Jointly Organised by:

Geotechnical Society
of Singapore

Seminar on BUILDING CONTROL AND

GEOTECHNICAL BUILDING WORKS
Partnering with our Industry
ORCHARD HOTEL
28 Sept 2017, 9am to 5pm

CPD POINTS INTRODUCTION

This seminar aims to raise the safety standards of our
PDU: Subject to Approval
BOA-SIA: Subject to Approval
industry and shape a safe built environment for Singapore.
STU: Subject to Approval This year, we will be partnering with GeoSS and our industry
WSH-CPD: Subject to Approval partners to share on issue related to Building Control and
safety of Geotechnical Building Work as we anticipate more
REGISTRATION FEE upcoming civil engineering projects.
On or before 31
Aug 2017
: $200 WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
1 Sep 2017 Professional Engineers Project Managers
: $250
onwards Accredited Checkers Site Engineers/ Supervisors
Design Engineers Architects
Click here to Builders and Specialist Developers
Register Builders (APs and TCs)

For more information, please contact:

Geotechnical Society of Singapore Secretariat
1 Liang Seah Street #02-11 Liang Seah Place Singapore 189022
Tel: 6336 2328 Fax: 6336 2583 Email: geoss@cma.sg Website: www.geoss.sg
Jointly Organised by:
Seminar on BUILDING CONTROL
AND GEOTECHNICAL BUILDING
WORKS
Geotechnical Society of
Singapore Partnering
Orchard Hotel,with our2017,
28 Sept industry
9am to 5pm

Time Topics
8.30-9.00am Registration
BUILDING CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
Opening Address
9.00-9.25am Er Chew Keat Chuan
Commissioner of Building Control, Group Director, Building Engineering Group, BCA
101 Changes in Transiting to Eurocodes
9.25-9.50am Er Thung Sek Kwang
Principal Engineer, Bridges and Structural Steel Department, BCA
Common Written Directions and Shortcoming in Plan Submission
9.50-10.15am Er Lim Kheng Guan
Senior Engineer, Bridges and Structural Steel Department, BCA
10.15-10.35am Tea-Break
Guideline on Design and Construction Considerations for Concrete PPVC
10.35-11.00am Er Tan Chong Lin
Principal Engineer, Construction and Structural Investigation Department, BCA
Control Measures for Water Drawdown
11.00-11.25am Er Dr Chin Kheng Ghee
Senior Engineer, Geotechnical Engineering Department, BCA
Requirements for Bored Tunnelling Works
11.25-11.50am Er Kong Tze Foong
Senior Engineer, Geotechnical Engineering Department, BCA
11.50am-12.10pm Question and Answer
12.10-1.15pm Lunch-Break
GEOTECHNICAL BUILDING WORK
Application of the Gravity Survey Method in Urban Environment to better Identify
1.15-1.50pm Potential Geotechnical Risk
Mr Charles Im
Associate, Geotechnical Leader, Arup Singapore
Design and Construction of Ground Anchors for Engineers
1.50-2.25pm Er Dr Ng Tiong Guan
Executive Director, Golder Associates
Interpretation of Static Load Test on Instrumented Piles
2.25-3.00pm Er Dr Wong Kai Sin
WKS Geotechnical Consultants
3.00-3.20pm Tea-Break
Large TBM Application for Metro, Rail and Road Tunnels, Specific Design Features
3.20-4.05pm and Construction Consideration
Mr Andreas Raedle
Associate, Tunnel Leader, Arup Singapore
Mined Tunnelling Good Practices Explained on Practical Examples
4.05-4.45pm Er Dr Oskar Sigl
Managing Director, Geoconsult Asia Singapore Pte Ltd
4.45-5.00pm Question and Answer
For more information, please contact:
Geotechnical Society of Singapore Secretariat
1 Liang Seah Street #02-11 Liang Seah Place Singapore 189022
Tel: 6336 2328 Fax: 6336 2583 Email: geoss@cma.sg Website: www.geoss.sg