Dr Tak-Ming Chan (陳德明博士)
BEng (HKU), MSc, DIC, PhD (Imperial College London), PCAPP (The University of Warwick) CEng, M.IStructE, M.ASCE
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Background
Dr Tak Ming Chan is currently an Associate Professor in Structural Engineering at PolyU. He is a council member of the Institution of Structural Engineers in the U.K and an associate editor for Advances in Structural Engineering, Thin-Walled Structures and HKIE Transactions. His research achievements have been recognized by numerous awards from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers. He is also a recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from CEE. Dr Chan graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a first-class honours degree in civil engineering before starting his structural engineering career at Arup (Hong Kong). His master's degree in structural steel design and PhD in tubular structures were both from Imperial College London. He also received his Postgraduate Certificate in Academic and Professional Practice from the University of Warwick. Dr Chan specializes in steel structures and has been leading research projects on the stability of steel structures and earthquake engineering.
Research interests
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Tubular Structures
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Steel Structures and Steel-Concrete Composite
Structures
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Smart Structures
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Earthquake Engineering
Research students’ achievement
Postgraduates
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Dr
Therese Sheehan, 1st Prize (Oral
Category) at the IStructE Young
Researchers’ Conference 2012, UK
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Mr
Majd Khador, Joint – 1st Prize (Poster
Category) at the IStructE Young Researchers’ Conference 2013, UK
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Dr
Thuy Nguyen Tien, Highly Commended (Poster
Category) at the Early Career Researchers’ Competition, the 6th
biennial Advanced Composites in Construction Conference, UK, 2013
Undergraduates
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Mr
Michael Davies, 3rd Prize, Poster Competition, IStructE, 2009
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Mr
Michael Davies, The British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd (BCSA) Prize, 2009
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Mr
Christopher Goodwin, The BCSA Prize,
2012
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Mr
Christopher Goodwin, Young Member Award, Lancashire & Cheshire Regional
Group, IStructE, 2012
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Mr
Sahil Amrania, The BCSA Prize, 2013
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Majd and Therese (2013, 2012) |
Thuy (2013) |
Chris with Mr. YK Cheng (2012) |
Research students’ supervision
Completed
o Dr Therese Sheehan (2013). Cyclic behaviour of hollow and concrete-filled circular hollow section braces. PhD thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Warwick, UK.
o Dr Thuy Nguyen Tien (2014). Lateral-torsional buckling resistance of pultruded fibre reinforced polymer shapes. PhD thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Warwick, UK. Principal supervisor; co-supervised with Professor James Toby Mottram.
o Mr Hong-Liang Shao (2014). Seismic performance of beam-column joints equipped with Shape Memory Alloy tendons. MPhil thesis, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China. Co-supervisor; co-supervised with Professor Wei Wang.
Current
o Mr Majd Khador, Structural behavior of external diaphragm connection between steel I-section beam and circular hollow section column under cyclic loading. PhD candidate, School of Engineering, The University of Warwick, UK.
o Mr Alfred Gand, Buckling behaviour of pultruded fibre reinforced polymer tubular members. PhD candidate, School of Engineering, The University of Warwick, UK. Principal supervisor; co-supervised with Professor James Toby Mottram.
o Mr Jia-Lin, Ma, Strucutral behavior of cold-formed high strength steel tubular section members. PhD candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Co-supervisor; co-supervised with Professor Ben Young.
o Mr Jiong-Yi Zhu, Behaviour of FRP-confined curvilinearized square concrete columns under axial compression. MPhil candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. Co-supervisor; co-supervised with Professor Jin-Guang Teng.
o Miss Yun-Mei Huai, Cyclic behaviour of hollow and concrete-filled tubular members. MPhil candidate, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China. Co-supervisor; co-supervised with Professor Wei Wang.
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Tak-Ming,
Thuy, Therese and Majd (2014) |
Thuy,
Toby, Tak-Ming and Aflred (2014) |
Hong-Liang
and Tak-Ming (2013) |
Jiong-Yi
and Tak-Ming (2013) |
Research grants and industrial sponsorships
Research grants
o Chan, T.M. (2010-11). Seismic response of structures – investigation into structural connections. Funded by The University of Warwick, UK.
o Chan, T.M. (2011-13). The behaviour of semi-rigid connection between steel I-beam and tubular columns under monotonic and cyclic loading. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK (EP/I020489/1).
o Chan, T.M. and Dashwood, R. (2013). Structural performance of sustainable high strength steel and stainless steel under extreme loads. Funded by The University of Warwick, UK.
Industrial sponsorships
o Chan, T.M. (2010-12). Behaviour of beam and composite column assemblies under various loading conditions/concrete-filled circular hollow sections under cyclic axial loading. Funded by Corus/TATA Steel, UK.
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Chan, T.M. (2012-13). Behaviour
of connection between tubular column and I-section beam under cyclic loading. Funded by TATA Steel, UK.
International collaborative research grants
o Chan, T.M. (2010-11). Behaviour of tubular joints under cyclic loading (Portugal). Funded by the Santander–Abbey Research Grant Fund, UK.
o Chan, T.M. (2011). Structural engineering research in China. Funded by the Santander–Abbey Research Grant Fund, UK.
o Chan, T.M. and Dashwood, R. (2013-14). Performance of sustainable high strength steel structures under extreme loadings (China). Funded by the China Partnership Fund from The University of Warwick, UK.
o Chan, T.M. (2013). Establishing structural engineering research link with Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Funded by the Brazil Partnership Fund from The University of Warwick, UK.
Visiting scholarships
o Visiting Associate Professorship, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, January 2014
o Visiting Associate Professorship, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, September to November 2013
o William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, January 2013
o Tsinghua Global Scholars Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, December 2012
o Kwang-Hua Visiting Professorship, Kwang-Hua Foundation, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, August 2011
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Tsinghua
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Prizes and awards
o 1st Prize, Cyclic response of hollow and concrete-filled CHS braces, Midland Counties Branch Structural Engineering Awards, IStructE, UK, 2012
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Commendation, Concrete filled elliptical hollow sections, Midland Counties Branch
Structural Engineering Awards, IStructE, UK, 2011
o 1st Prize (Oral Category) at the IStructE Young Researchers’ Conference 2007, UK
o Joint-Prize Winner, Poster Competition, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, UK, 2007
o Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (PhD research), 2004-2007
o Chevening Scholarship (MSc degree), 2003-2004
o Dean’s Honours List, Eliot Hall Memorial Scholarship, Hip Hing Scholarship, Scott Wilson Scholarship, The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association and Donors Scholarships, 1998-2001
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1st
Prize, IStructE (2012) |
Commendation,
IStructE (2011) |
1st
Prize, IStructE YRC (2013
and 2007) |
Thuy,
Majd, Tak-Ming and Therese (2013) |
Journal publications
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Gardner, L. and Chan, T.M. (2007). Cross-section classification of elliptical
hollow sections. Steel and Composite Structures, 7(3), 185–2 00, Techno Press.
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Chan, T.M. and Gardner, L.
(2008). Compressive resistance of
hot-rolled elliptical hollow sections. Engineering Structures, 30(2), 522–532, Elsevier.
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Chan, T.M. and Gardner, L.
(2008). Bending strength of hot-rolled
elliptical hollow sections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research,
64(9), 971–986, Elsevier.
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Gardner,
L., Chan, T.M. and Wadee, M.A.
(2008). Shear response of elliptical
hollow sections. Structures and Buildings, Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers, 161(SB6), 301–309, Thomas Telford.
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Theofanous,
M., Chan, T.M. and Gardner, L.
(2009). Structural response of stainless
steel oval hollow section compression members.
Engineering Structures, 31(4), 922–934, Elsevier.
o Chan, T.M. and Gardner, L. (2009). Flexural buckling of elliptical hollow
section columns. Journal of Structural Engineering, 135(5), 546–557, American
Society of Civil Engineers.
o Theofanous M., Chan T.M. and Gardner L. (2009). Flexural behaviour of stainless steel oval
hollow sections. Thin-Walled Structures, 47(6-7), 776–787,
Elsevier.
o Chan, T.M., Gardner, L. and Law, K.H. (2010).
Structural design of elliptical hollow sections: a review. Structures and
Buildings, Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers,
163(SB6), 391–402, Thomas Telford.
o Gardner, L, Chan, T.M. and Abela, J.M. (2011). Structural behaviour of elliptical hollow
sections under combined compression and uniaxial bending. Advances in Structural Engineering,
7(1), 86–113, Multi-Science.
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Sheehan,
T., Dai, X.H., Chan, T.M. and Lam,
D. (2012). Structural response of
concrete-filled elliptical steel hollow sections under eccentric
compression. Engineering Structures, 45, 314–323, Elsevier.
o Nguyen-Tien, T., Chan, T.M. and Mottram, J.T. (2013). Influence of boundary conditions and
geometric imperfections on lateral-torsional buckling resistance of a pultruded
FRP I-Beam by FEA. Composite
Structures, 100, 233–242, Elsevier.
o Chen,
Y.Y., Sun, W. and Chan, T.M.
(2013). Effect of loading protocols on the hysteresis
behaviour of structural carbon steel with yield strength up to 460N/mm2. Advances
in Structural Engineering, 16(4), 707–719, Multi-Science.
o Wang, W., Zhou, Q, Chen, Y.Y., Tong, L.W. and Chan, T.M. (2013).
Experimental and numerical investigation on full-scale tension-only
concentrically braced steel beam-through frames. Journal
of Constructional Steel Research, 80, 369–385, Elsevier.
o Sabbagh, A.B., Chan, T.M., Mottram, J.T. (2013). Detailing of I-beam-to-CHS
column joints with external diaphragm plates for seismic actions. Journal of Constructional Steel
Research, 88, 21–33, Elsevier.
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Gand, A.K., Chan, T.M. and Mottram, J.T.
(2013). Civil and Structural engineering
applications, recent trends, research and developments on pultruded fiber
reinforced polymer closed sections: a review.
Frontiers of Structural and Civil
Engineering, 7(3), 227–244,
Springer.
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Shi, G., Jiang, X., Zhou, W., Chan, T.M. and
Zhang, Y. (2013). Experimental
investigation and modelling on residual stress of welded steel circular tubes. International Journal of Steel Structures,
13(3), 495–508, Springer.
o Nguyen-Tien, T., Chan, T.M. and Mottram, J.T. (2014). Lateral-torsional buckling resistance by
testing for pultruded FRP beams under different loading and displacement
boundary conditions. Composites Part B – Engineering,
Elsevier.
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Chen, Y.Y., Sun,
W. and Chan, T.M. (2014). Cyclic stress-strain behaviour of
structural steel with yield-strength up to 460 N/mm2. Frontiers of Structural
and Civil Engineering, 8(2), 178–186, Springer.
o Nguyen-Tien, T., Chan, T.M. and Mottram, J.T. (2014). Lateral-torsional buckling resistance by
testing for pultruded FRP beams under different loading and displacement
boundary conditions. Composites Part B – Engineering, 60,
306–318, Elsevier.
o Li, W., Han,
H.L. and Chan, T.M. (2014). Numerical investigation on the performance of concrete-filled
double-skin steel tubular members under tension. Thin-Walled
Structures,
79,108–118, Elsevier.
o Sheehan, T. and Chan, T.M. (2014). Response of hollow and concrete-filled CHS
braces under cyclic loading. Structures and
Buildings, Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers,
167(SB3),
140-152, Thomas Telford. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/stbu.12.00033
o Li, W., Han,
H.L. and Chan, T.M. (2014). Tensile behaviour
of concrete-filled double-skin steel tubular members. Journal of Constructional
Steel Research,
99, 35-46, Elsevier.
Knowledge transfer
Tak-Ming’s research findings have contributed to the
following technical publications:
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Corus (2007). Celsius® 355 Ovals, Sizes & Capacities, British
Standards/Eurocode 3/AISC-LFRD Version. Corus Tubes – Structural &
Conveyance Business.
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SCI (2009). Steel
building design: Design data in accordance with Eurocodes and the UK National
Annexes. Publication P363, the Steel Construction Institute.
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Chan,
T.M.
and Gardner, L. (2009). Development of
design rules for elliptical hollow sections.
The Structural Engineer, 87(13),
30 – 33, Institution of Structural Engineers.
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Gardner, L., Chan, T.M. and Abela, J.M. (2011). Design recommendations for hot-finished elliptical hollow sections.
Non-contradictory, Complementary Information (NCCI).
o Sheehan, T. and Chan, T.M. (2012). Cyclic performance of concrete-filled CHS braces. Innovation & Research Focus, 90(August), 5.