Infrastructure Insights Series

Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete:

Building Better Infrastructure
“Learn How to Transform Your Infrastructure Projects with SFRC”
Join us for an exclusive seminar that explores the innovative impact of Steel
Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) on infrastructure and tunnelling projects
.❖ Discover how the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is leading the way with SFRC to
enhance safety, productivity, and durability in transport infrastructure
❖ Gain insights into LTA’s successful applications of SFRC, including tunnel linings,
and learn about their groundbreaking research on thick structural elements
❖ Stay informed about the latest specifications and best practices for
SFRC design and construction

What You’ll Learn:

Date: Success Stories
22nd Oct 2024 Hear about LTA’s innovative use of SFRC and the tangible
benefits it has delivered in real-world projects.
Time: Research Insights
9am – 5.30pm Explore findings from LTA-funded research on SFRC, including its
application in thick structural elements and the design implications.
Venue:
LTA HSO Design and Specifications
Understand the Singapore Standard SS 674 and the latest
Auditorium
LTA specifications for SFRC.
PDU: Best Practices
6 PDU Points Learn about designing SFRC mixes, ensuring quality
control, and employing effective construction techniques.

This seminar is ideal for engineers, project managers, and infrastructure

professionals to enhance their skills, stay updated with industry trends,
network with industry leaders, and gain insights to improve your projects.

Register here: Scan the QR code or visit

https://sit.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mxzZXiAXzOUDJA
Registration Fee: SGD $280 (incl. GST).
Fees include refreshments & lunch
Enjoy a group discount rate of $250 per person with a min. of 3
persons. Send in your enquiry to CITE@singaporetech.edu.sg

Organised by jointly established by LTA and SIT with the aim of building
engineering industry competency and competitiveness, with a focus on infrastructure and tunnelling
 SPEAKER PROFILE

Dr. Goh Kok Hun, Group Director,

Infrastructure Design & Engineering (IDE)
(Land Transport Authority)
Dr. Goh obtained his Bachelor of Engineering
and Masters of Engineering from the National
University of Singapore and received his
doctorate from the University of Cambridge. He
has about 20 years of geotechnical and tunnel
engineering experience and has been involved
in various aspects of several road and rail
infrastructure projects in Singapore, including
site investigations and testing, geotechnical
interpretation, foundations, earth retaining
structures, and tunnels. He conducts technical
studies on topics such as deep excavation and
tunnelling effects, building impact assessment,
pile foundations, etc. and shares his findings
regularly in local conferences and seminars.

He is registered as a professional engineer in

civil engineering as well as a specialist
professional engineer in geotechnical
engineering in Singapore, and a chartered
professional engineer.

Mr. Ang Wei Jian, Executive Engineer,

Geotechnical & Tunnels, Infrastructure Design
& Engineering
(Land Transport Authority)
Wei Jian is a geotechnical engineer and data
analyst from Land Transport Authority. He has
worked on various rail projects such as
Thomson East Coast Line, North East Line
Extension, Cross Island Line and Cross Island
Line-Punggol Extension. He was also involved in
LTA efforts to implement and adopt Steel Fibre
Reinforced Concrete in cast in-situ structures.

Organised by jointly established by LTA and SIT with the aim of building
ngineering industry competency and competitiveness, with a focus on infrastructure and tunnelling
 SPEAKER PROFILE

Emeritus Professor Tan Kiang Hwee

(National University of Singapore)
Prof. Tan has been a faculty member of the
Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at the National University of
Singapore (NUS) since July 1981. He obtained
his doctorate from the University of Tokyo,
Japan in 1985.

He specialises in the area of structural

concrete and composites and has taught
courses in reinforced and prestressed concrete
design at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels. He has carried out
extensive research on concrete beams with
transverse openings, external prestressing,
fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement
and systems, and fibre-reinforced concrete. He
has published more than 300 refereed
technical papers, a book entitled “Beams with
Openings: Analysis & Design” (CRC Press LLC,
USA, 1999), and edited the proceedings of the
6th International Symposium on FRP
Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (World
Scientific, 2003). He is also the author of the
Design Guide for Fibre-Reinforced Concrete
Structures to Singapore Standard SS 674:2021.

Professor Tan is a Fellow of the Institution of

Engineers, Singapore (IES), Japan Concrete
Institute, and Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
He is also a registered professional engineer in
Singapore and has been a consultant in
structural engineering to several agencies in
Singapore and the region.

Organised by jointly established by LTA and SIT with the aim of building
ngineering industry competency and competitiveness, with a focus on infrastructure and tunnelling
 SPEAKER PROFILE

Associate Professor Kum Yung Juan

(Singapore Institute of Technology)
Er. Kum has expertise in reinforced concrete
technology having worked on lightweight
reinforced concrete for his doctoral research.
He subsequently gained experience
contributing to the design of underground
metro infrastructure including Little India and
Rochor stations on Downtown Line, on the
Thomson East Coast Line, Jakarta MRT, Klang
Valley MRT, and tunnels at the HK
International Airport. He currently leads
research teams at SIT working with CTIL and
CITE on improving concrete for underground
structures.

Er. Dr. Tan Pui Lai, Deputy Director,

Civil & Structures
(Land Transport Authority)
Er. Dr. Tan brings over two decades of
research and industrial experience in the built
environment, with particular focus on
concrete technology and underground
infrastructure projects. She upholds a keen
interest in environmental sustainability and
plays an active role in championing
sustainability initiatives for infrastructure
projects.

Organised by jointly established by LTA and SIT with the aim of building
ngineering industry competency and competitiveness, with a focus on infrastructure and tunnelling
 SPEAKER PROFILE

Dr. Daneti Saradhi Babu, Technical Manager

(Alliance Concrete Singapore Pte Ltd)
Dr. Daneti is currently a Technical Manager –
Concrete Specialist at Alliance Concrete
Singapore (ACS) Pte. Ltd. He obtained his Ph.D.
from the National University of Singapore (NUS)
in 2009 and a Master's degree from the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras in 2002.
Prior to joining the RMC industry in 2011, he
worked as a Research Engineer and Research
Fellow at NUS for four years. Dr. Daneti is a
Member and Board Director of the American
Concrete Institute-Singapore Chapter, a
Member of the Institution of Engineers
Singapore (IES), and the Singapore Concrete
Institute (SCI). He has been honored with
awards at internal conferences, including
OWICS 2015 in Singapore and ConMat’05 2005
in Canada, for his exceptional papers.

Mr. Gan Cheng Chian, Technical Manager

(Bekaert)
Mr. Gan graduated from The University of
Singapore in 1989 and has worked in the
construction industry for 35 years. He has been
involved in over 22 projects featuring fibre
reinforced sprayed concrete linings and over 20
projects featuring fibre reinforced concrete
precast segmental and cast concrete tunnel
linings. Since Jan 2019, he was one of the
members of the working group drafting the
Singapore Standard on Design of Fibre Concrete
Structures. In March 2019, he was appointed as
the Domain Expert for Sprayed Concrete and in
Jan 2020, he was appointed as Domain Expert
for Fibre Reinforced Concrete under iNPQS
(Intelligent National Productivity and Quality
Specifications Singapore).

Organised by jointly established by LTA and SIT with the aim of building
ngineering industry competency and competitiveness, with a focus on infrastructure and tunnelling
 Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete:
Building Better Infrastructure
- PROGRAMME -
22nd Oct 2024 (Tuesday)
Time Topic Speaker
1. Opening Address Mr. Ng Lang
Chief Executive,
9:00am Land Transport Authority

2. Use of SFRC in Tunnelling Dr. Goh Kok Hun

▪ LTA’s journey in the adoption of SFRC Group Director, IDE
9:15am Land Transport Authority

10:00am Morning Refreshment Break

3. Basis of SFRC Design Emeritus Prof. Tan Kiang Hwee
▪ Singapore Standard SS674 National University of Singapore
10:30am ▪ ULS & SLS
▪ SLS Design for Crack Width

4. Impact of SFRC on SLS & ULS Design Mr. Ang Wei Jian
▪ Application of SFRC design on underground structural elements Executive Engineer, IDE
11:45am Land Transport Authority

12:15pm Networking Lunch

5. Research into the use of SFRC in Thick Structural Elements Assoc. Prof Kum Yung Juan
▪ Research approach into the use of SFRC for crack control Singapore Institute of Technology
1:30pm ▪ Casting of thick sections for testing and verification of design parameters
▪ Research findings and implications to design

6. Specifications for the use of SFRC in Infrastructure Projects Er. Dr. Tan Pui Lai
▪ LTA specification for the use of SFRC in tunnel segments and structural Deputy Director, IDE
2:30pm elements Land Transport Authority
▪ Construction testing requirements

7. SFRC: Production, Quality and Properties Dr. Daneti Saradhi Babu

▪ Design of concrete mixes for SFRC Technical Manager,
3:00pm ▪ Quality Assurance and Control to ensure consistency Alliance Concrete Singapore Pte. Ltd.
▪ Material Properties

3:30pm Afternoon Refreshment Break

8. Infrastructure Construction using SFRC Mr. Gan Cheng Chian
▪ Examples of SFRC construction locally & overseas Technical Manager,
▪ Key considerations for concreting with SFRC Bekaert
4:00pm ▪ Effect of congestion of rebars and fibre length
▪ Demolition of SFRC elements

9. The future of SFRC Assoc. Prof. Kum Yung Juan

▪ Current areas of research worldwide Singapore Institute of Technology
4:30pm ▪ Other potential benefits of SFRC

10. Panel Discussion Chaired by: Prof. Chiew Sing Ping

5:00pm Singapore Institute of Technology

5:30pm End of Seminar

 DIRECTIONS TO
LTA AUDITORIUM

The Auditorium is located at LTA HSO, Blk 5.

As there are limited parking lots available, visitors are encouraged to take
public transport.
Nearest MRT station, Little India (NE7/ DT12), Exit E/ F
Directions on OneMap
https://www.onemap.gov.sg/?lat=1.3088584&lng=103.8493845
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Organised by jointly established by LTA and SIT with the aim of building
ngineering industry competency and competitiveness, with a focus on infrastructure and tunnelling