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Adrian Chandler
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Professor of Earthquake Engineering Presently on long-term secondment from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UCL. I am working for 3 years (September 1998 - August 2003) at the Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong |
| Research interests |
> structural
dynamics of linear and non-linear systems > earthquakes, earthquake engineering and earthquake-resistant design > earthquake ground motions and response spectra for intraplate regions > earthquake damage assessment and risk/loss analysis > post-earthquake damage surveys > earthquake response of structures with asymmetric configurations > site amplification effects in earthquake ground motions > earthquake design methodologies and codes of practice > wind effects on buildings, including extreme storm damage The main thrust of my research over the past 18 months has been to quantify the seismic hazard of the South China region, and to translate this into seismic risk assessment for construction in Hong Kong and in South China generally. I am interested eventually to extend this research into an assessment of building vulnerability to earthquake damage, in regions of relatively low to moderate seismicity. The methodologies being developed to carry this out could be applied in any region of low-moderate seismicity where generally the records of earthquakes are lacking and their expected impact is difficult to predict. |
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| Short curriculum vitae |
[BORN 01/01/1960] At present, Professor (Reader Grade), Department of Civil Engineering, since 1999 The University of Hong Kong (HKU) 1998-99 Associate Professor (Structural Dynamics), Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong 1992-98 Reader in Earthquake Engineering, University College London (UCL), U.K. 1988-92 Lecturer in Structural Engineering, University College London, U.K. 1981-88 Lecturer in Civil Engineering, King's College London (KCL), U.K. 1981-85 Doctoral Research (Earthquake Engineering), King's College London, U.K. Qualifications: B.Sc(Eng) Civil Engineering, King's College London (1981) with First Class Hons.; 5 undergraduate prizes Ph.D Earthquake Engineering, University of London (1985) C.Eng Chartered Engineer (1988) MICE Corporate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (U.K.), 1988 Awarded the year 2000 Edward Clarence Dyason Universitas 21 Fellowship by The University of Melbourne, Australia. The award relates to a three-month research visit related to collaborative projects in earthquake engineering, focussing particularly on problems related to low and moderate seismicity regions. Member and former Chairman of the U.K. Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT), the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics (SECED, U.K.) and the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering. |
| Recent publications |
A.M. Chandler, E.J.W. Jones and M.H. Patel, "Property loss estimation for wind and earthquake perils", Journal of Risk Analysis, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 235-250, 2001. A.M. Chandler, N.T.K. Lam, J.L. Wilson and G.L. Hutchinson, "Response spectrum modeling for regions lacking earthquake records", Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 1, pp. 60-73, 2001. N.T.K. Lam, J.L. Wilson and A.M. Chandler, "Seismic displacement response spectrum estimated from the frame analogy soil amplification model", Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1437-1452, 2001. A.M. Chandler and N.T.K. Lam, "Performance-based design in earthquake engineering: a multi-disciplinary review", Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 23, No. 12, pp. 1525-1543, 2001. A.M. Chandler, L.S. Chan and N.T.K. Lam, "Deterministic seismic hazard parameters and engineering risk implications for the Hong Kong region", Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 59-72, 2002. |
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