RESEARCH PROJECTS
Research Projects:
A. On-Going Projects:
a) Earthquake:
i) Title: Estimation of Probable Earthquake Ground Motion in Peninsular Malaysia
Funding Agency: USM RUI
Duration: 15 December 2012 - 14 December 2015
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lau Tze Liang
Co-Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Kok Keong and Dr. Fadzli Mohamed Nazri
ii) Title: Dynamic Characteristics of Ground Motion in Kuala Lumpur using Microtremor Survey
Funding Agency: MOHE ERGS
Duration: 1 June 2013 - 31 May 2016
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lau Tze Liang
Co-Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Kok Keong and Dr. Fadzli Mohamed Nazri
iii) Title: A New Approach based on Dynamic Instability for Collapse Mechanism in Earthquake Excited Structures
Funding Agency: USM RUI
Duration: 1 December 2013 - 30 Novermber 2015
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fadzli Mohamed Nazri
Co-Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Kok Keong and Dr. Lau Tze Liang
b) Wind Hazard:
i) Title: The Effect of Wind Load on Rural Roofing System
Funding Agency: USM APEX Delivering Excellence Grant 2012
Duration: 1 November 2012 - 31 October 2015
Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid
Co-Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Kok Keong, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Megat Azmi Megat Johari, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norazura Muhamad Bunnori, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azlinda Azman, Dr. Fadzli Mohamed Nazri, Dr. Lau Tze Liang, Dr. Fatimah De'nan and Mr. Noram Irwan Ramli
c) Flood:
i) Title: Flood Resilience Structures: Flood Resilient Bridge as a Sustainable Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction in Malaysia
Funding Agency: MOHE FRGS
Duration: 1 April 2015 - 31 December 2015
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lau Tze Liang
Co-Researcher: Prof. Dr. Aminuddin Ab. Ghani, Dr. Puay How Tion and Dr. Shusaku Inoue
d) Geohazard:
i) Title: The Mechanisms of Rainfall-Induced Landslides with Unsaturated Soil Layer
Funding Agency: RUI
Duration: 31 December 2014 - 31 December 2016
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mastura Azmi
Co-Researcher: Prof. Dr. Fauziah Ahmad, Prof. Aminaton Marto and Dr. Muhd Harris Ramli
b. Completed Projects:
a) Earthquake:
i) Title: Study on Irregularities of Building Structures in Penang under the Effect of Long Distance Sumatran Earthquakes
Funding Agency: USM Short Term Grant
Duration: 1 October 2005 - 31 March 2008
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shaharuddin Shah Zaini
Co-Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Kok Keong and Dr. Lau Tze Liang
ii) Title: Probabilistic Seismic Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Sabah
Funding Agency: USM Short Term Grant
Duration: 1 June 2010 - 31 May 2013
Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid
Co-Researcher: Dr. Lau Tze Liang and Dr. Shaharuddin Shah Zaini
iii) Title: Ductility Demands of Inelastic Structures Affected by Repeated Earthquakes
Funding Agency: USM RUI
Duration: 1 January 2011 - 30 June 2015
Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid
Co-Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Kok Keong, Dr. Lau Tze Liang and Dr. Shaharuddin Shah Zaini
iv) Title: Investigation of Dynamic Characteristics of Ground Motion Using Microtremor Observations
Funding Agency: JICA AUN/SEED-Net
Duration: 1 October 2011 - 10 March 2013
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lau Tze Liang
Co-Researcher: Prof. Dr. Hitoshi Morikawa and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid
v) Title: Predicting the Collapse Load for Structures under Earthquake Excitation
Funding Agency: USM Short Term Grant
Duration: 15 October 2012 - 14 October 2014
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fadzli Mohamed Nazri
Co-Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid and Dr. Lau Tze Liang
b) Tsunami:
i) Title: Determination of Tsunami Force on Structures
Funding Agency: MOSTI Science Fund
Duration: 1 June 2012 - 30 November 2014
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lau Tze Liang
Co-Researcher: Prof. Dr. Nor Azazi Zakaria, Prof. Dr. Aminuddin Ab. Ghani, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taksiah A. Majid and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Choong Kok Keong
ii) Title: Tsunami Risk Mitigation for Northwest Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Funding Agency: JICA AUN/SEED-Net
Duration: 1 May 2013 - 15 March 2015
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lau Tze Liang
Co-Researcher: Prof. Dr. Tetsuya Hiraishi, Dr. Shusaku Inoue and Dr. Puay How Tion