On April 19, 2017, Academician Hao Hong from Curtin University, Australia visited Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) at the invitation of the State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology (SKLEST). He gave a brilliant academic report titled “Experimental and Numerical Study of Composite Structural Panels Subjected to Windborne Debris Impact and Their Strengthening for Climate Change Adaptation”. The report was hosted by Wang Zhongqi, vice director of the State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology.
Professor Hao Hong got his master's and doctor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and has worked at the University of California at Berkeley, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the University of Western Australia in Australia. Now he is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor in Curtin University, Australia and has been selected as a member of “Changjiang Scholar Professor” and “The Recruitment Program of Global Experts”. He is the vice chairman of the International Society for Protection Structures and the chief editor of International Journal of Protective Structures. Professor Hao Hong has been cooperating with SKLEST for more than 20 years and has carried out 4 international cooperation projects. At present, he is one of the overseas experts in 111 Projects.
During the report, Professor Hao Hong introduced the damage mechanism of projectile caused by strong wind to building structure and structural protection technology in typhoon, hurricane and other extreme weather conditions. The research is of great significance to the ability of building structure to resist disaster caused by extreme climate change. The report has aroused participants’ attention and interests and they discussed and exchanged ideas with Professor Hao Hong on their concerned questions.
During the visit, Professor Hao Hong discussed with Professor Chen Pengwan, dean of the School of Mechtronical Engineering on further strengthening and deepening international cooperation and exchange.
