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Dr. LAM, Heung-Fai is currently associate professor in the Department of Building and Construction at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Dr LAM is the winner of the Teaching Excellence Awards (2007/2008). In terms of professional services, Dr LAM is the associate editor of the International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (IJAMM). Furthermore, he is a committee member of the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Task Group on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) (2003 – present), and member of the System Identification and Structural Control (Subcommittee 5) of the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (2005 – present).

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Research Interest

Structural model updating and health monitoring, Modal identification, Vibration measurement, Structural vibration control, Nondestructive evaluation, Artificial neural networks.

Selected Publications

1. Kang WJ, Albermani F, KITIPORNCHAI S and LAM HF (2007), Modeling and Analyzing of Lattice Towers with More Accurate Models,  International Journal of Advanced Steel Construction (IJASC),  3(2): 565-582.

2. LAM HF, Ng CT and LEUNG AYT (2007), Detection of Multi-Crack on Semi-Rigidly Connected Beams Utilizing Dynamic Data,  Journal of Engineering Mechanics – ASCE,  134: 90-99.

3. LAM HF, Ng CT and Veidt M (2007), Experimental Characterization of Multiple Cracks in a Cantilever Beam Utilizing Transient Vibration Data Following a Probabilistic Approach,  Journal of Sound and Vibration,  305(1-2): 34-49.

4. Yuen KV, Shi YF, Beck JL and LAM HF (2007), Structural Protection Using MR Dampers with Clipped Robust Reliability-Based Control,  Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization,  34: 431-443. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00158-007-0097-3]

5. LAM HF, Yuen KV and Beck JL (2006), Structural Health Monitoring via Measured Ritz Vectors Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks,  Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering,  21(4): 232-241.

6. Yuen KV and LAM HF (2006), On the Complexity of Artificial Neural Networks for Smart Structures Monitoring,  Engineering Structures,  28(7): 977-984.

7. KITIPORNCHAI S, KANG WJ, LAM HF and ALBERMANI F (2005), Factors Affecting the Design and Construction of Lamella Suspen-Dome Systems,  Journal of Constructional Steel Research,  61: 764-785.

8. Ng CT and LAM HF (2005), Optimization Design of Tall Buildings under Multiple Design Criteria,  International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (IJAMM),  1(4): 35-48.

9. LAM HF, LEE YYR, SUN HY, CHENG GF and GUO X (2005), Application of the Spatial Wavelet Transform and Bayesian Approach to the Crack Detection of a Partially Obstructed Beam,  Thin-Walled Structures,  43: 1-21.

10. LAM HF and LEE EWM (2005), Structural Health Monitoring by Damage Signature Matching Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks,  HKIE Transactions,  12(2): 22-29.

11. LEE EWM and LAM HF (2004), ANN based structural damage diagnosis using measured vibration data,  8th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems (KES 2004),  New Zealand, May 2004

12. LEE EWM and LAM HF (2004), ANN-based structural damage diagnosis using measured vibration data,  Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence,  3215: 373-379.

13. LEE EWM and LAM HF (2004), ANN-Based Structural Damage Diagnosis Using Measured Vibration Data,  International Conference KES2004,  KES, Wellington, New Zealand, September 2004 IIIp.373-379

14. JOHNSON EA, LAM HF, KATAFYGIOTIS LS and BECK JL (2004), The Phase I IASC-ASCE structural health monitoring benchmark problem using simulated data,  Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE,  January, 130(1): 3-15.

15. LAM HF, KATAFYGIOTIS LS and MICKLEBOROUGH NC (2004), Application of a statistical Model Updating Approach on Phase I of the IASC-ASCE SHM Benchmark Study,  Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE,  January, 130(1): 34-48.

16. LEE YYR, LAM HF and YUEN KKR (2003), Bayesian System Identification Utilizing Evolution Strategy,  Advances in Vibration Engineering,  2(2): 121-127.

17. KANG WJ, CHEN ZH, LAM HF and ZUO CR (2003), Analysis and design of the general and outmost-ring stiffened suspen-dome structures,  Engineering Structures,  November, 25(13): 1685-1695.

18. LAM HF and YUEN KV (2003), First International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-1'2003),  Design of artificial neural networks for structural health monitoring,  JSCE Conference Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 13-15 November 2003 1p.611-618

19. KATAFYGIOTIS LS and LAM HF (2002), Tangential-Projection Algorithm for Manifold Representation in Unidentifiable Model Updating Problems,  Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics,  31(4): 791-812.