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
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
Deaggregating the differences between seismic hazard assessments at a single site	Biblio	save (128.8 KB)	earthquake, engineering
Geotechnical seismic isolation system based on rubber-soil mixtures: analytical modelling, experimental testing and field measurement	Biblio	save (979.94 KB)	earthquake, engineering, modelling
Modelling cyclone loss mitigation using claims analysis	Biblio	save (626.21 KB)	cyclone, engineering, resilience
Analytical development of seismic retrofit technique for RC beam-column joint using single diagonal haunch	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events: Annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (2.61 MB)	cyclone, engineering, severe weather
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
Analytical modelling of podium interference on tower walls in buildings	Biblio		earthquake, 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
Physics-Based Simulation of Heat Load on Structures for Improving Construction Standards for Bushfire Prone Areas	Biblio	save (1.55 MB)	engineering, fire, physics
Built environment exposure information framework	Biblio	save (2.79 MB)	engineering, exposure, multi-hazard
Earthquake Management Logistics for York, WA, Pre and Post Mitigation	Biblio	save (726.82 KB)	earthquake, emergency management, engineering
Drift capacity of lightly reinforced concrete columns	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
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
Displacement Capacity of Lightly Reinforced Rectangular Concrete Walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
Reliability of Build Back Better at enhancing resilience of communities	Biblio		communities, engineering, resilience
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
Dungog Flood 20-21 April 2015: post-flood damage survey	Biblio	save (6.46 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Design procedure for seismic retrofit of RC beam-column joint using single diagonal haunch	Biblio		engineering, risk management, vulnerability
Use of Macroseismic Intensity Data to Validate a Regionally Adjustable Ground Motion Prediction Model	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, modelling
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
Plastic hinge analysis for lightly reinforced and unconfined concrete structural walls	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Detecting structural damage to bridge girders using radar interferometry and computational modelling	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, mitigation
Vulnerability Functions for RC Shear Wall Buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (991.52 KB)	earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
Fundamental Mechanics Governing FRP-Retrofitted RC Beams with Anchored and Prestressed FRP Plates	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
An investigation into the water flow pressure distribution on the bridge pier under flood loading	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
Seismic Assessment of the RC building stock of Melbourne from rare and very rare earthquake events	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Seismic fragility assessment of nonstructural components in unreinforced clay brick masonry buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
Overturning of precast RC columns in conditions of moderate ground shaking	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Simplified elastic design checks for torsionally balanced and unbalanced low-medium rise buildings in lower seismicity regions	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Simplified calculation of roof accelerations in existing low-rise symmetric unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible diaphragms	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Soil amplification in low-to-moderate seismic regions	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
Final report on fragility curves for retrofitted URM buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (1.74 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation