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Professor Ben Young

Associate Dean of the Graduate School
The University of Hong Kong

Research Interests:
Cold-formed steel structures, Testing and design of steel structures, Thin-walled structures, Structural stability, Stainless steel structures

Education:
BSc, University of Sydney
BEng (First Class Honours), University of Sydney
PhD, University of Sydney

Selected Publications:
Young, B. and Rasmussen, K. J. R. (1977). “Bifurcation of singly symmetric columns.” Thin-Walled Structures, 28, pp. 155–177.
Young B, Hartono W (2002). Compression tests of stainless steel tubular members. J. Struct. Eng., (ASCE). 128(6): 754-761.
Ben Young and Jintang Yan 2002. Finite Element Analysis and Design of Fixed-Ended Plain Channel Columns. Journal of Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. Vol. 38, 549-566.
Ben Young and Jintang Yan 2004 Numerical investigation of channel columns with complex stiffeners- part II: parametric study and design. Thin Walled Structures, Vol. 42, 895-909.
Young, B. and Lui, W.M. (2005), "Behavior of Cold-formed High Strength Stainless Steel Sections”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 131(11), 1738-1745.
Chen, J. and Young, B., 2006, Design of cold-formed steel lipped channel columns at elevated temperatures, Engineering Structures, 29, 2445-2456.
Zhou, F. and Young, B. (2007), “Cold-formed High-Strength Stainless Steel Tubular Sections Subjected to Web Crippling”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 133, No. 3, 368-377.
Silvester, N., Young, B. & Camotim, D. 2008. Non-linear behavior and load-carrying capacity of CFRP-strengthened lipped channel steel columns. Engineering Structures doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2008.02.010
Young, B. and F. Zhou, 2008.Aluminum tubular sections to web crippling_Part I: Test and finite element analysis. Thin-Walled Structures, 46:339-351.
Young, B. and F. Zhou, 2008. Aluminum tubular sections to web crippling_Part II: Proposed design equations. Thin-Walled Structures, 46: 352-361.
Young, B. (2008), “Research on Cold-formed Steel Columns”, Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 46, No. 7-9, 731-740
Zhu, J.H. and Young, B. (2011), “Cold-formed-steel Oval Hollow Sections under Axial Compression”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 7, 719-727.

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