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
	Minimum loading requirements for areas of low seismicity	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Modelling cyclone loss mitigation using claims analysis	Biblio	save (626.21 KB)	cyclone, engineering, resilience
	Modelling FRP-to-substrate joints using the bilinear bond-slip rule with allowance for friction - Full-range analytical solutions for long and short bonded lengths	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Modelling non-ductile reinforced concrete columns	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Modelling the vulnerability of a high-set house roof structure to windstorms using VAWS	Biblio	save (2.29 MB)	cyclone, engineering, modelling
	Modelling the vulnerability of old URM buildings and the benefit of retrofit	Biblio	save (637.68 KB)	earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
	Monitoring the dynamic behaviour of the Merlynston Creek Bridge using interferometric radar sensors and finite element modeling	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, mitigation
12 Feb 2015	National science briefing told disaster areas should be abandoned	Press Clipping		engineering, multi-hazard, risk analysis
18 Nov 2019	New online - November 2019	News		emergency management, engineering, fire
09 Oct 2019	New online - October 2019	News		emergency management, engineering, multi-hazard
07 Nov 2016	New wave of asbestos risk from illegal imports	News		engineering, exposure, infrastructure
25 Jan 2021	New website to keep the roof over your head	News		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
	Non-ductile seismic performance of reinforced concrete walls in Australia	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
27 Aug 2019	Numerical Investigation into the Behaviour of Floodways During Extreme Flood Events	Resource	save (1.03 MB)	engineering, flood, resilience
	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
	Out-of-plane strength of existing two-way spanning solid and cavity unreinforced masonry walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Overturning of precast RC columns in conditions of moderate ground shaking	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
27 Apr 2017	Owners - re-roofing after storm damage	Resource	save (0 bytes)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
27 Apr 2017	Owners - replacing roofs on houses	Resource	save (0 bytes)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
	PhD: Enhancing community resilience to natural hazards through risk-informed development of building codes	Project		cyclone, engineering, risk analysis
	Physics-Based Simulation of Heat Load on Structures for Improving Construction Standards for Bushfire Prone Areas	Biblio	save (1.55 MB)	engineering, fire, physics
	Planning for Bushfires on the Rural-Urban Interface: An analysis of the correlations between house setbacks and house loss as evidence of house-to-house fire spread in the 2009 Victorian Bushfires	Project		engineering, fire, planning
	Plastic hinge analysis for lightly reinforced and unconfined concrete structural walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Plastic hinge length for lightly reinforced C-shaped concrete walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Plastic hinge length for lightly reinforced rectangular concrete walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
13 Jun 2017	Post-Tracy building codes ‘reduce cyclone deaths’	Press Clipping		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
	Predicting Maximum Displacement Demand of Asymmetric Reinforced Concrete Buildings	Biblio	save (657.7 KB)	earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
	Predicting the failure of timber bridges by using current inspection reports	Biblio		engineering, mitigation, modelling
	Predicting the probability of failure of timber bridges using fault tree analysis	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, vulnerability
	Prediction of scour on bridge piers under flood loading	Project		engineering, exposure, flood
15 Dec 2020	Prestigious engineering award for end-user	News		engineering, modelling, planning
	Prioritisation strategy for seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia	Project		emergency management, engineering
	Prioritisation strategy for seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (295.51 KB)	earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
	Progress report on case study CBD precinct	Biblio	save (1.61 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
	Progress report on costing of limited ductile reinforced concrete buildings	Biblio	save (578.13 KB)	earthquake, emergency management, engineering
	Progressive failures of batten to rafter connections under fluctuating wind loads	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, modelling
19 Sep 2018	Progressive failures of roofs under wind loading	Resource	save (8.07 MB)	cyclone, engineering, severe weather
	Quantitative assessment of flood discharges and floodway failures through cross-cultivation of advancement in knowledge and traditional practices	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
	Rainwater ingress through residential sliding doors	Biblio	save (1.93 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
	RC walls in Australia: reconnaissance survey of industry and literature review of experimental testing	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation