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
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 Maximum Displacement Demand of Asymmetric Reinforced Concrete Buildings	Biblio	save (657.7 KB)	earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
Laboratory testing of strengthened cavity unreinforced masonry walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Progressive failures of batten to rafter connections under fluctuating wind loads	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, modelling
A handbook of wildfire engineering: guidance for wildfire suppression and resilient urban design	Biblio	save (3.78 MB)	engineering, fire, resilience
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for building related earthquake risk	Project		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Wind uplift strength capacity variation in roof-to-wall connections of timber-framed houses	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Geotechnical seismic isolation system based on rubber-soil mixtures: analytical modelling, experimental testing and field measurement	Biblio	save (979.94 KB)	earthquake, engineering, modelling
Enhancing Resilience of Critical Road Infrastructure Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (772.13 KB)	engineering, mitigation, multi-hazard
Plastic hinge length for lightly reinforced rectangular concrete walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
Analytical development of seismic retrofit technique for RC beam-column joint using single diagonal haunch	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
Collapse behaviour of limited ductile high-strength reinforced concrete columns under simulated earthquake loading.	Project		emergency management, engineering
Collapse assessment of reinforced concrete building columns through multi-axis hybrid simulation	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Development of a full-scale structural testing program to evaluate the resistance of Australian houses to wind loads	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Rainwater ingress through residential sliding doors	Biblio	save (1.93 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Wind induced internal pressures in industrial buildings	Project		cyclone, engineering, resilience
Analytical modelling of podium interference on tower walls in buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Tropical Cyclone Debbie: damage to buildings in the Whitsunday Region	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Drift performance of lightly reinforced concrete columns	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events - final project report	Biblio	save (1.89 MB)	cyclone, 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
Physics-Based Simulation of Heat Load on Structures for Improving Construction Standards for Bushfire Prone Areas	Biblio	save (1.55 MB)	engineering, fire, physics
Prioritisation strategy for seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia	Project		emergency management, engineering
Earthquake Management Logistics for York, WA, Pre and Post Mitigation	Biblio	save (726.82 KB)	earthquake, emergency management, engineering
An assessment of the effectiveness of tree-based models for multi-variate flood damage assessment in Australia	Biblio	save (4.2 MB)	engineering, flood
Investigating a wind tunnel method for determining wind-induced loads on roofing tiles	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Correlation of peak wind loads at batten-truss connections	Biblio	save (627.64 KB)	cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Seismic Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints Using Diagonal Haunch	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, resilience
Reliability of Build Back Better at enhancing resilience of communities	Biblio		communities, engineering, resilience
Wind loads on solar panels mounted parallel to pitched roofs, and acting on the underlying roof	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Simulated wind load strength testing of soffits	Biblio	save (1.46 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings – final project report	Biblio	save (6.3 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Improving the Resilience of Existing Housing to Severe Wind Events Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (380.18 KB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Design procedure for seismic retrofit of RC beam-column joint using single diagonal haunch	Biblio		engineering, risk management, vulnerability
The 2012 Moe Earthquake and Earthquake Attenuation in South Eastern Australia	Biblio	save (813.81 KB)	earthquake, engineering
Use of Macroseismic Intensity Data to Validate a Regionally Adjustable Ground Motion Prediction Model	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, modelling
Seismic assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia including the response of gravity frames	Project		earthquake, engineering
Fault tree analysis method for deterioration of timber bridges using an Australian case study	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, resilience
Modelling non-ductile reinforced concrete columns	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation