Key topics

engineering

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

Date	Item	Type		Key Topics
	Flood risk mitigation assessment for Launceston	Project		engineering, flood, mitigation
	Use of Macroseismic Intensity Data to Validate a Regionally Adjustable Ground Motion Prediction Model	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, modelling
	Fault tree analysis method for deterioration of timber bridges using an Australian case study	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, resilience
	Modelling the vulnerability of a high-set house roof structure to windstorms using VAWS	Biblio	save (2.29 MB)	cyclone, engineering, modelling
	Simplified calculation of roof accelerations in existing low-rise symmetric unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible diaphragms	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Detecting structural damage to bridge girders using radar interferometry and computational modelling	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, mitigation
	Fundamental Mechanics Governing FRP-Retrofitted RC Beams with Anchored and Prestressed FRP Plates	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Vulnerability Functions for RC Shear Wall Buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (991.52 KB)	earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
	Cost-effective mitigation strategy for flood prone buildings	Project		engineering, flood, mitigation
	An investigation into the water flow pressure distribution on the bridge pier under flood loading	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
	Overturning of precast RC columns in conditions of moderate ground shaking	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Seismic Assessment of the RC building stock of Melbourne from rare and very rare earthquake events	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Seismic fragility assessment of nonstructural components in unreinforced clay brick masonry buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
	Soil amplification in low-to-moderate seismic regions	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
	Simplified elastic design checks for torsionally balanced and unbalanced low-medium rise buildings in lower seismicity regions	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
21 Mar 2014	Resilience to clustered disaster events on the coast	Resource	save (1.67 MB)	coastal, coincident events, engineering
21 Mar 2014	Enhancing resilience of critical road structures	Resource	save (722.83 KB)	engineering, flood, infrastructure
07 Aug 2014	Measuring the impacts of bushfires on human fatalities and building losses	Resource	save (3.25 MB)	engineering, fire
20 Oct 2014	Flaws in our understanding and perception of flood risk - podcast	Resource		engineering, flood, risk analysis
04 Dec 2014	Resilience and mitigation through hardening the built environment	Resource	save (1 MB)	earthquake, engineering, environments
04 Dec 2014	Enhancing resilience of critical road structures	Resource	save (1.4 MB)	engineering, environments, resilience
04 Dec 2014	Cost effective mitigation for flood prone buildings	Resource	save (892.37 KB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
12 Feb 2015	National science briefing told disaster areas should be abandoned	Press Clipping		engineering, multi-hazard, risk analysis
13 Feb 2015	Improving the Resilience of Existing Housing to Severe Wind Events	Resource	save (1.8 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
24 Apr 2015	CRC magazine details research	News		engineering, fire weather
29 May 2015	Supplementary information - documents checked for relevance to levees as background research for Building walls around flood problems: the place of levees in Australian flood management	Resource	save (1.46 MB)	engineering, flood, governance
29 May 2015	Supplementary table - Building walls around flood problems: the place of levees in Australian flood management	Resource	save (249.82 KB)	engineering, flood, governance
19 Jun 2015	TC Nathan Rapid Assessment Report	Resource	save (2.42 MB)	cyclone, engineering
19 Jun 2015	Tropical Cyclone Olwyn Rapid Damage Assessment	Resource	save (790.15 KB)	cyclone, engineering
19 Jun 2015	TC Marcia Rapid Assessment Report	Resource	save (1.07 MB)	cyclone, engineering
26 Jun 2015	Seismic Assessment and Design Philosophy of Reinforced Concrete Walls in Australia	Resource	save (417.65 KB)	earthquake, engineering
10 Aug 2015	Critical infrastructure resilience in Europe	Blog		engineering, infrastructure, resilience
17 Aug 2015	Symposium talks road infrastructure	News		engineering, exposure, infrastructure
18 Aug 2015	Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development for Flood Prone Buildings	Resource	save (118.41 KB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
18 Aug 2015	Failure Mechanism of a Typical Girder Bridge in Australia due to Seismic Loads	Resource	save (197.86 KB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
18 Aug 2015	Capturing the Impact of the Failure of Critical Road Structures on the Community	Resource	save (176.07 KB)	engineering, mitigation, multi-hazard
18 Aug 2015	Seismic Assessment and Design Philosophy of Reinforced Concrete Walls in Australia	Resource	save (330.02 KB)	earthquake, engineering
18 Aug 2015	Understanding Progressive Failures to Wind Loads	Resource	save (193.39 KB)	engineering, severe weather
02 Sep 2015	Investigation of Damage Severe Storm Event in Brisbane on 27 November 2014	Resource	save (3.05 MB)	cyclone, engineering, infrastructure
03 Sep 2015	An earthquake loss scenario for Adelaide	Resource	save (2.16 MB)	earthquake, engineering, risk analysis