Biography

Professor CHOW Yean Khow joined the National University of Singapore (NUS) as a Lecturer in 1982. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor in 1987, 1994, and 1999, respectively. Prior to joining NUS, he practised as an offshore geotechnical engineer with Fugro Limited (UK), mainly involved in the design and installation of offshore foundations in the North Sea. He served as the Head of the Division of Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering from 1995 to 1998. He was the Deputy Head (Administration) of the Department of Civil Engineering from 1998 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he was Vice-Dean (Graduate Studies) and from 2003 to May 2008 Vice-Dean (Academic Affairs & Graduate Studies) of the Faculty of Engineering. He is the Executive Director of the Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) from July 2008.

Professor Chow’s main research interests are in offshore foundation engineering, offshore pipelines/risers, computational geomechanics, soil-structure interaction, piles and piled raft foundations, and effects of construction activities such as deep excavations and tunnelling on pile foundations. He has published extensively, with over 200 technical publications including over 80 in international refereed journals. He is on Editorial Board of the following international journals: International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Computers and Geotechnics (Elsevier), and Geomechanics and Geoengineering (Taylor & Francis). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics. He is a Registered Professional Engineer (Civil) and a Specialist Professional Engineer in Geotechnical Engineering in Singapore. He has served as geotechnical consultant to numerous projects in Singapore and the region.

Qualifications

• PhD (1981), University of Manchester, UK
• MSc (1979), University of Manchester, UK
• BSc Hons, 1st Class (1977), University of Manchester, UK
• PEng (Civil) (1991), Professional Engineers Board, Singapore
• PEng (Geo) (2006), Professional Engineers Board, Singapore

Honours & Awards

• Teaching Commendation Award (1999/2000, 2001/2002)
• The Institution of Civil Engineers (London) Prize (1977)

Professional Activities

• Member, Institution of Engineers, Singapore
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Member, Board of Directors, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE)
• Editorial Board Member, Computers and Geotechnics (Elsevier)
• Editorial Board Member, Geomechanics and Geoengineering (Taylor & Francis)

Teaching Areas

• Offshore Foundations
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Pile Foundations
• Ground Improvement
• Analytical and Numerical Methods in Foundation Engineering

Research Interests

• Offshore Foundation Engineering
• Offshore Pipelines/Risers
• Computational Geomechanics
• Soil-Structure Interaction
• Pile and Piled Raft Foundations
• Effects of Soil Movement on Pile Foundations

Selected Publications

1. Zhou, X X, Y K Chow and C F Leung, Hybrid and enhanced finite element methods for problems of soil consolidation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, vol.69, no.2, 221-249 (2007)
2. Zhou, X X, Y K Chow and C F Leung, Application of enhanced assumed strain finite element method to predict collapse loads of undrained geotechnical problems. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, vol.31, no.8, 1033-1043 (2007)
3. Cheng, C Y, G R Dasari, Y K Chow and C F Leung, Finite element analysis of tunnel-soil-pile interaction using displacement controlled model. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol.22, no.4, 450-466 (2007)
4. Ong, D E L, C F Leung and Y K Chow, Pile behavior due to excavation-induced soil movement in clay. I: Stable wall. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol.132, no.1, 36-44 (2006)
5. Leung, C F, D E L Ong, Y K Chow, Pile behavior due to excavation-induced soil movement in clay. II: Collapsed wall. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol.132, no.1, 45-53 (2006)
6. Purwana, O A, C F Leung, Y K Chow and K S Foo, Influence of base suction on extraction of jack-up spudcans. Geotechnique, vol.55, no.10, 709-719 (2005)
7. Ilyas, T, C F Leung, Y K Chow and S S Budi, Behavior of laterally loaded pile group in clay. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol.130, no.3, 274-283 (2004)
8. Chow, Y K, K K Phoon, W F Chow and K Y Wong, Low strain integrity testing of piles: three-dimensional effects. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol.129, no.11, 1057-1062 (2003)
9. Leung, C F, J K Lim, R F Shen and Y K Chow, Behavior of pile groups subject to excavation-induced soil movement. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering and Geoenvironmental Engineering, vol.129, no.1, 58-65 (2003)
10. Chow, Y K, K Y Yong and W Y Shen, Analysis of piled raft foundations using a variational approach. International Journal of Geomechanics, vol.1, no.2 129-147 (2001)