Prof. CHAU Kam Tim

Prof. CHAU Kam Tim 周錦添

Room 341, 3/F, Science Centre
Prof. CHAU Kam Tim

Education

2005 Cert. LEAD: Executive Program in Leadership Effective Use of Power Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, USA
1991 Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Northwestern University, USA
1987 M.Eng. Structural Engineering Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
1984 Hons. Dip. Civil Engineering Hong Kong Baptist College, Hong Kong
1983 Sen. Dip. Civil Engineering Hong Kong Baptist College, Hong Kong

Academic Employments

2020 – Present Adjunct Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2011 – 2020 Chair Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2006 – 2011 Associate Dean, Faculty of Construction and Land Use, Chair Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2004 – 2006 Chair Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and Associate Head, Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2000 – 2004 Professor and Associate Head Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1996 – 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1995 – 1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1992 – 1994 Lecturer (College of Degree Studies), Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic
1991 – 1992 Post‑doctoral Research Fellow, supported by National Science Foundation Research Fund (USA), Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
1987 – 1991 Research Assistant Supported by National Science Foundation Research Fund (USA), Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University
1985 Research Associate/ Teaching Assistant, Structural Engineering and Construction Division, Asian Institute of Technology
1984 – 1985 Tutor/ Demonstrator/ Technician, Civil Engineering, Hong Kong Baptist College

Research Fields and Current Research Interests

  • Applications of Differential Equations in Engineering and Mechanics
  • Rock Mechanics and Fracture Mechanics
  • Tsunami and Storm surge
  • Elasticity (two dimensional and three dimensional)
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Landslides, rockfall, and debris flows
  • Geomechanics
  • Bifurcation in geomaterials

Honours and Awards

2019 Hall of Fame, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), 2019 (awarded on October 24, 2019 by Her Royal Highness Thai Princess Sirindhorn).
2008 – 2023 Scientific Advisor, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong SAR Government
2008 – 2023 Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Engineers
2007 – present Hong Kong Convention Ambassador, Hong Kong Tourist Board
2019 – 2020 Departmental Award for Excellence in Teaching, CEE, PolyU
2012 – 2013 Departmental Teaching Excellence Award, CEE, PolyU
2007 Overseas Placement Scheme Award for Young Professor, HK PolyU
2002 Hong Kong-Macau Young Scholar Collaborative Research Grants, NNSF China
2005 – 2020 Honorable Manager of PolyU Swimming Team
1982 – 1983, 1983 – 1984 Most Outstanding Member Award, 1982 – 1983, 1983 – 1984 (2 consecutive years), Hong Kong Baptist College Rotaract Club, Hong Kong Baptist College (community service society at college under Rotary Club)
1987 Tim Kendall Memorial Prize, Asian Institute of Technology
1985 – 1987 The King's (Royal Thai Government) Scholarship, Asian Institute of Technology
1984 List of President's Honors Roll, Hong Kong Baptist College
1983 Athletic Scholarship, Hong Kong Baptist College
1981 – 1982 Most Outstanding Male Swimmer Award, Hong Kong Baptist College, Hong Kong
1983 – 1984 The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Prize (in recognition of the candidate's academic merit, extra-curricular activities, leadership qualities and personality), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), 1983 – 1984 session.

Professional Activities

Past

2004 – 2006 President, Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HKSTAM)
2011 – 2012 Vice-President, Hong Kong Institute of Science (HKIS)
2010 – 2015 Chairman, Elasticity Committee, EMI (ASCE)
2005 – 2012 Chairman, Geomechanics Committee, Applied Mechanics Division (ASME)

Teaching

Past

Research Frontiers in Construction and Environment
Advanced Rock Engineering
Engineering Analysis and Computation
Engineering Analysis
Rock Engineering
Soil Mechanics
Soil and Rock Engineering
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
Structural Mechanics
Advanced Structural Analysis
Analytical Methods in Goemechanics

Short Courses

Earthquake Engineering
Seismic Hazard Analysis for Engineers
Bifurcation Analysis in Geomechanics
Rockfall Problems and its protection
Designing Building and Infrastructure for Wind, Fire and Other Extreme Events
Fracture Mechanics for Geomaterials
Geohazards: Earthquake, Tsunami and Storm Surges

Books

  • Chau K.T. (2013). Analytic Methods in Geomechanics. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 457 pp (with 9 chapters, 140 subsections, 2,508 equations, 173 figures, 82 brief biographies, 428 references, 11 tables, and 3 appendices) (ISBN: 978-1-4665-5584-6 (Hardback); 978-1-4665-5585-3 (Paperback)).
  • Chau K.T. (2018). Theory of Differential Equations in Engineering and Mechanics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 975 pages (including Preface, table of content, and blank pages it is exactly 1000 pages), 15 Chapters, 6 appendices, 191 figures, 7626 equations, 15 tables, 167 examples, 75 biographies, 230 references, and 342 problems. (paperback ISBN 9781138748132; hardback  ISBN 9781498767781).
  • Chau K.T. (2019). Applications of Differential Equations in Engineering and Mechanics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 805 pages, 13 Chapters, 290 figures, 5870 equations, 17 tables, 39 examples, 201 references, and 134 problems. (paperback ISBN 9780367026431; hardback ISBN 9781498766975).

Selected Recent Publications

  1. Chau K.T. and Rudnicki J.W. (1990) “Bifurcations of compressible pressure-sensitive materials in plane strain tension and compression” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 38, No. 6, December, pp. 875‑898 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  2. Chau K.T. (1995a) “Buckling, barrelling, and surface instabilities of a finite, transversely isotropic circular cylinder” Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 53, No. 2, June, pp. 225-244 (SCI journal published by Brown University).
  3. Chau K.T. (1994c) “Vibrations of transversely isotropic finite circular cylinders” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 61, No. 4, December, pp. 964-970 (SCI journal published by ASME).
  4. Chau K.T. (1995c) “Landslides modeled as bifurcations of creeping slopes with nonlinear friction law” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 32, No. 23, December, pp. 3451-3464 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  5. Chau K.T. and Wong R.H.C. (1996) “Uniaxial compressive strength and point load strength of rocks” International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science & Geomechanics Abstract, Vol. 33, No. 2, February, pp. 183-188 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  6. Muhlhaus H.B., Chau K.T. and Ord A. (1996) “Bifurcation of crack pattern in arrays of two-dimensional cracks” International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 77, No. 1, pp. 1-14 (SCI journal published by Kluwer).
  7. Wong R.H.C., Chau K.T. and Wang P. (1996) “Microcracking and grain size effect in Yuen Long marbles” International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science & Geomechanics Abstract, Vol. 33, No. 5, July, pp. 479-485 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  8. Wang Y.B. and Chau K.T. (1997) “A new boundary element method for plane elastic problems involving cracks and holes” International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 87, No.1, pp. 1-20 (SCI journal published by Kluwer).
  9. Wong R.H.C. and Chau K.T. (1998b) “Crack coalescence in a rock-like material containing two cracks” International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, February, pp. 147-164 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  10. Chau K.T. (1999a) “Young’s modulus interpreted from plane compressions of geomaterials between rough end blocks” International Journal of Solids and Structures Vol. 36, No. 31-32, November, pp. 4963-4974 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  11. Chau K.T. and Wang Y.B. (1999) “A new boundary integral formulation for plane elastic bodies containing cracks and holes” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 36, No. 14, May, pp. 2041-2074 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  12. Wei, X.X. and Chau K.T. and Wong R.H.C. (1999). “Analytic solution for the axial point load strength test on solid circular cylinders” Journal of Engineering Mechanics ASCE Vol. 125, No. 12, December, pp. 1349-1357 (SCI journal published by ASCE).
  13. Chau K.T. and Wei, X.X. (2000). “Finite solid circular cylinders subjected to arbitrary surface load: part I. Analytic solution” International Journal of Solids and Structures Vol. 37, No. 40, October, pp. 5707-5732 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  14. Chau K.T., Yang X. and Wong R.C.K. (2000). “Interaction of a penny-shaped crack with center of dilatation in an elastic half-space” Mechanics of Materials: An International Journal, Vol. 32, No. 11, pp. 645-662 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  15. Chau K.T. and Wang G.S. (2001).  “Condition for the onset of bifurcation in en echelon crack arrays” International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 25, No. 3, 289-306, March (SCI journal published by Wiley).
  16. Chau K.T. and Wei X.X. (2001) “Pounding of structures modeled as nonlinear impacts of two oscillators” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 5, 633-651, May (SCI journal published by Wiley).
  17. Chau K.T. and Wei X.X. (2001). “Stress concentration reduction at a reinforced hole loaded by a bonded circular inclusion” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions of the ASME Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 405-411, May 2001 (SCI journal published by ASME).
  18. Chau K.T., Wong R.H.C. and Wu J.J. (2002) “Coefficient of restitution and rotational motions of rockfall impacts” International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science, January 2002, Vol. 39, pp. 69-77 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  19. Wen Z.P., Hu Y.X. and Chau K.T. (2002) “Site effect on vulnerability of high-rise shear-wall-buildings under near and far field earthquakes” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 9-12, pp. 1175 – 1182 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  20. Chau K.T. and Lo K.H. (2004). “Hazard assessment of debris flow for Leung King Estate of Hong Kong by incorporating GIS with numerical simulations” Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 103-116 (SCI journal published by European Geosciences Union).
  21. Wong R.C.K. and Chau K.T. (2004). “Propagation of in situ horizontal fractures in shale due to steam injection” Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 41-46 (SCI journal by Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy & Petroleum).
  22. Wu S.Z., Chau K.T. and Yu T.X. (2004). “Crushing and fragmentation of brittle spheres under double impact test” Powder Technology: An International Journal on the Science and Technology of Wet and Dry Particulate Systems, Vol. 143-144, pp. 41-55. (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  23. Chau K.T. and Shao J.F. (2006). “Subcritical crack growth of edge and center cracks in façade rock panels subject to periodic surface temperature variations” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 43, No. 3-4, pp. 807-827 (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  24. Wu S.Z. and Chau K.T. (2006). “Dynamic response of an elastic sphere under diametral impacts” Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 38, 1039-1060  (SCI journal published by Elsevier).
  25. Chau KT, Shen C.Y. and Guo X. (2009) “Nonlinear seismic soil-pile-structure interactions: shaking table tests and FEM analyses” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Vol. 29, pp. 300-310. (SCI journal by Elsevier).
  26. Wang LX, Chau K.T. and Wei X.X. (2009) “Numerical simulations of nonlinear seismic torsional pounding between two single-story structures” Advances in Structural Engineering Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 87-101   (SCI journal by Multi-Science).
  27. Wei X.X., Wang L.X., and Chau K.T. (2009) “Nonlinear seismic torsional pounding between an asymmetric tower and a barrier” Earthquake Spectra Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 899-925 (SCI Journal by EERI).
  28. Wen, Z.P., Xie,  J. J., Gao, M.T., Hu, Y.X., and Chau K.T. (2010). “Near-Source Strong Ground Motion Characteristics of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake”, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 100, No. B5, pp. 2425-2439 (SCI journal published by Seismological Society of America).
  29. Wei, X.X., Chau, K.T. and Wong, R.H.C. (2019) “Theoretical and experimental validation of the point load strength test for irregular lumps” Journal of Engineering Mechanics ASCE, Vol. 145(9): 04019065. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001638.
  30. Wei X.X., and Chau K.T. (2013) “Three dimensional analytical solution for finite circular cylinders subjected to indirect tensile test” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 50, 2395-2406 (SCI Journal by Elsevier).
  31. Wong, R.H.C., Chau, K.T., (2020) “Effect of Cyclic Heating on Subcritical Crack Growth of Rock Beams under Four-point Bending Test” International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science, accepted, in press (SCI journal published by Elsevier).

Review Articles

  • Chau K.T. (1994b) “On the effective moduli of rock masses containing spherical cavities” The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Transactions, Vol. 1, No. 2, December, pp.-25-28.

Edited Conference Proceedings

  • Lau C.K., Martin R.P. and Chau K.T. (editors) (1999). Proceedings of the One Day Seminar on “Planning, Design and Implementation of Debris Flow and Rockfall Hazards Mitigation Measures“.  October 27, 1998, HKIE & HKAGS, Hong Kong, 183 pp.
  • Ko J.M. and Chau K.T. (editors) (2000). Proceedings of Hong Kong Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 1999-2000 Annual Meeting. March 25, 2000, HKSTAM, Hong Kong, 42pp.
  • Misra A., Chang C.S. and  Chau K.T.  (Guest Editors) (2002). Special issue on “Mechanics of fracture and failure in geomaterials” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 69, No. 17, 1813-2050, November, 2002.
  • Tham L.G. and Chau K.T. (2006) Proceedings of the Seminar on “The State-of the-practice of Geotechnical Engineering in Taiwan and Hong Kong” Geotechnical Division, HKIE, January 20, 2006, 187 pp.
  • Rajapakse N., Chau K.T., Wijeyewickrema A.C., and Kanok-Nukulchai W. (2009). “Special Issue in honor of Professor Pisidhi Karasudhi Preface” Advances in Structural Engineering,Vol. 12, Issue, 1 pp.
  • Chau K.T., and Zhao J.D. (ed.) (2015). “Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials in the New millennium” Springer, Switzerland, 381 pp.
  • Chau K.T., Guest Editor (2017). Special issue on “EMI International Conference HK” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Viol 143, Issue 3 (March, 2017) (published by ASCE).

Research Grants

  • CERG, Microcracking in Fissured Rocks and Cavern Instability (B-Q081)
  • CERG, A Theoretical and Experimental Study on Point Load Strength Test for Rock Cores (B-Q150)
  • CERG, Theoretical, experimental and field studies on rockfall dynamics (B-Q173)
  • CERG, Double Impact Test on Solid Spheres and Cylinders: Theories and Experiments (B-Q300)
  • CERG, Nonlinear seismic pounding between adjacent structures, incorporating soil-pile interaction: Shaking table tests and theoretical analyses (PolyU 5035/02E)
  • CERG, Corrosive and fatigue crack growths of microcracks in façade rock panels subject to solar heating and environmental effect of polluted air (PolyU 5166/04E; B-Q810)
  • CRF, Tsunami hazard generated from submarine landslides and sea floor collapses along coastline of China (PolyU 5002/08P)

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