Faculty
Albert T. YEUNG / 楊德忠
Institute of Environmental Engineering
+886 (911) 056365 / +1 (925) 2859371
albert.t.yeung@gmail.com, tyeung@nycu.edu.tw
Current Position
Professor And Director, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (10/2022-present)
Research: Development of basic and applied research programs in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Funded projects included:
臺英雙邊人員訪問-出國 (RSE, 愛丁堡)" funded by the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, NT$120,000 (Principal Investigator)
2025年營收國際年輕學者短期訪問獎助計畫(環工-趙俊穎博士)
Office
R204, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Guangfu Campus, NYCU
Academic Degrees
1. Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering, The University Of California, Berkeley
Major field: Soil Mechanics
Minor fields: Geological Engineering and Mathematical Analysis
2. M.S. degree in Civil Engineering, The University Of California, Berkeley
Specialization: Geotechnical Engineering
3. B.S. degree in Civil Engineering , The University Of Hong Kong
Research Interests
Development and teaching of the graduate course ENNVL 30028 Management of Contaminated Land and Groundwater
Development and teaching of the graduate course ENNV 30040 Groundwater and Seepage for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Applications
Development and teaching of the graduate course ENNV 30044 Introductionto Environmental Engineering
Development and teaching of the graduate course ENCV 30092 Ground Improvement
Development and teaching of the undergraduate course ENNV 30061 Sustainable Development
Publication
BOOKS:
Singh, U.P., Yeung, A.T., Leverenz, D.G., Young, J.M., and Chock, G.Y.K. (2016). Editors, Proc., 7th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR 7), Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Yeung, A.T. (2014). Establishment of state-of-the-practice for scaffolding platform forslope site investigation works. Hong Kong Construction Association, Hong Kong.
Yeung, A.T. (2009). Editor. Hong Kong Conduit Condition Evaluation Code - The Code of Practice on Conduit Condition Evaluation Using CCTV in Hong Kong, 4th Edition, by Wong, K., and Allen, R.J., Advanced Technovation Limited, Hong Kong.
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Yeung, A.T., and Li, V. (2012). "Recent case studies of jacked piles in Hong Kong and Macau." Bridging Research & Practice – the VLA Experience (Volume 2). Victor Li, Editor, Centre for Research & Professional Development, Hong Kong, 97-120.
Yeung, A.T. (2012). "超級認人機、黑工必現形" 《工程．新知．交流》, Faculty of Engineering , The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 75-78.
Yeung, A.T., and Gu, Y.-Y. (2012). "Use of chelating agents in electrochemical remediation of contaminated soil." Chelating Agents for Land Decontamination Technologies. Daniel C.W. Tsang, Irene M.C. Lo, and Rao Y. Surampalli, Editors, ASCE Press, Reston, Virginia, 212-280.
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
Ng, P.L. and Yeung, A.T. (2024). "Strength development of shotcrete in compressed air pressurized underground environment." Key Engineering Materials, 986, 75-81. Wen, T.-H., Yuen, T.Y.P., Li, V.K.S., and Yeung, A.T. (2024). "A case study on early-age cracking of high-strength concrete construction by coupled thermal-mechanical analysis and field monitoring." Case Studies in Construction Materials, 21, Article
e03436.
Yeung, A.T., and So, S.T.C. (2024). "Improved analysis and design for surcharging." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Ground Improvement, 177(1), 3-11. (https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrim.22.00044)
Lin, C.-P., Ngui, Y.J., Chan, Y.-P., and Yeung, A.T. (2023). "Feasibility of a TDR-based technique for fluid hydrocarbon leak detection." Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 175, 732-743. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.05.087)
REFEREED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:
Yeung, A.T., Leung, A.Y.F., Ng, P.L., and Pipatpongsa, T. (2026). "Leaving the temporary steel casing in place for replacement pile construction – Better or worse?" Proc., 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vienna, in press.
Yeung, A.T., Ng, P.L., and Kwan, W.S. (2025). "Innovative management of construction waste in Hong Kong." Advancing Geotechnical Practice: Sustainable Solutions to Land and Infrastructure Development, Proc., 45th Annual Seminar of Geotechnical Division, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, China, 358-367.
Yeung, A.T., and Ng, P.L. (2025). "Real-time management of public fill in Hong Kong using information and communications technology." Geoenvironmental contamination and waste containment. Geotechnical Special Publication No. 359, Farid, A., Foye, K., and Khire, M.V., Editors, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, U.S.A., 246-255. Lin, C.-P., Ngui, Y.J., Chan, Y.-P., and Yeung, A.T. (2025). "Use of TDR for detection of fluid hydrocarbons in the geoenvironment." Innovative developments toward sustainability. Geotechnical Special Publication No. 358, Farid, A., Reddy, K., and Yesiller, N., Editors, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, U.S.A., 46-53.
Honours and awards
Moderator, Tang Prize Masters' Forum in Sustainable Development 2024
ASCE Region 10 Distinguished Service Medal Award 2023, the American Society of Civil Engineers
Invited Speaker, "Becoming an AP" Series – Section 3: Introduction of Foundation & ELS, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, 18th July 2020
Keynote Lecturer, 13th International Conference "Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques", Vilnius, Lithuania, 16th May 2019
Keynote Lecturer, 2019 Spring Conference for Korean Society of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Seoul, Korea, 28th March 2019
Keynote Speaker, International Forum, Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 7th December 2018
Development and teaching of the graduate course ENNV 30040 Groundwater and Seepage for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Applications
Development and teaching of the graduate course ENNV 30044 Introductionto Environmental Engineering
Development and teaching of the graduate course ENCV 30092 Ground Improvement
Development and teaching of the undergraduate course ENNV 30061 Sustainable Development
Singh, U.P., Yeung, A.T., Leverenz, D.G., Young, J.M., and Chock, G.Y.K. (2016). Editors, Proc., 7th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR 7), Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Yeung, A.T. (2014). Establishment of state-of-the-practice for scaffolding platform forslope site investigation works. Hong Kong Construction Association, Hong Kong.
Yeung, A.T. (2009). Editor. Hong Kong Conduit Condition Evaluation Code - The Code of Practice on Conduit Condition Evaluation Using CCTV in Hong Kong, 4th Edition, by Wong, K., and Allen, R.J., Advanced Technovation Limited, Hong Kong.
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Yeung, A.T., and Li, V. (2012). "Recent case studies of jacked piles in Hong Kong and Macau." Bridging Research & Practice – the VLA Experience (Volume 2). Victor Li, Editor, Centre for Research & Professional Development, Hong Kong, 97-120.
Yeung, A.T. (2012). "超級認人機、黑工必現形" 《工程．新知．交流》, Faculty of Engineering , The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 75-78.
Yeung, A.T., and Gu, Y.-Y. (2012). "Use of chelating agents in electrochemical remediation of contaminated soil." Chelating Agents for Land Decontamination Technologies. Daniel C.W. Tsang, Irene M.C. Lo, and Rao Y. Surampalli, Editors, ASCE Press, Reston, Virginia, 212-280.
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
Ng, P.L. and Yeung, A.T. (2024). "Strength development of shotcrete in compressed air pressurized underground environment." Key Engineering Materials, 986, 75-81. Wen, T.-H., Yuen, T.Y.P., Li, V.K.S., and Yeung, A.T. (2024). "A case study on early-age cracking of high-strength concrete construction by coupled thermal-mechanical analysis and field monitoring." Case Studies in Construction Materials, 21, Article
e03436.
Yeung, A.T., and So, S.T.C. (2024). "Improved analysis and design for surcharging." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Ground Improvement, 177(1), 3-11. (https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrim.22.00044)
Lin, C.-P., Ngui, Y.J., Chan, Y.-P., and Yeung, A.T. (2023). "Feasibility of a TDR-based technique for fluid hydrocarbon leak detection." Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 175, 732-743. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.05.087)
REFEREED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:
Yeung, A.T., Leung, A.Y.F., Ng, P.L., and Pipatpongsa, T. (2026). "Leaving the temporary steel casing in place for replacement pile construction – Better or worse?" Proc., 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vienna, in press.
Yeung, A.T., Ng, P.L., and Kwan, W.S. (2025). "Innovative management of construction waste in Hong Kong." Advancing Geotechnical Practice: Sustainable Solutions to Land and Infrastructure Development, Proc., 45th Annual Seminar of Geotechnical Division, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, China, 358-367.
Yeung, A.T., and Ng, P.L. (2025). "Real-time management of public fill in Hong Kong using information and communications technology." Geoenvironmental contamination and waste containment. Geotechnical Special Publication No. 359, Farid, A., Foye, K., and Khire, M.V., Editors, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, U.S.A., 246-255. Lin, C.-P., Ngui, Y.J., Chan, Y.-P., and Yeung, A.T. (2025). "Use of TDR for detection of fluid hydrocarbons in the geoenvironment." Innovative developments toward sustainability. Geotechnical Special Publication No. 358, Farid, A., Reddy, K., and Yesiller, N., Editors, ASCE, Reston, Virginia, U.S.A., 46-53.