On June 5, 2024, the “Innovation Base of Earthquake Engineering Comprehensive Simulation” 130th “Lecture Room” was successfully held. At the invitation of Professor Gang Zheng and Associate professor Haizuo Zhou, School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Prof. Jie Han, from University of Kansas, USA, presented a special report entitled "Evaluation of Lightweight Cellular Concrete Properties and Performance for Geotechnical Engineering Applications" at Tianjin University School of Architecture Shanhai Concert Hall (Building 43, 2nd Floor).
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Fig.1. Prof. Yanchao Shi hosted the lecture |
Fig.2. Lecture by Prof. Jie Han |
Prof. Yanchao Shi from the School of Civil Engineering at Tianjin University chaired the lecture and introduced the guest speaker. In this lecture, Prof. Jie Han introduced the recent applications of lightweight foam concrete (LCC) in geotechnical engineering. The content included but was not limited to: (1) Introduction to the performance design and quality control/assurance of LCC; (2) Demonstration of laboratory and on-site evaluations of LCC performance, and discussion on a field monitoring project using LCC for mechanically stabilized earth walls. After the presentation, Prof. Jie Han and the attending faculty and students engaged in a lively discussion on relevant issues. Prof. Yanchao Shi presented a certificate to Prof. Jie Han and took a group photo for commemoration.
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Fig.3. Lecture by Prof. Jie Han |
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Fig.4. Question & answer session |
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Fig.5. Issuing of certificate |
According to statistics, the lecture attracted 83 teachers and students from Tianjin University and other universities, with remarkable effect of the lecture. Teachers and students responded enthusiastically to the lecture and looked forward to bringing more wonderful lectures to the broad masses of teachers and students.
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Fig.6. Group photo of experts and students |
Fig.7. Composition of attendees |
Introduction to Prof. Jie Han:
Dr. Jie Han is a Roy A. Roberts (University) Distinguished Professor in the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Kansas, USA. He is the president of the ASCE Geo-Institute, the treasurer of the International Geosynthetics Society, the chair of the US Transportation Research Board (TRB) Transportation Earthworks committee, and the specialty chief editor of Frontiers of Built Environment. Prof. Han has gained extensive teaching, research, and industry experiences in geosynthetics, ground improvement, pile foundations, buried structures, and roadways. He is the sole author of the book entitled “Principles and Practice of Ground Improvement” and has published more than 450 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Prof. Han has been invited to give nearly 300 keynote/invited lectures and short courses around the world, including the State of the Practice Lecture at the 21st Annual George F. Sowers Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia in 2018, the 18th UK IGS Lecture in London in 2018, the 3rd Robert M. Koerner Award Lecture in 2021, and the 2nd ASCE Region 10 Distinguished Lecture in 2023. He has received numerous awards from the profession including but not limited to the 2014 the International Geosynthetics Society Award, the 2017 ASCE Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award, and the 2018 ASCE Kansas City Section Engineer of Year Award. Prof. Han was elected to the ASCE Fellow in 2014.
(Corresponding: Zhuofan Wu)
