Faculty Research Profile

College of Design and Built Environment

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Faculty Research Profile Bulletin

 

Name:

Kong Fah Tee

 

Rank:

Associate Professor

 

Specialization:

 

☒Structural Engineering ☐ Transportation Engineering
☒Construction Materials ☐ Water Resources Engineering
☐Geotechnical Engineering ☐ Environmental Engineering


 

PhD:

Institution: National University of Singapore
Year: 2004
Dissertation Title: Substructural Identification with Incomplete Measurement for Structural Damage Assessment

 

Selected Research Projects: Titles Only

1.       Statistical Structural Health Monitoring Using Quantile Regression, funded by IStructE, 2010-2011.
2.       Risk-Cost Optimization for Underground Sewer Pipeline Networks, funded by Greenwich University, 2010-2011.
3.       Structural Vibration Modelling and Health Monitoring of Composite Materials, funded by Greenwich University, 2011-2012.
4.       Assessing Current State of Buried Sewer Systems and Their Remaining Safe Life, funded by EPSRC, 2012-2014.
5.       Photoelasticity and Fracture Toughness of Sandwich Composites, funded by Erasmus, 2012.
6.       Damage Detection in Composite Structures Using Piezoelectric Materials, funded by Sydney University, 2013-2014.
7.       Reliability-Based Maintenance for Highway Infrastructure Asset Management, funded by NDDC, 2013-2016.
8.       Reliability-based Maintenance Management for Energy Pipelines, funded by TWI and Greenwich University, 2014-2017.
9.       Uncertainty Effects of Soil and Structural Parameters on Buried Steel Pipes, funded by University of Badji Mokhtar, 2014.
10.    Development of Integrated Wave Energy and Oceanic Macro Algae Farming Platform, funded by British Council, 2015-2016.
11.   Application of Smart Materials, funded by China Scholarship Council, 2015-2016.
12.   Strength Prediction of Green Concrete Interlocking Block from Palm Oil Fuel Ash, Palm Oil Fiber, Rice Husk Ash and Recycled Aggregate Waste Material, funded by Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, 2016-2018.
13.   Wind Engineering and Structural Dynamics, funded by China Scholarship Council, 2017-2018.
14.   Transducer Array Optimisation through Simulation and Development of Normalisation Techniques, funded by TWI, 2016-2019.
15.   An Investigation of Curved Sandwich Beams in Fracture and Impact Tests, funded by Greenwich University, 2017-2018.
16.   Structural Seismic Performance, funded by China Scholarship Council, 2018.
17.   Investigation of Oil Pipeline Leak in Genoa, Italy, funded by IPLOM & TECSA, 2018-2019.
18.   An Investigation of Carbon Epoxy – PVC Curved Sandwich Beam, funded by Greenwich University, 2018-2019.
19.   Structural Integrity and Reliability of Oil and Gas Pipelines, funded by Greenwich University, 2018-2019.
20.   Life Cycle Assessment on the UK Residential Buildings, Occupant Comfort and Cost Implications in Response to Climate Change, funded by Greenwich University, 2022-2023.

 

Selected Patents: Titles Only

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Research Publications:

Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58198560000
Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4EmETNkAAAAJ

 

Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised: Titles Only

1.       Lutfor Rahman Khan, PhD, Reliability Estimation and Risk-Cost Optimisation of Underground Pipelines, 2014.
2.       Konstantinos Pesinis, PhD, Development of Advanced Reliability Assessment Models with Applications in Integrity Management of Onshore Energy Pipelines, 2018.
3.       Ejiroghene Onome Ekpiwhre, PhD, Risk and Reliability-based Maintenance for Highway Infrastructure Asset Management, 2018.
4.       Andrew Ebenuwa, PhD, Reliability-based Analysis and Maintenance of Buried Pipes Considering the Effect of Uncertain Variables, 2018. (Best PhD Award)
5.       Ayse Cagla Balaban, PhD, Structural Integrity of Sandwich Composite Structures: A Fracture-based Approach, 2020.
6.       Sayedali Mostofizadeh, PhD, Structural Performance of Fly Ash-based Geopolymer Concrete Pipes Under Static and Seismic Loadings, 2021.
7.       Alvan Hillary Wordu, PhD, Assessment of Damaged Steel Pipelines: A Finite Element Simulation Study, 2022.
8.       Xudong Niu, PhD, Quantitative Studies on Transducer Array Development for Ultrasonic Guided Wave Excitation and Propagation on Pipelines, 2020. (Best PhD Award)
9.       Chi Zhang, PhD, Reliability-based Fatigue Damage Assessment and Optimum Maintenance Strategy of Offshore Horizontal Wind Turbine Blades, 2019.
10.   Mehrdad Bahari Mehrabani, PhD, Probabilistic Deterioration Modelling and Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis of Coastal Defences, 2018.
11.   Danilo D’Angela, PhD, Seismic Performance Assessment and Structural Health Monitoring of Precast Building, 2019.
12.   Amirabbas Haidarpour, MPhil, Truss Bridge Health Monitoring Based on Vibration Tests, 2020.
13.   Cong Wang, MRes, Structural Grading of Natural Moso Bamboo Assisted by Compression Testing, 2022.

 

Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals): Select all that apply

 

☒Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems ☐ Renewable Energy
☒Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques ☐ Sustainable Environment
☐Carbon Utilization ☐ Climate Change Adaptation
Cycling of Waste Materials Automation / Process Intensification
Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials Novel Physical-Chemical Processes
Novel Modeling / Testing Methods Exposure and Risk Analysis
Natural Resources Management Smart Mobility Systems
Other(s) – please specify: Structural Integrity, Reliability Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence