Key topics

engineering

Engineering refers to the branch of science concerned with the design, building, and use of machines and structures.

Item	Type		Key Topics
Earthquakes don’t kill, built environment does: evidence from cross-country data	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
Vulnerability assessment of bridges subjected to extreme cyclonic events	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, risk analysis
Predicting the failure of timber bridges by using current inspection reports	Biblio		engineering, mitigation, modelling
Development and evaluation of FLFAcs - A new Flood Loss Function for Australian commercial structures	Biblio	save (1.45 MB)	engineering, flood
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for building related earthquake risk - final project report	Biblio	save (3.07 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings: literature review of mitigation strategies	Biblio	save (2.77 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood proof buildings - annual report 2018-2019	Biblio	save (943.9 KB)	emergency management, engineering, flood
PhD: Enhancing community resilience to natural hazards through risk-informed development of building codes	Project		cyclone, engineering, risk analysis
Innovative Upscaling of Architectural Elements for Strengthening Building Structures	Biblio	save (4.46 MB)	engineering, infrastructure, preparedness
Drift performance of lightly reinforced concrete columns	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Out-of-plane fragility of URM parts and components based on time-history analysis-comparison to simplified force-based approaches	Biblio	save (1.58 MB)	earthquake, engineering, modelling
Effects of podium interference on shear force distributions in tower walls supporting tall buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
A vulnerability assessment tool for residential structures and extreme wind events	Biblio	save (567.84 KB)	cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Effects of masonry in flat-slab structures	Project		earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
Load sharing between batten to rafter connections under wind loading	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Simulated wind load strength testing of entrance doors	Biblio	save (1.15 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Analytical Model for Seismic Retrofit of Concrete Beam-Column Joint using Diagonal Metallic Haunch	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, resilience
Direct Numerical Simulation of Confined Wall Plumes	Biblio		engineering, fire, modelling
Minimum loading requirements for areas of low seismicity	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Ground Motion Modelling and Response Spectra for Australian Earthquakes	Biblio	save (431.51 KB)	earthquake, engineering
Seismic retrofit of unreinforced masonry building facades with FRP composites	Project		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Wind loads on contemporary Australian housing	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
A probabilistic study of ground motion simulation for Bangkok soil	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, modelling
Enhancing resilience of critical road infrastructure	Project		engineering, mitigation, multi-hazard
Strengthening and repair of reinforced concrete columns by jacketing: state-of-the-art review	Biblio	save (3.92 MB)	engineering, infrastructure, multi-hazard
Drift Performance of Point Fixed Glass Façade Systems	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Wind load fluctuations on roof batten to rafter/truss connections	Biblio		emergency management, engineering, multi-hazard
Improving the Resilience of Existing Housing to Severe Wind Events Conference Paper 2014	Biblio	save (922.78 KB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Modelling the vulnerability of old URM buildings and the benefit of retrofit	Biblio	save (637.68 KB)	earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
Non-ductile seismic performance of reinforced concrete walls in Australia	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
Plastic hinge length for lightly reinforced C-shaped concrete walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Resilience and Mitigation through Hardening the Built Environment	Biblio	save (1011.86 KB)	earthquake, engineering, risk management
Benefit versus cost analysis and optimal cost effective mitigation strategies	Biblio	save (7.23 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Final report: seismic retrofit tests of URM cavity walls	Biblio	save (4.81 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Failure mechanisms of bridge structures under natural hazards	Biblio	save (3.04 MB)	engineering, multi-hazard, resilience
Retrofitting RC Beam-Column Joint in Australia using Single Diagonal Haunch	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
Progress report on costing of limited ductile reinforced concrete buildings	Biblio	save (578.13 KB)	earthquake, emergency management, engineering
Seismic retrofitting of RC beam-column joints using metallic haunch	Project		earthquake, engineering
Simulations of radiation heat flux on a structure from a fire in an idealised shrubland	Biblio	save (1.14 MB)	engineering, fire, fire impacts
Progress report on case study CBD precinct	Biblio	save (1.61 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation