Assistant Professor (Geotechnical Engineering)
Dr. Fiona C. Y. KWOK

BEng, University of Sheffield, U.K.
MEng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
PhD, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Office: HW 6-23
Phone: +852 2859 2655
Fax: +852 2559 5337
E-mail: fiona.kwok@hku.hk
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fcykwok/home

Teaching Activities Undergraduate Courses: CIVL2106 Soil mechanics
CIVL4103 Project
CIVL4101 Capstone Design Project
Taught Postgraduate Courses: CIVL6001 Project
CIVL6004 Advanced Soil Mechanics
CIVL6077 Ground Investigation and Soil Testing
CIVL6078 Rock Engineering
Research Postgraduate Courses: CIVL8013 Advanced Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics

Research Interests Computational mechanics of geotechnical and geological processes
Micromechanics of particulate systems, their internal fabric, strength relationships and force transmissions
Engineering analysis and modelling of powders and grains subject to various loading conditions and stress paths
Time effects in soil and rock, and their influence on construction activities
Debris flow and grain segregation
Evaluation of embodied energy and carbon of geotechnical engineering constructions

Representative Research / Consultancy ProjectsProfessional Activities Micromechanical modelling of soil creep, ageing and rate effects
Coupled fluid-particle modelling of debris flow
Micromechanical modeling of anisotropic rock and its application in borehole breakout analyses
Static liquefaction and instability in pure sand and sand-rubber mixtures
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing
Embodied energy and embodied carbon in geotechnical engineering structures

Professional Activities Member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Geotechnical Division - Task Force on Physical Modelling for Flexible Debris-resisting Barriers
Member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Geotechnical Division - Working Group on Application of Innovative Technology in Geotechnical Engineering
Nominated member, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), TC307 Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering

10 Selected Representative Publications Duan, K., Kwok, C.Y. (2016) Evolution of stress-induced borehole breakout in inherently anisotropic rock: insights from Discrete Element modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 121 (4) 2361-2381.
Lopera Perez, J.C., Kwok, C.Y., O’Sullivan, C., Huang, X. & Hanley, K.J. (2016) Exploring the micro-mechanics of drained instability in granular materials. Geotechnique. 66(9), 725–740.
Lopera Perez, J.C., Kwok, C.Y. & Senetakis, K. (2016) Effect of rubber size on the behavior of sand-rubber mixtures: a numerical investigation. Computers and Geotechnics. 80, 199-214.
Duan, K., Kwok, C.Y., & Pierce, M. (2015) DEM modeling of inherently anisotropic rocks under uniaxial compression loading. International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 40(8) 1150-1183.
Duan, K. & Kwok, C.Y. (2015) Discrete element modeling of inherently anisotropic rock under Brazilian test conditions. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 78, 46-56.
Jing, L., Kwok, C.Y., Leung, A.Y.F. & Sobral, Y. (2015) Extended CFD-DEM for free-surface flow with multi-size granules. International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 40(1) 62-79.
Huang, X., O’Sullivan, C., Hanley, K. J. & Kwok, C.Y. (2014) Discrete-element method analysis of the state parameter. Geotechnique. 64(12), 954-965.
Huang, X., Hanley, K.J., O’Sullivan, C. & Kwok, C.Y. (2014) Exploring the influence of interparticle friction on critical state behaviour using DEM. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 38(12), 1276-1297.
Kwok, C.Y. & Bolton, M.D. (2013). DEM simulations of soil creep due to particle crushing. Geotechnique. 63(16), 1365-1376.
Kwok, C.Y. & Bolton, M.D. (2010). DEM simulations of thermally activated creep in soils. Geotechnique. 60(6), 425-433.

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