Prof. DSc Nguyễn Trâm
Lecturer of the Department of Bridges and Tunnels (1959–1997); former Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, National University of Civil Engineering
Biography
Mr Nguyễn Trâm was an engineer of the first intake of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology. In 1966 he went to the Soviet Union as a PhD candidate and defended his Candidate of Sciences thesis in 1970; in 1980 he received the title of Associate Professor in the first round, together with eight teachers from other departments of the university; in 1981 he began his doctoral studies at the second level and in 1984 defended his DSc thesis at the Moscow Automobile and Road Institute. His main research interests were numerical methods (finite elements, finite strips, transfer matrices), load-distribution theory and the analysis of bridge superstructures, structural optimisation, prestressed concrete bridges and semi-precast structures.
He took part in the design of Đoan Vĩ Bridge (1961), designed the girders of Phủ Lỗ Bridge, the first prestressed concrete bridge (1962), and applied the results of his research in the Soviet Union to the design and construction of Tam Canh Bridge (1973), the first semi-precast bridge without diaphragms in Việt Nam. He prepared the detailed design of the approach bridges for non-motorised traffic at both ends of Thăng Long Bridge, led the contract for the design of Mai Động Bridge for the Hà Nội Department of Transport, and sat on the State acceptance councils for Thăng Long Bridge (1984) and Chương Dương Bridge (1986). He wrote, co-wrote or translated many textbooks and books, from the Bridge Design Handbook (1964) to Composite Structures (2012) and The Finite Element Method and Its Applications in Engineering Analysis (2013). He was on the list of supervisors for the Department’s first intake of full-time PhD candidates (1978), supervised the graduation project of the student Nguyễn Bình Hà (28th intake), which won an A-grade prize at the national competition for the best graduation projects (now the Loa Thành Award), and in Oran (Algeria) successfully supervised 4 Magister theses.
He was one of the three founding teachers of the Department of Bridges and Tunnels (October 1959) and worked in the Department until 1997. In 1961 he was seconded to the Institute of Transport Design (Waterways and Roads); he served as deputy leader of the Department (1964), Deputy Head of the Department (1966–1983), Vice Dean of the Faculty of Bridges and Roads (1976), Head of the Department (1984–1988) and Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies (from 1987, while remaining Head of the Department); in 1990 the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Vocational Education sent him to Algeria as an education expert. He was one of the two staff members of the university recognised as Meritorious Teacher in the first round (1988) and received the medal “For the Cause of Education” (1995). In 1997 he retired and became head of the Department of Steel and Timber Structures at the Hanoi Architectural University, later also serving as Director of its Centre for Consultancy and Technology Transfer at the Institute of Tropical Architecture.
Education
- Engineer's degree: Engineer, first intake, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
- PhD (Candidate of Sciences): Defended in the Soviet Union. 1970
- Associate Professor: Title conferred in 1980 (first round)
- Doctor of Science: Moscow Automobile and Road Institute, Soviet Union. 1984
Main research interests
- Numerical methods: finite elements, finite strips, transfer matrices
- Load-distribution theory and analysis of bridge superstructures
- Structural optimisation
- Prestressed concrete bridges and semi-precast structures
- Construction of bridges and bridge foundations
- Steel and composite structures
Career
| Years | Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1959–1997 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (from 1966: National University of Civil Engineering) | One of the three founding teachers; lecturer |
| 1961 | Institute of Transport Design (Waterways and Roads) | Seconded engineer (design of Đoan Vĩ Bridge) |
| 1964 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, Hanoi University of Science and Technology | Deputy leader of the Department |
| 1966–1970 | Soviet Union | PhD candidate |
| 1966–1983 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, National University of Civil Engineering | Deputy Head of the Department |
| 1976 | Faculty of Bridges and Roads, National University of Civil Engineering | Vice Dean |
| 1981–1984 | Moscow Automobile and Road Institute, Soviet Union | Doctoral candidate (Doctor of Science) |
| 1984–1988 | Department of Bridges and Tunnels, National University of Civil Engineering | Head of the Department |
| 1987 | Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, National University of Civil Engineering | Dean |
| 1990 | Algeria (Oran) | Education expert |
| 1997 | National University of Civil Engineering | Retired |
| 1997 | Department of Steel and Timber Structures, Hanoi Architectural University | Head of the Department; later also Director of the Centre for Consultancy and Technology Transfer, Institute of Tropical Architecture |
Publications are listed as published, in their original language.
Textbooks and books
- Hướng dẫn đồ án thi công cầu (2014)
- Tổ chức và kế hoạch hóa thi công cầu (2014)
- Phương pháp phần tử hữu hạn và các ứng dụng trong tính toán kỹ thuật (2013)
- Kết cấu composites (2012)
- Kỹ thuật xây dựng móng cầu (2012)
- Phương pháp phần tử hữu hạn và dải hữu hạn (2012)
- GT Kết cấu thép (2009)
- CT ngầm đô thị (Thi công lộ thiên và hạ chìm) (2005)
- Tkế và XD cầu hầm GT đô thị (2003)
- Kết cấu thép nhà cao tầng (2002)
- Pont en béton armé et béton précontraint (2001)
- Lignes d'influence (1999)
- Phân tích KCN cầu và LT phân bố tải trọng (1998)
- Phương pháp số (Phần tử HH & Dải HH) (1997)
- Thi công móng trụ mố cầu (1997)
- Thi công cầu thép (1996)
- Thi công cầu bê tông cốt thép (1995)
- Thi công cầu thép (1986)
- Thiết kế cầu bê tông cốt thép và cầu thép trên đường ô tô (1979)
- Thi công cầu (1968)
- Khôi phục cầu cống (1965)
- Sổ tay thiết kế cầu (1964)
- Khai thác, kiểm định, gia cố và thí nghiệm cầu cống (1963)
- Khái luận mở đầu CT cầu cống (1963)
- Hướng dẫn thiết kế cầu BTƯST theo TTGH (1961)
- 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.
International conference papers
- Nguyen Binh Ha, Duong Minh Thu, Nguyen Tram (2000). Analyse d’une poutre de pont. International Colloquium in Mechanics of Solids, Fluids, Structures and Interactions, Nha Trang.
Vietnamese conference papers
- Nguyễn Trâm, Nguyễn Minh Hùng (1987). Bàn về những kết cấu liên hợp vật liệu. Báo cáo Hội nghị Khoa học lần thứ VIII, Trường Đại học Xây dựng Hà Nội
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).