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
Final report on pushover analysis of classes of URM buildings to characterise drift ratios for different damage levels	Biblio	save (1.63 MB)	earthquake, engineering, modelling
Generalized Loading Protocols for Experimentally Simulating Multidirectional Earthquake Actions on Building Columns in Regions of Low-to-Moderate Seismicity	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, physics
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
Quantitative assessment of flood discharges and floodway failures through cross-cultivation of advancement in knowledge and traditional practices	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
Wind uplift strength capacity variation in roof-to-wall connections of timber-framed houses	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Collapse assessment of reinforced concrete building columns through multi-axis hybrid simulation	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Rainwater ingress through residential sliding doors	Biblio	save (1.93 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
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 modelling of podium interference on tower walls in buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
A handbook of wildfire engineering: guidance for wildfire suppression and resilient urban design	Biblio	save (3.78 MB)	engineering, fire, resilience
Geotechnical seismic isolation system based on rubber-soil mixtures: analytical modelling, experimental testing and field measurement	Biblio	save (979.94 KB)	earthquake, engineering, modelling
Development of a full-scale structural testing program to evaluate the resistance of Australian houses to wind loads	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Analytical development of seismic retrofit technique for RC beam-column joint using single diagonal haunch	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
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
Collapse behaviour of limited ductile high-strength reinforced concrete columns under simulated earthquake loading.	Project		emergency management, engineering
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for building related earthquake risk	Project		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Earthquake Management Logistics for York, WA, Pre and Post Mitigation	Biblio	save (726.82 KB)	earthquake, emergency management, engineering
Decision making on transport network planning and the impact on community, economy and the environment	Biblio	save (1.75 MB)	engineering, mitigation, multi-hazard
Investigating a wind tunnel method for determining wind-induced loads on roofing tiles	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Seismic Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints Using Diagonal Haunch	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, resilience
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
Physics-Based Simulation of Heat Load on Structures for Improving Construction Standards for Bushfire Prone Areas	Biblio	save (1.55 MB)	engineering, fire, physics
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
Prioritisation strategy for seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia	Project		emergency management, engineering
Wind loads on solar panels mounted parallel to pitched roofs, and acting on the underlying roof	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Fault tree analysis method for deterioration of timber bridges using an Australian case study	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, resilience
Modelling the vulnerability of a high-set house roof structure to windstorms using VAWS	Biblio	save (2.29 MB)	cyclone, engineering, modelling
Improving the Resilience of Existing Housing to Severe Wind Events Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (380.18 KB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Plastic hinge analysis for lightly reinforced and unconfined concrete structural walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Reliability of Build Back Better at enhancing resilience of communities	Biblio		communities, engineering, resilience
The 2012 Moe Earthquake and Earthquake Attenuation in South Eastern Australia	Biblio	save (813.81 KB)	earthquake, engineering
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
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