Ben Young
Professor
Civil Engineering
Hong Kong University
Hong Kong
Biography
Professor Ben YOUNG Associate Dean of the Graduate School BSc, University of Syndey BEng (First Class Honours), University of Sydney PhD, University of Sydney 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 classes of engineering students
Research Interest
Cold-formed steel structures Testing and design of steel structures Thin-walled structures Structural stability Stainless steel structures Aluminium structures Fire resistance of metal structures Engineering education
Publications
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Yan, S. and Young, B. (2013). “Effects of Elevated Temperatures on Double Shear Bolted Connections of Thin Sheet Steelsâ€, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 139, No. 5, 757-771.
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Huang, Y. and Young, B. (2014). “The Art of Coupon Testsâ€, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier Science, Vol. 96, 159-175.
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Feng, R. and Young, B. (2015). "Theoretical Analysis of Cold-formed Stainless Steel Tubular Joints ", Engineering Structures, Elsevier, 83, 99-115.
