Staff Profile

Biography

Ir Dr. Yancheng CAI is the Program Leader of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Building Engineering and Management, and Master of (Applied) Science in Intelligent Construction and Building Information Modelling at HKMU. He obtained his doctoral degree in structural engineering from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2013. He then worked in the engineering industry and HKU for the practice and research in structural engineering during 2014-2020. In July 2020, he took up the position of research assistant professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He joined Hong Kong Metropolitan University as an assistant professor in August 2022. Dr. Cai’s research mainly focuses on behaviour and design of high performance steel (including stainless steel and high strenth steel) structures at room and elevated temperatures. His specialties include the combination of experimental design, numerical modelling and theoretical analysis in investigation, stability and connection details of high performance steel structures and steel modular systems. Dr. Cai received the Grand Prize of the HKIE Innovation Awards for Young Members in 2018 and, the “Commendation Merit - R&D Award by Joint Structural Division of Structural Division of HKIE and the IStructE in 2017, etc.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Additively Manufactured Metal Structures; Composite structures; Construction technology; Connections and joints; High performance steel; Modular Structures.

Academic & Professional Experience

2014-2016: Completed HKIE Scheme "A" Training in Structural Engineering

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Cai, Y., Chan, T.M., and Young, B. (2022) Strength predictions of circular hollow section T-joints of steel grade 1100 MPa. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 188, 107003.
• Cai, Y., and Young, B. (2021). Design of lean duplex stainless steel tubular sections subjected to concentrated end-bearing loads. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States) 147 (4), 0002951.
• Cai, Y., and Kwan, A.K.H. (2021). Behaviour and design of cold-formed austenitic stainless steel circular tubes infilled with seawater sea-sand concrete. Engineering Structures 241, 112435.
• Cai, Y., Quach, W.M., Chen, M.T., and Young, B. (2019). Behavior and design of cold-formed and hot-finished steel elliptical tubular stub columns. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 156, 252-265.
• Cai, Y., and Young, B. (2014). Behavior of cold-formed stainless steel single shear bolted connections at elevated temperatures. Thin-Walled Structures 75, 63-75.

Selected Professional & Community Services

• Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• Member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
• Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
• Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Corresponding member of Research Panel (since 2019 - ), the Institution of Structural Engineers, UK
• Editorial Panel Member (2016 - 2021), Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering

Further Information

Link to Google Scholar page

Modified Date: 20 Feb, 2025
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