Professor Alan Jeary

• Biography
• Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
• Grants/Current Projects
• Publications
• Contact

Biography

Alan has worked on five continents and speaks five languages, placing great importance on language precision.
His is on three editorial boards of international journals and a referee for ten international journals. Previously, Alan was head of departments in Hong Kong and the UK. He is also a member of wind loading committees in Europe, Hong Kong and Australia. Telford laureate 1981.

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Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise

BG409A Major Project 2 (Construction)
EN808A Building Engineering
200328 Built Environment Project
200327 Built Environment Research project

Alan has published over 200 papers on various topics. He has undertaken full-scale experiements on five continents.  Interests include structural dynamics, fire, cosntruction management, damping in structures and codification.

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Grants/Current Projects

• Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship
• Fires in tunnels
• Damping in full-scale structures
• The wind climate of Hong Kong
• Mechanisms for the cracking of concrete in full-scale structures
  

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Publications

Jeary A.P. and Ortigao A. The response of a 218-metre tall lattice tower. Paper K4C6. 12th International Wind Engineering Conference. Cairns, Australia. July 3rd, 2007

Jeary A.P. Damping � Estimation, measurement and influence on response. Paper T3A1. 12th International Wind Engineering Conference. Cairns, Australia. July 5th, 2007

Jeary A.P.: Codification Changes as a response to disasters. Proceedings of the Conference on Disasters and Governance. Hong Kong March 2005 (also Book on The Asian Tsunami published 2006)

Fang, J.Q., Jeary, A.P., Li, Q.S. and Wong, C.K.: Random damping in buildings and its AR model, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol 79, Issues 1-2, p159-167, 1999.

Jeary, A.P.: Damping in structures, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol 72, Issues 1-3, p345-355, 12 Nov 1997.

Jeary, A.P.: Establishing non-linear damping characteristics of structures from non-stationary response time-histories, The Structural Engineer, Vol 70, No 4, p61-66 18 Feb 1992.

Jeary, A.P.: Damping in tall buildings: A mechanism and a predictor, Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol 14, p733-750, Sep 1986.

DeSouza, V.C.M., Jeary, A.P. and Sparks, P.R.: Concideracoes sobre o comportamento dinamico de edificios premoldados, Revista Brasileira de Technologia, p219-231, Sep 1980.

Severn, R.T., Jeary, A.P. and Ellis, B.R.: Forced vibration tests and theoretical studies on dams, Proceedings, Institution of Civil Engineers Part 2, V69, p605-634, Sep 1980 and discussion Proc Inst. Civil Engineers, Part 2, V71, p575-595, June 1981.

Jeary, A.P.: Damping measurements from the dynamic behaviour of several large multi-flue chimneys, Institute of Civil Engineers Proceedings, Paper No 7697, p321-329, Jun 1974.

For more information, please contact Alan Jeary.

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