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Shandong University received the Grand Prize Award from the China Highway and Transportation Society

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Monday, November 14, 2022

JINAN, China, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Recently, the China Highway and Transportation Society (CHTS) announced the results of "the 2022 Tunnel and Underground Space Engineering Innovation Award of the China Highway and Transportation Society".

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  • JINAN, China, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Recently, the China Highway and Transportation Society (CHTS) announced the results of "the 2022 Tunnel and Underground Space Engineering Innovation Award of the China Highway and Transportation Society".
  • The Eight-Lane Highway Tunnel Group of Jinan Connecting Line of Beijing-Shanghai Expressway Project, which was led by Shandong Hi-speed Construction Management Group Co., Ltd. with Shandong University as a key participant, won the Grand Prize.
  • The Jinan Connecting Line of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway is the largest two-way eight-lane highway tunnel group in the world, with a high proportion of layered rock formations, which are prone to collapse disasters.
  • It should be highlighted that the groupdeveloped the first tunnel geological scanning robotin China.

Engineering ties to spur growth, tackle challenges

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Monday, March 7, 2022

The Chinese engineering community will collaborate with international peers to build engineering capability, train quality talent, promote socioeconomic growth via innovation, and tackle common global challenges, senior officials said on Friday on the occasion of the third annual World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.

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  • The Chinese engineering community will collaborate with international peers to build engineering capability, train quality talent, promote socioeconomic growth via innovation, and tackle common global challenges, senior officials said on Friday on the occasion of the third annual World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.
  • The international event was initiated by UNESCO in 2019 to celebrate engineers and engineering for their contribution to sustainable development and modern life.
  • Training quality engineering talent and launching major international scientific and engineering projects for managing climate change and public health are also key objectives of the global engineering community, he added.
  • "I hope more women can become engineers and jointly contribute to the global development of engineering."

Engineering ties to spur growth, tackle challenges

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Monday, March 7, 2022

The Chinese engineering community will collaborate with international peers to build engineering capability, train quality talent, promote socioeconomic growth via innovation, and tackle common global challenges, senior officials said on Friday on the occasion of the third annual World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.

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  • The Chinese engineering community will collaborate with international peers to build engineering capability, train quality talent, promote socioeconomic growth via innovation, and tackle common global challenges, senior officials said on Friday on the occasion of the third annual World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.
  • The international event was initiated by UNESCO in 2019 to celebrate engineers and engineering for their contribution to sustainable development and modern life.
  • Training quality engineering talent and launching major international scientific and engineering projects for managing climate change and public health are also key objectives of the global engineering community, he added.
  • Gong Ke, president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, said engineering is the practice of solving issues surrounding humanity's survival and development with science and management.

Building China's impressive high-speed rail

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

At the end of 2020, China had 37,900 km of operational HSR, accounting for 69 percent of the world's total.

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  • At the end of 2020, China had 37,900 km of operational HSR, accounting for 69 percent of the world's total.
  • China has mastered the full gamut of HSR operations management technologies despite the complexity of the rail network.
  • It has created scheduling technology for high-density, cross-line (running on HSR and conventional rail) routes operating at different speeds.
  • (This article is an excerpt from "Building China's Impressive High-Speed Rail", by Lu Dongfu, Chairman of the Board of China State Railway Group, originally appeared in Qiushi Journal, English edition, No.