KITIPORNCHAI, S
BE, PhD, F ASCE, FIE Aust, FHKIE
Professor (Chair)
Department of Building and Construction

E-Mail: S.Kitipornchai@cityu.edu.hk Tel.: (852) 2788 8028 Room: B6318

Professor Kitipornchai has a wide range of teaching, research and consulting experience in structural engineering. He is a recognized expert in nonlinear analysis and design of steel structures, in particular in the area of computer simulation of transmission and communication tower structures. He is the Regional Editor of the Engineering Structures journal. He has published 6 books, over 200 journal papers and 2 patents.

Research Interests

• Structural stability
• Steel structures
• Nonlinear analysis
• Thin-wall structures
• Transmission towers
• Structural mechanics
• Smart structures

Selected Publications

• Kitipornchai, S. and Trahair, N.S. (1972), "Elastic Stability of Tapered I-Beams", Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, 98(ST3), 713-728.
• Kitipornchai, S. and Trahair, N.S. (1980), "Buckling Properties of Monosymmetric I-Beams", Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, 106(ST5), 941-957.
• Kitipornchai, S. and Chan, S.L. (1987), "Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Angle and Tee Beam-Columns", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 113(4), 721-739.
• Al-Bermani, F.G.A. and Kitipornchai, S. (1990), "Nonlinear Analysis of Thin-Walled Structures Using Least Element/Member", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 116(1), 215-234.
• Al-Bermani, F.G.A. and Kitipornchai, S. (1992), "Nonlinear Analysis of Transmission Towers", Engineering Structures, 14(3), 139-151.
• Kitipornchai, S., Al-Bermani, F.G.A. and Peyrot, A.H. (1994), "Effect of Bolt Slippage on the Ultimate Behavior of Lattice Structures", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 120(8), 2281-2287.
• Liew, K.M., Xiang, Y. and Kitipornchai, S. (1995), "Research on Thick Plate Vibration: A Literature Survey", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 180(1), 163-176.
• Liew, K.M., Lim, C.W. and Kitipornchai, S. (1997), "Various Theories for Vibration of Shallow Shells: A Review with Bibliography", Applied Mechanics Review, 50(8), 431-444.
• Cheng, Z.Q. and Kitipornchai, S. (1998), Nonlinear Theory for Composite Laminated Shells with Interfacial Damage”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 65, 711-719.
• Wang, C.M., Kitipornchai, S. and Reddy, J.N. (2000), “Relationship between Vibration Frequencies of Reddy and Kirchoff Polygonal Plates with Simply Supported Edges”, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, ASME, 122(1), 77-81.
• Veidt, M., Liu, T. and Kitipornchai, S. (2000), “Experimental Investigation of the Acousto-Ultrasonic Transfer Characteristics of Adhesively Bonded Piezoceramic Transducers”, Smart Material Structures, 9(1), 19-23.