Professor (Structural Engineering)   Professor Ben YOUNG   BSc, University of Syndey BEng (First Class Honours), University of Sydney PhD, University of Sydney MASCE, FHKISC   Office:      HW 6-23 Phone:     +852 28592674 Fax:         +852 25595337 E-mail:     young@hku.hk Lecture notes :     http://www.hku.hk/civil/civil_intranet/beng/engg/

 

Teaching Activities

• ENGG 1003 Mathematics I
• ENGG 1010 Foundations of Engineering Mechanics
• CIVL 1004 Engineering Mathematics I
• CIVL 1008 Structural Mechanics
• CIVL 2001 Engineering Design and Communications
• CIVL 3016 Steel Structures
• CIVL 3023 Inter-disciplinary Design Project
• CIVL 6072 Cold-formed Steel Structure Design

 

Research Interests

• Cold-formed steel structures
• Testing and design of steel structures
• Thin-walled structures
• Structural stability
• Stainless steel structures
• Aluminium structures and fire resistance of metal structures

 

Representative Research / Consultancy Projects

• Investigation of cold-formed steel structures under fire conditions
• Behaviour of stainless steel tubular structures
• Behaviour of aluminum alloy structural members
• One of the code writers "Code of practice for the structural use of steel 2005" published by the Buildings Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Teaching approaches for large class of engineering students

 

Representative Publications

1. Zhou, F., and Young, B. (2006). "Cold-formed stainless steel sections subjected to web crippling." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 132(1), 134-144.
2. Chen, J., and Young, B. (2006). "Stress-strain curves for stainless steel at elevated temperatures." Engineering Structures, Elsevier Science, 28(2), 229-239.
3. Young, B., and Ellobody, E. (2006). "Experimental investigation of concrete-filled cold-formed high strength stainless steel tube columns." Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier Science, 62(5), 484-492.
4. Zhu, J.H., and Young, B. (2006). "Tests and design of aluminum alloy compression members." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 132(7), 1096-1107.
5. Young, B., and Lui, W.M. (2005). "Behavior of cold-formed high strength stainless steel sections." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 131(11), 1738-1745.
6. Young, B. (2004). "Tests and design of fixed-ended cold-formed steel plain angle columns." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 130(12), 1931-1940.
7. Young, B., and Rasmussen, K.J.R. (2003). "Measurement techniques in the testing of thin-walled structural members." Experimental Mechanics, 43(1), 32-38.
8. Young, B., and Hartono, W. (2002). "Compression tests of stainless steel tubular members." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 128(6), 754-761.
9. Young, B., and Yan, J. (2002). "Channel columns undergoing local, distortional and overall buckling." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 128(6), 728-736.
10. Young, B., and Hancock, G.J. (2001). "Design of cold-formed channels subjected to web crippling." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 127(10), 1137-1144.