Conference and Technical Papers

Xiao, M., Hu, Y. F., & Chung, K. F. (2019). Numerical study into residual stresses and axial buckling of Q460 high strength steel welded box-sections. The 12th Pacific Structural Steel Conference (PSSC), Tokyo, Japan, November 9-11, 2019.

Shen, M. H., Chung, K. F., & Tong, J. Z. (2019). Advanced finite element modeling on welded stud shear connections in composite slabs with profiled steel decking having various geometrical configurations. 10th International Symposium on Steel Structures, Jeju.

Guo, Y. B., Xiao, M., Liu, X., Ho, H. C., and Chung, K. F. (2019). Hysteretic Behaviour of S355 and S690 Steels under Cyclic Tests with Constant and Varying Strain Amplitudes. 12th Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Tokyo, Japan.

Xiao, M., and Chung, K. F. (2019). Structural Behaviour of High Strength S690 Cold-formed Structural Hollow Sections under Compression. The 16th Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC16), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, November 13-16, 2019.

Michael C. H. Yam, Xuhong Zhou, Qun He and Ke Ke (2019). Research progress on seismic performance of steel frames equipped with SMA-based self-centring energy dissipation bays (SCEDBS). 9th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures (ICSAS19) Bradford, UK, 3-5, July.

Ramakanth Domada, Tejeswar Yarlagadda, Liming Jiang, Asif Usmani (2019). Preliminary analysis of the collapse of Plasco tower under fire using OpenSEES. CONFAB 2019, 3rd International Conference on Structural Safety under Fire and Blast Loading, Proceedings. London.

Chung K. F., Ho H. C., and Liu X., Wang K., and Hu Y. F. (2019). Compression tests on high strength S690 welded sections with various heat energy input. The 16th East Asia Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC-16), 3 - 6 December 2019, Brisbane, Australia. (Paper No.: SS13-01).

Ho H. C., Chung K. F., and Guo Y. B. (2019). Transformation rules on engineering stress strain curves of S690 funnel-shaped coupons. The 16th East Asia Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC-16), 3 - 6 December 2019, Brisbane, Australia. (Paper No.: SS13-02).

Guo Y. B., Ho H. C., and Chung K. F. (2019). Structural responses of high strength S690 welded sections under different cyclic actions. The 16th East Asia Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC-16), 3 - 6 December 2019, Brisbane, Australia. (Paper No.: SS13-05).

Xu, F., Chan, T. M. and Young, B. (2019). Pull-out behaviour of embedded blind bolts in concrete-filled steel tubes. The 9th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures (ICSAS19), Bradford, UK, 3 - 5 July 2019.

Chen, J., Zhu, J. and Chan, T. M. (2019). Experimental investigation into stub column behaviour of high strength steel octagonal hollow sections. The 12th Pacific Structural Steel Conference (PSSC’19), Tokyo, Japan, 9 to 11 November 2019.

Fang, H., Chan, T. M. and Young, B. (2019). Eccentric compressive strength of high strength steel octagonal tube stub columns. Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Tubular Structures-ISTS17, Singapore, 9 to 12 December 2019, 464-471.

Lo, M. K. and Leung, Y. F. (2019). Adaptive updating of soil properties through monitoring data for improved prediction of excavation response. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Seminar of the HKIE Geotechnical Division, 120-129.

Lo, M. K. and Leung, Y. F. (2019). Applicability of variability response function for geotechnical risk assessment. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, 1-8.

Chen, X., Leung, Y. F. and Chan, T. M. (2019). Interaction of geotechnical and structural variabilities in reliability assessments of retaining walls. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, 448-453.

Asghari, V., Leung, Y. F. and Hsu, S. C. (2019). Deep neural networks for prediction of undrained shear strength of clays. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, 554-559.

Leung, Y. F., Sun, Q. and Chen, X. (2019). Simplified elastic approach for three-dimensional pile group displacements induced by nearby tunneling operation. The 16th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics. (Submitted).

Chung KF, Ho HC, Liu X, Huang MX, Wang GD, Tin ZH and Nethercot DA. Effects of welding onto mechanical properties of S690 steels. International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018, pp 144-152.

Ho HC, Liu X, Chung KF, Elghazouli AY, and Xiao M. Mechanical responses of high strength S690 steels under low cycle high strain cyclic deformation. International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018, pp 154-159.

Chung KF, Ho HC, Nethercot DA, Liu X, Wang K, Hu YF, and Ma TY. Investigation into structural behaviour of high strength S690 steels and their welded sections. International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018, pp 130-143.

Ho HC, Liu X, Chung KF, Xiao M, Yam CHM and Nethercot DA. True stress-strain characteristics of high strength S690 steels. International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018, pp 160-167.

Yang Y., and Chan, APC. (2018a). Steel construction in Hong Kong: supply chain and cost issues. 13th International Conference on Steel, Space and Composite Structures 31 January - 2 February 2018, Perth, Australia.

Yang Y., and Chan APC. (2018b). Drivers and obstacles to adopt structural steel in Hong Kong: case studies. 12th International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (ASCCS 2018). Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain, June 27-29, 2018.

Wong PTW., Poon CS, and Lai WLW. Laboratory validation of corrosion-induced delamination in concrete by ground penetrating radar. 17th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Rapperswil, Switzerland, 2018.

Lin XM, Yam MCH, Chung KF, Lam ACC. Numerical investigation into net-section resistances of high strength steel bolted connections. International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018, Hong Kong, 2018.

Ke, K., Zhang H., Yam MCH., and Wang M.. Energy Factor of High Strength Steel Moment Resisting Frames Equipped with Energy Dissipation Bays Under Multiple Near-Fault Earthquakes. International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018, Hong Kong, 2018.

Jiang BH, Yam CHM, Lam CCA, Fang C and Chung KF. Preliminary tests on block shear failure of bolted high strength steel angles. International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018, pp 168-174.

Yam CHM, Lin XM, Fang C, and Chan TM. Cyclic behaviour of an innovative extended end-plate connection with shape memory alloys. The 2017 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM17), Ilsan (Seoul), Korea 2017.

Liu YP, Pan SJ, Leung SWK, Chan SL. (2018). Design and construction of long-span single-layer dome structures by direct analysis. HKIE Transactions, 25(1):29-43. DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.2017.1409663.

Xu F, Chan TM, and Chen J. Punching shear based design of concrete-filled CHS TJoints under in-plane bending. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures – ASCCS 2018, Valencia, Spain, 27th~29th June 2018, pp573-580.

Xu F, and Chan TM. Fracture predictions of SHS braces subjected to extremely low cyclic fatigue. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction 2018-ICSC2018, Hong Kong, China, 5 to 7 September 2018.

Xu F, Chan TM, and Jin WL. Structural performance of longitudinal plate to concrete-filled CHS connections under in-plane bending. The 15th International Symposium on Structural Engineering-ISSE-15, Hangzhou, China, 24 to 27 October 2018.

Xu F, and Chan TM. Structural behaviour of blind-bolted T-stub to octagonal tube connections using normal and high strength steels. The 9th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures-ICASS’2018, Hong Kong, China, 5 to 7 December 2018.

K.F. Chung, H.C. Ho, and E.H. Jiang. Recent developments on design and quality control of galvanized steel members in Greater Bay Area. 大湾區镀锌钢构件在设计和质量控制上最新发展. 第九屆粵港澳大灣區可持續發展研討會, Macao Science Center, Macau, 23rd November 2018.

P.T.W. Wong, C.S. Poon, and W.L.W. Lai. Laboratory validation of corrosion-induced delamination in concrete by ground penetrating radar. The 17th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Rapperswil, Switzerland, 2018.

H. Zheng, C. S. Poon, et al. Influence of Nano-silica on the corrosion behaviour of steel bars in concrete. The 6th International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction. Hong Kong, 2018.

S. L. Chan, S. W. Liu and Y. P. Liu. Second-order direct analysis of steel structures made of tapered members. 12th International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (ASCCS 2018), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ASCCS2018.2018.7221.

Chen J. B, Chan T. M., Castro, J. M. (2017). Numerical investigation on the structural behavior of concrete-filled CHS columns under monotonic and cyclic loads. The 9th Mainland-Hong Kong-Taiwan Symposium on Steel and Composite Structures (SCS-2017), Hong Kong , China, 5 - 6 January 2017, 285-297.

Qing-Yang Zhao, Ke-Jian Ma, Bo Shen, Michael C.H. Yam, Ke Ke (2017). Analysis of the brace axial rigidity of CHS KKX-joints with straight-pipe-cone-head. The 2017 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM17), Mini-symposium on Innovative application in steel connections. 28 August – 1 September 2017, Ilsan (Seoul), Korea.

Michael CH Yam, Xuemei Lin, Cheng Fang, Tak-Ming Chan (2017). Cyclic behaviour of an innovative extended end-plate connection with shape memory alloys. The 2017 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM17), Mini-symposium on Innovative application in steel connections. 28 August – 1 September 2017, Ilsan (Seoul), Korea.

Ke Ke, Yiyi Chen, Michael CH Yam (2017). Seismic performance of high-strength-steel frame with buckling hinge beams in energy dissipation bays. EUROSTEEL 2017, September 13 - 15, 2017, Copenhagen, Demark.

Ho-Cheung Ho, Meng Xiao, Xiao Liu, and Kwok-Fai Chung. Tensile tests on high strength steel materials using high precision measurements. EASEC 15 Conference, 11 - 13 October 2017.

Xiao Liu, Kwok-Fai Chung, and Ho-Cheung Ho. (2017). Strength reduction in S690-QT welded sections under various heat input energy. The Fifteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference (EASEC-15 2017), Xi’an, China, 11 - 13 October 2017, 902-909.

Ho-Cheung Ho, Xiao Liu, and Kwok-Fai Chung. (2017). Low cycle high strain cyclic tests on steel coupons of high strength S690 steel weld metals. The Fifteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference (EASEC-15 2017), Xi’an, China, 11 - 13 October 2017, 926-933.

Yi-Fei Hu and Kwok-Fai Chung. (2017). Numerical study on residual stresses in high strength Q690 cold-formed circular hollow sections. Proceeding of the Fifteenth East Aisa-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-15), Xi'an, China, 11 - 13 October 2017, 910-917.

Ho HC, Liu X, Chan TM and Chung KF. Hysteretic behaviour of Q235 and Q690 structural steel materials. The Fourteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-14), 6 – 8 January 2016, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, pp544-551.

Wang K, Hu YF, Chan TM, and Chung KF. Compression tests on stocky welded H-sections made of Q690 steel materials. The Fourteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-14), 6 – 8 January 2016, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, pp552-558.

Liu X and Chung KF. Experimental investigations into residual stresses in welded H-sections made of Q690 steel materials. The Fourteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-14), 6 – 8 January 2016, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, pp559-566.

Ma TY, Chung KF and Li GQ. Effective use of Q690 welded H-sections in building construction. The Fourteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-14), 6 – 8 January 2016, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, pp567-574.

Chung KF, Yam MCH, Ho CH, and Chan TM. Adopting Structural Eurocodes – Effective Design to EN 1993-1-1 using equivalent steel materials and structural steelwork. The Fourteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-14), 6 – 8 January 2016, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, pp575-582.

Chung KF, Li GQ, Wang K, Ma TY, and Liu X. Experimental investigation into high strength steel columns of Q690 welded H-sections. The Eleventh Pacific Structural Steel Conference, 29-31 October 2016, Shanghai, PR China, pp936-942.

Chung KF, Yam CH, and Ho HC. Recent developments on design and construction to Structural Eurocodes using equivalent steel materials. The Eleventh Pacific Structural Steel Conference, 29-31 October 2016, Shanghai, PR China.

Chung KF, and Shen MH. Structural behavior of stud shear connections with solid slabs under co-existing shear and tension forces. The Eleventh Pacific Structural Steel Conference, 29- 31 October 2016, Shanghai, PR China.

Xiong YH, Yam MCH, Lam ACC, and Chung KF. Shear lag of bolted and welded connections with high strength steels. The Eleventh Pacific Structural Steel Conference, 29-31 October 2016, Shanghai, PR China.

Liu X, and Chung KF. Experimental investigation into residual stresses of welded H-sections made of Q690 steel materials. The Eleventh Pacific Structural Steel Conference, 29-31 October 2016, Shanghai, PR China.

Ho HC, Liu X, Chan TM and Chung KF. Hysteretic behavior of Q275 and Q690 structural steel materials. Fourteenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-14), 6 ~ 8 January 2016, Vietnam.

Ho HC, Liu X, Xiao M and Chung KF. Experimental Investigation into Hysteretic behavior of high strength S690 steel under different targeted strains. Eighth International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, 7 ~ 9 December 2016, Hong Kong.

Chung KF and Shen MH. Structural behavior of shear connections with solid and composite slabs under co-existing shear and tension forces. The 11th International Conference on Advances in Steel and Concrete Composite Structures, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 3-5, December 2015.

Cheng F, Yam Michael CH, Lam Angus CC and Chung KF. Shape memory alloys for selfcentering steel connections – Test evidence and new ideas. The 11th International Conference on Advances in Steel and Concrete Composite Structures, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 3-5, December 2015.