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Other Invited Talks and Lectures

  1. Dai, J.G. (2021), “Use of FRP Composites for Sustainable Concrete Structures”, 1st JSCE Concrete Committee Webinar, Frontiers of Concrete Technology, April 16, 2021.

  2. Dai, J.G. (2020), “Innovative Materials and Structural Systems for Maintenance and Sustainability of Concrete Infrastructure”, One-Week Short Term Course on "Sustainable Construction Practices”, Indore, India, 12 October 2020.

  3. Dai, J.G. (2019), “Innovative Materials for Maintenance of Concrete Structures: Research & Applications”, Beijing Institute of Technology, 27 May 2019.

  4. Dai, J.G. (2019), “Innovative Materials for Maintenance of Concrete Structures: Research & Applications”, Shanghai Jiaotong University, May 10, 2019.

  5. Dai, J.G. (2019), Geopolymer Cement-based 3D Printing Concrete Technology, Hong Kong Annual Concrete Seminar on "Solutions of Enhancement and New Technology in Concrete", April 2, 2019, Hong Kong.

  6. Dai, J.G. (2018), “Construction Industry in the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area”, 26 December 2018, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Tokyo.

  7. Dai, J.G. (2018), “Fire Performance Simulation of Insulated FRP-strengthened RC Members”, International Workshop on Advances in Fire Engineering, 7 December 2018.

  8. Dai, J.G. (2018), “Use of Innovative Construction Materials for Life Cycle Maintenance of Concrete Infrastructures”, Xi’An University of Technology, 22 October 2018, Xi’An, China.

  9. Dai, J.G. (2018), “Use of Innovative Construction Materials for Life Cycle Maintenance of Concrete Infrastructures”, Shenzhen University, 29 September 2018, Shenzhen, China.

  10. Dai, J.G. (2018), Passivation and Depassivation of Galvanized Steel Bars in Concrete Pore Solution, Joint Workshop on “Advances in the Sustainability, Maintenance and Management of Concrete Structures in Japan and China”, 4-6 August, 2018, Sapporo, Japan.

  11. Dai, J.G. (2018), Life Cycle Management of Concrete Structures: Maintenance and Intervention, Summer Intensive Course at Hokkaido University from 29 July to 3 August, Sapporo, Japan.

  12. Dai, J.G. (2018), Fire and Durability, International Summer School on Composites in Infrastructure (ISSCI2018), 9-11 July, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  13. Dai, J.G. (2018), Durability of FRP-strengthened RC Structures, High Performance FRP and FRP-strengthened Structures Forum, the Second International Symposium on Civil Engineering for Chinese Young Scholars, Southeast University, 8-9 July, Nanjing, China.

  14. Dai, J.G. (2018), Development of Innovative Materials and Structural Systems for Sustainable Building Construction, International Workshop on Industrialized Building Construction, RISUD Annual International Symposium 2018 – Inter-disciplinary Research for Societal Impact (RAIS 2018), 29-30 June, Hong Kong, China.

  15. Dai, J.G. (2018), Life Cycle Management of Concrete Infrastructure and R&D of Innovative Construction Materials, 5 July, Huazhong University of Technology, Wuhan, China.

  16. Dai, J.G. (2018), Life Cycle Management of Concrete Infrastructure and R&D of Innovative Construction Materials, 4 July, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.

  17. Dai, J.G. (2018), Use of Innovative Materials for Maintenance of Concrete Infrastructures, Foshan University, 25 June, Foshan, China.

  18. Dai, J.G. (2018), Fire Resistance Design of FRP-strengthened RC Members, 13 June, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China.

  19. Dai, J.G. (2018), Research Progress in Emerging Materials and Structures, Northeast Petroleum University, 19 November, Daqing, China.

  20. Dai, J.G. (2017), Building Industry 4.0, “2017 Forum on Industry 4.0-orientated China Manufacturing”, organized by Shenzhen Association of Science and Technology, 26 August, Shenzhen, China.

  21. Dai, J.G. (2017), Prefabricated Geopolymer Concrete Sandwich Wall with FRP Shear Connectors for Building Construction, International Workshop on Construction Industrialization, RISUD Annual International Symposium 2017 (RAIS2017), 24-25 August. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

  22. Dai, J.G. (2016), Research and Applications of FRP Composites in Civil Engineering: Some Recent Development, Ocean University of China, 21 October 2016, Qingdao, China.

  23. Dai, J.G. (2016), Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (FRP) for New Construction- Durability and Fire Resistance, International Summer School on Composites in Infrastructure, 18-22 July, 2016, University of Wollongong, Australia.

  24. Dai, J.G. (2016), High Performance Fiber-reinforced Concrete: Research and Applications, Shanghai Research Institute of Building Sciences Group, 13 June, 2016, Shanghai, China.

  25. Dai, J.G. (2016), Development of Basalt Textile Reinforced Geopolymer Panels for Sustainable Building Construction, the 2nd Symposium on Emerging M Materials and Structures Technical Committee, 7 May, 2016, Shenzhen, China.

  26. Dai, J.G. (2015), Performance-based Approach for Fire-resistance Design of FRP-Strengthened RC Beams, International Workshop on Infrastructure Applications of FRP Composites, 7 December 2015, University of Wollongong, Australia.

  27. Dai, J.G. (2015), FRP Composites in Construction: Past Achievement and Recent Development, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 20 December, 2015.

  28. Dai, J.G. (2015), Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Construction: New Research and Development, China Building Materials Academy, 27 November 2015, Beijing, China.

  29. Dai, J.G. (2015), Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites in Construction, Recent R&D at PolyU, 3rd Cross-Strait Forum on Sustainable Urban Development, 22-24 November, 2015, Sichuan University, Chendu, China.

  30. Dai, J.G. (2015), FRP Composites in Construction, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 27 November 2015.

  31. Dai, J.G. (2015), Mechanical Property and Micro-structures of Plain and Short Fiber-reinforced Alkali Activated Slag Mortar/Concrete, Nanotechnology Symposium - "Resources Recycling and Green Technologies for Hong Kong Construction Industries: Business Opportunities & Technical Innovation", 19 June 2015.

  32. Dai, J.G. (2015), Effects of Elevated Temperature on the Bond Performance of FRP-to-Concrete Bi-material Interfaces, Wuhan University of Technology, 19 May, 2015, Wuhan, China 

  33. Dai, J.G. (2015), Durability Design of Concrete Structures Enhanced by Protective Coating in Marine Environment, 29 April, Annual Concrete Seminar 2015, Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department.

  34. Dai, J.G. (2015), Nanotech-modified Concrete for High Performance and Longevity of Infrastructure, PolyU-NAMI Workshop, Collaboration on Construction and Building Materials, 20 March, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

  35. Dai, J.G. (2014), Large Rupture Strain FRP Composites for Seismic Retrofit of RC Columns, 27 Nov., Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China

  36. Dai, J.G. (2014), Large Rupture Strain FRP Composites for Seismic Retrofit of RC Columns: Behavior and modeling, 20 November, 2014, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.

  37. Dai, J.G. (2014), Seismic Performance Enhancement of RC Structures using FRP Composites, 31 August 2014, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.

  38. Dai, J.G. (2013), Durability of FRP-strengthened RC Structures, Workshop on Aging of Composites, September 25-26, 2013, Mclean, Virginia, Sponsored by U.S. DOT-FHWA.

  39. Dai, J.G. (2013), Fire Resistance Design of FRP-Strengthened RC Beams, October 28-29, 2013, IStructE Conference on Structural Engineering in Hazard Mitigation 2013, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

  40. Dai, J.G. (2013), Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures using Advanced Composite Materials, ASCE Hong Kong Section-PolyU One-day Workshop on "Seismic Analysis, Design and Retrofit for Buildings and Infrastructures: From Theory to Practice,  August 23, Hong Kong.

  41. Dai, J.G. (2013), Fire Resistance Design of FRP-strengthened RC Beams, The 8th National Conference on FRP Composites for Construction in China, August 5-6, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

  42. Dai, J.G. (2013), Recent Research Activities on FRP Composites for Construction at The  Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 22 July, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

  43. Dai, J.G. (2013), Seismic Retrofit of RC Structures using FRP Composites, June 25, 2013, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

  44. Dai, J.G. (2013), Behavior and Modeling of FRP-to-concrete Bond Interfaces under Combined Mechanical and Temperature Loading, June 5, 2013, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal,

  45. Dai, J.G. (2013), Large Rupture Strain Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) for Seismic Strengthening of RC Columns, AFF80-Structural Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Committee Meeting, Transportation Research Board, January 14, 2013.

  46. Dai, J.G. (2013), Seismic Performance Enhancement of RC Structures using FRP Composites, International Workshop on Earthquake/Hazards Mitigation and Life-Cycle Management of Infrastructure, May 14-15, 2013, Chengdu, China.

  47. Dai, J.G. (2012), Advances in Research on FRP-strengthened RC Structures, Shenyang Jianzhu University, December 18, 2012, Shenyang, China.

  48. Dai, J.G. (2012), Sustainable Development of Civil Infrastructures: Opportunities and Challenges, Shenzhen Nanshan Forum, November 4, 2012, Shenzhen City, China, 

  49. Dai, J.G. (2012), Introduction of The Guideline for The Strengthening of Concrete Structures Using FRP Composites in Hong Kong, Panel Discussion on “New Trend on Codes of Practice for FRP Strengthening of Existing Concrete/Steel Structures”, September 7, 2012, JSCE Annual Convention, Nagoya University, Japan. 

  50. Dai, J.G. (2012), Mechanical Interaction in FRP-strengthened RC Structures, August 2,  2012, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.

  51. Dai, J.G. (2012), Mechanical Interaction between FRP Composites and Concrete Substrates in FRP-strengthened RC Structures, 12 May, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.

  52. Dai, J.G. (2012), ACF Co-organized YRGS2012, Vol. 6, No. 2, December 2012, ACF Newsletter.

  53. Dai, J.G. (2012), ACF Technical Committees Continue to Devote to ISO/TC71 Activities, Asian Concrete Federation Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1.

  54. Teng, J.G., Yu, T., Dai, J.G. and Chen, G.M. (2011), New Trends and Opportunities for FRP Composites in Construction, The 7th National Conference on FRP Composites for Construction, 15-16 October, 2011, Hangzhou, China. (Keynote)

  55. Dai, J. G. (2011), Water Repellent Surface Impregnation for Durability Enhancement and Service Life Extension of Marine Concrete Structures, Green Construction Materials Workshop,12 March, 2011, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

  56. Dai, J. G. (2011), Design and Construction Guidelines on FRP Pedestrian Bridges in Japan, The 2011 Seminar on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Bridge Technology, Tsinghua University, 26 September, 2011, Beijing, China. (Keynote)

  57. Dai, J. G. and Ueda T. (2010), Shear and Flexural Ultimate Behavior of Concrete Members Jacketed by Fiber Sheet with High Fracturing Strain, International Workshop on "Innovative Materials and Techniques in Concrete Construction", 11-12 October, 2010, Corfu, Greece.

  58. Dai, J. G. (2010), FRP Application in Civil Infrastructures, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, 27 September, 2010, Beijing, China.

  59. Dai, J. G. (2010), Impact of Globalization on Higher Education in China: Reforms and Trends, Coping with Globalization: a seminar in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the e3, Hokkaido University, 16~17 September, 2010, Sapporo, Japan.

  60. Dai, J. G. (2010), FRP Composites for Strengthening of Concrete Structures: Some recent research at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Civil Engineering, Lan Zhou Institute of Technology, 18 July, 2010, Lanzhou, China.

  61. Dai, J. G. (2010), Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Some Recent Advances in Research and Application, Shenzhen Graduate School, Harbin Institute of Technology, 15 January, 2010, Shenzhen, China.

  62. Dai, J. G. (2010), Large Rupture Strain (LRS) Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: A more economic and safe solution for seismic retrofit, Quarterly Journal of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, March, 2010.

  63. Dai, J. G. (2009), Review and Outlook of FRP Composites for Infrastructure Application in Japan, International Conference on Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, 6-8 May, 2009, Hong Kong.

  64. Dai, J. G. (2009),   Some Information on Concrete Research in Hong Kong, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Concrete Committee, Newsletter, No. 16, January.

  65. Dai, J. G. (2008), Life Cycle Management of Concrete Structures Exposed to Marine Environments: performance degradation, repair and strengthening, 18 November, 2008, Zhejiang University of Technology, China.

  66. Dai, J. G. (2008), Some Issues on Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Structures Exposed to Marine Environments, 14 November, 2008, Shenzhen University, China.

  67. Dai, J. G. (2008), Life Cycle Management of Coastal Concrete Structures: material durability; deterioration mechanisms; and repair and strengthening; Invited lecture for English Intensive Course on "Durability of Reinforced Concrete under Combined Mechanical and Climatic Loads", 28 February, Hokkaido University, Japan.

  68. Dai, J. G., Yokota, H. and Ueda, T. (2007), FRP Sheet Strengthening Systems and their Performance Evaluation, International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures (IA-FramCos), FramCos-Post Conference Workshop on FRP-Concrete/Masonry Debonding: Research Advances and International Standards, 22 June, Catania, Italy.

  69. Dai, J. G. and Ueda, T. (2007), JSCE Design Approaches against Debonding in FRP Sheet Strengthened RC Members, FramCos-Post Conference Workshop on FRP-Concrete/Masonry Debonding: Research Advances and International Standards, 22 June, Catania, Italy.

  70. Dai, J. G. (2007), Application of FRP for Civil Infrastructures in Japan, Chinese Academy of Building Materials, 17 October, Beijing, China.

  71. Dai, J. G. (2006), Pre- and Post-Repair Performance Evaluation for the Life Cycle Management of Coastal Concrete Structures, Symposium for Young Researchers in 21 Century COE Program, Sustainable Metabolic System of Water and Waster for Area-Based Society, 11-12 October, Hokkaido University, Japan.

  72. Dai, J. G. (2005), Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) for Infrastructures in Japan: state-of-the-art report and new tendencies, 22 November, Dalian University of Technology, China.

  73. Ueda, T. and Dai, J. G. (2005), Asian Concrete Mode Code (ACMC) and its L3 document on Maintenance for Chloride Attack, Chinese Engineering Technology Forum on Durability of Concrete Structures (CD-ROM), 10-12 December, Hangzhou, China.

  74. Dai, J. G. (2005), FRP Composites for Civil Infrastructures in Japan: Review and Outlook, Jiangsu Transportation Research Institute, 22 November, Nanjing, China.

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