Structural

Engineering

www.ce.ntu.edu.tw/~struct

Structural
Engineering

Introduction
Structural Engineering is always one of the most
important areas in civil engineering. Its main research
activities include the analysis and design of civil
structures such as buildings, bridges, dams and towers.
Since the founding of the Department of Civil Engineering in 1945, professors with structural expertise have
been teaching and researching in the structural engineering area. Regarding the establishment of the Structural
Engineering Group, it can be traced back to the initial
admission cohort of postgraduate students in the
Department of Civil Engineering. Up to the present, the
number of postgraduate students in the structural
engineering group has gradually increased. Currently,
more than 45 students enroll in the Masters course
annually, including people in the entrance examination.
On the other hand, on average, more than 5 PhD
students graduate from the group each year. In order to
promote the internationalization of the structural
engineering group, we also recruit international Masters
and PhD students, mainly from Southeast Asia. The
number of fulltime staff members also grows annually.
Currently, we have 14 staff, with expertise in all areas
related to structural and material engineering.

Our department remains in a leading position in both applied and

academic research in the structural engineering area. Along with global
science and technological development, with economic flourishing and the
flourishing of construction in Taiwan, we consistently seek explanations and
innovation. The development environment of civil engineering gradually
changes, due to the fact that Taiwan has become one of the developed areas.
The research interests of the department in structural engineering and
materials are adapted to meet the demands of society. In addition, because
Taiwan is located in the Pacific Rim earthquake belt, most of the structural
design is constrained by the inevitable earthquake threats. Therefore, research
into building resistance to earthquakes is always a major research project for
the structural engineering group. In 1978, our department founded an
earthquake engineering research center in the Engineering faculty of the
National Taiwan University (NTU), to promote and lead the research and
application of earthquake engineering. Later, this led to a joint National
Earthquake Engineering research center, owned by the National Science
Council and the NTU. The center is equipped with the most advanced
earthquake engineering research instruments, such as a Vibration Table, a
Large-Scale Structure Test Bed and a Counter-Force Wall. It is also the
milestone that indicates a new era of research in earthquake engineering. In
the future, more effort will be put into this area. Our aim is to seek strategies
that reduce the harm of the earthquake and increase the happiness of the
people and society.

Structural Engineering
Professor Yin-Wen Chan

Concrete Materials, Fiber Reinforced Composites, Fracture Mechanics

Professor Lai-Yun Wu

Engineering Mathematics, Computational Mechanics,

Structural Engineering and Control, Stability Analysis of Structure and Landslide

Professor Shyh-Jiann Hwang

Faculty

Professor I-Chau Tsai

Research Areas

The research areas can be categorized into traditional research areas and future
research areas.

Research Facilities

The major research facilities are a Structure Laboratory, a Material Laboratory, a

Mechanical Sound Vibration Laboratory and a Free fall Laboratory. In addition,
the Vibration table, Large-Scale Structure test bed and Counter-force Wall in
the National Earthquake Engineering Research Center are also available for us
to use. A new Civil Engineering Building donated by a private company is
located next to the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering
Building on the Xinhai Road, and is currently used by most faculty and graduate
students.
Apart from university funds, the financial funds of the group come from the
Nation Science Council Assistant Project, Government Projects and Industry
Cooperated Projects. Generally, funding levels are sufficient.
The main research crew consists of qualified Masters and PhD students from
all areas of Taiwan.

Traditional Areas:
(1)Structural Theory Analysis: Wave dynamics, Vibration and Noise, Plastic
Mechanics, Computational Mechanics, Nonlinear Mechanics, Structural
Reliability Analysis, Structural Optimization Analysis.
(2)Earthquake Engineering and Earth-resistance Analysis: Structural Dynamics,
Scattered Vibration, System Identification, Building Earthquake-resistant
Design Analysis, Bridge Earthquake-resistant Design Analysis, Active and
Passive Structure Control.
(3)Large-scale Structure Earthquake-resistance Experiment: Concrete Structure
Earthquake-resistant Experiment and Vibration Table Experiment, Steel
Structure Earthquake-resistant Experiment and Vibration Table
Experiment, Composite Structure Earthquake-resistant Experiment and
Vibration Table Experiment, Isolated Structure Vibration Table Experiment,
and Energy Dissipation Structure Vibration Table Experiment.
(4)Engineering Material: Concrete Mechanics, Concrete Material and
Experiment, Material Composition, Fracture Mechanics of Concrete.
Future Areas:
(1)Structure Performance Design Regulation Research: Building Earthquakeresistance Design Regulation Research, Bridge Earthquake-resistant Design
Regulation Research, Building Durability Design Regulation Research,
Bridge Durability Design Regulation Research.
(2)Structure Life Cycle Total Design Research: Building Earthquake-resistant &
Durable Life Cycle Design and Maintenance Strategy Research, Public
Facilities (bridges, etc.). Earthquake-resistance, Flood-resistance and
Durability Life Cycle Design and Maintenance Strategy Research.
(3)Structure Safety Evaluation and Reinforcement: Building Earthquakeresistance Safety Evaluation and Reinforcement, Bridge Earthquakeresistance Safety Evaluation and Reinforcement, Bridge Flood-resistance
Safety Evaluation and Reinforcement.
(4)Innovative Engineering Material Research: High-performance Concrete
Material
Research,
Composite
Structure
Material
Research,
High-performance Reinforced Steel, Steel Applications, and Nano-material
Applications in Structural Engineering.
(5)Structure Health Diagnostics and Control: Smart Structure Automatic
Monitory System, Smart Structure Control System, and Nano-material
Applications in Structure Health Diagnostics.

Reinforced Concrete Earthquake Resistance Design, Evaluation,

and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structures Prestressed Concrete

Professor Chein-Shan Liu

Earthquake Engineering, Reliability of Structure, Wind-Resistance Engineering

Plasticity, Nonlinear Structural Dynamics, Micromagnetism, Meshless

Methods, Inverse Problems, Computational Mechanics

Professor Hong-Ki Hong

Associate Professor Chung-Che Chou

Structural Mechanics, Sound &Vibration, Boundary Element Method

Professor R.Y. Tan

Steel Structure, Post-tensioned Self-centering Structure, Bridge Engineering,

Earth Resistance Design

Random Vibration, Structural Mechanics, Earthquake Engineering

Adjunct Faculty

Professor Yeong-Bin Yang

Professor Chen-Chang Kao

Structural Dynamics, Structural Stability, Bridge Mechanics,

High Speed Railways, Micro Soil Vibrations

Professor Chin-Hsiung Loh

Engineering Materials, RC Design, PC Design

Professor Ching-Churn Chern

Structural Control, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Health Monitoring Technique

Structural Safety Assessment, Earthquake Resistance Analysis & Test,

Structural Analysis

Professor Jenn-Chuan Chern

Professor Chau-Shioung Yeh

Professor Kuo-Chun Chang

Professor Yung-Hsiang Chen

Advanced Materials, Concrete Engineering, Bridge Engineering,

Structural Analysis and Testing
Passive Structural Control, Dynamic Structural Tests,
Earthquake Resistance Design

Professor Keh-Chyuan Tsai

Steel Structure, Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Resistance Design

Professor Liang-Jenq Leu

Elastic wave in solids, Magneto-elasticity, Earthquake engineering,

Structural mechanics
Structural Dynamics, Anti-Shock Structure Design, Railway Engineering

Professor Lap-Loi Chung

Structure Control, Random Vibration, Earthquake engineering

Associate Professor Dyi-Wei Chang

Bridge Engineering

Nonlinear Analysis & Design of Structures, Computational Mechanics,

Structural Optimization

Sep 2009