Professor Kenny Kwok

Professor Kenny Kwok

PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING,
Centre for Infrastructure Engineering

Biography

Professor Kwok is a Professor of Engineering at the University of Western Sydney. From 1999-2005, he was a member of the Engineering Panel of Research Grant Council of Hong Kong, and in 2010, he serves as a member of Engineering and Environmental Sciences Research Evaluation Committee, Excellence in Research for Australia, Australian Research Council. From 1998-2008, he was a Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. From 1977-2002, he held positions as Professor of Wind Engineering, Associate Dean of Engineering, Director of Wind Engineering Services, and Director of Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Sydney. He is currently the Asia-Oceania Regional Coordinator and member of the Executive Board of the International Association for Wind Engineering.

This information has been contributed by Professor Kwok.

Qualifications

  • PhD Monash University
  • BEng Monash University

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Centre for Infrastructure Engineering

Contact

Email: K.Kwok@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 47360 444
Mobile: 0428835903
Location: Z.G.03C
Penrith (Kingswood)

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Publications

Books

  • Kwok, K., Burton, M. and Abdelrazaq, A. (2015), 'Wind-Induced Motion of Tall Buildings: Designing for Habitability', : American Society of Civil Engineers 9780784413852.
  • Holmes, J., Kwok, K. and Ginger, J. (2012), 'Wind Loading Handbook for Australia and New Zealand', : Australasian Wind Engineering Society 9780975037614.

Chapters in Books

  • Alvarez, A., Nieto, F., Kwok, K. and Hernandez, S. (2021), 'Square cylinder under different turbulent intensity conditions by means of small-scale turbulence', Advances in Fluid Dynamics with Emphasis on Multiphase and Complex Flow, WIT Press 9781784664350.
  • Kwok, K. (2013), 'Wind-induced vibrations of structures : with special reference to tall building aerodynamics', Advanced Structural Wind Engineering, Springer 9784431543367.
  • Kwok, K. (2013), 'Human perception and tolerance of wind-induced building motion', Advanced Structural Wind Engineering, Springer 9784431543367.
  • Wade, B., Kwok, K., Chong, W. and Riding, K. (2012), 'Methodology of data collection and energy analysis for a large scale agency', ICSDC 2011: Integrating Sustainability Practices in the Construction Industry: Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction, American Society of Civil Engineers 9780784412046.

Journal Articles

  • Keshavarzian, E., Kwok, K., Dong, K., Chauhan, K. and Zhang, Y. (2022), 'An experimental Investigation of stagnant air pollution dispersion around a building in a turbulent flow', Building and Environment, vol 224 .
  • Weerasuriya, A., Zhang, X., Tse, K., Liu, C. and Kwok, K. (2022), 'RANS simulation of near-field dispersion of reactive air pollutants', Building and Environment, vol 207 .
  • Lin, P., Ding, F., Hu, G., Li, C., Xiao, Y., Tse, K., Kwok, K. and Kareem, A. (2022), 'Machine learning-enabled estimation of crosswind load effect on tall buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics , vol 220 .
  • Wang, T., Kwok, K., Yang, Q., Tian, Y. and Li, B. (2022), 'Experimental study on proximity interference induced vibration of two staggered square prisms in turbulent boundary layer flow', Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 220 .
  • Eftekharian, E., Salehi, F., He, Y. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'LES analysis of fire source aspect ratio effects on fire-wind enhancement', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol 89 .
  • Weerasuriya, A., Tse, K., Zhang, X. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'Integrating twisted wind profiles to Air Ventilation Assessment (AVA) : the current status', Building and Environment, .
  • Keshavarzian, E., Jin, R., Dong, K. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'Effect of building cross-section shape on air pollutant dispersion around buildings', Building and Environment, vol 197 .
  • Chena, Z., Tse, K., Kwok, K., Kim, B. and Kareem, A. (2021), 'Modelling unsteady self-excited wind force on slender prisms in a turbulent flow', Engineering Structures, .
  • Chen, Z., Tse, K., Kwok, K., Kareem, A. and Kim, B. (2021), 'Measurement of unsteady aerodynamic force on a galloping prism in a turbulent flow : a hybrid aeroelastic-pressure balance', Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol 102 .
  • Song, J., Hu, G., Tse, K., Li, S. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'Performance of a circular cylinder piezoelectric wind energy harvester fitted with a splitter plate', Applied Physics Letters, .
  • Zhang, Y., Yu, Y., Kwok, K. and Yan, F. (2021), 'CFD-based analysis of urban haze-fog dispersion : a preliminary study', Building Simulation, .
  • Lin, P., Hu, G., Li, C., Li, L., Xiao, Y., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'Machine learning-based prediction of crosswind vibrations of rectangular cylinders', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 211 .
  • Shi, T., Hu, G., Zou, L., Song, J. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'Performance of an omnidirectional piezoelectric wind energy harvester', Wind Energy, vol 24, no 11 , pp 1167 - 1179.
  • Kim, B., Lee, D., Preethaa, K., Hu, G., Natarajan, Y. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'Predicting wind flow around buildings using deep learning', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 219 .
  • Alvarez, A., Nieto, F., Kwok, K. and Hernandez, S. (2021), 'A computational study on the aerodynamics of a twin-box bridge with a focus on the spanwise features', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 209 .
  • Cui, D., Li, X., Liu, J., Yuan, L., Mak, C., Fan, Y. and Kwok, K. (2021), 'Effects of building layouts and envelope features on wind flow and pollutant exposure in height-asymmetric street canyons', Building and Environment, vol 205 .
  • Chen, Z., Xu, Y., Tse, K., Hu, L., Kwok, K. and Kim, B. (2020), 'Non-wind-induced nonlinear damping and stiffness on slender prisms : a forced vibration-pressure balance', Engineering Structures, vol 207 .
  • Hu, G. and Kwok, K. (2020), 'Predicting wind pressures around circular cylinders using machine learning techniques', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 198 .
  • Hu, G., Liu, L., Tao, D., Song, J., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2020), 'Deep learning-based investigation of wind pressures on tall building under interference effects', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 201 .
  • Cui, D., Li, X., Du, Y., Mak, C. and Kwok, K. (2020), 'Effects of envelope features on wind flow and pollutant exposure in street canyons', Building and Environment, vol 176 .
  • Jafari, S., Hassanli, S., Kwok, K., Safaei, F., Kosasih, P. and Zhao, M. (2019), 'Building integration of stator-augmented PowerWindow, a linear cascade wind turbine', Energy Science and Engineering, vol 7, no 2 , pp 581 - 598.
  • Hu, G., Wang, J., Su, Z., Li, G., Peng, H. and Kwok, K. (2019), 'Performance evaluation of twin piezoelectric wind energy harvesters under mutual interference', Applied Physics Letters, vol 115, no 7 .
  • Hu, G., Liu, F., Li, L., Li, C., Xiao, Y. and Kwok, K. (2019), 'Wind energy harvesting performance of tandem circular cylinders with triangular protrusions', Journal of Fluids and Structures, .
  • Lamb, S. and Kwok, K. (2019), 'The effects of motion sickness and sopite syndrome on office workers in an 18-month field study of tall buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 186 , pp 105 - 122.
  • Chan, C., Ding, F., Tse, K., Huang, M. and Kwok, K. (2019), 'Optimal wind-induced load combinations for structural design of tall buildings', Wind and Structures, vol 29, no 5 , pp 323 - 337.
  • Hammam, E., Knellwolf, T., Wong, K., Kwok, K. and Macefield, V. (2018), 'Random-amplitude sinusoidal linear acceleration causes greater vestibular modulation of skin sympathetic nerve activity than constant-amplitude acceleration', Experimental Brain Research, vol 236, no 10 , pp 2619 - 2626.
  • Jafari, S., Kwok, K., Safaei, F., Kosasih, P. and Zhao, M. (2018), 'The effects of installation configuration and solidity on the power generation of a linear cascade wind turbine', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 180 , pp 122 - 135.
  • Alvarez, A., Nieto, F., Kwok, K. and Hernandez, S. (2018), 'Aerodynamic performance of twin-box decks : a parametric study on gap width effects based on validated 2D URANS simulations', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, .
  • Chen, Z., Tse, K., Kwok, K. and Kareem, A. (2018), 'Aerodynamic damping of inclined slender prisms', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, .
  • Weerasuriya, A., Tse, K., Zhang, X. and Kwok, K. (2018), 'Equivalent wind incidence angle method : a new technique to integrate the effects of twisted wind flows to AVA', Building and Environment, .
  • Hu, G., Tse, K., Wei, M., Naseer, R., Abdelkefi, A. and Kwok, K. (2018), 'Experimental investigation on the efficiency of circular cylinder-based wind energy harvester with different rod-shaped attachments', Applied Energy, vol 226 , pp 682 - 689.
  • Zhang, X., Tse, K., Weerasuriya, A., Kwok, K., Niu, J., Lin, Z. and Mak, C. (2018), 'Pedestrian-level wind conditions in the space underneath lift-up buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 179 , pp 58 - 69.
  • Hu, J., Xuan, H., Kwok, K., Zhang, Y. and Yu, Y. (2018), 'Study of wind flow over a 6 m cube using improved delayed detached Eddy simulation', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 179 , pp 463 - 474.
  • Chen, Z., Tse, K., Hu, G. and Kwok, K. (2018), 'Experimental and theoretical investigation of galloping of transversely inclined slender prisms', Nonlinear Dynamics, vol 91, no 2 , pp 1023 - 1040.
  • Han, Z., Zhou, D., Malla, A., Nepali, R., Kushwaha, V., Li, Z., Kwok, K., Tu, J. and Bao, Y. (2018), 'Wake-induced vibration interference between a fixed square cylinder and a 2-DOF downstream square cylinder at low Reynolds numbers', Ocean Engineering, vol 164 , pp 698 - 711.
  • Huang, M., Xu, Q., Xu, H., Ni, Y. and Kwok, K. (2018), 'Probabilistic assessment of vibration exceedance for a full-scale tall building under typhoon conditions', Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, vol 27, no 15 .
  • Cui, D., Ai, Z., Mak, C., Kwok, K. and Xue, P. (2018), 'The influence of envelope features on interunit dispersion around a naturally ventilated multi-story building', Building Simulation, vol 11, no 6 , pp 1245 - 1253.
  • Tse, K., Weerasuriya, A., Zhang, X., Li, S. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Pedestrian-level wind environment around isolated buildings under the influence of twisted wind flows', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 162 , pp 12 - 23.
  • Du, Y., Mak, C., Liu, J., Xia, Q., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Effects of lift-up design on pedestrian level wind comfort in different building configurations under three wind directions', Building and Environment, vol 117 , pp 84 - 99.
  • Tse, K., Zhang, X., Weerasuriya, A., Li, S., Kwok, K., Mak, C. and Niu, J. (2017), 'Adopting 'lift-up' building design to improve the surrounding pedestrian-level wind environment', Building and Environment, vol 117 , pp 154 - 165.
  • Lamb, S. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'The fundamental human response to wind-induced building motion', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 165 , pp 79 - 85.
  • Ong, P., Adnan, A., Kwok, K., Ma, C., Tiong, P. and Pesaran Behbahani, H. (2017), 'Dynamic simulation of unrestrained interlocking tuned liquid damper blocks', Construction and Building Materials, vol 144 , pp 586 - 597.
  • Lamb, S. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Sopite syndrome in wind-excited buildings : productivity and wellbeing impacts', Building Research and Information, vol 45, no 3 , pp 347 - 358.
  • Yu, Y., Kwok, K., Liu, X. and Zhang, Y. (2017), 'Air pollutant dispersion around high-rise buildings under different angles of wind incidence', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 167 , pp 51 - 61.
  • Tse, K., Weerasuriya, A., Zhang, X., Li, S. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Effects of twisted wind flows on wind conditions in passages between buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 167 , pp 87 - 100.
  • Hassanli, S., Hu, G., Kwok, K. and Fletcher, D. (2017), 'Utilizing cavity flow within double skin facade for wind energy harvesting in buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 167 , pp 114 - 127.
  • Hu, G., Hassanli, S., Kwok, K. and Tse, K. (2017), 'Wind-induced responses of a tall building with a double-skin facade system', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 168 , pp 91 - 100.
  • Hu, G., Tse, K., Chen, Z. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Particle Image Velocimetry measurement of flow around an inclined square cylinder', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 168 , pp 134 - 140.
  • Du, Y., Mak, C., Kwok, K., Tse, K., Lee, T., Ai, Z., Liu, J. and Niu, J. (2017), 'New criteria for assessing low wind environment at pedestrian level in Hong Kong', Building and Environment, vol 123 , pp 23 - 36.
  • Xia, Q., Liu, X., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Effects of building lift-up design on the wind environment for pedestrians', Indoor and Built Environment, vol 26, no 9 , pp 1214 - 1231.
  • Zhang, X., Tse, K., Weerasuriya, A., Li, S., Kwok, K., Mak, C., Niu, J. and Lin, Z. (2017), 'Evaluation of pedestrian wind comfort near 'lift-up' buildings with different aspect ratios and central core modifications', Building and Environment, vol 124 , pp 245 - 257.
  • Cui, D., Mak, C., Ai, Z., Kwok, K., Meng, X. and Niu, J. (2017), 'On-site evaluation of pedestrian-level air quality at a U-type street canyon in an ancient city', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 168 , pp 322 - 333.
  • Chen, Z., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Unsteady pressure measurements on an oscillating slender prism using a forced vibration technique', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 170 , pp 81 - 93.
  • Zhao, M., Murphy, J. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration of two rigidly connected cylinders in side-by-side and tandem arrangements using RANS model', Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol 138, no 2 .
  • Hu, G., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Aerodynamic mechanisms of galloping of an inclined square cylinder', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 148 , pp 6 - 17.
  • Zhao, M., Cui, Z., Kwok, K. and Zhang, Y. (2016), 'Wake-induced vibration of a small cylinder in the wake of a large cylinder', Ocean Engineering, vol 113 , pp 75 - 89.
  • Cui, D., Mak, C., Kwok, K. and Ai, Z. (2016), 'CFD simulation of the effect of an upstream building on the inter-unit dispersion in a multi-story building in two wind directions', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 150 , pp 31 - 41.
  • Bolton, P., Hammam, E., Kwok, K. and Macefield, V. (2016), 'Skin sympathetic nerve activity is modulated during slow sinusoidal linear displacements in supine humans', Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol 10 .
  • Lamb, S. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'A longitudinal investigation of work environment stressors on the performance and wellbeing of office workers', Applied Ergonomics, vol 52 , pp 104 - 111.
  • Hu, G., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Enhanced performance of wind energy harvester by aerodynamic treatment of a square prism', Applied Physics Letters, vol 108 .
  • Lamb, S., Macefield, V., Walton, D. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Occupant response to wind-excited buildings : a multidisciplinary perspective', Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, vol 169, no 8 , pp 625 - 634.
  • Hu, G., Tse, K., Kwok, K., Song, J. and Lyu, Y. (2016), 'Aerodynamic modification to a circular cylinder to enhance the piezoelectric wind energy harvesting', Applied Physics Letters, vol 109, no 19 .
  • Tse, K., Weerasuriya, A. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Simulation of twisted wind flows in a boundary layer wind tunnel for pedestrian-level wind tunnel tests', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 159 , pp 99 - 109.
  • Mirza, O., Kaewunruen, S., Kwok, K. and Griffin, D. (2016), 'Design and modelling of pre-cast steel-concrete composites for resilient railway track slabs', Steel and Composite Structures, vol 22, no 3 , pp 537 - 565.
  • Lamb, S. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'MSSQ-Short norms may underestimate highly susceptible individuals : updating the MSSQ-Short norms', Human Factors, .
  • Griffin, D., Mirza, O., Kwok, K. and Kaewunruen, S. (2015), 'Finite element modelling of modular precast composites for railway track support structure : a battle to save Sydney Harbour Bridge', Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 16, no 2 , pp 150 - 168.
  • Niu, J., Liu, J., Lee, T., Lin, Z., Mak, C., Tse, K., Tang, B. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'A new method to assess spatial variations of outdoor thermal comfort : onsite monitoring results and implications for precinct planning', Building and Environment, vol 91 , pp 263 - 270.
  • Zhang, Y., Kwok, K., Liu, X. and Niu, J. (2015), 'Characteristics of air pollutant dispersion around a high-rise building', Environmental Pollution, vol 204 , pp 280 - 288.
  • Huang, M., Li, Q., Chan, C., Lou, W., Kwok, K. and Li, G. (2015), 'Performance-based design optimization of tall concrete framed structures subject to wind excitations', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 139 , pp 70 - 81.
  • Zhang, Y., Zhao, M., Kwok, K. and Liu, M. (2015), 'Computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method analysis of the onset of scour around subsea pipelines', Applied Mathematical Modelling, .
  • Hu, G., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Galloping of forward and backward inclined slender square cylinders', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 142 , pp 232 - 245.
  • Jafari, S., Safaei, F., Kosasih, P. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Power generation analysis of PowerWindow, a linear wind generator, using computational fluid dynamic simulations', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 147 , pp 226 - 238.
  • Hu, G., Tse, K., Kwok, K. and Zhang, Y. (2015), 'Large eddy simulation of flow around an inclined finite square cylinder', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 146 , pp 172 - 184.
  • Hu, G., Tse, K., Kwok, K. and Chen, Z. (2015), 'Pressure measurements on inclined square prisms', Wind & Structures, vol 21, no 4 , pp 383 - 405.
  • Burton, M., Kwok, K. and Abdelrazaq, A. (2015), 'Wind-induced motion of tall buildings : designing for occupant comfort', International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, vol 4 , pp 1 - 8.
  • Han, Z., Zhou, D., He, T., Tu, J., Li, C., Kwok, K. and Fang, C. (2015), 'Flow-induced vibrations of four circular cylinders with square arrangement at low Reynolds numbers', Ocean Engineering, vol 96 , pp 21 - 33.
  • Hammam, E., Hau, C., Wong, K., Kwok, K. and Macefield, V. (2014), 'Vestibular modulation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity by the utricle during sub-perceptual sinusoidal linear acceleration in humans', Experimental Brain Research, vol 232, no 4 , pp 1379 - 1388.
  • Lamb, S., Kwok, K. and Walton, D. (2014), 'A longitudinal field study of the effects of wind-induced building motion on occupant wellbeing and work performance', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 133 , pp 39 - 51.
  • Griffin, D., Mirza, O., Kwok, K. and Kaewunruen, S. (2014), 'Composite slabs for railway construction and maintenance : a mechanistic review', IES Journal. Part A: Civil & Structural Engineering, vol 7, no 4 , pp 243 - 262.
  • Hammam, E., Bolton, P., Kwok, K. and Macefield, V. (2014), 'Vestibular modulation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity during sinusoidal linear acceleration in supine humans', Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol 8 .
  • Michaels, M., Kwok, K. and Tung, Y. (2013), 'Exploratory analyses and modelling of parameters influencing occupant behaviour due to low-frequency random building motion', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 115 , pp 82 - 92.
  • Liu, X., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2013), 'Evaluation of RANS turbulence models for simulating wind-induced mean pressures and dispersions around a complex-shaped high-rise building', Building Simulation, vol 6, no 2 , pp 151 - 164.
  • Lamb, S., Kwok, K. and Walton, D. (2013), 'Occupant comfort in wind-excited tall buildings : motion sickness, compensatory behaviours and complaint', Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 119 , pp 1 - 12.
  • Hammam, E., Kwok, K. and Macefield, V. (2013), 'Modulation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity by low-frequency physiological activation of the vestibular utricle in awake humans', Experimental Brain Research, vol 230, no 1 , pp 137 - 142.
  • Kwok, K. (2013), 'Behaviour of tall buildings and structures in strong winds : dynamic properties, response characteristics and vibration mitigation', Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 14, no 2 , pp 177 - 192.
  • Tse, K., Kwok, K. and Tamura, Y. (2012), 'Performance and cost evaluation of a smart tuned mass damper for suppressing wind-induced lateral-torsional motion of tall structures', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 138, no 4 , pp 514 - 525.
  • Tsang, C., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2012), 'Wind tunnel study of pedestrian level wind environment around tall buildings : effects of building dimensions, separation and podium', Building and Environment, vol 49, no 1 , pp 167 - 181.
  • Grewal, T., Dawood, T., Hammam, E., Kwok, K. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Low-frequency physiological activation of the vestibular utricle causes biphasic modulation of skin sympathetic nerve activity in humans', Experimental Brain Research, vol 220, no 2 , pp 101 - 108.
  • Kwok, K., Qin, X., Fok, C. and Hitchcock, P. (2012), 'Wind-induced pressures around a sectional twin-deck bridge model : effects of gap-width on the aerodynamic forces and vortex shedding mechanisms', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 110 , pp 50 - 61.
  • Huang, M., Chan, C., Lou, W. and Kwok, K. (2012), 'Statistical extremes and peak factors in wind-induced vibration of tall buildings', Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A, vol 13, no 1 , pp 18 - 32.
  • Lin, W., Huang, M., Kwok, K. and Lou, W. (2012), 'Full-scale measurement and analysis of K11 building in Hong Kong during typhoon', Journal of Shenzhen University Science and Engineering, vol 29, no 1 , pp 45 - 50.
  • Kwok, K., He, Y. and Douglas, G. (2012), 'Bushfire-enhanced wind load on structures', Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol 165, no EM4 , pp 253 - 263.
  • Kuang, C., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Ding, X. (2011), 'Wind-induced Response Characteristics of a Tall Building from GPS and Accelerometer Measurements', Positioning, vol 2, no 1 , pp 1 - 13.
  • Huang, M., Tse, K., Chan, C., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Lou, W. (2011), 'Mode shape linearization and correction in coupled dynamic analysis of wind-excited tall buildings', Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, vol 20, no 3 , pp 327 - 348.
  • Shum, K., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2011), 'Closed-form optimum liquid column vibration absorber parameters for base-excited damped structures', Advances in Structural Engineering, vol 14, no 3 , pp 489 - 497.
  • Liu, X., Niu, J., Kwok, K. and Wang, J. (2011), 'Local Characteristics of cross-unit contamination around high-rise building due to wind effect: Mean concentration and infection risk assessment', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol 192, no 1 , pp 160 - 167.
  • Liu, X., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Analysis of Concentration Fluctuations in gas dispersion around high-rise building for different incident wind directions', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol 192, no 3 , pp 1623 - 1632.
  • Huang, M., Lau, I., Chan, C., Tsang, S. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'A hybrid RANS and kinematic simulation of wind load effects on full-scale tall buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 99, no 11 , pp 1126 - 1138.
  • Kwok, K., Tse, K. and Campbell, S. (2011), 'Field measurements of dynamic properties of high-rise buildings', Advances in Structural Engineering, vol 14, no 6 , pp 1107 - 1128.
  • Denoon, R. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Implications of full-scale building motion experience for serviceability design', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 14, no 6 , pp 537 - 557.
  • Burton, M., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2011), 'Effect of low frequency motion on the performance of a dynamic manual tracking task', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 14, no 6 , pp 517 - 536.
  • Cham, C. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Terrain characterisation and design wind profiles for Hong Kong', Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, vol 18, no 4 , pp 2 - 9.
  • Huang, M., Cham, C. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Occupant comfort evaluation and wind-induced serviceability design optimization of tall buildings', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 14, no 6 , pp 559 - 582.
  • Walton, D., Lamb, S. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'A review of two theories of motion sickness and their implications for tall building motion sway', Wind and Structures, vol 14, no 6 , pp 499 - 515.
  • Liu, X., Niu, J., Kwok, K., Wang, J. and Li, B. (2010), 'Investigation of indoor air pollutant dispersion and cross-contamination around a typical high-rise residential building: Wind tunnel tests', Building and Environment, vol 45, no 8 , pp 1769 - 1778.
  • Chan, C., Huang, M. and Kwok, K. (2010), 'Integrated wind load analysis and stiffness optimization of tall buildings with 3D modes', Engineering Structures, vol 32, no 5 , pp 1252 - 1261.
  • Zhong, P., Ding, X., Yuan, L., Xu, Y., Kwok, K. and Chen, Y. (2010), 'Sidereal filtering based on single differences for mitigating GPS multipath effects on short baselines', Journal of Geodesy, vol 84, no 2 , pp 145 - 158.
  • Huang, M., Tse, K., Chan, C., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P., Lou, W. and Li, G. (2010), 'An intergrated design technique of advanced linear-mode-shape method and serviceability drift optimization for tall buildings with lateral-torsional modes', Engineering Structures, vol 32, no 8 , pp 2146 - 2156.
  • Hitchcock, P., Kwok, K., Wong, K. and Shum, K. (2010), 'The effects of topography on local wind-induced pressures of a medium-rise building', Wind and Structures, vol 13, no 5 , pp 433 - 449.
  • Tse, K., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2009), 'Mode shape linearization for HFBB analysis of wind-excited complex tall buildings', Engineering Structures, vol 31, no 3 , pp 675 - 685.
  • Huang, M., Chan, C. and Kwok, K. (2009), 'Cross correlations of modal responses of tall buildings in wind-induced lateral-torsional motion', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol 135, no 8 , pp 802 - 812.
  • Chan, C., Huang, M. and Kwok, K. (2009), 'Stiffness optimization for wind-induced dynamic serviceability design of tall buildings', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 135, no 8 , pp 985 - 997.
  • Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2009), 'Characterisation of and Wind-induced Pressures in a Compartmentalised Building during Typhoon Passage', Journal of Wind and Engineering, vol 6, no 2 , pp 30 - 41.
  • Qin, X., Kwok, K., Fok, C. and Hitchcock, P. (2009), 'Effects of frequency ratio on bridge aerodynamics determined by free-decay sectional model tests', Wind and Structures, vol 12, no 5 , pp 413 - 424.
  • Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Burton, M. (2009), 'Perception of vibration and occupant comfort in wind-excited tall buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 97, no 40762 , pp 368 - 380.
  • Tse, K., Hitchcock, P., Kwok, K., Thepmongkorn, S. and Chan, C. (2009), 'Economic perspectives of aerodynamic treatments of square tall buildings', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 97, no 40825 , pp 455 - 467.
  • Tsang, C., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Hui, D. (2009), 'Large-eddy simulation and wind tunnel study of flow over an up-hill slope in a complex terrain', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 12, no 3 , pp 219 - 237.
  • Tse, K., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2008), 'A time domain analysis technique for aerodynamic wind tunnel model studies', Journal of Wind and Engineering, vol 5, no 2 , pp 1 - 16.
  • Tse, K., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P., Samali, B. and Huang, M. (2007), 'Vibration control of a wind-excited benchmark tall building with complex lateral-torsional modes of vibration', Advances in Structural Engineering, vol 10, no 3 , pp 283 - 304.
  • Kwok, K. (2007), 'Codification of Dynamic Structural Properties of Buildings', Journal of Wind and Engineering, vol 4, no 1 , pp 1 - 5.
  • Campbell, S., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P., Tse, K. and Leung, H. (2007), 'Field measurements of natural periods of vibration and structural damping of wind-excited tall residential buildings', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 10, no 5 , pp 401 - 420.
  • Qin, X., Kwok, K., Fok, C., Hitchcock, P. and Xu, Y. (2007), 'Wind-induced self-excited vibrations of a twin-deck bridge and the effects of gap-width', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 10, no 5 , pp 463 - 479.
  • Xu, Y., Li, Y., Shum, K., Kwok, K., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2006), 'Aerodynamic coefficients of inclined circular cylinders with artificial rivulet in smooth flow', Advances in Structural Engineering, vol 9, no 2 , pp 265 - 278.
  • Qin, X., Kwok, K., Fok, C. and Hitchcock, P. (2006), 'Effects of frequency ratio on the aerodynamic and dynamic properties of bridge decks', American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP, vol 9, no 0 , pp 963 - 979.
  • Burton, M., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Denoon, R. (2006), 'Frequency dependence of human Response to wind-induced building motion', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 132, no 2 , pp 296 - 303.
  • Dai, W., Ding, X., Li, Z., Kwok, K. and Campbell, S. (2006), 'Tropospheric effects on GPS measurments in monitoring tall buildings', Location, , pp 36 - 41.
  • Campbell, S. and Kwok, K. (2005), 'Dynamic characteristics and wind-induced response of two high-rise residential buildings during typhoons', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 93, no 6 , pp 461 - 482.
  • Tamura, Y., Kareem, A., Solari, G., Kwok, K., Holmes, J. and Melbourne, W. (2005), 'Aspects of the dynamic wind-induced response of structures and codification', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 8, no 4 , pp 251 - 268.
  • Al-Dawod, M., Samali, B. and Kwok, K. (2004), 'Fuzzy controller for seismically excited nonlinear buildings', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol 130, no 4 , pp 407 - 415.
  • Samali, B. and Kwok, K. (2004), 'Wind tunnel tests for wind-excited benchmark building', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol 130, no 4 , pp 447 - 450.
  • Samali, B., Moyal, E., Kwok, K., Mack, A. and Hitcock, P. (2004), 'Vibration control of the wind-excited 76-story benchmark building by liquid column vibration absorbers', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol 130, no 4 , pp 478 - 485.
  • Samali, B., Al-Dawod, M., Kwok, K. and Naghdy, F. (2004), 'Active control of cross wind response of 76-story tall building using a fuzzy controller', Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol 130, no 4 , pp 492 - 498.
  • Tang, U. and Kwok, K. (2004), 'Interference excitation mechanisms on a 3DOF aeroelastic CAARC building model', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 92, no 14-15 , pp 1299 - 1314.
  • Tepmongkorn, S. and Kwok, K. (2002), 'Wind-induced responses of tall buildings experiencing complex motion', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 90, no 6 , pp 515 - 526.
  • Thepmongkorn, S., Wood, G. and Kwok, K. (2002), 'Interference effects on wind-induced coupled motion of a tall building', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 90, no 10 , pp 1087 - 1815.
  • Thepmongkorn, S., Wood, G. and Kwok, K. (2002), 'Effects of coupled translational-torsional motion and eccentricity between centre of mass and centre of stiffness on wind-excited tall buildings', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 5, no 1 , pp 61 - 80.
  • Samali, B., Mayol, E., Kwok, K., Mack, A. and Hitchcock, P. (2001), 'Damping enhancements of a 5 storey benchmark building using liquid column vibration absorbers', Advances in Fluid Mechanics, vol 30 , pp 235 - 244.
  • Aldawod, M., Samali, B., Naghdy, F. and Kwok, K. (2001), 'Active control of along wind responce of tall building using a fuzzy controller', Engineering Structures, vol 23, no 11 , pp 1512 - 1522.
  • Wood, G., Kwok, K. and Motteram, N. (2001), 'Physical and numerical modelling of thunderstorm downbursts', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol 89, no 6 , pp 535 - 552.
  • Wood, G., Denoon, R. and Kwok, K. (2001), 'Wind loads on industrial solar panel arrays and supporting roof structure', Wind and Structures, An International Journal, vol 4, no 6 , pp 481 - 494.

Conference Papers

  • Eftekharian, E., Ghodrat, M., Ong, R., He, Y. and Kwok, K. (2018), 'CFD investigation of cross-flow effects on fire-wind enhancement', Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, S.A..
  • Douglas, G., He, Y. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Extreme value analysis of forest fire behavior parameters', International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Hefei, China.
  • Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Kwok, K. and He, Y. (2017), 'Numerical investigation on impact of bushfire enhanced wind on building structures', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research , Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Baker, K., He, Y., Kwok, K. and Mirza, O. (2017), 'Numerical investigation of the impact of bushfire-enhanced wind profiles on structures', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research , Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Keshavarzian, E., Jin, R., Dong, K., Kwok, K. and Zhang, Y. (2017), 'Impact of location of pollutant sources on air pollution dispersion around a high rise building', Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Auckland, N.Z..
  • Alvarez, A., Nieto, F., Kwok, K. and Hernandez, S. (2017), '2D URANS simulations of a static twin box deck : gap width effect on force coefficients and strouhal number', Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Auckland, N.Z..
  • Chen, Z., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2017), 'Motion-induced wind forces of a slender prism', Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Gainesville, Fla..
  • Jafari, S., Kwok, K. and Hassanli, S. (2016), 'Integration of wind turbines in tall buildings for wind power generation', International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Boston, Mass..
  • Hassanli, S., Jafari, S. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Flow enhancement in tall buildings for wind energy generation', International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Boston, Mass..
  • Jafari, S., Hassanli, S. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Performance analysis of a small wind turbine mounted inside a tall building', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, McLaren Vale, S.A..
  • Zhang, J. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Robust design of a new composite tuned liquid damper', International Symposium on Structural Engineering, Beijing, China.
  • Thapa, J., Zhao, M. and Kwok, K. (2016), 'Hydrodynamics around two identical circular cylinders in tandem arrangements at different flow attack angles', Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, W.A..
  • Hu, G., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Vortex induced vibration of an inclined finite-length square cylinder', World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Incheon, Korea.
  • Zhang, X., Weerasuriya, A., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Characteristics of pedestrian level wind environment in twisted wind flow around isolated buildings', World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Incheon, Korea.
  • Pagano, T., Kwok, K., Bishay, A. and Dang, J. (2015), 'Dynamic response of temporary structures due to wind loading', Australasian Wind Engineering Society. Workshop, Wellington, N.Z..
  • Kwok, K., Lamb, S. and Wong, K. (2015), 'Detrimental effects of wind-induced building motion on occupant work and task performance', International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference , Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Lamb, S., Kwok, K. and Walton, D. (2015), 'The effect of wind-induced building motion in a longitudinal sample of office workers in Wellington, New Zealand', Australasian Wind Engineering Society. Workshop, Wellington, N.Z..
  • Zhang, X., Weerasuriya, A., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Pedestrian level wind environment around isolated buildings resulted from twisted wind profiles', Australasian Wind Engineering Society. Workshop, Wellington, N.Z..
  • Hu, G., Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Wind tunnel experiments on the galloping of an inclined slender square cylinder', International Conference on Wind Engineering, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Zhang, Y., Kwok, K., Liu, X. and Niu, J. (2015), 'Air pollutant dispersion around a high-rise building : CFD simulation and experimental validation', International Conference on Wind Engineering, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Zhao, M., Murphy, J. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Vortex-induced vibration of two rigidly connected cylinders in side-by-side arrangement', Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control, Perth, W.A..
  • Kaewunruen, S., Griffin, D., Mirza, O. and Kwok, K. (2015), 'Resilience-based design of precast steel-concrete composites for railway track slabs', Railway Engineering Conference , Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Kwok, K., Samali, B., Hu, G. and Tse, K. (2014), 'Wind-induced response reduction of a tall building with an innovative facade system', Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Byron Bay, N.S.W..
  • Lamb, S., Kwok, K. and Walton, D. (2014), 'The effects of wind-induced building motion on occupant wellbeing and work performance', Italian Association for Wind Engineering. Conference, Genova, Italy.
  • Cui, D., Mak, C. and Kwok, K. (2014), 'Effects of building configuration on indoor pollutant transportation of naturally ventilated buildings', International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Xia, Q., Niu, X., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2014), 'Effects of building lift-up design on pedestrian gust wind environment', International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Hong Kong, China.
  • Xia, Q., Liu, X., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2014), 'Effects of building lift-up design on pedestrian pollutant dispersion', International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Hong Kong, China.
  • Zhang, C., Kwok, K. and Ou, J. (2013), 'Sustainable energy harvesting control system for wind-induced vibration control of structures', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Brisbane, Qld..
  • Xia, Q., Liu, X., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2013), 'Effects of building lift-up design on pedestrian level wind environment', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Brisbane, Qld..
  • Zhang, C., Kwok, K. and Ou, J. (2013), 'Energy harvesting via structural control systems : a wind-excited Benchmark structural model case study', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Brisbane, Qld..
  • Xia, Q., Liu, X., Niu, J. and Kwok, K. (2013), 'Effects of building lift-up design on pedestrian wind environment', Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Chennai, India.
  • Cui, D., Mak, C. and Kwok, K. (2013), 'Effects of building configuration on ventilation performance of naturally-ventilated building', Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Chennai, India.
  • Wong, K., Hau, C., Kwok, K. and Gonetilleke, R. (2013), 'Effects of wind-induced tall building vibrations on human motor performance', European-African Conference on Wind Engineering, Cambridge, U.K..
  • Lamb, S., Kwok, K. and Walton, D. (2013), 'The occupant response to wind-induced tall building motion in New Zealand', European-African Conference on Wind Engineering, Cambridge, U.K..
  • He, Y., Kwok, K., Meroney, R., Ly, J. and Choulet, B. (2013), 'Numerical study of pressure distribution around asymmetric building structures subjected to fire enhanced wind', Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Seattle, Wash..
  • Wong, K., Hau, C. and Kwok, K. (2013), 'Effects of wind-induced tall building vibrations on a tracking task', Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Seattle, Wash..
  • He, Y., Kwok, K., Mason, M. and Douglas, G. (2013), 'How should future building structure and emergency response cope with bushfire attacks?', Australasia Fire Authority Council. Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
  • Kwok, K., He, Y. and Poty, M. (2012), 'Computational study of wind-fire-structure interactions and their impact on bushfire resistance design of housing', International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Shanghai, China.
  • Tse, K. and Kwok, K. (2012), 'Acceleration responses of square cross-section tall buildings with aerodynamic treatments', International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Hong Kong, China.
  • Walton, D., Burton, M., Kwok, K., Lamb, S. and Merwood, Y. (2012), 'Motion sickness sensitivity and its relationship to occupant discomfort due to tall building motion sway', International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Hong Kong, China.
  • Lamb, S., Walton, D. and Kwok, K. (2012), 'The effects of exposure to wind-induced tall building motion on occupant comfort in wellington, New Zealand', International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Hong Kong, China.
  • Hammam, E., Grewal, T., Dawood, T., Kwok, K. and Macefield, V. (2012), 'Vestibulosympathetic reflexes induced by 0.08 Hz sinusoidal linear acceleration at 5 mG', International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Hong Kong, China.
  • Kwok, K., Tse, K., Tsang, C. and Wong, K. (2012), 'Air ventilation assessment (AVA) for building developments', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Lamb, S., Kwok, K. and Walton, D. (2012), 'Experience with wind-induced building motion in Wellington, New Zealand : motion sickness, compensatory behaviours and work location preferences', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Selvakumar, K., Kwok, K. and Lamb, S. (2012), 'Survey of occupant response in wind-excited tall buildings', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Kwok, K. and Wong, K. (2012), 'A dual-axis tall building motion simulator to investigate effects of wind-induced building motions on human', Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Chen, D., So, R., Kwok, K. and Cheung, R. (2012), 'Visually induced motion sickness after watching scenes oscillating at different frequencies and amplitudes', International Conference on Ergonomics and Human Factors, Blackpool, England.
  • He, Y., Kwok, K., Douglas, G. and Razali, I. (2011), 'Numerical Investigation of Bushfire-Wind Interaction and its Impact on Building Structure', the 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, Maryland, USA.
  • Huang, M., Lou, W., Chan, C. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Peak Distributions and Peak Factors of non-Gaussian wind pressure on a complex-shaped tall building', 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Amsterdam.
  • Huang, M., Lou, W., Chan, C. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Peak Distributions and Peak Factors of non-Gaussian wind pressure on a complex-shaped tall building', 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Amsterdam.
  • Michaels, M., Kwok, K. and Tung, Y. (2011), 'Investigating cultural factors influencing occupant comfort in tall buildings', 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Amsterdam.
  • Huang, M., Lou, W., Chan, C. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Database Assisted Numerical Intelligence System (DANIS) for the prediction of aerodynamic wind loads on tall buildings', 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Amsterdam.
  • Lau, I., Chan, C., Huang, M. and Kwok, K. (2011), 'Bushfire-induced winds amd their impacts on buildings', 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Amsterdam.
  • Douglas, G., He, Y. and Kwok, K. (2010), 'Wind Impacts on Fire Spread and Structural Failure in a Complex Terrain', 14th Australasian Wind Engineering Society (AWES) Workshop, Canberra, Australia.
  • Kwok, K., He, Y. and Douglas, G. (2010), 'Wind Impacts on Fire Spread and Structural Failure during Bushfire in Complex Terrain', 9th UK Conference on Wind Enginnering, Bristol, UK.
  • Shum, K., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2010), 'Galloping of Inclined Square Cylinder in Smooth Flow: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations', 9th United Kingdom Conference on Wind Engineering, Bristol, UK.
  • Lamb, S., Kwok, K., Walton, D. and Caprenter, P. (2010), 'A Longitudinal Approach to Measuring Occupant Comfort and Prodcutivity in Wind-Excited Tall Buildings', 14th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Canberra, Australia.
  • Kwok, K., Michaels, M. and Lamb, S. (2010), 'Human Perception and Tolerance of Wind-Induced Building Motion', 6th International Symposium on Environmental Effects on Buildings and People - Actions, Influences, Interactions, Discomfort, Krakow, Poland.
  • Chan, C., Huang, M., Lau, I. and Kwok, K. (2009), 'Hybrid Stochastic Simulation of Pressure Fluctuations on Tall Buildings', 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Taipei.
  • Holmes, J., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2009), 'Extreme Wind Speeds and Wind Load Factors for Hong Kong', 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Taipei.
  • Michaels, M., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2009), 'Human Body Response to Low Frequency Narrow-band Random Building Motions', 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Taipei.
  • Shum, K., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2009), 'Galloping effects on inclined square cylinder', 5th Europe Africa Conference on Wind Engineering, Florence, Italy.
  • Shum, K., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2009), 'Galloping Effects on Inclined Square Cylinder in Turbulent Flow', 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Taipei.
  • Tsang, C., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2009), 'Effects of building height and spacing on pedestrian-level wind environment', 5th Europe Africa Conterence on Wind Engineering, Florence, Italy.
  • Tse, K., Kwok, K. and Tamura, Y. (2009), 'A Cost Analysis of the STMD for Second Generation Wind-excited Benchmark Building', 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Taipei.
  • Huang, M., Chan, C. and Kwok, K. (2009), 'A Peak Factor for Predicting Non-Gaussian Peak Resultant Response of Wind-excited tall Buildings', 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Taipei.
  • Burton, M., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2008), 'Visual Cues Influencing the Perception of Wind-induced Tall Building Motion', 4th International Conference on Advances in Wind and Structures, Jeju, Korea.
  • Burton, M., Smith, R., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2008), 'The Human Element of Wind and Structures Interaction', 7th European Conference on Structural Dynamics, Southampton, UK.
  • Chan, C., Huang, M. and Kwok, K. (2008), 'Occupant Comfort Evaluation and Dynamic Stiffness Optimization of Tall Buildings', 4th International Conference on Advances in Wind and Structures, Jeju, Korea.
  • Ng, E., Katzschner, L., Kwok, K., Sun, D., Yau, R., Wang, U. and Chan, C. (2008), 'Air Ventilation Assessment System for Planning - Designing for Better Air Ventilation for Human Comfort in High Density Cities, an experience from Hong Kong', 3rd International Symposium on Wind Engineering, Tokyo.
  • Tse, K., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2008), 'Feasibility of High-Frequency Base Balance Time Domain Analysis', 4th International Conference on Advances in Wind Structures, Jeju, Korea.
  • Wong, K., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2008), 'Interference Excitation Mechanisms on CAARC Building Model', BBAA VI International Colloquium on Bluff Bodies Aerodynamics and Applications, Milano, Italy.
  • Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2008), 'Occupant comfort test using a tall building motion simulator', 4th International Conference on Advances in Wind and Structures, Jeju, Korea.
  • Kwok, K. (2008), 'Motion Simulator Study on Effects of Wind-excited Tall Building Vibration on Occupants', 3rd International Symposium on Wind Engineering, Tokyo.
  • Burton, M., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2007), 'Occupant Comfort Criteria for Wind-excited Buildings: Based on Motion Duration', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Chan, C., Huang, M. and Kwok, K. (2007), 'Integrated Wind Load Updating and Stiffness Design Optimization of Tall Buildings', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Fok, C., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Qin, X. (2007), 'Wind-induced Pressures around a Sectional Twin-deck Bridge Model: Effects of Gap-width on Aerodynamic Admittance Functions', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Fok, C., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Qin, X. (2007), 'Wind-induced Pressures around a Sectional Twin-deck Bridge Model: Effects of Gap-width on Span-wise Force Correlation', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Huang, M., Chan, C., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2007), 'Dynamic Analysis of Wind-induced Lateral-torsional Response of Tall Buildings with Coupled Modes', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Hui, D., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2007), 'Wind-induced Pressures in a Residential Building during Typhoon Passage', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Leung, R., Kwok, K. and Yue, O. (2007), 'Air Ventilation Assessment for High Density Residential Development', 6th China Urban Housing Conference, Beijing, China.
  • Tse, K., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2007), 'Linearising Complex Mode Shapes for HFFB Analysis of Wind-excited Tall Buildings', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Tse, K., Hitchcock, P., Kwok, K., Chan, C. and Denoon, R. (2007), 'Building Economics of Wind-Engineered Tall Structures', 12th Interantional Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Kwok, K., Burton, M. and Hitchcock, P. (2007), 'Occupant Comfort and Perception of Motion in Wind-excited Tall Buildings', 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
  • Kwok, K. (2007), 'Behaviour of Tall Buildings in Strong Winds', Global Chinese Wind Engineering Forum, Tamkang University, Taipei.
  • Kwok, K. and Choi, E. (2007), 'Recent Developments in Wind Code, Air Ventilation Assessment and Wind Engineering Research in Hong Kong', 4th Workshop on Regional Harmonisation of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia- Pacific Economies (APEC-WW 2007), Shanghai.
  • Burton, M., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2006), 'Wind Climate and Duration of a Wind Event: Effects on Occupant Comfort', &th UK Conference on Wind Engineering, Glasgow, UK.
  • Hui, D., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Fok, C. (2006), 'A Comparison between Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Analysis and Wind Tunnel Observations on Flow Above a Complex Terrain', 4th International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering, Yokohama.
  • Kwok, K., Burton, M. and Hitchcock, P. (2006), 'Human perception of wind-induced tall building motions', 7th United Kingdom Conference on Wind Engineering, Glasgow, UK.
  • Campbell, S., Kwok, K., Leung, H. and Ding, X. (2006), 'Full-scale Monitoring of a High-rise Residential Building Using GPS under Typhoon Conditions', 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, San Diego.
  • Qin, X., Kwok, K., Fok, C. and Hitchcock, P. (2006), 'Effects of Frequency Ratio on the Aerodynamic and Dynamic Properties of Bridge Decks', ASME 6th International Symposium on Fluid-Structure Interactions, Aeroelasticity, Flow-Induced Vibration & Noise, Vancouver.
  • Kwok, K. (2006), 'Codification of Dynamic Structural Properties of Buildings', 3rd Workshop on Regional Harmonization of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia-Pacific Economies (APEC-WW2006), New Dehli, India.
  • Kwok, K., Burton, M. and Hitchcock, P. (2006), 'Human Perception of Wind-induced Tall Building Motions', 3rd Workshop on Regional Harmonizaion of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia-Pacific Economies (APEC-WW 2006), New Dehli, India.
  • Kwok, K., Ng, E. and Kot, S. (2006), 'Wind Code, Air Quality Standards and Air Ventilation Assessment for Hong Kong - Latest Developments', 3rd Workshop on Regional Harmonization of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia-Pacific Economies (APEC-WW 2006), New Dehli, India.
  • Kwok, K. (2006), 'The Role of Wind Engineering in a Typhoon Prone Urban Environment', Joint HKIA/HKIE/HKIS/HKIP Conference on Urban Survival, Hong Kong.
  • Denoon, R., Kwok, K. and Roberts, R. (2006), 'Tropospheric effects in monitoring super high buildings with GPS', Institute of Navigation - 19th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division, ION GNSS 2006, .
  • Burton, M., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2005), 'Acceptability Curves Derived from Motion Simulator Investigations and Previous Experience with Building Motion', 10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Baton Rouge.
  • Campbell, S., Leung, H., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2005), 'Full-Scale Monitoring of Building Responses in a Typhoon Environment', 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
  • Fok, C., Kwok, K., Qin, X. and Hitchcock, P. (2005), 'Wind-induced Pressures around a Sectional Twin-deck Bridge Model', 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
  • Kwok, K., Leung, H., Campbell, S. and Hitchcock, P. (2005), 'Dynamic Response of Two High-rise Residential Buildings during a Typhoon', 4th Europe-Asia Conference on Wind Engineering, Prague.
  • Qin, X., Kwok, K., Fok, C. and Hitchcock, P. (2005), 'Wind-induced Vibrations of a Sectional Twin-deck Bridge Model', 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Korea.
  • Tse, K., Hitchcock, P. and Kwok, K. (2005), 'Evaluation Model for the 2nd Generation Wind-Excited Benchmark Building', 10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Baton Rouge.
  • Xu, Y., Shun, K., Li, Y., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2005), 'Measurement of Aerodynamic Forces on Inclined Cable with Artificial Rivulet', 6th Asia Pcific Conference on Wind Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
  • Kwok, K., Burton, M. and Hitchcock, P. (2005), 'Human Perception of Building Motion in Strong Wind Environments', 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
  • Kwok, K., Kot, S. and Ng, E. (2005), 'Wind Code, Air Quality Standards and Air Ventilation Assessment in Hong Kong', 2nd Workshop on Regional Harmonisation of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia-Pacific Economies (2nd APEC-WW), Hong Kong.
  • Campbell, S., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2004), 'Full-scale Measurements of Two High-rise Residential Buildings in Hong Kong during a Typhoon', 5th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Ottawa.
  • Hitchcock, P., Tse, K., Denoon, R., Kwok, K., Thepmongkorn, S. and Wood, G. (2004), 'Effects of Mass and Stiffness Eccentricity on Wind-induced Response of a Building', 5th International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Ottawa.
  • Kwok, K. (2004), 'Wind Tunnel Tests on Tall Buildings and Long-span Bridges', Symposium on Natural Disasters Reduction, Hong Kong.
  • Wong, K., Kwok, K., Hitchcock, P. and Fok, C. (2004), 'Wind Flow Over Complex Terrain in Coastal Regions - with Special Reference to Wind Power Generation in Hong Kong', International Conference on Infrastructure Development - Challenges in the 21st Century, Hong Kong.
  • Kwok, K. (2004), 'Wind Effects on Tall Buildings in Typhoon Prone Urban Environment', 1st International Symposium on Wind Effects on Buildings and Urban Environment, Tokyo.
  • Kwok, K. (2004), 'Wind Tunnel Tests on Tall Buildings and Long-span Bridges', International Symposium on Architectural Wind Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Atsugi, Japan.
  • Kwok, K. and Kot, S. (2004), 'Wind Code and Air Quality Standards for Hong Kong', Workshop on Regional Harmonisation of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Speciafications in Asis-Pacific Economies (APEC-WW), Atsugi, Japan.
  • Burton, M., Denoon, R., Roberts, R., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2003), 'A Motion Simulator to Investigate Effects of Wind-induced Building Motion', 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Fok, C., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2003), 'Studies of Topographical Effects on Hong Kong Wind Climate', 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Tang, U. and Kwok, K. (2003), 'Wind-excited Responses of a 3-DOF Aeroelastic CAARC Building Model', 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Kwok, K. (2003), 'Wind Effects in Urban Environment - with Particular Reference to Design of Tall Buildings and Structures', 10th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Sydney.
  • Kwok, K. (2003), 'Flow Measurement Techniques for Wind Tunnel Applications', 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Tamura, Y., Kareem, A., Solari, G., Kwok, K. and Holmes, J. (2003), 'Report by Working Group WGE : Dynamic Response', 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Kwok, K. (2003), 'Wind Tunnel Test Techniques and Test Expectations', International Wind Engineering Symposium, Tamsui, Taiwan.
  • Mayol, E., Samali, B., Kwok, K., Sun, D., Yau, R., Wang, U. and Chan, C. (2002), 'Damping Enhancement of Liquid Column Vibration Absorbers for Structural Control', 17th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Samali, B., Mayol, E., Kwok, K., Mack, A. and Hitchcock, P. (2002), 'Damping Enhancement of Liquid Column Vibration Absorbers by Use of Orifice Plates', 6th International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control, Saitama, Japan.
  • Samali, B., Mayol, E., Mack, A., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2002), 'Vibration Control of a Five Storey Benchmark Building Excited by Earthquake Using Liquid Column Vibration Absorbers', 3rd Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Sydney, Australia.
  • Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2002), 'Dynamic Measurements on Tall Buildings and Structures', 2nd International Symposium on Wind and Structures, Busan, Korea.
  • Al-Dawod, M., Samali, B., Kwok, K. and Naghdy, F. (2001), 'Application of a Fuzzy Controller to Seismically Excited Nonlinear Buildings', 10th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, , Melbourne.
  • Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2001), 'Wind Tunnel Model Testing at the CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility (WWTF)', International Conference on Construction, Hong Kong.
  • Samali, B., Mayol, E., Kwok, K., Mack, A. and Hitchcock, P. (2001), 'Damping Enhancements of 5 Storey Benchmark Building Using Liquid Column Vibration Absorbers', International Conference on Fluid-structure Interaction, Halkidiki, Greece.
  • Samali, B., Mayol, E., Mack, A., Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2001), 'Vibration Control of a 5 Storey Benchmark Building Utilising Liquid Column Vibration Absorbers', 1st Asian Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics, Sydney, Australia.
  • Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2001), 'Wind Tunnel Model Testing at the CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility (WWTF)', Chinese National Conference on Structural Wind Engineering, .
  • Kwok, K. (2001), 'Wind Engineering Research at the CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility', Inaugural Meeting of Wind Engineering Research Centre, Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics, Atsugi, Japan.
  • Kwok, K. and Hitchcock, P. (2001), 'Designing for Typhoons in Hong Kong', Proceedings of 5th Asia Pacific Conference in Wind Engineering , Kyoto.
  • Denoon, R., Kwok, K. and Roberts, R. (2001), 'The Use of Motion Simulators in the Investigation of Occupant Response to Wind-induced Building Motion', Proceedings of 5th Asia Pacific Conference in Wind Engineering , Kyoto.
  • Holmes, J., Hitchcock, P., Kwok, K. and Chim, J. (2001), 'Re-analysis of Hong Kong Typhoon Wind Speeds using the 'Peaks Over Threshold' Approach', Proceedings of 5th Asia Pacific Conference in Wind Engineering , Kyoto.
  • Thepmongkorn, S., Wood, G. and Kwok, K. (2001), 'Interference Effects on Wind-induced Coupled Motion of Tall Buildings', Proceedings of 5th Asia Pacific Conference in Wind Engineering , Kyoto.

Previous Projects

Title: An Australasian facility for the automated fabrication of high performance bespoke components [via UNSW]
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (Other Research Grants)
Western Researchers: Kenny Kwok and Fidelis Mashiri
Years: 2014-02-21 - 2015-02-20
ID: P00021631
Title: National Facility for Cyclic Testing of High-Speed Rail (FCTHSR) [via UoW]
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (Other Research Grants)
Western Researchers: Kenny Kwok and Chin Leo
Years: 2014-06-24 - 2015-06-23
ID: P00021634
Title: Occupant comfort, cognitive performance and task performance in wind-excited tall buildings
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Kenny Kwok and Vaughan Macefield
Years: 2010-02-01 - 2015-01-30
ID: P00016916
Title: Bushfire-enhanced wind and its effects on buildings
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Kenny Kwok and Yaping He
Years: 2016-03-31 - 2017-06-01
ID: P00022617

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