Professor John C.K. Cheung

Biography/ Background

Professor John Cheung is Head of Wind Engineering Research Group at the School of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests focus on Bluff Body Aerodynamics with particular expertise on wind tunnel testing and evaluation of wind loads and wind effects on buildings and structures. He has joined the University of Adelaide after 25 years as an academic staff member engaged in research, testing and consulting at Monash University. He previously also worked for MEL Consultants Pty Ltd in Melbourne and reached the position of Director in the Company.

John spent his industrial apprenticeship at BHP Newcastle Iron and Steel Works and studied at the University of Newcastle part-time, achieving first class honours in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) in 1978. He was awarded his PhD at Monash University in 1984 with the thesis entitled 'Effect of Turbulence on the Aerodynamics & Response of a Circular Structure in Wind Flow'.

Professor Cheung has published many peer-reviewed papers on his research and co-authored many proprietary consultancy reports. He was the Chairman of the Australasian Wind Engineering Society (1998-2007) and the Chairman of the 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering in 2007. He is currently a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and listed on the National Professional Engineers Register.

Qualifications

BE (Newcastle), PhD (Monash), FIEAust, CPEng (NPER)

Teaching Interests

MECH ENG 4127 Wind Engineering
MECH ENG 7055 Wind Engineering

Publications

• Cheung J C K, (2008) Teaching Wind Engineering in the 21st Century: a co-player approach, Proceeding 13th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Hobart, Australia.
• Cheung J C K and Nguyen C K, A Flow Analysis for a Turning Rapid Contraction using CFD, (2008) Proceeding 4th International Conference on Advances in Wind and Structures, Jeju, Korea.
• Solari G, Cheung J, Isyumov N, Kareem A, Stathopoulos T, Surry D and Tamura Y, (2008) The Davenport Medal: A tribute from the International Association for Wind Engineering to Alan Garnett Devenport, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 96, pp. 459-470.
• Holmes J D and Cheung J C K, (2007) APEC-WW Economy Report Australia 2007, Proceeding 4th Workshop on Regional Harmonization of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia-Pacific Economies (APEC-WW), Shanghai, China.
• Mendis P, Ngo T, Haritos N, Hira A, Samali B and Cheung J C K, (2007) Wind Loading on Tall Buildings, Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, Special Issue: Loading on Structures, pp 41-54.
• Nilsen A O, Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2007) Wind tunnel testing of the widened jetty at the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, Proceeding 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
• Nguyen C K, Ngo T D, Mendis P, Haritos N and Cheung J C K, (2007) Development of a Closed Circuit Wind Tunnel with the help of CFD, Proceeding 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Cairns, Australia.
• Cheung J C K, (2007) 紊流強度與尺度對陣風系數之影響, Global Chinese Wind Engineering Forum, Tamkang University, Taipei, April.
• Nguyen C K, Ngo T D, Mendis P A and Cheung J C K, (2006) Dynamic torsional behaviour of tall building under wind loads using CFD approach, Proceeding 4th Int. Sym. on Computational Wind Engineering, Yokohama, Japan.
• Nguyen C K, Ngo T D, Mendis P A and Cheung J C K, (2006) A flow analysis for a turning rapid diffuser using CFD, Proceeding 4th Int. Sym. on Computational Wind Engineering, Yokohama, Japan.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2006) Torsional Moments of Tall Buildings with various Planform Shapes, Proceeding 12th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Queenstown, New Zealand.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2005) Model scale effect of topography on wind tunnel testing for buildings, Proceeding 2nd International Symposium on Wind Effects on Buildings and Urban Environment, Seoul, Korea.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2005) Spanwise deck sectional force correlation of bridge in motion in turbulent flow, Proceeding 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
• Cheung J C K, Hui M C H and Melbourne W H, (2005) Turbulence Effects in the Full Bridge Aeroelastic Model Tests for the Hong Kong Stonecutters Bridge, Proceeding 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Seoul, Korea.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2004) Wind Gust Factors with Various Turbulence Intensities and Length Scales, Proceeding 11th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Darwin, Australia.
• Melbourne W H, Cheung J C K and Eaddy M, (2004) The vented facade and unwritten anecdotes,Proceeding 11th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Darwin, Australia.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2004) Wind Engineering Australia: Monash report 2004, Proceeding 1st Workshop on Regional Harmonization of Wind Loading and Wind Environmental Specifications in Asia-Pacific Economies (APEC-WW), Tokyo, Japan.
• Cheung J C K, M. Eaddy and Melbourne W H, (2003) Wind Tunnel Modelling of Neutral Boundary Flow over Mountains, Proceeding 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Texas, USA.
• Cheung J C K, M. Eaddy and Melbourne W H, (2003) Active Generation of Large Scale Turbulence in a Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel, Proceeding 10th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Sydney, Australia.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2002) Recent Model Response Measurements for Tall Building Design in Australia, Proceeding 2nd Int. Sym. on Advances in Wind and Structures, Busan, Korea.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2001) Spectral Properties of Dispersion from a Model Plume in Turbulent Wind Flows, Proceeding 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Kyoto, Japan.
• Melbourne W H, Cheung J C K and Koss L L, (2001) Model and Full Scale Measurements of Response to Wind Action of a Slender Tall Square Concrete Tower, Proceeding 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Kyoto, Japan.
• Melbourne W H, and Cheung J C K, (2001) Aerodynamic Solutions to Minimize the Wind-Induced Dynamic Response of Tall Buildings, Proceeding 6th World Congress of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Melbourne.
• Cheung J C K and Melbourne W H, (2001) Turbulence Length Scales in a Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel, Proceeding 9th Workshop on Wind Engineering, Australasian Wind Engineering Society, Townsville.

Professional Interests

• Wind Tunnel Testing and evaluation for wind effects and their mitigation

• Wind loads and wind induced accelerations on buildings and structures including stadiums, long span roofs and bridges

• Facade and cladding pressure loads

• Pedestrian level wind studies and environmental wind solutions

• Building exhaust and atmospheric pollutant dispersion studies

• Topographical wind speed studies for wind turbine siting and performance testing

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Entry last updated: Wednesday, 5 Aug 2009