Speakers

Hongwei Huang

Multi-dimensional Risk Assessment and Its Application in the Construction of an undersea tunnel in China
Hongwei Huang
Hongwei Huang
Chair Professor of Tongji University
Head of Shanghai Institute of Disaster Prevention and Relief

Abstract

It is well known subsea tunnel plays a significant role in promoting regional and national economic development. However, owing to their special service environment and construction difficulty, subsea tunnel projects exhibit pronounced characteristics of highly aggregated multi-dimensional risks and strong uncertainty in risk evolution during construction. Generally, it crosses fault zones, weak fractured rock masses, and deep overburden layers, and are typically subjected to the extreme condition of “a water body overhead”. Therefore, given the complex risk causation mechanisms, long action chains, and strongly coupled evolution processes in subsea tunnel construction, establishing a systematic risk assessment and dynamic control framework for multi-dimensional risk coupling has become a critical engineering challenge in subsea tunnel risk management. In view of these high-risk characteristics in a real case undersea tunnel in China, this lecture presents multi-dimensional risk assessment and its application in this tunnel. First, the fundamental principle, method and the coupling and cascading amplification of multiple risk losses are proposed. Then the probability prediction and application of various engineering hazards are introduced. Risk assessments for typical risks such as complex geological conditions and sudden water gushing, long-distance construction, mutual influence among three-line construction is conducted.

Biography

Hongwei HUANG is a Distinguished Professor of Tongji University, China. He is mainly engaged in risk assessment on Geo-structural system, underground infrastructure safety and health monitoring and inspection, etc. Currently, he is the director of Shanghai Institute of Disaster Prevention and Relief, the founding director of International Joint Research Centre for Resilient Infrastructure of Tongji University. And also, he has been the Founding Chair of Engineering Risk and Insurance Research Branch of China Civil Engineering Society since 2009. While serving as core members for international academic committees including GeoSNet, Geo-Institute on Risk Management of ASCE, TC304 of ISSMEGE, WG2 of ITA, etc., Prof. HUANG is also the Associate editor of Canadian Geotechnical Journal, ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty of Engineering System, Editorial Board Members of Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, and GeoRisk. And with more than 200 journal papers and 6 books published, over 20 keynotes in various prestigious international conferences delivered, Prof. Hongwei HUANG has also chaired more than 5 international conferences and further received 2 International Distinguished Academic Awards.