On the afternoon of April 30, 2024, College of International Students successfully held the Chinese and Foreign Youth Academic Salon in the Field of Transportation, which wasthe third session of the Studying in Chengyuan. Dr. Zhu Yanjie from the School of Transportation of SEU was invited to give a lecture in English titled Digital Bridge: 3D point clouds solution for bridge longevity and durability to Chinese and international students at Southeast University. Deputy Dean of CIS, Ms. Xu Jian attended and gave an opening speech, and Mr. Lin Hu from CIS hosted the salon. The academic salon attracted more than 80 international students from 17 schools.
After summarized the previous lectures and the salon theme, Ms. Xu Jian briefly introduced the academic experience of Dr. Zhu Yanjie. Dr. Zhu first briefly introduced the relevant background knowledge of digital bridge, and introduced representative projects, successful construction experiences, and accident lessons of bridge engineering. Then she introduced the research and development history, technical principles, and applications of 3D laser point cloud technology and 3D sonar point cloud technology in bridge fabrication, assembly, construction, and maintenance steps. Dr. Zhu demonstrated that the 3D point clouds solution was a transformation of digital technology in the field of bridge engineering as well as one of the most reliable technical means currently. She believes that compared with traditional measurement methods, this technology has advantages such as non-contact, high degree of automation, satisfactory accuracy, high efficiency, and high sampling density. In the end Dr. Zhu answered the questions from the international students, encouraged their academic thinking, and had an in-depth academic communication with attendees.
The Harmony and Beauty of SEU Chinese and Foreign Youth Academic Salon is one of the series of activities organized by CIS to strengthen the quality construction of studying abroad in China. CIS aims to further create an international academic atmosphere at Southeast University through the series of activities, cultivate the Chinese sentiment of international students, and enhance the international perspective of Chinese students.
(By Lin Hu and Zhang Haoyang)
