School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering

Project Titles

An efficient beam finite element for vibration of fibre reinforced laminated composite beams of thin-walled open/closed sections
Supervisor: Associate Professor A Hamid Sheikh

Application of probabilistic approaches in studying damaged geotechnical structures
Supervisor: Dr William Kaggwa

Assessment of the accuracy of soil suction measurement
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mark Jaksa and Dr Peter Mitchell

Bending response of retrofitted RC beam using a finite element model based on nonlinear moment curvature relationship
Supervisors: Dr A Hamid Sheikh and Dr Chengqing Wu

Climate change and the coast
Supervisor: Associate Professor David Walker

Confinement of high and ultra-high strength concrete with fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
Supervisors: Dr Togay Ozbakkaloglu and Professor Deric Oehlers

Design of concrete-filled FRP tubes as earthquake-resistant columns for new construction
Supervisors: Dr Togay Ozbakkaloglu and Associate Professor Michael Griffith

Mitigation of blast effects on masonry structures
Supervisors: Dr Chengqing Wu and Associate Professor Michael Griffith

Droughts in South Australia
Supervisor: Professor Martin Lambert

Ductile FRP retrofit of RC frames
Supervisors: Professor Deric Oehlers and Associate Professor Michael Griffith

Durability of FRP plated RC members
Supervisors: Professor Deric Oehlers

Estimation of storm properties from radar images
Supervisors: Professor Martin Lambert and Mr Michael Leonard

FRP retrofit of brick masonry walls for earthquake loading
Supervisors: Associate Professor Michael Griffith and Dr Chengqing Wu

Retrofitting of RC structural members against explosive loadings
Supervisors: Dr Chengqing Wu and Professor Deric Oehlers

The impact of biofilm development on pipe roughness and system performance
Supervisors: Professor Martin Lambert and Associate Professor Justin Brookes

Improving low flow analysis and methods for drought management
Supervisor: Associate Professor Trevor Daniell

Improving the robustness and speed of solution algorithms for solving pipe network equations
Supervisor: Professor Angus Simpson

Incorporating sustainability into the design and operation of water distributions using multi-objective genetic algorithm optimisation
Supervisor: Professor Angus Simpson

Improving low flow analysis and methods for drought management
Supervisor: Associate Professor Trevor Daniell

Innovative water sensitive urban design (WSUD) strategies to promote sustainability
Supervisor: Associate Professor Trevor Daniell

Investigating new forms of Genetic Algorithms for solving large water distribution system optimisation problems with many decision variables and multiple constraints
Supervisor: Professor Angus Simpson

Modelling of residential footings on expansive soils
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mark Jaksa and Dr Peter Mitchell

Modelling shear interaction in steel concrete composite beam with shear connector
Supervisors: Associate Professor A Hamid Sheikh and Associate Professor Michael Griffith

Moisture diffusion through expansive soils
Supervisors: Associate Professor Mark Jaksa and Dr Peter Mitchell

Numerical modelling of foundation behaviour incorporating probability and risk evaluation
Supervisor: Dr William Kaggwa

Sand ripples under waves
Supervisor: Associate Professor David Walker

Seismic design of brick masonry building components
Supervisors: Associate Professor Michael Griffith and Dr Togay Ozbakkaloglu

Validation of the Generalised Kirsch Equations by three dimensional numerical stress modelling
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Priest