Biography

Dr LEUNG CHUN FAI is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He has been a staff member of the department since April 1981. Professor Leung graduated from the University of Liverpool with B Eng in 1977 and Ph.D in 1981. His Ph.D research topic is centrifuge model study of vertical anchors.

Professor Leung has taught courses in geotechnical engineering, pile foundations, rock mechanics and geotechnical investigation and monitoring. He has published many technical papers in international journals and conferences covering topics such as centrifuge modelling of geotechnical problems, pile foundations, land reclamation and excavation in jointed rocks. Professor Leung is the Chairman of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Technical Committee TC2 on Geotechnics of Physical Modelling and Centrifuge Testing and serves on the Editorial Board of several journals. He also delivered invited lectures at several international conferences.

Professor Leung is a registered professional engineer in Singapore and a chartered civil engineer in UK. He has served as a geotechnical consultant for many government and private organisations involving projects in Singapore and the region on pile foundations, land reclamation, seafront wharf structures, anchored retaining wall, centrifuge model testing, slope stability, soil settlement and erosion studies.

Professor Leung is also actively involved in promoting continuing engineering education and professional development. Since 1997, he has been the Chairman of the Professional Activities Committee of the Faculty of Engineering. Under his leadership, the Faculty has firmly established itself as a leading continuing engineering education provider in Singapore. Professor Leung is a Council Member of the International Association for Engineering Education (IACEE).

Qualifications

• B Eng (1st class) in Civil Engineering, Liverpool University, UK, 1977
• Ph D in Geotechnical Engineering, Liverpool University, UK, 1981
• C Eng., Engineering Council, UK, 1988
• P Eng., Professional Engineers Board, Singapore, 1991

Honours & Awards

• Keynote lecture, 6th Geotechnical Engineering Conference GEOTROPIKA 2001
• Invited theme lecture, 3rd International Conference on Soft Soil Engineering 2001
• Invited lecture, International Symposium on Geotechnical Centrifuge Modelling and Networking 2001
• Invited theme lecture, 14th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference
• Invited lecture, Opening of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Geotechnical Centrifuge 2001

Professional Activities

• Chairman of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Society Technical
• Committee TC2 on Geotechnics of Physical Modelling and Centrifuge Testing
• Council Member of International Association for Continuing Education
• Regional Co-editor for Asia, International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics
• Editorial Board member, Geotechnical Engineering Journal, Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society
• Editorial Board member, Journals of Institution Engineers Singapore
• Editor, Singapore Engineer
• Chairman of Organising Committee of several major international conferences
• Scientific advisory members of major international conferences
• Member of Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE), UK
• Member of Institution of Engineers (IES), Singapore

Teaching areas

• Soil Mechanics
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Geotechnical investigation and monitoring
• Pile Foundations
• Rock Mechanics
• Final Year Integrated Design Project

Research Interest

• Centrifuge modelling of geotechnical problems
• Soil-structure interaction problems
• Use of dredged and waste soils for land reclamation
• Seafront wharf structures
• Deep foundations

Selected Publications

1. Dickin, E.A. and Leung, C.F., "Evaluation of Design Methods for Vertical Anchor Plates," Journal of Geotechnical Engr., ASCE, USA, April 1985, Vol. 111, pp. 500-520.
2. Leung, C.F., Radhakrishnan, R. and Wong Y.K., "Observations of an Instrumented Pile-raft Foundation in Weak Rock," Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, 1988, Part 1, Vol. 84, pp. 693-711.
3. Radhakrishnan, R. and Leung, C.F. "Load Transfer Behavior of Rock-socketed Piles," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, USA, 1989, Vol. 115, GT6, pp. 755-768.
4. Leung, C.F., "Computer Aided Design of Underground Excavations in Jointed Rock," Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Austria, 1990, Vol. 23, pp. 71-89.
5. Leung, C.F., Radhakrishnan, R. and Tan, S.A., "Performance of Precast Driven Piles in Marine Clay", Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, USA, 1991, Vol. 117, pp. 637-657.
6. Leung, C.F. and Ko, H.Y., "Centrifuge model study of piles socketed in soft rock", Soils and Foundations, Vol. 33, No. 3, Sep 1993, pp. 80-89.
7. Leung, C.F. and Lo, K.W., "Stability analysis of multiple-block sliding surfaces", Int. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 30, No. 7, Dec 1993, pp. 1579-1584.
8. Leung, C.F. and Quek, S.T., "Probabilistic stability analysis of excavations in jointed rock", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3, June 1995, pp. 397-407.
9. Leung, C.F., Lee, F.H. and Yet, N.S., "The role of particle breakage in pile creep in sand", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, December 1996, pp. 888-898.
10. Leung, C.F., Lee, F.H. and Khoo, E., "Behavior of gravity caisson on sand", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, March 1997, pp. 187-196.
11. Leung, C.F., Chow, Y.K. and Shen, R.F., "Behavior of pile subject to excavation-induced soil movement", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Nov 2000, pp. 947-954.
12. Leung, C.F., Wong, J.C., Manivannan, R. and Tan, S.A., "Experimental evaluation of consolidation behavior of stiff clay lumps in reclamation fill", Geotechnial Testing Journal, June 2001, pp. 145-156.
13. Leung, C.F., "Understanding mechanism of pile behaviour through physical modeling", Proc. 6th Geotechnical Engr Conf. GEOTROPIKA 2001, Kuching, Malaysia, pp. 11-26.