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    Born in Hong Kong: The exportation history of quality granite to the Pacific Rim in the 19th and 20th Century

    Born in Hong Kong: The exportation history of quality granite to the Pacific Rim in the 19th and 20th Century

    This project aims to study the exportation history of Hong Kong’s quality granite to the Pacific Rim and the construction history of those overseas projects using exported stones in the 19th and 20th century. The following five aspects are investigated:
    The colonial government record in 1844 granite was shipped to mainland China. During 1850s and 1860s, granite blocks were exported to mainland China, New South Wales, San Francisco and Siam and used as building materials and paving slabs.
    In 1852, the façade of Parrott Building in San Francisco was cladded with quality granite from Hong Kong. Twenty workers and two supervisors from Hong Kong boarded a cross-Pacific ship for the erection of this epoch-making building.
    Between 1860 and 1870, granite was quarried in Kowloon, for the construction of the French Catholic Church in Canton. In 1890, the Gap Rock Lighthouse was built by a Hong Kong contractor using the granite from Hong Kong.
    Between 1928 and 1933, quality granite was chosen in the projects of The Mausoleum in Nanjing, The Memorial Auditorium and the Memorial Cenotaph in Guangzhou in remembrance of Dr. SUN Yat-sen. These projects were designed by architect LU Yen-chih and constructed partly by contractors from Hong Kong.

    Subjects:
    Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Building and Real Estate, and Construction and Environment
    Keywords:
    China -- Hong Kong Granite Quarries quarrying
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    Prevention methods for Landslides in Rock Masses

    Prevention methods for Landslides in Rock Masses

    The ISRM course on "Prevention methods for Landslides in Rock Masses" by Prof. Zhong-qi Quentin YUE, from the University of Hong Kong (see CV at the bottom of the page) is now available, in open access. The course has four parts, with a total of 24 lectures:
    Part A - Understanding landslides in rock mass (four lectures)
    Part B - Methods for quantifying rock mass (eight lectures)
    Part C - Methods for landslide potential of rock mass (five lectures)
    Part D - Measures for preventing landslides in rock mass (seven lectures)

    Subjects:
    Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
    Keywords:
    Rock mechanics Lslide hazard analysis Lslides -- Prevention Engineering geology
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    MOOC