Associate Professor (Environmental Engineering)   Dr. Kit Ming LAM   BSc (Eng), The University of Hong Kong, China PhD, The University of Hong Kong, China MIMechE, MIOA, CEng   Office:      HW 6-07 Phone:     +852 28591975 Fax:         +852 25595337 E-mail:     kmlam@hku.hk

 

Teaching Activities

• CIVL 1006 Fluid Mechanics
• CIVL 2004 Hydraulics and Hydrology
• CIVL 6053 Wind Engineering
• CIVL 6025 Environmental Impact Assessment of Engineering Projects

 

Research Interests

• Environmental hydraulics - Jet mixing in a current
• Bluff body aerodynamics
• Wind engineering
• Core member of the Environmental Engineering Research Centre and core member of the AoE in Water Environmental Engineering in the University

Representative Research / Consultancy Projects

• Wind tunnel investigations of wind pressures, wind loading, dynamic responses and Environmental wind conditions of a number of building developments and stadiums

 

Representative Publications

1. Lam, K.M., Lee, W.Y., Chan, C.H.C. and Lee, J.H.W. (2006). "Global behaviors of a round buoyant jet in a counterflow." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 132(6), 589-604.
2. Lam, K.M., and To, A.P. (2006). "Reliability of numerical computation of pedestrian level wind environment around a row of tall buildings." Wind and Structures, 9(6), 473-492.
3. Lam, K.M., and Leung, M.Y.H. (2005). "Asymmetric vortex shedding flow past an inclined flat plate at high incidence." European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 24, 33-48.
4. Xia, L.P., and Lam, K.M. (2004). "Unsteady effluent dispersion of a round jet interacting with an oscillating cross-flow." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 130(7), 667-677.
5. Lam, K.M., and To, A.P. (2003). "Interference effect of an upstream larger cylinder on the lock-in vibration of a flexibly-mounted circular cylinder." Journal of Fluids and Structures, 17(8), 1059-1078.
6. Lam, K.M., and Zhao, J.G. (2002). "Occurrence of peak lifting actions on a large cantilevered roof." Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 90(8), 897-940.
7. Lam, K.M., and Chan, C.H.C. (2002). "Time-averaged mixing behaviour of circular jet in counterflow - Velocity and concentration measurements." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 128(9), 861-865.
8. Lam, K.M., and Dai. G.Q. (2002). "Formation of vortex street and vortex pair from a circular cylinder oscillating in water." Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 26(8), 901-915.
9. Lam, K.M., and Xia, L.P. (2001). "Experimental simulation of a vertical round jet issuing into an unsteady crossflow." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 127(5), 369-379.
10. Chan, C.H.C., and Lam, K.M. (1998). "Centreline velocity decay of a circular jet in a counterflowing stream." Physics of Fluids, 10(3), 637-644.