TAY Cho Jui, Associate Professor BSc(Eng), PhD University of Strathclyde, UK   Contact: Room No : EA 05-13 Office Tel : 874 2557 Fax : (65) 779 1459 Email : mpetaycj@nus.edu.sg

1.  Introduction

Dr Tay obtained his BSc (Eng) degree in 1974 and PhD degree in 1979 from the University of Strathclyde, UK. He worked for a few years as a design and development engineer with a rotary equipment manufacturing company in UK and joined the NUS in 1981. He is a Professional Engineer, a Chartered Engineer, U.K. and a member of the Institute of Engineers, Singapore and sits in various technical committees in Singapore Productivity and Standards Boards, PSB. He has carried out numerous consultancy projects in the area of stress analysis and has been consulted widely by the local industries.

2.  Current Appointment

Associate Professor

3.  Research Interests

His research interests are in experimental mechanics, optical techniques and non-destructive testing.

4.  Research Projects

1. A finite and experimental study of the stresses at welded joints in tubular structures.

2. Shape identification using laser.

3. Development of speckle pattern interferometry for non-destructive evaluation.

          4. Micro-components evaluation using laser interferometry.  

5.  Research Publications

His recent publications include :

1. CJ Tay, HM Shang and BL Kang, "Determination Of Necking Zone Using Laser Speckle", Strain, Feb 1996; Vol 32 - no 1, pp 9-12 (UK).
2. C.J. Tay, T.E.Tay and H.M. Shang "Determination of Y-notch tip plastic zone by the laser speckle technuque" Strain, August 1996, Vol 32 - no.3 pp 87-90 (U.K.).
3. C.J.Tay, H.M. Shang and A.L. Neo, "Measurement of slopes and profile of an optical lens by shearography" Measurement, 1996, Vol.18 No.3, pp. 185-191(UK).
4. C.J. Tay, H.M. Shang and M.R.Sajan, " Integrated peak spectralintensity for in-situ crack detection " Optics & Laser Technology, 1997, Vol.29 Nos.4 pp. 187-191(UK).
5. CJ Tay, HM Shang and D Choong, "The Influence Of Carrier And Slope Fringes On The Determination Of Surface Coordinates And Slopes", Optics & Lasers in Engineering, 1997; Vol 26 - nos 2-3, pp 259-278 (USA).
6. TayCJ, Toh SL and Shang HM, "Time delay and integration imaging for internal profile inspection", Optical & Laser Technology 30:(8) 459-465 1998.
7. Siroshi RS, Tay CJ, Shang HM and Boo WP, "Nondestructive assessment of thinning of plates using digital shearography", Optical Engineering 38: (9) 1582-1585, 1999

6.  Modules Currently Offered

1. Mechanics of Materials (ME2111)

2. Strength of Materials (ME1111)

3. Applied Plasticity (ME5102)

7.  Honours and Awards

The David Cargill Prize, UK, 1978. Awarded for making a significant contribution to research in Offshore Engineering.

8.  Research Students and Their Projects

Graduate students include:
 

Lin Qunying (1997)	Theory and application to curvature measurement and vibration analysis
Cheng Heng Kuang (1998)	Interface pressure for contacting surfaces
Ng Sum Huan (2000)	Contact pressure measurement

Final Year Project Students (1999/2000) include:
 

Ong Chee Ping, Nancy	Small internal flaws detection by projection technique
Goh Mun Har,Joyce	Shape measurement in hydroformed shells using fringe projection technique
How Choon Cheong	Evaluation of small defects using digital speckle shearing interferometry
Tan Sia Kim	Deformation Analysis of Micromechanical Components by Optical Methods