Insightful Talks

Rigid Inclusion Foundation System for Container Yard and the Performance Monitored from Pilot Tests

Mr Eugene Khoo

Head (NGP Office)
Engineering and Project Management Division
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

DATE AND TIME

2 July 2024, Tuesday | 10.00am – 11.00am

Synopsis

Reinforced concrete (RC) piles have been used as the foundation for container yards in Singapore and many other countries. However, RC piles are difficult to be demolished in the future and are not necessarily the most cost-effective design.

A new foundation system using a load transfer platform and non-reinforced rigid inclusion columns was investigated. 3D finite element analyses (FEA) have been carried out to predict the performance of the new design followed by pilot test carried out at Tuas Port Phase 1.

All the results obtained have met favorably the design and the numerical procedure adopted. In this workshop, the principle behind the proposed design and the design method will be explained. Videos of the rigid inclusion foundation installation and load tests will be shown and explained. The results from the pilot tests and the 3D finite element analyses will be presented.

A design guideline for the rigid inclusion foundation system was also collaborated and supported by the Building and Construction Authority for implementation in Singapore in 2024.

About the Speaker
 
Mr Eugene Khoo is the Head (Next Generation Port Office) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). He has oversight of project management of the green and sustainable physical master plans and digital blueprints of new port systems for Tuas Next Generation Port. He is also involved in the management of modelling and simulation, remote sensing, machine learning and digital twin R&D projects in collaboration with tertiary institutions.
 
Before joining MPA in 2010, he was with Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd supervising the design and construction of the reclamation of Pasir Panjang Terminal Phases 3 and 4. His experiences are in the areas of feasibility studies, planning and design and project management of port infrastructures, warehousing complexes and land reclamation and research and development in hydraulics and geotechnical areas.
 
He also worked on the planning, design and project management for the development of Pasir Panjang Terminal Phases 1 and 2 with the then Port of Singapore Authority from 1989 to 1996.  Mr Eugene Khoo received his Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering and Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore in 1989, 1995 and 2000 respectively.

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