Dr Wen-Shao Chang
BS Arch, MS Arch, PhD, FHEA
School of Architecture
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Structure
w.chang@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0370
+44 114 222 0370
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Dr Wen-Shao Chang
School of Architecture
School of Architecture
- Profile
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I joined the Sheffield School of Architecture in 2017 before I worked for the Kyoto University, Japan, as a JSPS Fellow and the University of Bath as a lecturer. I have a dual background in Architecture and Structural Engineering, and hold the degrees of BS Arch, MS Arch and PhD all from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
I am interested in exploring how natural materials can be used to minimise the environmental impact caused by the construction industry as well as strategies to achieve low impact in buildings.
Being part of our People, Environments and Performance (PEP) research group, I also work with industry and provide specialist advice to engineers and architects all over the world, I am partner of a UK-based consultancy firm: Time for Timber Ltd, and a Taiwan-based design consultancy: Studio Haruka. I also sit on a number of UK and European committees to facilitate the development of timber design guidelines for the industry.
I am now Director of Postgraduate Research Programme.
- Research interests
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- Timber Engineering
- Bamboo Engineering
- Structural Materials
- Building Conservation
- Earthquake Engineering
- Vibration Control
- Publications
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Books
- Wind-induced vibration in tall timber buildings.
- 認識木建築.
Journal articles
- The effect of the changes in chemical composition due to thermal treatment on the mechanical properties of Pinus densiflora. Construction and Building Materials, 358, 129303-129303.
- Characterization and prediction of physical properties of luanta fir wood with vacuum hydrothermal treatment. Polymers, 14(20), 4374-4374.
- The effect of the environment on the serviceability of the cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor : virtual reality as a research tool. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2022, 1-12.
- Building energy prediction models and related uncertainties: a review. Buildings, 12(8).
- Research on the relationship between thermal insulation thickness and summer overheating risk : a case study in severe cold and cold regions of China. Buildings, 12(7).
- Effective soundscape characterisation of an acoustic metamaterial based window: A comparison between laboratory and online methods. Applied Acoustics, 193, 108754-108754.
- The use of horizontal shading devices to alleviate overheating in residential buildings in the severe cold region and cold region of China. Buildings, 12(4).
- Glue-laminated bamboo for dowel-type moment-resisting connections. Composite Structures. View this article in WRRO
- Predicting the human-induced vibration of cross laminated timber floor under multi-person loadings. Structures, 29, 65-78.
- Reducing human‐induced vibration of cross‐laminated timber floor - application of multi‐tuned mass damper system. Structural Control and Health Monitoring.
- Adaptive tuned mass damper with shape memory alloy for seismic application. Engineering Structures, 223. View this article in WRRO
- Re-tuning an off-tuned tuned mass damper by adjusting temperature of shape memory alloy: Exposed to wind action. Structures, 25, 180-189. View this article in WRRO
- Erratum for “Strain Distribution of Dowel-Type Connections Reinforced with Self-Tapping Screws” by Cong Zhang, Richard Harris, and Wen-Shao Chang. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(5), 08220001-08220001.
- Editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, 173(2), 41-42.
- Human-induced vibration of cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor under different boundary conditions. Engineering Structures, 204. View this article in WRRO
- Comparison of bending fatigue of NiTi and CuAlMn shape memory alloy bars. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020. View this article in WRRO
- Strain distribution of dowel-type connections reinforced with self-tapping screws. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(1). View this article in WRRO
- Research overview of different families of shape memory alloys used in structure vibration control. Zhendong yu Chongji/Journal of Vibration and Shock, 38(18), 154-164.
- Screw reinforcement on dowel-type moment-resisting connections with cracks. Construction and Building Materials, 215, 59-72. View this article in WRRO
- Bending properties of finger-jointed Malaysian dark red meranti. International Wood Products Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Static Behaviour of Two-Tiered Dou-Gong System Reinforced by Super-Elastic Alloy. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage. View this article in WRRO
- Using self-tapping screw to reinforce dowel-type connection in a timber portal frame. Engineering Structures, 178, 656-664. View this article in WRRO
- Construction and monitoring of experimental straw bale building in northeast China. Construction and Building Materials, 183, 46-57. View this article in WRRO
- Application of pre-stressed SMA-based tuned mass damper to a timber floor system. Engineering Structures, 167, 143-150. View this article in WRRO
- Assessing the Climate Change Impacts of Biogenic Carbon in Buildings: A Critical Review of Two Main Dynamic Approaches. Sustainability, 10(6). View this article in WRRO
- Bench-scale fire tests of Dark Red Meranti and Spruce finger joints in tension. Construction and Building Materials, 168, 257-265. View this article in WRRO
- Heat and moisture transfer behaviour in Phyllostachys edulis (Moso bamboo) based panels. Construction and Building Materials, 166, 35-49. View this article in WRRO
- Enhancing the Seismic Performance of Historic Timber Buildings in Asia by applying Super-Elastic Alloy to a Chinese Complex Bracket System. International Journal of Architectural Heritage: conservation, analysis, and restoration. View this article in WRRO
- Structural behavior of traditional Dieh-Dou timber main frame. International Journal of Architectural Heritage: conservation, analysis, and restoration, 12(4), 555-577. View this article in WRRO
- Experimental Tests on a Dowel-Type Timber Connection and Validation of Numerical Models. Buildings, 7(4). View this article in WRRO
- Lateral-Load Resistance of Cross-Laminated Timber Shear Walls. Journal of Structural Engineering, 143(12). View this article in WRRO
- Thermal and hygroscopic expansion characteristics of bamboo. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings. View this article in WRRO
- Seismic resilience timber connection-adoption of shape memory alloy tubes as dowels. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 24(10), e1980-e1980. View this article in WRRO
- Encoding bamboo’s nature for freeform structure design. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 15(2), 169-182. View this article in WRRO
- Water vapour diffusion resistance factor of Phyllostachys edulis (Moso bamboo). Construction and Building Materials, 141, 216-221. View this article in WRRO
- Thermal diffusivity measurement of Phyllostachys edulis (Moso bamboo) by the flash method. Holzforschung, 71(4), 349-354. View this article in WRRO
- Feasibility of shape memory alloy in a tuneable mass damper to reduce excessive in-service vibration. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 24(2). View this article in WRRO
- Porosity estimation of Phyllostachys edulis (Moso bamboo) by computed tomography and backscattered electron imaging. Wood Science and Technology, 51(1), 11-27. View this article in WRRO
- Specific heat capacity measurement of Phyllostachys edulis (Moso bamboo) by differential scanning calorimetry. Construction and Building Materials, 125, 821-831. View this article in WRRO
- Shaking Table Test of the Taiwanese Traditional Dieh-Dou Timber Frame. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 10(5), 539-557. View this article in WRRO
- Use of shape-memory alloys in construction: a critical review. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, 169(2), 87-95. View this article in WRRO
- The effect of simulated flooding on the structural performance of light frame timber shear walls – An experimental approach. Engineering Structures, 106, 288-298. View this article in WRRO
- Repair and reinforcement of timber columns and shear walls – A review. Construction and Building Materials, 97, 14-24. View this article in WRRO
- Density distribution profile for internodes and nodes of Phyllostachys edulis (Moso bamboo) by computer tomography scanning. Construction and Building Materials, 93, 197-204. View this article in WRRO
- The effect of drying on timber frame connections post flooding. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, 168(3), 144-157. View this article in WRRO
- Ambient vibration tests of a cross-laminated timber building. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, 168(3), 121-131. View this article in WRRO
- Hot-Pressed Dowels in Bonded-in Rod Timber Connections. Wood and Fiber Science, 47(2), 199-208.
- Nonlinear pre-yield modal properties of timber structures with large-diameter steel dowel connections. Engineering Structures, 76, 235-244.
- Research into traditional timber joints. Context : Journal of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation, 134, 39-42.
- Stiffness of dowel-type timber connections under pre-yield oscillating loads. Engineering Structures, 65, 21-29.
- An analytical model for embedment stiffness of a dowel in timber under cyclic load. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 71(5), 609-622.
- Viscoelastic embedment behaviour of dowels and screws in timber under in-service vibration. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 71(5), 623-634.
- Lightly modified bamboo for structural applications. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, 166(4), 238-247.
- Technical note: Potential to use shape memory alloy in timber dowel-type connections. Wood and Fiber Science, 45(3), 330-334.
- Potential to use shape memory alloy in timber dowel-type connection. Wood and Fiber Science, 45(3), 330-334.
- Prediction of Reinforcement Effect by Screw on Triangular Embedment Perpendicular to the Grain with Variation of Screw Locations. Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 02(03), 167-173.
- A new proposal to reinforce planked timber shear walls. Journal of Wood Science, 57(6), 493-500.
- Development of All-Wood Connections with Plywood Flitch Plate and Oak Pegs. Advances in Structural Engineering, 14(2), 123-131. View this article in WRRO
- Improvement of glued-in-rod joint system using compressed wooden dowel. Holzforschung, 64(6).
- Performance of Shear Wall Composed of LVL and Cement Fiber Board Sheathing. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 9(2), 463-469.
- The structural behaviour of timber joints subjected to bi-axial bending. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 38(6), 739-757.
- Experimental study on mechanical performance of all-softwood pegged mortice and tenon connections. Biosystems Engineering, 100(4), 562-570.
- Rotational performance of traditional Nuki joints with gap II: the behavior of butted Nuki joint and its comparison with continuous Nuki joint. Journal of Wood Science, 53(5), 401-407.
- On mechanical behavior of traditional timber shear wall in Taiwan I: background and theory derivation. Journal of Wood Science, 53(1), 17-23.
- On mechanical behavior of traditional timber shear wall in Taiwan II: simplified calculation and experimental verification. Journal of Wood Science, 53(1), 24-30.
- Rotational performance of traditional Nuki joints with gap I: theory and verification. Journal of Wood Science, 52(1), 58-62.
- Mechanical characteristics of traditional go-dou and stepped dovetail timber connections in Taiwan. Taiwan Journal of Forest Science, 20(1), 61-71.
- Examining Types of Timber Joints in Traditional Chuan-Dou Timber Frame by Stress Wave Method. Journal of Architecture, 50, 1-13.
- Optimal trajectory planning of complicated robotic timber joints based on particle swarm optimization and an adaptive genetic algorithm. Construction Robotics.
- ‘Rope effect’ mechanism of self-tapping screws as reinforcement on dowel-type connections. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 1-35.
- Feasibility of Using Floor Vibration to Detect Human Falls. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), 200-200.
- Self-tapping screws as reinforcement on single dowel connections with artificial cracks. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 1-29.
- Book Review: Sheffield – A Civilised Place – by Brian Duncan Froggatt. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, 1-2.
- Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction in the Operation Stage of Cross Laminated Timber Residential Buildings in China. Sustainability, 9(2), 292-292. View this article in WRRO
- Assessing Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) as an Alternative Material for Mid-Rise Residential Buildings in Cold Regions in China—A Life-Cycle Assessment Approach. Sustainability, 8(10), 1047-1047. View this article in WRRO
- Drive-In Torque for Self-Tapping Screws into Timber. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, 1-36. View this article in WRRO
- Flexible performance of traditional timber joints with various joint distances. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements. View this article in WRRO
Chapters
- Designing Tall Buildings with Natural Materials In Ormondroyd G & Morris AF (Ed.), Designing with Natural Materials (pp. 199-215). CRC Press
- Ambient vibration testing to identify lateral stiffness and damping in modern multi-storey timber buildings In Schober K-U (Ed.), Experimental research with timber
- Non-homogeneous Thermal Properties of Bamboo, Materials and Joints in Timber Structures (pp. 657-664). Springer Netherlands
- Investigation of the potential of hot-pressed wood in all-timber connections In Socratous M & Harris R (Ed.), Innovative timber composites – improving wood with other materials
- Research efforts being devoted to traditional Chuan-Dou timber structures after Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan WIT Press
- A novel procedure for evaluating the rotational stiffness of traditional timber joints in Taiwan (pp. 169-178).
- Modified estimation method of fundamental periods of historic buildings with masonry shear walls in Taiwan (pp. 565-574).
- In-situ evaluation of timber roof structures of historic buildings (pp. 815-824).
Conference proceedings papers
- Environmental thermal influence over soundscape perception : a test room experimental campaign involving the psychological and physiological description of the indoor environment. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 2042(1). Lausanne, Switzerland, 8 September 2021 - 10 September 2021. View this article in WRRO
- Pull-out strength of glued-in steel rod perpendicular to the grain in spruce-pine glulam timber. World Conference on Timber Engineering 2021, WCTE 2021
- Vibration performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor under multi-person load (pp 861-865)
- PRELIMINARY STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS STUDY OF THE CHINESE COMPLEX BRACKET SYSTEMS. Structures Under Shock and Impact XVI, 22 June 2020 - 24 June 2020.
- Study of SMA-dowelled timber connection reinforced by densified veneer wood under cyclic loading. MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol. 275 (pp 01015-01015)
- Screw Reinforcement on Beam-to-Column Dowel-Type Connection. Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering 2018, 20 August 2018 - 23 August 2019. View this article in WRRO
- Does Timber-Concrete Floor System Save Energy?. Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering 2018, 20 August 2018 - 23 August 2018. View this article in WRRO
- Reducing Footfall-Induced Vibration in the Timber Floor System Using a Pre-Stressed Shape Memory Alloy-Based Tuned Mass Damper. Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering, 20 August 2018 - 23 August 2018. View this article in WRRO
- The effect of self-tapping screw reinforcement on moisture induced stresses in dowel-type connections. WCTE 2018 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- A New Design Method for Timber Floors – Peak Acceleration Approach. Proceedings of the International Network on Timber Engineering Research Meeting 2018 View this article in WRRO
- Unveiling the Climate Change Mitigation Potential of a Mid-Rise Timber Building Using a Dynamic LCA Approach. Proceedings of the LCA XVII
- Global stability of high-rise timber buildings. WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- Employing super-elastic alloy to enhance the damping and re-centring capacity of a single bracket unit in traditional temples in Asia. WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- Fire performance of hardwood finger joints. WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- Dynamic properties of tall timber structures under wind-induced vibration. WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- A novel timber dowel-type connection using shape memory alloy. WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- Investigation of thread configuration of self-tapping screws as reinforcement for dowel-type connection. WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- Learning by doing: A joint studio experiment on the theme of timber building design. WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering
- Design of timber floor for vibration: some design and test questions. INTER Proceedings Meeting Forty-nine 2016 (pp 379-390)
- Design Parameters for Lateral Vibration of Multi-Storey Timber Buildings. Proceedings of the International Network on Timber Engineering Research View this article in WRRO
- Materials characterisation of NiTi and CuAIMn shape memory alloy bars under dynamic bending. ASM International - International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, SMST 2015 (pp 159-160)
- The effect of drying condition on post flooding mechanical properties of timber shear walls. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Using smartphone to identify dynamic characteristics of timber bridges. COST - Timber Bridges Conference 2014
- Teaching timber engineering. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Ambient vibration testing and modal analysis of multi-storey cross-laminated timber buildings. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Heat transfer simulation and experimental study of bamboo in the radial direction. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Heat transfer simulation and experimental study of bamboo in the radial direction. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Damage behaviour of taiwanese traditional Dieh-Dou timber frame. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- The effect of drying condition on post flooding mechanical properties of timber shear walls. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Ambient vibration testing and modal analysis of multi-storey cross-laminated timber buildings. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Teaching timber engineering. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Ambient vibration testing and modal analysis of multi-storey cross-laminated timber buildings. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Heat transfer simulation and experimental study of bamboo in the radial direction. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Teaching timber engineering. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Damage behaviour of taiwanese traditional Dieh-Dou timber frame. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Damage behaviour of taiwanese traditional Dieh-Dou timber frame. WCTE 2014 - World Conference on Timber Engineering, Proceedings
- Dynamic characteristics of Taiwanese traditional Dieh-Dou timber structures. Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XIII, 25 June 2013 - 27 June 2013.
- In-service dynamic stiffness of dowel-type connections. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CIB - W18 (pp 103-112)
- Dynamic stiffness and damping of dowel-type connections for timber structures under service conditions. World Conference on Timber Engineering 2012, WCTE 2012, Vol. 1 (pp 566-573)
- Dynamic properties of a traditional complex bracket sets in an oriental temple. World Conference on Timber Engineering 2012, WCTE 2012, Vol. 5 (pp 460-463)
- Dynamic behaviour of timber perpendicular to the grain in dowel-type connections. Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering 2012
- Dynamic Response of Tall Timber Buildings to Wind Loading. Proceedings of the IABSE-IASS 2011
- The structural behaviour of timber joints subjected to uni-axial bending – using Taiwanese traditional Die-dou timber frame as a case study. Proceedings of the East Asian Architectural Culture International Conference
- Life Cycle Assessment of Timber Components in Taiwan Traditional Temples. Procedia Engineering, Vol. 14 (pp 2683-2691)
- Full-scale experiment on reinforced Taiwanese traditional timber frames. 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010, WCTE 2010, Vol. 4 (pp 3345-3352)
- Experiment on traditional timber connections subjected to bi-axial bending. 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010, WCTE 2010, Vol. 3 (pp 1836-1839)
- Mechanical analysis of lateral loading behaviour on Japanese tradiotinal frame structure depending on the vertical load. 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010, WCTE 2010, Vol. 1 (pp 652-660)
- GIR 接合部用引張ダボとしてのスギ圧縮材の利用に関する研究. Proceedings of the 60 Annual meeting of Japanese Wood Research Society
- Experimental study of structural behaviour of Kumimono in Taiwanese traditional temple under varying vertical load. Proceedings of the 60 Annual meeting of Japanese Wood Research Society
- A Preliminary Research on the Life Cycle of Historic Timber Buildings in Taiwan – using ten traditional temples as a case study. Proceedings of the 60 Annual meeting of Japanese Wood Research Society
- Reinforcement of traditional timber shear walls. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium of Indonesian Wood Research Society
- Optimization of the all-wood pegged beam-to-beam timber connections. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT 2009)
- Contemporary metal free dowel connections for timber structures. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Non-conventional Materials and Technologies (NOCMAT 2009)
- Full-scale experiment on traditional timber frames of Taiwan. 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008, Vol. 4 (pp 1915-1922)
- Experimental study on traditional wooden shear walls in Taiwan. 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2006, WCTE 2006, Vol. 2 (pp 1022-1029)
- The space information of traditional Dei-dou timber frames in taiwan and their applications. 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2006, WCTE 2006, Vol. 1 (pp 79-86)
- Evaluation of Rotational Performance of Traditional Nuki Joint. Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society
- Estimating Rotational Stiffness of Timber Joints by Using Fractional Factorial Experiments Combined with Computer Simulation. Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Timber Engineering
- The Feasibility of Non-destructive Investigations on Structural Assessment of Historic Buildings in Taiwan. Proceedings of the 7th World Conference on Timber Engineering
- Dynamic Characteristics of Adobe Buildings in Taiwan. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Planning and Design
- Investigation on Dynamic Characteristics of Historic Buildings with Traditional Style by Using Ambient Vibration Measurement. Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Inspection, Appraisal, Repairs and Maintenance of Buildings and Structures
- Wind-induced vibration in tall timber buildings.
- Teaching activities
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My background and experience enable me to have had an opportunity to understand the interactions between architects and engineers in the design process, and therefore enables me to become an experienced Studios Design Tutor and Lecturer in teaching architects Architectural Structures and Materials.
- Professional activities
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Committees
- Committee member of BSI B/525/5 (Structural Use of Timber)
- Committee member of BSI B/518 (Structural Timber)
- UK lead expert on CEN/TC124/WG3
- UK lead expert for EN16929:2018
- UK lead expert to Technical Report of Bounded-in Rod Connection of CEN/TC250/SC5
Journals (Editorial Board members):
- Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers – Engineering History and Heritage
- Advances in Civil Engineering
- Sustainability
- Vibration