Professor (Structural Engineering)   Ir Professor Francis T. K. AU   BSc(Eng)(First Class Honours), The University of Hong Kong, China MSc(Eng) (Distinction), The University of Hong Kong, China PhD, The University of Hong Kong MICE, FIStructE, MHKIE, CEng, RPE (Civil & Structural) Qualification of Class 1 Registered Structural Engineer (PRC)   Office:      HW 6-27 Phone:     +852 2859 2650 Fax:         +852 2559 5337 E-mail:    francis.au@hku.hk Homepage:  http://web.hku.hk/~hrecatk/

 

Teaching Activities

• CIVL 1010 Theory and Design of Structures I
• CIVL 2001 Engineering Design and Communication
• CIVL 3012 Prestressed Concrete Structures
• CIVL 3013 Project
• CIVL 3023 Inter-disciplinary Design Project
• CIVL 6001 Project
• CIVL 6008 Bridge Engineering

 

Research Interests

• Bridge structures
• Vehicle-bridge interaction
• Temperature distribution in bridges
• Concrete structures
• Beam-column joints

 

Representative Research / Consultancy Projects

• Dynamic response of cable-stayed bridges under railway and highway loading
• Rational detailing for beam-column joints of reinforced concrete frames in Hong Kong
• Minimizing shrinkage cracks in concrete structures for better serviceability and durability with recommendations for enhancing design, detailing and construction
• Ductility and deformability of high-strength concrete beams partially prestressed with conventional and non-conventional unbonded tendons
• Establishment of Bridge Rating System for Ting Kau Bridge

 

Representative Publications

1. Au, F.T.K., and Bai, Z.Z. (2006). "Effect of axial load on flexural behaviour of cyclically loaded RC columns." Computers and Concrete, An International Journal, 3(4), 261-284.
2. Au, F.T.K., Du, J.S., and Cheung, Y.K. (2005). "Service load analysis of unbonded partially prestressed concrete members." Magazine of Concrete Research , 57(4), 199-209.
3. Jiang, R.J., Au, F.T.K., and Cheung, Y.K. (2004). "Identification of vehicles moving on continuous bridges with rough surface." Journal of Sound and Vibration, 274(3-5), 1045-1063.
4. Au, F.T.K., and Du, J.S. (2004). "Prediction of ultimate stress in unbonded prestressed tendons." Magazine of Concrete Research , 56(1), 1-11.
5. Au, F.T.K., Jiang, R.J., and Cheung, Y.K. (2004). "Parameter identification of vehicles moving on continuous bridges." Journal of Sound and Vibration , 269(1-2), 91-111.
6. Au, F.T.K., Wang, J.J., and Cheung, Y.K. (2002). "Impact study of cable-stayed railway bridges with random rail irregularities." Engineering Structures, 24(5), 529-541.
7. Cheng, Y.S., Au, F.T.K., and Cheung, Y.K. (2001). "Vibration of railway bridges under a moving train by using bridge-track-vehicle element." Engineering Structures, 23(12), 1597-1606.
8. Au, F.T.K., Wang, J.J., and Cheung, Y.K. (2001). "Impact study of cable-stayed bridge under railway traffic using various models." Journal of Sound and Vibration, 240(3), 447-465.
9. Cheung, Y.K., Au, F.T.K., Zheng, D.Y., and Cheng, Y.S. (1999). "Vibration of multi-span non-uniform bridges under moving vehicles and trains by using modified beam vibration functions." Journal of Sound and Vibration, 228(3), 611-628.
10. Cheung, Y.K., and Au, F.T.K. (1995). "Isoparametric spline finite strip for degenerate shells." Thin-Walled Structures, 21(1), 65-92.

 

Others

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