Prof. DSc Nguyễn Như Khải
Lecturer of the Department of Bridges and Tunnels (from 1962); former Rector of the National University of Civil Engineering
Biography
Mr Nguyễn Như Khải graduated from a university in the Soviet Union and joined the Department in 1962. In 1985 he went to Ukraine for second-level doctoral study and successfully defended his Doctor of Science thesis in 1988; he holds the title of Professor. His main research interests are the design of steel and metal bridges, steel–reinforced concrete composite bridges, expansion joints for road bridges, bridge piers and abutments, and the operation, inspection and strengthening of bridges.
He took part in the design of many bridges in wartime (16 bridges in the ATK area, pontoon bridges and bridge-evacuation equipment for the railways), led the design of 4 small bridges on the Đạo Tú – Đại Lải road (1973) and in 1975 went to Trường Sơn with other teachers to work on the foundation treatment and construction of Đakrông Bridge. He led the project “Rubber expansion joints for road bridges in Việt Nam” (B96-34-05-TĐ, 1996): the joints made by the Department cost only a third of imported ones, were used on Sài Gòn Bridge and Nha Bích Bridge and are now in wide use. He translated the steel-bridge part of N.I. Polivanov’s Design of Reinforced Concrete and Steel Highway Bridges (1979), edited Design of Metal Bridges (1985), wrote the Bridge Engineering textbook (1990) and co-wrote many books on steel bridges, piers and abutments, and bridge operation and inspection. He was a member of the Structures group that compiled the “Encyclopaedia”.
He was Head of the Department in two periods, 1983–1985 and 1988–1999, was a member of the leadership of the Faculty of Bridges and Roads and served as Rector of the National University of Civil Engineering. He was recognised as Meritorious Teacher in 1990.
Education
- University degree: Graduated from a university in the Soviet Union. 1962
- Doctor of Science: Second-level doctoral study in Ukraine from 1985; thesis defended in 1988
- Professor: Title of Professor
Main research interests
- Design of steel and metal bridges
- Steel–reinforced concrete composite bridges
- Expansion joints for road bridges
- Bridge piers and abutments
- Operation, inspection and strengthening of bridges
Career
| Years | Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1962–1966 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, Hanoi University of Science and Technology | Lecturer |
| 1966 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, National University of Civil Engineering (now HUCE) | Lecturer |
| 1983–1985 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, National University of Civil Engineering (now HUCE) | Head of the Department |
| 1985–1988 | Ukraine | Second-level doctoral candidate (Doctor of Science) |
| 1988–1999 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, National University of Civil Engineering (now HUCE) | Head of the Department |
Publications are listed as published, in their original language.
Textbooks and books
- Cầu thép bê tông cốt thép liên hợp (2005)
- Những vấn đề chung và mố trụ cầu (2000)
- Cầu thép (Phần giáo trình nâng cao) (1997)
- Khai thác kiểm định gia cố cầu (1997)
- Cơ sở thiết kế và ví dụ tính toán kết cấu bê tông cốt thép và bê tông cốt thép ứng suất trước (1994)
- Giáo trình cầu (1990)
- Thiết kế cầu kim loại – Tập 1 (1985)
- Thiết kế cầu bê tông cốt thép và cầu thép trên đường ô tô (1979)
- Cầu thép (1963)
- Hướng dẫn thiết kế cầu thép (1963)
- Giáo trình cầu gỗ
- Hướng dẫn thiết kế đồ án cầu thép
- Những ví dụ tính toán cầu BTCT và cầu thép
Titles as published, in Vietnamese; each links to its entry on the Textbooks and books page.
Vietnamese journal papers
- Nguyễn Bình Hà, Nguyễn Như Khải (2002). Xác định ứng suất do từ biến trong dầm thép BTCT liên hợp có xét tới độ cứng của bản BTCT. Tuyển tập công trình khoa học Trường Đại học Xây dựng, số 4/2002, Hà Nội.
Vietnamese conference papers
- Nguyễn Minh Hùng, Nguyễn Như Khải (1982). Một phương pháp tính kết cấu nhịp cầu dầm có xét đến sự làm việc không gian của hệ. Tuyển tập công trình Hội nghị Khoa học lần thứ VI, Đại học Xây dựng
- Nguyễn Như Khải, Nguyễn Minh Hùng (1979). Ứng dụng cầu dầm thép bê tông cốt thép liên hợp trên đường Trường Sơn. Các báo cáo và thông báo khoa học tại Hội nghị khoa học lần thứ V, Trường Đại học Xây dựng
Biography compiled from the department’s 50-year yearbook (1959–2009), the textbook catalogue and the group’s archived posts. Read the history of the group
Source: profile page on the department’s former website (Vietnamese).