(香港，2020年6月23日) 香港工程師學會 (下稱「學會」) 欣然公布「香港工程師學會創意獎」的獲獎名單。此獎項旨在鼓勵會員發揮創新思維，並且對工程界及社會有貢獻的理念及應用予以肯定。
「香港工程師學會創意獎」前身為「香港工程師學會青年會員創意獎」，今年學會將其規模擴大，設立兩組別 —「香港工程師學會創意獎」及「香港工程師學會創意獎 (青年會員組)」，前者供所有會員參加，後者則讓年齡三十五歲或以下的會員參與。這兩個組別下再設有組別I —發明，以及組別 II—創新應用。
香港工程師學會創意獎2020
組別I —發明
得獎者：郭家耀工程師及何偉明博士、工程師
帶結構保險絲的組合伸臂桁架系統
高層建築結構中，常見的伸臂桁架系統大部分均利用鋼或混凝土為主要設計建材。混凝土質地堅硬，方便施工，但會脆裂；鋼材則具延性，但成本較高。
由參賽團隊研發的組合伸臂桁架系統揉合傳統鋼和混凝土伸臂桁架的優點，具有高韌性和剛度。設計亦包含「結構保險絲」的組件，能抵銷劇烈震動，保障樓宇結構安全。系統已成功應用於兩座高達350米的重慶來福士廣場高塔，總用鋼量減少了10％，同時縮短了四個月的施工期。
這個系統由郭家耀工程師及何偉明博士、工程師開發。郭工程師是奧雅納全球董事局成員，自2017年起任東亞區主席；何博士、工程師是奧雅納院士和創新部董事。
香港工程師學會創意獎2020
組別II —創新應用
得獎者：陳永賢工程師、伍仲偉工程師、羅迪高工程師及陳可瑜工程師
「屯門至赤鱲角連接路-北面連接路海底隧道段」工程項目
於具挑戰性的地質上進行大型挖掘15環連環連續牆
此工程項目成功於具挑戰性的地質上，建造了全球首個以15個環狀組成、長達500米，深達43米的圍堰，稱為「連環連續牆」。其在環與環之間的Y形牆板的設計，不但能減少使用鋼筋，更能有效抵擋泥層的側向壓力及提供寬廣的施工空間。無論於施工方法、工程進度、建造成本和環境保護方面，均較傳統的直立式連環連續牆優勝。
這個項目由四位工程師參與開發，包括任職路政署主要工程管理處(專責事務)的高級工程師(4/專責事務)，陳永賢工程師；艾奕康有限公司，香港區土地供應/市政的重大項目交付副總裁，伍仲偉工程師；寶嘉—布依格聯營的助理項目經理，羅迪高工程師；及阿特金斯顧問有限公司副董事，陳可瑜工程師。
香港工程師學會創意獎(青年會員組) 2020
組別I —發明
得獎者：劉明慧小姐、梁思正工程師及黃卓峯先生
鐵路零件維修雲端及實時監控設備
香港的鐵路建設享譽全球，鐵路營運與維修樞紐遍布世界各地。保持鐵路營運與維修技術的領先地位，對維持競爭優勢和行車安全至為重要。
藉着硬件和軟件技術，參賽團隊開發了兩個項目：（一）建設一套能連接地鐵與收集地鐵電子組件數據以進行狀態監視的裝備；（二）建立大型雲端平台實時分析這些數據，同時讓用戶在流動裝置取得資料，包括數字化的維護檢查表和工作。雲端平台的後端能使工作計劃自動化，並從三方面協助工程師：區分操作項目的優先代序；對任務進行最好的分組安排；令各級技工，主管和經理能實時、仔細地作出決策。
這項目是香港的原創設計及發明。系統已運作一年多，有效地提升了員工的工作效率，並減少大量繁瑣的文書工作。
此設計由港鐵鐵道車輛維修部的劉明慧小姐和梁思正工程師，及協同技術及資產工程部的黃卓峯先生合作開發及完成。
學會亦將會同時頒發優異獎予以下組別的參賽者：
香港工程師學會創意獎 —組別I (優異獎)
得獎者：龐永達博士、工程師
基於磁場感應和計算智能的高壓多相多芯配電電纜的非侵入式監測
香港工程師學會創意獎 —組別I (優異獎)
得獎者：鄧栢齡工程師、黎公正工程師、陳漢忠工程師及唐燿南工程師
創新斗室融合創新「組裝合成」建築設計
香港工程師學會創意獎 —組別II (優異獎)
得獎者：陳永毅工程師、關志輝工程師、潘偉光先生及謝迅猷工程師
港珠澳大橋香港連接路
香港工程師學會創意獎 —組別 II (優異獎)
得獎者：張鍵權工程師、陳耀漢工程師、李宗良博士、工程師及馮永昌工程師
廚餘與污泥共消化
香港工程師學會創意獎(青年會員組) —組別I (優異獎)
得獎者：劉宏業先生及張家麒工程師
建構香港智慧監獄—移動及位置監察系統和維生指標監察系統
香港工程師學會創意獎(青年會員組) —組別II (優異獎)
得獎者：紀美岐小姐、王達一先生、何宇軒先生及陳曉希先生
Neuron智能建築數碼系統—以AI及BIM技術令建築物更節能舒適
香港工程師學會創意獎(青年會員組) —組別 II (優異獎)
得獎者：梁建峰先生
利用光纖傳感技術對升降機進行預測性保養
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(23 June 2020, Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) is pleased to announce the awardees of the HKIE Innovation Award 2020 which aims to encourage creativity and innovation in engineering among HKIE members, and to recognise innovative ideas and applications that would benefit the engineering industry and the world we live in.
The Award succeeds and evolves from the former The HKIE Innovation Awards for Young Members. This year, the Institution expanded the scale of the Award, and transformed it into “The HKIE Innovation Award” and “The HKIE Innovation Award (Young Member Group)” with the former open to members of all ages, and the latter for members of age 35 or below. There are two categories for each group, namely Category I – An Invention; and Category II – An Innovative Application of Engineering Theories.
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020
Category I – An Invention
Awardees: Ir Michael K Y KWOK and Ir Dr Goman W M HO
Hybrid Outrigger System with Structural Fuse for Tall Buildings
Conventional outrigger systems are designed either with steel trusses or as concrete walls. Concrete is stiff but brittle in nature, and is therefore not good for seismic actions; steel is ductile, but less stiff than concrete and more costly.
The awardees invented an innovative hybrid outrigger system which combines the strength of steel and the stiffness of concrete, resulting in a hybrid form using concrete walls and steel bracings. The system also comes with a structural “fuse” that behaves as rigid under wind action; while in the case of severe earthquake, this “fuse” component will yield and dissipate energy to protect the building.
This innovative design was successfully applied to the design and construction of the two 350m-high towers in Raffles City Chongqing in the Mainland. Substantial cost savings were also achieved through a 10% reduction in the total amount of steel consumption and an acceleration of the construction schedule by four months.
This design was developed by Ir Michael K Y Kwok, a member of Arup Group Board who has been East Asia Region Chair since 2017, and Ir Dr Goman W M Ho, an Arup Fellow and Director of Innovation.
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020
Category II – An Innovative Application of Engineering Theories
Awardees: Ir CHAN Wing Yin, Ir NG Chung Wai, Ir Dominic T K LAW and Ir CHAN Ho Yu
15-cells Caterpillar Cofferdam for Large Scale Excavation Works in Difficult Geology: The TM-CLKL Project
This cofferdam is the world’s first 15-cell cofferdam of 500m in length and 43m in depth in difficult geology. As the conventional straight D-wall system has a high risk in terms of constructability, programming and budget; thus, the concept of 15-cell “caterpillar” is formulated. It consists of 15 truncated circular cells. Each cell is formed by a perimeter D-wall in arch shape, which resists the lateral pressure by hoop forces, and is then transferred to the heavy duty “Y-Panels” transversely supported by RC struts and cross walls.
This caterpillar system has benefits of requiring much less rebars, unobstructed construction space and less ground treatment. It fully utilises the compressive capacity of concrete in contrast to the conventional straight D-wall system, in which resistance is provided by vertical reinforcements and congested steel struts. From an environmental point of view, this innovative cofferdam eliminated over 21,000t of steel and 80,000m3 of ground treatment, and reduced the material carbon footprint, plant consumption and pollution of ground water. The design could save HK$0.5 to 1 billion, and 6 to 10 months for construction. The caterpillar is highly transposable and has the potential of becoming a new standard cut and cover technique.
The design was proposed by Ir Chan Wing Yin, Senior Engineer/Special Duties, Highways Department, HKSAR Government; Ir Ng Chung Wai, Vice President, Major Project Delivery, AECOM Asia Company Limited; Ir Dominic T K Law, Project Manager, Dragages-Bouygues Joint Venture; and Ir Chan Ho Yu, Associate Director, Atkins China Limited.
The HKIE Innovation Award (Young Member Group)
Category I – An Invention
Awardees: Miss LAU Ming Wai, Ir John S J LEUNG and Mr Raphael C F WONG
Train Hardware Maintenance Cloud with Realtime Condition Monitoring Invention
Hong Kong’s railway business is world-renowned. It is featured in hubs distributed across the globe and runs the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of railway lines. Maintaining technological edge in O&M is crucial to staying ahead of the competition and achieving the highest level of safety for passengers.
Armed with both hard and soft skills, the team invented two new items: (i) a device that connects to trains to collect train-electronic component data for condition monitoring, and (ii) a large cloud platform that analyses the data in real time while digitalising all maintenance inspection forms and tasks on a user-friendly mobile phone interface. The backend of the cloud automates work-scheduling and helps engineers in three ways: prioritising action items, grouping tasks, and making decisions vetted in real time by the board of workers, supervisors and managers.
This is a genuinely designed-in-Hong Kong invention. Having been implemented for more than a year, it has helped improve staff efficiency immensely and eliminate much tedious clerical work.
This design was independently developed by Miss Lau Ming Wai and Ir John S J Leung who are currently working at the Rolling Stock Maintenance Department, and Mr Raphael C F Wong who is working at the Technical and Engineering Services Department of the MTRCL.
The Certificates of Merit are presented to the following teams:
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020 – Category I
(Certificate of Merit)
Awardee: Ir Dr PONG Wing Tat
Non-intrusive Monitoring of High-voltage Multi-phase Multi-core Distribution Cables based on Magnetic-field Sensing and Computational Intelligence
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020 – Category I
(Certificates of Merit)
Awardees: Ir TANG Pak Ling, Ir Philip K C LAI, Ir CHAN Hon Chung and Ir TONG Yiu Nam
Innovative MiC Design Approach for InnoCell
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020 – Category II
(Certificates of Merit)
Awardees: Ir CHAN Wing Ngai, Ir KWAN Chi Fai, Mr POON Wai Kwong and Ir TSE Shun Yau
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020 – Category II
(Certificates of Merit)
Awardees: Ir CHEUNG Kin Kuen, Ir CHAN Yiu Hon, Ir Dr Ricky C L LI and Ir FUNG Wing Cheong
Food Waste and Sewage Sludge Co-digestion
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020 (Young Member Group) – Category I
(Certificates of Merit)
Awardees: Mr LAU Wang Yip and Ir CHEUNG Ka Kei
The Development of Smart Prison in Hong Kong – Passage Surveillance and Health Signs Monitoring System (PSHSMS)
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020 (Young Member Group) – Category II
(Certificates of Merit)
Awardees: Miss JI Meiqi, Mr WANG Dayi, Mr HO Yu Hin and Mr CHAN Hiu Hei
Neuron Smart Building Digital Platform – Empowering Data-driven Building Energy Management and Optimisation through AI and BIM
The HKIE Innovation Award 2020 (Young Member Group) – Category II
(Certificate of Merit)
Awardee: Mr LEUNG Kin Fung
Development of Predictive Maintenance of Lifts Using Optical Fiber Sensing Technology
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