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Beauty of Engr.
in TAIWAN

Professor Wai-Fah Chen

 Professor

 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 University of Hawaii at Manoa

 Email: chenwf@eng.hawaii.edu
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Title of lecture

Seeing the Big Picture and Making a Difference in Structural Engineering

Education

Ph.D. Solid Mechanics, Brown University, 1966
M.S. Civil Engineering (structures), Lehigh University, 1963
B.S. Civil Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, 1959

Positions Held

66-76: Assistant, Associate and Full Professor, Lehigh University
76-92: Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
80-99: Head of Structural Engineering, Purdue University
83-: Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Constructional Steelwork Research
83: Visiting Professor, Stanford University
84-: Member, Advisory Board, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
84-85: Visiting Professor, University at Kassel, Germany, summers
86-: Honorary Professorship, Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing, Sichuan, China
91-: Main Editor, New Directions in Civil Engineering, CRC Press, Florida
91-: Member, International Editorial Board, Engineering Structures
92-99: George E. Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
94: Honorary President, Fritz Engineering Research Society, Lehigh University
96-: Member, International Editorial Board, An International Journal on Advances in Structural Engineering
97-: Member, Board of Consulting Editors, Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and Annual Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill, New York
97-: Member, Editorial Board, China Civil Engineering Journal
98-: Honorary Professor, Xian Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China
98-: Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
99-06: Dean, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa
99-: Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Consultant, T. Y. Lin International, California; LeTourneau Marine Company, Texas; Exxon Production Research Company, Texas; Karagozian and Case Structural Engineers, California; G. A. Technologies, California; Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Illinois; World Bank on the Chinese University Development Projects.
00-: Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Steel and Composite Structures
00-: Honorary Professor, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan
00-: Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Stability and Dynamics
00-: Member, International Editorial Board, The KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (English Version)
01-: Member, International Editorial Board, Journal of Temporal Design in Architecture and Environment, Japan
02-: Member, Board of Editors, International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, Chaoyang University, Taiwan
03-: Member, Fourth Editorial Board of Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Chinese Society of Mechanics, Beijing, China
04-: Editor, International Journal of Advanced Steel Construction, Hong Kong
05-: Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Architecture and Civil Engineering, sponsored by Chang’ an University, China

Awards and Honors

84: U.S. Senior Scientist Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
85: Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, Structural Division of American Society of Civil Engineers
85: T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, American Institute of Steel Construction
88: Distinguished Alumnus Award of National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
90: Shortridge Hardesty Award, Structural Division of American Society of Civil Engineers
91: Honorary Fellow, Singapore Structural Steel Society
71, 74, 81, 84, 91: The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Awards (with students)
96: The Structural Engineering Fellowship, The University of Hong Kong
90, 96: The JSPS Fellowship for Research in Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
91: Honorable Mention Engineering Handbook Award for the Civil Engineering Handbook
95: Editor W. F. Chen, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division
95: Member, US National Academy of Engineering
96: Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award, The Scientific Research Society, Purdue University Chapter
97-: Honorary Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
98-: Academician of Academia Sinica (Taiwan National Academy of Science)
99: Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Medal, Brown University, 1999
03: Lifetime Achievement Award, American Institute of Steel Construction

Research

• Mechanics of deformable solids
• Structural analysis
• Steel and concrete design
• Soil mechanics
• Geotechnical engineering
• Numerical simulation and modeling of civil engineering systems

Publication

• Selected publications
˙Chen, W.F. and Kim, S.E. 1997 LRFD steel design using advanced analysis. Book published by CRC Press, Florida, 448 pp.
˙Chen, W.F., Goto, Y. and Liew, J.Y.P. 1996 Stability design of semi-rigid frames. Book published by John Wiley and Sons, New York, 468 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Toma, S. 1996 Analysis and software of cylindrical members. Book published by CRC Press, Florida, 309 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Sohal, I. 1995 Plastic design and second-order analysis of steel frames. Book published by Springer-Verlag, New York, 509 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Mosallam, K.H. 1991 Concrete buildings: analysis for safe construction. Book published by CRC Press, Florida, 260 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Lui, E.M. 1991 Stability design of steel frames. Book published by CRC Press, Florida, 380 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Zhang, H. 1990 Structural plasticity: theory, problems and CAE software. Book published by Springer-Verlag, New York, 1990. 250 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Liu, X.L. 1990 Limit analysis in soil mechanics. Book published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, 477 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Mizuno, E. 1990 Nonlinear analysis in soil mechanics. Book published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, 661 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Han, D.J. 1998 Plasticity for structural engineers. Book published by Springer-Verlag, New York, 600 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Lui, E.M. 1987 Structural stability: theory and implementation. Book published by Elsevier, New York, 486 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Baladi, G.Y. 1985 Soil plasticity: theory and implementation. Book published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, 231 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Han, D.J. 1985 Tubular members in offshore structures. Book published by Pitman, London, 271 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Saleeb, A.F. 1982 Constitutive equations for engineering materials, Vol. 1 - elasticity and modeling," Book published by Wiley Inter-science, New York, 580 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. 1994 Constitutive equations for engineering materials, Vol. 2 - plasticity and modeling. Book published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1096 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. 1982 Plasticity in reinforced concrete. Book published by McGraw-Hill, New York, 474 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. and Atsuta, T. 1976, 1977 Theory of beam-columns. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Books published by McGraw-Hill, New York, 513 pp. and 732 pp.
˙Chen, W.F. 1975 Limit Analysis and Soil Plasticity. Book published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, 638 pp.
˙Chen, W.F., with S. P. Zhou, L. Duan and Y. C. Cheng 2001 Global stability analysis for bird-shaped girders. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.127.
˙Chen, W.F. 2000 Plasticity, limit analysis and structural design. International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 37, pp. 81-92.
˙Chen, W.F., with C.B. Joh 1999 Fracture strength of welded flange-bolted web connection. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 5, pp.565-571.
˙Chen, W.F. 1998 Implementing advanced analysis for steel frame design. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp. 323-328.
˙Chen, W.F., with N. Kishi and Y. Goto 1997 Effective length factor of columns in semi-rigid and unbraced frames. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 3, pp.313-320.
˙Chen, W.F., with J.L. Peng, D.V. Rosowsky, A. Pan and T. Yen 1996 Analysis of concrete placement load effects using influence surfaces. ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 93, No. 2, pp.180-187.
˙Chen, W.F., with K.M. Abdalla 1995 Expanded database of semi-rigid steel connections. Computers and Structures, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp.553-564.
˙Chen, W.F. with L. Duan and J. Loh 1994 Ultimate strength of damaged members. Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp.127-133.
˙Chen, W.F. 1993 Concrete plasticity: macro and micro approaches. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 35, No. 12, pp.1097-1109.
˙Chen, W. F. with S. E. Kim, M. K. Kim 2000 Improved Refined Plastic Hinge Analysis Accounting for Strain Reversal, Engineering Structures, Vol.22, No.1, January 15-25.
˙Chen, W. F. 2000 Structural Stability: From Theory to Practice, Engineering Structures, Vol.22, No.2, February 116-122.
˙Chen, W. F. 2000 Plasticity, Limit Analysis and Structural Design, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 37, 81-92.
˙Chen, W. F. with J. Y. R. Liew, H. Chen 2000 Advanced Inelastic Analysis of Frame Structures, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol.52, Nos. 1-3, July-September 245-265.
˙Chen, W. F. with S. P.Zhou, L. Duan, Y. C. Cheng 2001 Global Stability Analysis for Bird-Shaped Girders, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol.127, No.3, March 306-313.
˙Chen, W. F. with J. L. Peng, A. D. E. Pan 2001 Approximate Analysis Method for Modular Tubular Falsework, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 127, No.3, March 256-263.
˙Chen, W. F. with C. Joh 2001 Seismic Behavior of Steel Moment Connections with Composite Slab, Steel Structures, Vol. 1, 175-183.
˙Chen, W. F. with K. Wongkaew 2002 Consideration of Out-of-Plane Buckling in Advanced Analysis for Planar Steel Frame Design, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 58, No. 5-8, 943-965.
˙Chen, W. F. with Y. M. Lan, E. D. Sotelino 2003 The Strain-Space Consistent Tangent Operator and Return Mapping Algorithm for Constitutive Modeling of Confined Concrete, International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, Vol.1, No.1,17-29.
˙Chen, W. F. with M. H. Teng, E. D. Sotelino 2003 Performance Evaluation of RC Bridge Columns Wrapped with FRP, ASCE Journal of Composite for Construction, Vol.7, No. 2, 83-92.
˙Chen, W. F. with L. Duan 2003 Basic Design Criteria for Bridge Crossing, Open Sea and Bay Area, Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, Vol. 21, 289-305.
˙Chen, W. F. with K. M. Abdalla 2004 Effect of Control Fluid and Surface Treatments of High Strength Bolts, International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1, March 1-15.
˙Chen, W. F. with I. H. Chen 2005 Major Revisions of the 2005 AISC Seismic Code, International Journal on Advanced Steel Construction.
˙W. F. Chen, 2005 Foreword for the Inaugurate Issue of the International Journal on Advanced Steel Construction, Hong Kong.
˙Chen, W. F. with W. S. King, C. J. Chen, L. Duan, 2006 Plastic Analysis of Frames with Tapered Member, Journal of Architecture and Civil Engineering, No.1/06.