Protective Technology Research Centre

​Conducting focused R&D programmes in dynamic and weapon effects on infrastructures and facilities

Protective Technology Research Centre (PTRC) | NTU Singapore

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The Protective Technology Research Centre (PTRC) was established on 29 September 1998 via the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Hosted in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Centre provides the necessary focus for joint R&D efforts in dynamics and protective engineering.

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The R&D capabilities of PTRC are: 

Core Areas

  • Rock Engineering and Cavern Technology
  • Response of Structures to Dynamic Loading

Other Areas

  • Soft Ground/Soil Engineering
  • Modelling and Simulation for Earth Covered Magazines
Construction of Jurong Rock Cavern

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Conferences & Seminars

Evaluation of Performance of Damaged Infrastructures and the Management in Japan and Asian Countries, A/Prof Kohei Nagai, 23 Aug 2018

23 Aug 2018 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM
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Research Seminar by Dr Toong-Khuan CHAN

28 Mar 2018 01.30 PM - 04.30 PM
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Earthquake Damage Resistant Post-Tensioned Multi-Storey Timber Buildings: From Theory to Practice, Prof Alessandro Palermo, 17 Jan 2018

17 Jan 2018 04.00 PM - 05.00 PM
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2017 - Challenges in Accurately Predicting the Ultimate Behaviour of Steel Structures

03 Nov 2017 09.30 AM - 11.00 AM
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2016 - Tan Swan Beng (TSB) Public Lecture Series on Sustainable Urban Living

08 Apr 2016 12.30 PM - 05.15 PM
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2016 - Singapore LS-DYNA Forum

31 Mar 2016 08.30 AM - 04.30 PM
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2015 - Fifth International Conference on Design and Analysis of Protective Structures

19 May 2015 at 08.00 AM - 21 May 2015 at 06.30 PM
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2010 - Third International Conference on Design and Analysis of Protective Structures

10 May 2010 at 08.00 AM - 05 Oct 2010 at 05.00 PM

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