The 5th National Geotechnical Engineering Construction Technology and Equipment Innovation Forum was successfully held!

From November 23 to 25, the 5th National Geotechnical Construction Technology and Equipment Innovation Forum with the theme of “Green, Low Carbon, Digitalization” was grandly held at the Sheraton Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai. The conference was hosted by the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Branch of the China Civil Engineering Society, the Geotechnical Mechanics Professional Committee of the Shanghai Society of Mechanics, and other units, hosted by Shanghai Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd., and co-hosted and co-organized by many units. More than 380 academicians and experts from geotechnical construction companies, equipment manufacturing companies, survey and design units, and scientific research institutes of universities from all over the country gathered in Shanghai. Combined with the form of online and offline linkage, the number of online participants exceeded 15,000. The conference focused on new technologies, new methods, new equipment, new materials, major projects and difficult problems in geotechnical construction under the new situation of new urbanization, urban renewal, green development transformation, etc., and carried out in-depth exchanges and discussions. A total of 21 experts shared their reports.

 

Opening Ceremony of the Conference

The opening ceremony of the conference was hosted by Huang Hui, deputy general manager of Shanghai Engineering Machinery Factory Co., Ltd. Liu Qianwei, chief engineer of Shanghai Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Management Committee, Huang Maosong, vice president of the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Branch of the China Civil Engineering Society and professor of Tongji University, Wang Weidong, vice president of the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Branch of the China Civil Engineering Society, director of the conference academic committee, and chief engineer of East China Construction Group Co., Ltd., and Gong Xiugang, director of the conference organizing committee and general manager of the organizer Shanghai Engineering Machinery Factory Co., Ltd., delivered speeches respectively.

Academic Exchange

During the conference, the conference organized 7 invited experts and 14 guest speakers to share their views on the theme of “green, low-carbon and digitalization”.

Expert Invited Reports

7 experts including Zhu Hehua, Kang Jingwen, Nie Qingke, Li Yaoliang, Zhu Wuwei, Zhou Tonghe and Liu Xingwang gave invited reports.

The 21 reports of the conference were rich in content, closely linked to the theme, and broad in vision. They had both theoretical height, practical breadth, and technical depth. Gao Wensheng, Huang Maosong, Liu Yongchao, Zhou Zheng, Guo Chuanxin, Lin Jian, Lou Rongxiang, and Xiang Yan successively hosted academic reports.

During the conference, new construction processes and equipment achievements were also displayed. Shanghai Engineering Machinery Factory Co., Ltd., Ningbo Zhongchun Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., Shanghai Guangda Foundation Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai Jintai Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhenzhong Construction Machinery Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Yuanfeng Underground Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pusheng Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai Qinuo Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Ningbo Xinhong Hydraulic Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Saisimei Machinery Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Tongkanhe Geotechnical Technology Co., Ltd., DMP Construction Method Research Association, Shanghai Pile Technology Research Association, IMS New Construction Method Research Association, Root Pile and Body Enlargement Research Association, Southeast University Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute and other units and research associations concentrated on displaying the achievements made in the research and development of new geotechnical construction technologies and equipment in recent years.

Closing Ceremony

The closing ceremony of the conference was hosted by Professor Chen Jinjian of Shanghai Jiaotong University, co-director of the organizing committee of this conference. Gong Xiaonan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Coastal and Urban Geotechnical Engineering Research Center of Zhejiang University, delivered the closing speech; Wang Weidong, vice chairman of the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Branch of the China Civil Engineering Society, director of the Academic Committee of the conference, and chief engineer of East China Construction Group Co., Ltd., summarized the conference and expressed his gratitude to the experts, leaders, units and individuals who supported this conference; Zhong Xianqi, chief engineer of Guangdong Foundation Engineering Company, made a statement on behalf of the organizer of the next conference, which will be held in Zhanjiang, Guangdong in 2026. After the meeting, honorary certificates were also issued to the co-organizers and co-sponsors of this conference.

Engineering and equipment inspection activities

On the 25th, the conference organizer organized the participating experts to visit the underground project site of Shanghai East Station, the Oriental Hub, in the morning, and organized a visit to the equipment of the 7th Product Exhibition of Shanghai Jintai Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. in the afternoon, and further exchanges with domestic major engineering designers, contractors and construction equipment companies!

From November 26 to 29, bauma CHINA 2024 (Shanghai International Engineering Machinery, Building Materials Machinery, Mining Machinery, Engineering Vehicles and Equipment Expo) was successfully held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The conference organizer organized the participating experts to participate in the BMW Engineering Machinery Exhibition and further exchanges with domestic and foreign construction equipment companies!

Conclusion

Experts and scholars attending this conference focused on new technologies, new methods, new equipment, new materials, major projects and difficult problems in geotechnical construction under the new situation and the construction of the “Belt and Road Initiative”, and shared the latest academic ideas, technical achievements, project cases and industry hotspots. They not only had profound theoretical thinking, but also vivid engineering practice, providing a valuable platform for communication and learning for the latest technologies and cutting-edge ideas in the professional field of the geotechnical engineering industry.

Through the joint efforts of various enterprises, institutions and scientific research institutes in the field of geotechnical engineering, it will definitely make positive contributions to the innovation and development of geotechnical construction technology and equipment in my country. In the future, the industry still needs to continue to promote technological innovation and digital construction development to meet the construction needs of new urbanization, green and low-carbon, and high-quality development.