Foundation Engineering Network News  On the evening of August 29, 2024, the seventh episode of the exciting live broadcast event "Foundation Expert - Lao Zhu's Lecture Hall" was held as scheduled. This episode specially invited a well-known expert in the field of geotechnical engineering in China, Dr. Zhu Huanchun, technical consultant from Jiahua Geoscience (Wuhan) Digital Technology Co., Ltd., together with resident guest researcher Zhu Chunming and program host Xu Xin, to jointly explore in depth the key role and practical application of geotechnical software in enterprise digital transformation.

Dr. Zhu Huanchun has extensive experience in rock mass engineering and software development, and has served as a professor at Wuhan University, a visiting professor at Laurentian University in Canada, and a senior rock mechanics expert at the Itasca Group in the United States. He has long been committed to scientific research in rock mass engineering and digital software development, and has successfully undertaken rock mass engineering research tasks for many large-scale projects such as the Three Gorges and Jinping, promoting the advancement of domestic geotechnical engineering technology.

During the event, Dr. Zhu Huanchun shared with the audience his vision for a new generation of geotechnical engineering software, pointing out that these software products are developed by combining mature mathematical theory with modern cloud computing technology, aiming to improve engineering efficiency, achieve high-quality data accumulation, and lay the foundation for the application of artificial intelligence in engineering.

This discussion had many highlights, including:

1. Technical maturity: China has now mastered core technologies including three-dimensional geological modeling (GIM) and three-dimensional geotechnical design (G-BIM), providing strong support for the domestic substitution of geotechnical software.

2. Engineering application: When facing large hydropower stations and other complex projects, the application of domestic products has effectively verified the stability and maturity of the technology.

3. Customized platform: Dr. Zhu Huanchun introduced customized development using the "Digital Geotechnical Integration Platform (e_Yandai)" as an example. This platform aims to provide low-cost high-end digital technology for the geotechnical engineering industry in order to further promote enterprise digital transformation.‍

During the event, Dr. Zhu Huanchun also emphasized the importance of enterprise digital transformation, pointing out that although the road to digital transformation is not smooth, the long-term benefits brought by transformation will provide good momentum for enterprise development. In addition, together with researcher Zhu Chunming, he shared insights and experiences in software research and development and higher education, and discussed how to better cultivate civil engineering talent and transform academic knowledge into practical experience.

At the end of the event, the two experts summarized the key points of "geotechnical engineering software and enterprise digital transformation" and offered valuable advice to young engineers, encouraging them to continuously pursue innovation and master advanced technologies in order to embrace a broader future.

This episode of "Foundation Expert - Lao Zhu's Lecture Hall" not only provided valuable experience sharing for industry professionals, but also brought in-depth knowledge inspiration to a broad audience concerned about geotechnical engineering and digital transformation, and received widespread praise.