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
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events in Australia Annual Report 2017-2018	Biblio	save (3.05 MB)	engineering, severe weather
Resilience and Mitigation through Hardening the Built Environment	Biblio	save (1011.86 KB)	earthquake, engineering, risk management
Final report: seismic retrofit tests of URM cavity walls	Biblio	save (4.81 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Predicting the probability of failure of timber bridges using fault tree analysis	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, vulnerability
Methods of structural analysis of buildings in regions of low to moderate seismicity	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, risk analysis
Fragility and resilience of bridges subjected to extreme wave-induced forces	Biblio	save (5.1 MB)	engineering, risk management
A design spectrum model for flexible soil sites in regions of low-to-moderate seismicity	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Suitability of Height Amplification Factors for Seismic Assessment of Existing Unreinforced Masonry Components	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, modelling
Unified models for post-peak failure drifts of normal- and high-strength RC columns	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Predicting the failure of timber bridges by using current inspection reports	Biblio		engineering, mitigation, modelling
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 proof buildings - annual report 2018-2019	Biblio	save (943.9 KB)	emergency management, engineering, flood
Development of a full-scale structural testing program to evaluate the resistance of Australian houses to wind loads	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Innovative Upscaling of Architectural Elements for Strengthening Building Structures	Biblio	save (4.46 MB)	engineering, infrastructure, preparedness
Wind induced internal pressures in industrial buildings	Project		cyclone, engineering, resilience
Tropical Cyclone Debbie: damage to buildings in the Whitsunday Region	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for building related earthquake risk	Project		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
Wind uplift strength capacity variation in roof-to-wall connections of timber-framed houses	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Earthquakes don’t kill, built environment does: evidence from cross-country data	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
Enhancing Resilience of Critical Road Infrastructure Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (772.13 KB)	engineering, mitigation, multi-hazard
Vulnerability assessment of bridges subjected to extreme cyclonic events	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, risk analysis
Plastic hinge length for lightly reinforced rectangular concrete walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
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
An assessment of the effectiveness of tree-based models for multi-variate flood damage assessment in Australia	Biblio	save (4.2 MB)	engineering, flood
Correlation of peak wind loads at batten-truss connections	Biblio	save (627.64 KB)	cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Direct Numerical Simulation of Confined Wall Plumes	Biblio		engineering, fire, modelling
Minimum loading requirements for areas of low seismicity	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Seismic retrofit of unreinforced masonry building facades with FRP composites	Project		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Decision making on transport network planning and the impact on community, economy and the environment	Biblio	save (1.75 MB)	engineering, mitigation, multi-hazard
Effects of podium interference on shear force distributions in tower walls supporting tall buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Effects of masonry in flat-slab structures	Project		earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
The 2012 Moe Earthquake and Earthquake Attenuation in South Eastern Australia	Biblio	save (813.81 KB)	earthquake, engineering
Seismic assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia including the response of gravity frames	Project		earthquake, engineering
Modelling non-ductile reinforced concrete columns	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Strengthening and repair of reinforced concrete columns by jacketing: state-of-the-art review	Biblio	save (3.92 MB)	engineering, infrastructure, multi-hazard
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for building related earthquake risk: Annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (1.87 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for building related earthquake risk: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (1.95 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Wind load fluctuations on roof batten to rafter/truss connections	Biblio		emergency management, engineering, multi-hazard