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TEACHING AREAS

  • Structural Mechanics and Analysis
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Structural Concrete Design
  • Design and Analysis of Tall Buildings and Structural Systems
  • Pavement Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering

QUALIFICATIONS

2005 PhD in Civil Engineering, HKUST
2001 MPhil in Civil Engineering, HKUST
1999 B.Eng. (Hons.) in Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

EMPLOYMENT

  • Associate Professor (Civil Engineering), Faculty of Science and Technology, THEi
  • Senior Engineer, Hyder Consulting Ltd.
  • Structural Engineer/ Principal Engineer, Siu Yin Wai & Associates Limited

AWARDS

  • Research Studentship, HKUST
  • The Best Teaching Assistant Coordinator, HKUST
  • Second Prize of Post-graduate Team, Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS)
  • T K Hsieh Award 2006 (The Best Paper Award), Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
  • Magazine of Concrete Research 2019 (The Best Paper Award), Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
  • JSD Award in Building Structures Design, HKIE & IStructE
  • R&D award for Structural Excellence 2022 and 2023

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE), Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE), Registered Professional Engineer (STL)
  • Fellow Member of Hong Kong Concrete Institute (FHKCI)
  • Member of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (MCSCE)
  • Assessor for Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS)
  • CIC certified BIM Manager
  • Committee Member of Structural Division of HKIE
  • Training Board Member, VTC

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Earthquake-Resistant Design and Analysis
  • Tall Building Design and Analysis
  • Shear Strength and Ductility of Discontinuous Region
  • Innovative Concrete Technology
  • Pavement

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • 1.    Zhang, H., Shen, M., Deng, Y., Andras, P., Sukontasukkul, P., Yuen, T.Y.P., Tang, Y., Wong, S.H.F., Limkatanyu, S., Singleton, I., Hansapinyo, C. (2023) “A new concept of bio-based prestress technology with experimental Proof-of-Concept on Bamboo-Timber composite beams”, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132991.
  • 2.    Deng, Y., Hao, Y., Mohamed, A., Wong, S.H.F., Tang Y., Yuen, T.Y.P., Sukontasukkul, P., Shen, M., Fernando, N., Saint, R., Zhang, H. (2023) “Experimental investigation of mechanically laminated straight or curved-and-tapered bamboo-concrete T-beams”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115896
  • 3.    Liu, Y., Wong, S.H.F., Zhang, H.X., Kuang, J.S., Lee, P.M. and Kwong, W.H. (2021) “Seismic behaviour of non-seismically designed eccentric reinforced concrete beam-column joints”, Earthquake and Structures, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 613-625.
  • 4.    Deng, Y., Ma, F., Zhang, H.X., Wong, S.H.F., Pankaj, P., Zhu, L., Ding, L. and Jahromi, A.B. (2021) “Experimental study on shear performance of RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP prestressed concrete prisms” Engineering Structures, Vol.235, 112004, ISSN 0141-0296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112004.
  • 5.    Behnam, H., Kuang, J.S, Wong, H.F., Huang, Q. and Mahaidi, R.A. (2018). “Analysis of laterally loaded exterior wide beam-column connections”, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 70, Issue 10, pp. 500-511.
  • 6.    Wong, H.F., Kuang, J.S. (2014). “Predicting shear strength of RC interior beam-column joints by modified rotating-angle softened-truss model”, Computers and Structures, Vol. 133, pp.12-17.
  • 7.    Wong, H.F., Kuang, J.S. (2011). “Predicting shear strength of exterior RC beam-column joints by modified rotating-angle Softened-truss model”, Computers and Concrete, An international Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1.