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Head, Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE), OpenSees
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Formerly:
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography:
Prof Usmani joined PolyU in August 2016 after working in UK academia for nearly 30 years. After a Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Stanford University (California), his research career began with developing finite element codes for simulation of foundry casting processes at Swansea University involving modeling of fluid flow, heat transfer and phase change. His background in structural engineering and computational heat transfer and fluid dynamics led him to take up fire safety engineering research (focusing on fire resistance of structures) upon accepting a lectureship position at University Edinburgh (1995). Prof Usmani’s predominant research interest over the past 20 years has been to understand the thermo-mechanical behaviour of structures in real fires using analytical and computational methods validated with experimental data. The aim of this work is to move away from the prevalent prescriptive practice for design of structural fire resistance by developing new and rational design methods in which realistic representations of demand (fire and loads) are set against scientifically robust estimates of structural capacity (resistance) in order to ensure reliable performance. His research has yielded over 250 peer reviewed publications; authored and edited books; and many technical reports resulting from research funding in excess of HK$100 million so far.
Education:
BE (Civil Engineering), NED University of Eng. & Tech.
MS (Structural Engineering), Stanford University, California
PhD, University of Wales, Swansea
Research Interests:
Computational heat/mass transfer and CFD using the finite element method.
Computational structural/solid mechanics using the finite element method.
Analysis, modeling and design of structures in fire.
Selected Publications: (For more see the link Prof. Asif Sohail Usmani)
Huang, H.-C. and Usmani, A. S. (1994). Finite Element Analysis for Heat Transfer. Springer
Usmani, A., Drysdale, D., Rotter, J., Sanad, A., Gillie, M, Lamont, S, O’Connor, M., O’Callaghan, D, Elghazouli, A., Izzuddin, B., Richardson, A., Bailey, C., and Newman, G. (2000). Behaviour of Steel Framed Structures Under Fire Conditions. Tech. rep. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Edinburgh
A.S. Usmani, J.M. Rotter, S. Lamont, A.M. Sanad and M. Gillie, “Fundamental principles of structural behaviour under thermal effects”. Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 36(8), pp 721-744, 2001
Gillie, M., Usmani, A. S., and Rotter, J. M. (2002). A structural analysis of the Cardington British steel corner test. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 58(4): 427–442
Usmani, A.S., Chung, Y.C. and Torero, J.L. (2003), "How did the WTC towers collapse: a new theory", Fire. Safety. J., 38(6), 501-533.
Gillie, M., Usmani, A., and Rotter, M. (2004). Bending and membrane action in concrete slabs. Fire and Materials 28(2-4): 139–157.
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