Yuen Ka Veng  阮家榮 Associate Professor Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1997)
• M.Phil. in Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (1999)
• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, USA (2002)

B.Sc. Courses

1. Strength of Materials I (CIVL215)
2. Structures III (CIVL413)

1. Advanced Mathematics (IMSC001)
2. Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity (IMSC002)
3. Structural Vibrations (IMSC010)
4. Plates and Shells (IMSC011)
5. Special Topics in Structural Engineering (IMSC014)
6. Introduction to Structural Control (IMSC221)

Research Interests

• Structural Dynamics and Random Vibrations
• Earthquake and Wind Engineering
• Structural Health Montoring and Control
• System Identification and Model Updating
• Reliability and Probabilistic Methods

• Development of Standardized Wireless System for Health Monitoring of Typical Pedestrian, Highway and Railway Bridges. RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant, Hong Kong, September 2006 – December 2009, L.S. Katafygiotis, and K.-V. Yuen (Co-I)
• Air Quality Prediction by an Efficiency-Robustness Tradeoff Adaptive Model. FDCT Science and Technology Fund, Macau, January 2006 – December 2008, K.-M. Mok, and K.-V. Yuen (PI)
• Structural Health Monitoring Using Measured Ritz Vectors Following the Pattern Recognition Approach. Strategic Research Grant (7001831), City University of Hong Kong, September 2005 – August 2007, H.-F. Lam, J. L. Beck, K.-V. Yuen (Co-I) and M. Veidt
• Novel Algorithms for Calculating the Reliability of Complex Dynamic Systems with Applications in Seismic Analysis and Structural Optimization. RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant, Hong Kong, September 2005 – December 2006, L.S. Katafygiotis, S.K. Au, C.M. Chan, J. Ching, and K.-V. Yuen (Co-I)
• Development of Novel Simulation Methods for Reliability-based Seismic Analysis and Design of Structures. RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant, Hong Kong, September 2003 – September 2006, L.S. Katafygiotis, S.-K. Au, C.-M. Chan, and K.-V. Yuen (Co-I)
• On the Seismic Attenuation Relationship in China. January 2008 - December 2009, K.-V. Yuen (PI)
• Efficient Reliability Methodology for High Dimensional Problems. January 2006 - December 2007, K.-V. Yuen (PI), S.K. Au and H.F. Lam
• A Backward Mapping from the Incomplete Noisy Modal Space to the Physical Coordinate Space with Applications to Damage Detection. January 2005 - December 2006, K.-V. Yuen (PI)
• A Novel Sub-structuring Approach for Structural Health Monitoring. January 2004 - December 2005, K.-V. Yuen (PI)

Book Contributions

1. Yuen, K.-V. (2006) “An Extremely Efficient Finite-Element Model Updating Methodology with Applications to Damage Detection.” Semi-plenary lecture. In Z.H. Yao, M.W. Yuan and Y.Q. Chen (Eds.), Computational Methods in Engineering & Science, Tsinghua University Press & Springer, pp. 139-152.

1. Yuen, K.-V. (2009) “Recent Developments of Bayesian Model Class Selection and Applications in Civil Engineering.” Submitted to Journal of Structural Safety (Elsevier), accepted for publication.
2. Wang, J.#, Au, S.K., and Yuen, K.-V. (2009) “Reliability Analysis Using a “Taylor Expansion-Expected Value” Saddlepoint Approximation.” International Journal of Reliability and Safety (InderScience Publishers), accepted for publication.
3. Yuen, K.-V. (2009) “Efficient Model Correction Method with Modal Measurement.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), in press.
4. Yuen, K.-V., and Mu, H.-Q.# (2009) “Peak Ground Acceleration Estimation by Linear and Nonlinear Models with Reduced Order Monte Carlo Simulation.” Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (Blackwell), accepted for publication.
5. Yan, W.M., Yuen, K.-V., and Yoon, G. L. (2009) “Bayesian Probabilistic Approach for the Correlations of Compressibility Index for Marine Clays.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE), in press.
6. Hoi, K.-I.#, Yuen, K.-V., and Mok, K.-M. (2009) “Prediction of Daily Averaged PM10 Concentrations by Statistical Time-varying Model.” Journal of Atmospheric Environment (Elsevier) 43(16): 2579-2581.
7. Katafygiotis, L.S., Cheung, S.H., and Yuen, K.-V. (2009) “Spherical Subset Simulation (S3) for Solving Nonlinear Dynamical Reliability Problems.” International Journal of Reliability and Safety (InderScience Publishers), in press.
8. Hoi, K.-I.#, Yuen, K.-V., and Mok, K.-M. (2008) “Kalman Filter Based Prediction System for Wintertime PM10 Concentrations in Macau.” Global NEST (Network for Environmental Science and Technology) Journal 10(2): 140-150.
9. Yuen, K.-V., Wang, J.#, and Au, S.K. (2007) “On the Applicable Region of the Saddlepoint Approximation in Reliability Analysis of Dynamical Systems.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Springer Verlag) 6(4): 391-400.
10. Yuen, K.-V., Shi, Y.-F.#, Beck, J.L., and Lam, H.-F. (2007) “Structural Protection Using MR Dampers with Clipped Robust Reliability-based Control.” Journal of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (Springer Berlin) 34(5): 431-443.
11. Yuen, K.-V., Hoi, K.-I.#, and Mok, K.-M. (2007) “Selection of Noise Parameters for Kalman Filter.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Springer Verlag) 6(1): 49-56.
12. Hoi, K.-I. #, Mok, K.-M., and Yuen, K.-V. (2006) “Analysis of the Wet Acid Deposition in Macau.” Global NEST (Network for Environmental Science and Technology) Journal 8(3): 224-233.
13. Yuen, K.-V., and Katafygiotis, L.S. (2006) “Substructure Identification and Health Monitoring Using Response Measurement Only.” Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (Blackwell) 21(4): 280-291.
14. Yuen, K.-V., and Lam, H.-F. (2006) “On the Complexity of Artificial Neural Networks for Smart Structures Monitoring.” Journal of Engineering Structures (Elsevier) 28(7): 977-984.
15. Yuen, K.-V., Beck, J.L., and Katafygiotis, L.S. (2006) “Efficient Model Updating and Monitoring Methodology Using Incomplete Modal Data without Mode Matching.” Special issue in memory of Prof. T.K. Caughey in Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring (IASCM & EACS, John Wiley & Sons) 13(1): 91-107.
16. Yuen, K.-V., Beck, J.L., and Katafygiotis, L.S. (2006) “Unified Probabilistic Approach for Model Updating and Damage Detection.” Journal of Applied Mechanics (ASME) 73(4): 555-564.
17. Lam, H.-F., Yuen, K.-V., and Beck, J.L. (2006) “Structural Health Monitoring Via Measured Ritz Vectors Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks.” Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (Blackwell) 21(4): 232-241.
18. Yuen, K.-V., and Katafygiotis, L.S. (2005) “Model Updating Using response measurements without Knowledge of the Input Spectrum.” Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (John Wiley & Sons) 34(2): 167-187.
19. Yuen, K.-V., and Katafygiotis, L.S. (2005) “An Efficient Simulation Method for Reliability Analysis Using Simple Additive Rules of Probability.” Journal of Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics (Elsevier) 20(1): 109-114.

1. Hoi, K. I.#, Yuen, K. V., and Mok, K. M. (2007) “Statistical Modelling of Summertime  PM10 Concentrations in Macau by Using Kalman Filter” Proc. APCOM’07 in conjunction with EPMESC XI, Kyoto, Japan.
2. Hoi, K. I.#, Yuen, K. V., and Mok, K. M. (2007) “Applying Kalman Filter to Forecast Short-term Air Quality in Macau” Proc. 10th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Cos island, Greece, Volume A, pp. 504-511.
3. Chang, S. W.#, Mok, K. M., and Yuen, K.-V. (2007) “Association ofPM10 Pollution  Episodes with the Meterological Conditions in Macau” Proc. 10th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Cos island, Greece, pp. 90-95.
4. Hoi, K.I.#, Yuen, K.-V., and Mok, K.M. (2006) “Updating Noise Parameters of Kalman Filter Using Bayesian Approach.” In Computational Methods in Engineering & Science, CD ROM Proceedings of Tenth international conference on enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering and Science (EPMESC X), Sanya, Hainan, China. (This paper was awarded in the student paper competition in the conference.)
5. Wang, J.#, Yuen, K.-V., and Au, S.K. (2006) “Reliability Analysis Using Saddlepoint Approximation.” In Computational Methods in Engineering & Science, CD ROM Proceedings of Tenth international conference on enhancement and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering and Science (EPMESC X), Sanya, Hainan, China.
6. Yuen, K.-V., Katafygiotis, L.S., and Wang, J.# (2005) “Monitoring Large Structures with Uncertain Inputs.” (Abstract only) Proc. Annual Conference, Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Hong Kong.
7. Mok, K.-M., Hoi, K.-I.#, and Yuen, K.-V. (2005) “Causes of Wet Acid Deposition in Macau” Proc. 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Rhodes island, Greece, Vol. B, pp.623-628.
8. Shi, Y.-F.#, Yuen, K.-V., and Beck, J.L. (2005) “Semi-Active Control Design Using MR Dampers and Clipped Robust Reliability-based Control.” CD-ROM Proc. ICOSSAR’05, Rome, Italy.
9. Yuen, K.-V., and Katafygiotis, L.S. (2005) “Substructure Identification with Response Measurements Only.” CD-ROM Proc. ICOSSAR 05, Rome, Italy.
10. Lam, H.F. and Yuen, K.-V. (2005) “Structural Health Monitoring by Ritz Vector Matching Utilizing Bayesian Artificial Neural Network.” CD-ROM Proc. ICOSSAR’ 05, Rome, Italy.

• Bridge Committee, Mao Yi-Sheng Science and Technology Education Foundation (茅以升科技教育基金會橋樑委員會) (2009-)
• Committee of Financial Analysis and Computation, Chinese Association of New Cross Technology in Mathematics, Mechanics and Physics (中國數學力學物理學高新技術交叉研究學會金融量化分析與計算專業委員會) (2006-)
• Committee member of ASCE Probabilistic Methods Committee
• Committee member of System identification and Structural Control of International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR)
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Reliability and Safety, InderScience Publishers
• Committee member of SC-1 Subcommittee on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, IASSAR

Journal reviewer for:

• Acta Geotechnica Slovenica
• Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
• Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
• HKIE Transactions, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
• International Journal of Reliability and Safety
• IST Transactions
• Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibrations
• Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
• Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE
• Journal of Engineering Structures
• Journal of Image and Vision Computing
• Journal of Sound and Vibration
• Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, IASCM & EACS
• Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE
• Journal of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
• Journal of Structural Safety

Faculty of Science and Technology
University of Macau
Av. Padre Tomás Pereira, Taipa,
Macau, China

Room: N510
Telephone: (853) 8397-4960
Fax: (853) 28838314
Email: kvyuen
Personal Homepage: http://www.sftw.umac.mo/~kvyuen