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
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
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for building related earthquake risk: final report on economic loss modelling	Biblio	save (1.31 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events - final project report	Biblio	save (1.89 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
The effect of modelling inelastic beam-column joint on the displacement capacity of reinforced concrete gravity moment resisting frames	Biblio		earthquake, 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
Enhancing resilience of critical road infrastructure: bridges, culverts and flood‐ways under natural hazards: annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (554.53 KB)	engineering, flood, infrastructure
Improving the resilience of housing to severe wind events: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (2.38 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Cost-effective mitigation strategies for residential buildings in Australian flood plains	Biblio	save (1.13 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development for Flood Prone Buildings Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (563.29 KB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Earthquake Management Logistics for York, WA, Pre and Post Mitigation	Biblio	save (726.82 KB)	earthquake, emergency management, engineering
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
Simulated wind load strength testing of soffits	Biblio	save (1.46 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Remote-sensing flood data is filling the gaps	Biblio		engineering, flood, hydrology
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings – final project report	Biblio	save (6.3 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
Testing of simulated flood effect on the strength of selected building components	Biblio	save (6.35 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
Local intraplate earthquake considerations for Singapore	Biblio		earthquake, 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
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
Seismic site response analysis leading to revised design response spectra for Australia	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Vulnerability Functions for RC Shear Wall Buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (991.52 KB)	earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings: Annual project report 2015-2016	Biblio	save (1.27 MB)	economics, engineering, flood
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for flood prone buildings: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (1.34 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
An investigation into the water flow pressure distribution on the bridge pier under flood loading	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
Correlation of peak wind loads at batten-truss connections	Biblio		engineering, resilience, vulnerability
Seismic Assessment of the RC building stock of Melbourne from rare and very rare earthquake events	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development for Building Related Earthquake Risk Annual Report 2014	Biblio	save (668.21 KB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Seismic fragility assessment of nonstructural components in unreinforced clay brick masonry buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
Simplified elastic design checks for torsionally balanced and unbalanced low-medium rise buildings in lower seismicity regions	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Seismic Performance of Typical C-Shaped Reinforced Concrete Shear Cores in Australia	Biblio	save (275.42 KB)	earthquake, engineering
Simplified calculation of roof accelerations in existing low-rise symmetric unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible diaphragms	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Detecting structural damage to bridge girders using radar interferometry and computational modelling	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, mitigation
Recommended Site Classification Scheme and Design Spectrum Model for Regions of Lower Seismicity	Biblio	save (395.41 KB)	engineering, infrastructure, modelling
Development and evaluation of FLFAcs - A new Flood Loss Function for Australian commercial structures	Biblio	save (1.45 MB)	engineering, flood