Prof. Chi-Ming Lai

Department of Civil Engineering

National Cheng-Kung University, Chinese Taipei

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

Ph.D., National Cheng-Kung University, Chinese Taipei, Architecture

M.Sc., National Cheng-Kung University, Chinese Taipei, Mechanical Engineering

B.Sc., National Cheng-Kung University, Chinese Taipei, Mechanical Engineering

Publications(selected)

1. Yeoh, K. S., Lin, Y.-P., & Lai, C.-M. (2026). Wind-direction-dependent design implications for natural ventilation performance of rain-shield monitor roofs. Buildings, 16(12), Article 2400.
2. Lin, Y.-P., Huang, T.-L., & Lai, C.-M. (2026). Investigation of ventilation and thermal performance of monitor roofs equipped with internally mounted PV-powered fans. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 69, Article 104464.
3. Chang, H.-Y., Li, C. W., Liao, C.-T., et al. (2025). A practical approach for assessing damage to bolted steel connections after fires and earthquakes. Engineering Structures, 342, Article 120951.
4. Chang, H.-Y., Chung, S.-C., Lai, P.-C., et al. (2025). Numerical analysis of the structural performance of steel moment connections protected by water-based intumescent coatings in room fire scenarios. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 75, Article 107162.
5. Win, S. L. Y., Huang, T.-L., Chung, S.-C., et al. (2025). Experimental investigation of thermal and electrical performance of TEG-mPCM honeycomb boards for RC building roofs. Journal of Building Engineering, 101, Article 111920.
6. Chang, H.-Y., Ma, S.-N., Chiang, Y.-C., et al. (2025). The effects of structural design alternatives on the embodied carbon emissions of steel buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 99, Article 111603.
7. Win, S. L. Y., Chiang, Y.-C., Lin, Y.-P., et al. (2025). Effect of rain shelter installation on the natural ventilation performance of monitor roofs. International Journal of Ventilation, 24(1), 97–110.
8. Ho, C. J., Kung, X. Y., & Lai, C.-M. (2024). Numerical study on the heat transfer features of concurrent forced nano-PCM emulsion/water flows in a double concentric-tube configuration. Journal of Energy Storage, 101, Article 113876.
9. Win, S. L. Y., Chiang, Y.-C., Huang, T.-L., et al. (2024). Thermoelectric generator applications in buildings: A review. Sustainability, 16(17), Article 7585.
10. Chang, H.-Y., Chiu, P.-C., Lai, P.-C., et al. (2024). Post-fire performance evaluation of steel connections under a column-loss scenario. Developments in the Built Environment, 18, Article 100412.
11. Ho, C. J., Huang, S.-H., Huang, Z.-P., et al. (2024). Thermal circuit modeling and numerical verification for concurrent fluid flows through an iso-flux heated concentric double tube. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 223, Article 125271.
12. Lin, Y.-P., Huang, T.-L., Chung, S.-C., et al. (2023). Effect of outdoor wind on the hybrid natural ventilation performance of monitor roofs. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 80, 584–593.
13. Yang, W.-C., Lai, C.-M., Yamaguchi, E., et al. (2023). An evaluation of slenderness limitations of H-beams for special moment connections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 211, Article 108194.
14. Win, S. L. Y., Liao, C.-T., Chang, H.-Y., et al. (2023). Experimental observations on electricity generation and thermal characteristics of TEG facades. Energy and Buildings, 294, Article 113225.
15. Ho, C. J., Huang, S. H., & Lai, C.-M. (2024). Forced convection heat transfer of concurrent Al2O3/PCM nanofluid flows in a concentric double tube. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 238(6), 2700–2713.
16. Chen, C.-H., Lai, C.-M., Lin, K.-C., et al. (2023). Study of using the loss rate of bolt pretension as a damage predictor for steel connections. Earthquakes and Structures, 24(2), 81–90.
17. Chang, H.-Y., Liao, C.-T., Kang, S.-Y., et al. (2023). Seismic performance of RWS moment connections to steel box-columns and H-beams with general sections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 201, Article 107691.
18. Ho, C. J., Kung, X. Y., & Lai, C.-M. (2022). Convection heat transfer enhancement by inserting a concentric tube into an externally heated tube and controlling the concurrent flow rates of a phase change nanofluid and water. Journal of Energy Storage, 56, Article 106154.

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WOS ResearcherID: N-7038-2015