Date: 15 January 2010 (Friday) Time: 6:30PM to 7:30PM Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University FCLU Public Seminar Concrete-Filled Tubular Members and Connections Prof. X.L. Zhao Head of Department Department of Civil Engineering Monash University, Australia Abstract Concrete filled steel tubes (CFSTs) have been used in many structural engineering applications. This lecture presents the design of CFST members subject to bending, compression and combined actions. It addresses the performance and design methods of CFST columns under fire condition. Connections to concrete-filled tubular columns are discussed. It also introduces some recent developments on CFST structures. All Interested Are Welcome Please register online at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fclu/seminar/seminar_15Jan2010/ For enquiries, please contact Miss Joyce Wong at Tel: 27665038 Email: [email protected] Fee: Free of Charge ．An attendance certificate will be issued to each registered participant. ．Applicants with confirmed registration who fail to turn up will be put on lower priority in the registration for the next faculty distinguished lecture or seminar. About the Speaker Prof. X.L Zhao received his PhD from The University of Sydney in 1993. He was appointed as Chair of Structural Engineering at Monash University in 2001. His research interests are tubular structures, buckling, fatigue, fire and FRP strengthening. Prof. Zhao received the 1995 Engineering Excellence Award from the Institution of Engineers, Australia - Sydney Division. He was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Germany in 1997, the JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Invitation Fellowship in 2002 and the Chang Jiang Professorship, Ministry of Education, P.R. China in 2007. Prof. Zhao chairs the IIW (International Institute of Welding) sub-commission XV-E on Tubular Structures and the IIFC (International Institute of FRP for Construction) working group on FRP Strengthened Metallic Structures. Prof. Zhao is a member of the Editorial Board for three international journals. He is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Australia and a Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers. Prof. Zhao is the Head of Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University, Australia.

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Date:15 January 2010 (Friday)

Time: 6:30PM to 7:30PMVenue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

FCLU Public SeminarConcrete-Filled Tubular Members and Connections

Prof. X.L. ZhaoHead of DepartmentDepartment of Civil EngineeringMonash University, Australia

AbstractConcrete filled steel tubes (CFSTs) have been used in many structural engineering applications. This lecture presents the design of CFST members subject to bending, compression and combined actions. It addresses the performance and design methods of CFST columns under fire condition. Connections to concrete-filled tubular columns are discussed. It also introduces some recent developments on CFST structures.

All Interested Are WelcomePlease register online at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fclu/seminar/seminar_15Jan2010/For enquiries, please contact Miss Joyce Wong atTel: 27665038Email: [email protected]: Free of Charge．An attendance certificate will be issued to each registered participant.．Applicants with confirmed registration who fail to turn up will be put on lower priority in the registration for the next faculty distinguished lecture or seminar.

About the SpeakerProf. X.L Zhao received his PhD from The University of Sydney in 1993. He was appointed as Chair of Structural Engineering at Monash University in 2001. His research interests are tubular structures, buckling, fatigue, fire and FRP strengthening. Prof. Zhao received the 1995 Engineering Excellence Award from the Institution of Engineers, Australia - Sydney Division. He was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Germany in 1997, the JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Invitation Fellowship in 2002 and the Chang Jiang Professorship, Ministry of Education, P.R. China in 2007. Prof. Zhao chairs the IIW (International Institute of Welding) sub-commission XV-E on Tubular Structures and the IIFC (International Institute of FRP for Construction) working group on FRP Strengthened Metallic Structures. Prof. Zhao is a member of the Editorial Board for three international journals. He is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Australia and a Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers. Prof. Zhao is the Head of Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University, Australia.