School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering
Project Titles
Retrofitted unreinforced masonry buildings against earthquake loadings
Supervisor: Professor Michael Griffith
Artificial Neural Networks in Geotechnical Engineering
Supervisor: Associate Professor Mark Jaksa
Impact of Rolling Dynamic Compaction
Supervisor: Associate Professor Mark Jaksa
Reliability of Site Investigations and Spatial Variability in Geotechnical Engineering
Supervisor: Associate Professor Mark Jaksa
Application of probabilistic approaches in studying damaged geotechnical structures
Supervisor: Dr William Kaggwa
Numerical modelling of foundation behaviour incorporating probability and risk evaluation
Supervisor: Dr William Kaggwa
A new flood design methodology for a variable and changing climate
Supervisors: Professor Martin Lambert, Associate Professor Andrew Metcalfe and Dr Mark Thyer
Detecting cross-connections between potable water supply and water re-use supply using transients
Supervisors: Professor Martin Lambert, Professor Angus Simpson and Dr Aaron Zecchin
The impact of biofilm development on pipe roughness and system performance
Supervisors: Professor Martin Lambert and Dr Aaron Zecchin
Reinforced concrete structures subjected to extreme loads
Supervisor: Professor Deric Oehlers
Restoration of severely damaged concrete structures
Supervisor: Professor Deric Oehlers
Retrofitting of existing reinforced concrete structures with advanced materials and techniques
Supervisor: Professor Deric Oehlers
Strength and ductility of concrete confined by advanced composite tubes
Supervisor: Dr Togay Ozbakkaloglu
Design and manufacture of ultra high-performance hybrid concrete columns
Supervisors: Dr Togay Ozbakkaloglu
Design of concrete-filled composite tubes as earthquake-resistant columns for new construction
Supervisor: Dr Togay Ozbakkaloglu
A Refined Numerical Model for Composite and Sandwich Structures
Supervisor: Associate Professor A Hamid Sheikh
An Advanced Finite Element Model for Smart Composite Structure
Supervisor: Associate Professor A Hamid Sheikh
An Efficient Finite Element Model for Stiffened Plates and Shells
Supervisor: Associate Professor A Hamid Sheikh
Improving the robustness and speed of solution algorithms for solving pipe network equations
Supervisors: Professor Angus Simpson and Dr Sylvan Elhay
Investigating new forms of Genetic Algorithms for solving large water distribution system optimisation problems with many decision variables and multiple constraints
Supervisors: Professor Angus Simpson and Dr Aaron Zecchin
Optimising the Operation of Water Distribution System Pumping Using Genetic Algorithms
Supervisors: Professor Angus Simpson and Professor Holger Maier
Blast resistance of ultra-high performance concrete
Supervisors: Dr Chengqing Wu and Professor Deric Oehlers
Characteristics of confined /partially confined blast loading
Supervisors: Dr Chengqing Wu
Mitigation of blast effects on masonry structures
Supervisors: Dr Chengqing Wu and Professor Michael Griffith
Review of optimisation software used in the minerals industry
Supervisor: Dr Chaoshui Xu
Key block analysis for stability assessment of rock excavations
Supervisor: Dr Chaoshui Xu
Resource modelling and evaluation of Kanmantoo mine
Supervisor: Dr Chaoshui Xu
Modelling contaminants within highly transient pipeline networks
Supervisors: Dr Aaron Zecchin, Professor Angus Simpson and Professor Martin Lambert
Online monitoring of demands within water distribution networks
Supervisors: Dr Aaron Zecchin, Professor Martin Lambert and Professor Angus Simpson
Parameter Identification and Component Detection within Hydraulic Networks
Supervisors: Dr Aaron Zecchin, Professor Angus Simpson and Professor Martin Lambert
Numerical modelling of guided wave scattering at damages in structures
Supervisor: Dr Ching-Tai Ng
Modelling vibration characteristics of damaged reinforced concrete beams
Supervisor: Dr Ching-Tai Ng
Optimal sensor locations for structural health monitoring
Supervisor: Dr Ching-Tai Ng
Development of seasonal forecasts of Adelaide's reservoir inflows
Supervisor: Dr Seth Westra
A novel non-parametric algorithm for estimating extreme rainfall under a future climate
Supervisor: Dr Seth Westra
