2012 Research Seminars

Date 2012   Speaker  Institution  Seminar Title
17 Feb   Prof Hui Li Harbin Institute of Technology China
Data Processing, Data Mining and Data Modeling in Structural Health Monitoring
20 Apr   Prof Kenny Kwok Institute for Infrastructure Engineering  Bushfire-induced winds and their impacts on buildings 
4 May  Mr Mohamed Ghannam Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Refined finite element model for heat transfer analysis of concrete-filled carbon and stainless steel tubes exposed to fire 
18 May  Dr George Vasdravellis Institute for Infrastructure Engineering  Shear strength and moment-shear interaction in steel-concrete composite beams
1 Jun  Mr Ian Henderson Institute for Infrastructure Engineering The use of innovative anchors for the achievement of composite action for rehabilitating existing and deployment in demountable steel structures
15 Jun  A/Prof Zhong Tao  Institute for Infrastructure Engineering  Stress-Strain curves of structural steel and reinforcing steel after exposure to elevated temperatures
29 Jun  Mr Sameera Pathirana Institute for Infrastructure Engineering  Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Composite Steel-Concrete Beams Utilising Innovative Blind Bolts
13 Jul Dr Won Hee Kang Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Infrastructure interdependency analysis based on the Logical Expansion of the Recursive Decomposition Algorithm
27 Jul  Dr Mahbubur Rahman Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Gravity flow of granular solids through orifices of different shapes in a hopper
10 Aug A/Prof Sergiy Kharkivskiy Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Measurement and monitoring of displacements in composite structures using microwave and millimetre wave sensor technologies
24 Aug Dr Ken Tokeshi Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Horizontal to Vertical Spectral Ratio of Ambient Vibrations Measured at the Ground Surface: From seismic microzonation to the assessment of ground compaction
24 Aug Dr Wei Li Tsinghua University, China New Developments in Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Structures
7 Sep  Professor Siu-seong Law Hong Kong Polytechnic University Condition Assessment of the Tsing-Ma Suspension Bridge Deck
21 Sep  Dr Chunwei Zhang Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Structural Control: A Benchmark Model Study
21 Sep Dr Tao Yu University of Wollongong Structural Behaviour of Hybrid FRP-Concrete-Steel Double-Skin Tubular Columns
5 Oct  Mr Mohammad Rana Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Behaviour of post-tensioned composite steel-concrete slabs
5 Oct  Dr Olivia Mirza School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics The Behaviour of Composite Beam-to-Column Flush End Plate Connections Utilising Blind Bolts
19 Oct  Mr Md Kamrul Hassan Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Effects Of Binding Bars On The Integrity Of End Plate Connections To Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns
19 Oct  A/Prof Chin Leo School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics Application Of Integral Transform Techniques In Computational Geomechanics 
25 Oct  A/Prof Scott Smith University of Hong Kong FRP-Concrete, -Steel, And –Timber Bonded Interfaces: Experiments And Modelling
2 Nov  Mr Mohammad Yousuf Institute for Infrastructure Engineering Utilizing High Performance Steels (HPS) for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Against Extreme Loads
2 Nov Dr Xinqun Zhu School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics Detection Of Delamination Between Steel Bars And Concrete Using Embedded Piezoelectric Actuators/Sensors
16 Nov  Dr Yaping He School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics  Probabilistic fire-risk-assessment function and its application in fire resistance design 
16 Nov   Dr Ee Loon Tan School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics Multi-Span Composite Steel-Concrete Beams Subjected to Combined Flexure and Torsion
12 Dec  Dr Songye Zhu Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKPU, China  Towards Novel Integration of Vibration Damping, Energy Harvesting and Wireless Sensing
20 Dec  Dave Ritzel Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada  Basics of Blast Physics, Simulation and Testing