塔大学土木与环境学院教授，博士生导师，研究生院副院长。担任岩土工程领域顶级刊物《Canadian Geotechnical Journal》副主编；研究方向涉及地下结构、边坡稳定性、大坝稳定、泥石流及土体液化等研究领域，特别是在土体本构模型和数值计算等方面具有很高的学术造诣。发表SCI论文120余篇，发表超过50余次大会报告。