Doctor Won Hee Kang
Biography
Dr. Won Hee Kang is a Senior Lecturer at Western Sydney University in the area of Structural Reliability. He obtained a B.S. from Korea University (Architectural Engineering, 2003), and a M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2006 and 2011). His main areas of research include structural system reliability, reliability-based safety factor calibration, probabilistic infrastructure network analysis, probabilistic and machine-learning based prediction models, and systematic treatment of uncertainties. He has contributed to the Standards Australia committees BD-032 on Composite Structures and ME-043 on Bulk Handling Equipment.
Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
Areas of Research
- Structural reliability and system reliability analysis
- Safety factor calibration in structural design standards
- Deterministic and probabilistic prediction model development based on machine-learning and statistical methods
- Infrastructure network analysis against natural hazards
- Statistical uncertainty analysis
Areas of Teaching
- Egress and Risk Assessment
- Introduction to Structural Engineering
- Steel Structures
- Surveying for Engineers
- Fire Engineering Science
Current Grants and Projects
Sydney International Container Terminals - Investigating correlation between mechanical properties of resin concrete obtained from testing cut and cast specimens - $27,600
DSI Underground Australia Pty Ltd - Ultimate Capacity of DSIu Cribs-4 - $29,050
Endeavour Energy - Estimating corrosion rate of steel elements in transmission towers - $49,570
Selected Publications
Ajorloo M, Ghodrat M, Kang W-HJJoP, Environment t. Incorporation of recycled polypropylene and fly ash in polypropylene-based composites for automotive applications. 2021;29:1298-309.
Choi I, Kim J, Kang W, Kim YJJoEE. Bayesian Framework for Updating Seismic Loss Functions with Limited Observational Data in Low-to-Moderate Seismicity Regions. 2021:1-24.
Farajian M, Saeed N, Kang W-H. Seismic vulnerability assessment of base isolated liquid storage tanks under near-fault ground motions. Structures: Elsevier; 2022. p. 1901-12.
Kang W-H, Hicks SJ, Uy B, Aslani FJJoCSR. Design resistance of helical seam pipe columns with limited tensile test data. 2021;183:106724.
Kang W-H, Tao ZJES. Statistical data expansion using Kriging for probabilistic capacity factor calibration. 2021;241:112428.
Lin H, Singh SK, Xiang Z, Kang WH, Raval S, Oh J et al. An investigation of machine learning techniques to estimate minimum horizontal stress magnitude from borehole breakout. 2022.
Saeed N, Kang W-H, Samali B. Composite overwrap repair of pipelines-reliability based design framework. Structures: Elsevier; 2022. p. 448-59.
Thai H-T, Thai S, Ngo T, Uy B, Kang W-H, Hicks SJJJoCSR. Reliability considerations of modern design codes for CFST columns. 2021;177:106482.
Tran H, Thai H-T, Uy B, Hicks SJ, Kang W-HJJoCSR. System reliability-based design of steel-concrete composite frames with CFST columns and composite beams. 2022;194:107298.
Zhang J, Zhou P, Guan C, Liu T, Kang W-H, Feng P et al. An ultra-lightweight CFRP beam-string structure. 2021;257:113149.
