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Keynote paper for ESD

Challenges in Recent Underground Construction in Taiwan 

 Za Chieh Moh and Richard Hwang

Dr. Za-Chieh MohMAA Group Consulting Engineers, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of

China

Dr. Moh received his BSCE degree from National Taiwan

University in 1953, MSCE degree from the Iowa State University in1955, and Doctor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology in 1961.

Dr. Moh started his professional career at Woodward-Clyde-Sherard & Associates, a leadinggeotechnical consultant in the USA and then moved to Yale University. After four years of

teaching & research, he was invited to join the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering inBangkok. Over the 11 years’ tenure, he established the field of geotechnical engineering, assisting

in the transformation of the regional graduate school to a well-recognized Asian Institute of

Technology. He served as Associate Professor, Professor, Division Chairman, and Vice President& Provost. In 1976, Dr. Moh decided to go back to engineering practice by establishing theregional consulting engineering firm, the MAA Group, in Singapore and Taiwan.

In his field of specialization of geotechnical engineering, Dr. Moh has played an important

role of educating, promoting and developing the practice in the developing countries in Asia-

Pacific. Through his effort, the Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society was established in 1967which helped the development of that important but not well recognized field of civil engineering

in many developing countries in the region. The Society now is one of the most active membersociety of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

As the co-founder of the MAA Group Consulting Engineers, Dr. Moh has established a

reputable engineering practice withholding engineering ethics and gained international recognition.Today, the MAA Group has over 1,000 professionals with companies in Singapore, Hong Kong,

Taiwan, Thailand, China and Myanmar. Under the direction and guidance of Dr. Moh, MAA hasalso made significant contributions to the technological development in the region. MAA’s staffoften combine research with practice. More than 500 technical papers have been published by

MAA staff. Dr. Moh has authored or co-authored over 160 papers.In addition to his own work, Dr. Moh is active and devoted to sustainable development.

Internationally, he has served and is serving in many organizations including: President of Chinese

Association of Consulting Engineers, President of Union of Professional Civil EngineersAssociations, Chair of Coordinating Committee of APEC Engineers, Chairman of Chinese Taipei

APEC Engineers/International Professional Engineers Monitoring Committee, Vice President of

the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Founding President ofSoutheast Asian Geotechnical Society, and Honorary Founding Chairman of Association ofGeotechnical Societies in Southeast Asia.

Besides being listed in many international and regional Who’s Who directories. Dr. Moh hasreceived many honors, including: Honorary Doctor of Technology, AIT, Honorary Member of

Japanese Geotechnical Society, Honorary Member of the Road Engineering Association of Asiaand Australasia, FEIAP Engineer of the Year, Engineering Medal of the Chinese Institute of

Engineers, Gold Medal of the Chinese Institute of Civil & Hydraulic Engineering, “Man of the

Year Award” of the China Road Federation.