Wai-Fah Chen
Wai-Fah Chen at a Glance Most Recent Position • Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Hawaii, 1999-2006 • George E. Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Purdue University, 1976 to 1999 • Taught at Lehigh University, 1966 to 1975 Education • Ph.D. in solid mechanics, Brown University, RI, 1966. • M.S. in structural engineering, Lehigh University, PA, 1963 • 1997 Awarded
Subjects: Engineering - Civil
Biography
Wai-Fah Chen at a GlanceMost Recent Position
• Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Hawaii, 1999-2006
• George E. Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Structural Engineering at Purdue University, 1976 to 1999
• Taught at Lehigh University, 1966 to 1975
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Research Interests
Constitutive modeling of engineering materials, soil and concrete plasticity, structural connections, and structural stability
Personal Interests
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Research Interests
• Constitutive modeling of engineering materials, soil and concrete plasticity, structural connections, and structural stability
Awards and Honors
• 1984 US Senior Scientist Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
• 1985 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, American Institute of Steel Construction
• 1985 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize of the ASCE
• 1988 Distinguished Alumnus Award, National Cheng-Kung University
• 1990 Shortridge Hardesty Award of the ASCE
• 1991 Honorary Fellow, Singapore Structural Steel Society
• 1995 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
• 1997 Awarded Honorary Membership of the ASCE
• 1998 Elected to the Academia Sinica (Taiwan’s National Academy of Science)
• 1999 Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Medal, Brown University
• 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award, America Institute of Steel Construction.
• 2003Featured in the biographical monograph “Giants of Engineering Science” as one of ten of the world’s leading engineering scientists, UK.
Books
Articles
Advanced Analysis for Structural Steel Building Design
Published: Apr 16, 2014 by Frontiers of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Authors: Waifah Chen
Subjects:
Engineering - Civil
This paper presents a simple, concise and reasonably comprehensive introduction to some of the theoretical and practical approaches which have been used in the traditional and modern processes of design of steel building structures.
Toward Practical Advanced Analysis for Steel Frame Design
Published: Aug 16, 2009 by Journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
Authors: Waifah Chen
Subjects:
Engineering - Civil
This paper describes one of the practical advanced analysis methods that have been calibrated against the current American Institute of Steel Construction load and resistance design specification, which requires only simple modifications of an existing in-house elastic program that is widely available in current engineering practice.
Seeing the Big Picture in Structural Engineering
Published: May 16, 2009 by Institution of Civil Engineers, London, UK
Authors: Waifah Chen
Subjects:
Engineering - Civil
This paper sets out to provide a big-picture' guide to the major advances in structural engineering design that have taken place over the last five decades.
MY LIFE JOURNEY-CONNECTING THE DOTS
Published: May 16, 2008 by Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering
Authors: Waifah Chen
Subjects:
Engineering - Civil
This lecture was delivered at the National Science Foundation in Washington D.C. for 2008 National Asian American Heritage Month Celebration. The speech was published in the Magazine of the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Volume 35, No. 3, 2008.
My Life Journey: Reflections of an Academic
Published: Dec 16, 2007 by World Scientific, Singapore
Authors: Waifah Chen
Subjects:
Engineering - General
This book describes Waifah Chen's three main events: his career and his path of establishing his engineering reputation; his life as an eye witness of the rise of China and his struggle in achieving his American dream.
Engineering Mechanics in Structural Engineering Research and Education
Published: Aug 16, 1994 by Singapore Structural Steel Society
Authors: Waifah Chen
Subjects:
Engineering - Civil
This paper was presented as the keynote lecture at the International Symposium on the Role of Engineering Mechanics in the Training of Engineers, held on 23-26 June, 1994 at Tsinghua University, Beijing. It has been published in the SSSS Proceedings (Steel Structures, Vol.5, No.1, December 1994).
Concrete Plasticity: Recent Developments
Published: Jun 16, 1994 by Applied Mechanics Review
Authors: Waifah Chen
Subjects:
Engineering - Civil
The present state of some key aspects of development of concrete plasticity is summarized. Emphasis is placed on the representation and interpretation of the inelastic deformation of concrete materials in the post-elastic range. The development of plasticity-based models in pre-peak stress range is first summarized. Next, recent studies relating macro-space features and microscopic events are presented. Finally, the role of cement-paste-sand interfaces at the micro scale are explored.