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Francis T.K. Au

Francis T.K. Au

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
39
Citations
5827
World Ranking
7724
National Ranking
1377

Francis T.K. Au publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francis T.K. Au sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 161 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Francis T.K. Au D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francis T.K. Au sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francis T.K. Au is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and focuses primarily on engineering research. Their contributions span across various interconnected fields, most notably civil and structural engineering, safety, risk, reliability and quality, mechanical engineering, building and construction, and aerospace engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics related to the structural performance and safety of engineering constructs under fire conditions and other dynamic loads. Key areas include:

  • Fire effects on concrete materials
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Railway engineering and dynamics
  • Structural engineering and vibration analysis
  • Structural behavior of reinforced concrete
  • Combustion and detonation processes
  • Structural load-bearing analysis

Francis T.K. Au has published research articles in several reputable venues. These include:

  • Fire Technology
  • Structures
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings

Some recent publications exemplify their focus on safety and structural integrity under fire and load conditions. Noteworthy papers are:

  • "A Localized Fire Model for Predicting the Surface Temperature of Box Girder Bridges Subjected to Tanker Truck Fire" (2020), published in Fire Technology
  • "The shear lag effect of composite box girder bridges with corrugated steel webs" (2023), published in Structures
  • "Posttensioned Concrete Bridge Beams Exposed to Hydrocarbon Fire" (2020), published in Journal of Structural Engineering
  • "Full-Range Modeling of Underdeck Cable-Stayed Bridges" (2022), published in Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • "Bond performance of grouted tendons at elevated temperatures" (2020), published in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings

Frequent collaborators in their research include Xiqiang Wu, Ting Huang, Ruijuan Jiang, Xiachun Chen, and Jing Li, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within engineering domains.

Best Publications

  • Vibration of railway bridges under a moving train by using bridge-track-vehicle element

    Y.S. Cheng;F.T.K. Au;Y.K. Cheung

  • Three-dimensional vibration analysis of thick rectangular plates using Chebyshev polynomial and Ritz method

    D Zhou;Y.K Cheung;F.T.K Au;S.H Lo

  • Vibration of Multi-Span Non-Uniform Beams Under Moving Loads by Using Modified Beam Vibration Functions

    D.Y. Zheng;Y.K. Cheung;F.T.K. Au;Y.S. Cheng

  • STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DETECTION BASED ON A MICRO-GENETIC ALGORITHM USING INCOMPLETE AND NOISY MODAL TEST DATA

    F. T. K. Au;Y. S. Cheng;L. G. Tham;Z. Z. Bai

  • Mechanical properties of concrete utilising waste ceramic as coarse aggregate

    Derrick J. Anderson;Scott T. Smith;Francis T.K. Au

  • Determination of initial cable forces in prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridges for given design deck profiles using the force equilibrium method

    D.W. Chen;F.T.K. Au;L.G. Tham;P.K.K. Lee

  • Numerical modelling for temperature distribution in steel bridges

    M. Tong;L.G. Tham;F.T.K. Au;P.K.K. Lee

  • Three-dimensional vibration analysis of circular and annular plates via the Chebyshev–Ritz method

    D. Zhou;F.T.K. Au;Y.K. Cheung;S.H. Lo

  • Impact study of cable-stayed railway bridges with random rail irregularities

    F.T.K. Au;J.J. Wang;Y.K. Cheung

  • Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges with Corrugated Steel Webs: Review

    Rui Juan Jiang;Francis Tat Kwong Au;Yu Feng Xiao

  • Three‐dimensional vibration analysis of rectangular thick plates on Pasternak foundation

    D. Zhou;Y. K. Cheung;S. H. Lo;F. T. K. Au

  • Vibration of multi-span non-uniform bridges under moving vehicles and trains by using modified beam vibration functions

    Y. K. Cheung;F. T. K. Au;D. Y. Zheng;Y. S. Cheng

  • Effects of random road surface roughness and long-term deflection of prestressed concrete girder and cable-stayed bridges on impact due to moving vehicles

    F.T.K. Au;Y.S. Cheng;Y.K. Cheung

  • Robust design of structures using convex models

    F.T.K. Au;Y.S. Cheng;L.G. Tham;G.W. Zeng

  • 3D vibration analysis of solid and hollow circular cylinders via Chebyshev-Ritz method

    D. Zhou;Y.K. Cheung;S.H. Lo;F.T.K. Au

  • Acceleration of Levenberg-Marquardt training of neural networks with variable decay rate

    Tai-cong Chen;Da-jian Han;F.T.K. Au;L.G. Tham

  • IMPACT STUDY OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE UNDER RAILWAY TRAFFIC USING VARIOUS MODELS

    F. T. K. Au;J. J. Wang;Y. K. Cheung

  • On the determination of natural frequencies and mode shapes of cable-stayed bridges

    F.T.K. Au;Y.S. Cheng;Y.K. Cheung;D.Y. Zheng

  • PREDICTION OF ULTIMATE STRESS IN UNBONDED PRESTRESSED TENDONS

    F. T. K. Au;J. S. Du

  • Parameter identification of vehicles moving on continuous bridges

    F.T.K. Au;R.J. Jiang;Y.K. Cheung

Frequent Co-Authors

Ding Zhou
Ding Zhou Nanjing Tech University
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Kwok-Yin Wong
Kwok-Yin Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Scott T Smith
Scott T Smith University of Adelaide
Andrew Y. T. Leung
Andrew Y. T. Leung City University of Hong Kong

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