Dr Liu Siwei Assistant Professor

Location ZS1217 (Temp Office)
Phone +852 2766 5542
mail si-wei.liu@polyu.edu.hk








Research Overview His research mainly focuses on computational structural engineering, steel structures, steel and concrete composite structures, and applied research in structural engineering.




Education and Academic Qualifications Dr Liu obtained his PhD from CEE of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and BEng from Sun Yat-Sen University.



Professional Qualifications He has received a Grand Award in Research in 2020, a Commendation Award in Research in 2018 by HKIE, a Grand Award in Research in 2016 by HKIE and IStructE, and an Outstanding PhD Thesis Award in 2014 by PolyU. He serves as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Advanced Steel Construction. Prior to joining CEE, he was an Associate Professor at Sun Yat-Sen University and a Visiting Faculty at Bucknell University.



Academic and Professional Experiences He has co-developed several structural analysis and design software for commercial, research and educational uses, such as RCD2016 & NIDA10, and Mastan2-v5 used by several leading research groups in the US and Italy. He has developed a tapered element analysis method for the successful design of the longest single layer dome at MGM, Macau in the world. He has over 12 years of practicing structural engineering experience in the design of steel structures in Hong Kong and Macau, and particular expertise in complex steelwork design, composite construction design and nonlinear finite element analysis.