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
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
Built environment exposure information framework	Biblio	save (2.79 MB)	engineering, exposure, multi-hazard
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
Design procedure for seismic retrofit of RC beam-column joint using single diagonal haunch	Biblio		engineering, risk management, vulnerability
Flood risk mitigation assessment for Launceston	Project		engineering, flood, mitigation
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
Dungog Flood 20-21 April 2015: post-flood damage survey	Biblio	save (6.46 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
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
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for flood prone buildings	Project		engineering, flood, mitigation
An investigation into the water flow pressure distribution on the bridge pier under flood loading	Biblio		engineering, flood, infrastructure
Overturning of precast RC columns in conditions of moderate ground shaking	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
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
Soil amplification in low-to-moderate seismic regions	Biblio		earthquake, engineering
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
Detecting structural damage to bridge girders using radar interferometry and computational modelling	Biblio		engineering, infrastructure, mitigation
Fundamental Mechanics Governing FRP-Retrofitted RC Beams with Anchored and Prestressed FRP Plates	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Vulnerability Functions for RC Shear Wall Buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (991.52 KB)	earthquake, engineering, infrastructure
Prediction of scour on bridge piers under flood loading	Project		engineering, exposure, flood
Seismic assessment of reinforced concrete walls in Australia	Project		earthquake, engineering
Enhancing resilience of critical road infrastructure annual report 2018-2019	Biblio	save (697.05 KB)	emergency management, engineering, risk analysis
Prioritisation strategy for seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (295.51 KB)	earthquake, engineering, vulnerability
In-situ seismic verification of non-structural components of unreinforced masonry buildings	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Investigation into the behaviour of a U-slab bridge due to flood	Project		engineering, flood, infrastructure
Axial Load Variation of Columns in Symmetrical RC Buildings Subject to Bidirectional Lateral Actions in Regions of Low to Moderate Seismicity	Biblio		earthquake, engineering, physics
Cost-effective mitigation strategy for building related earthquake risk: final report on economic loss modelling	Biblio	save (1.31 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Final report on fragility curves for retrofitted URM buildings in Australia	Biblio	save (1.74 MB)	earthquake, engineering, mitigation
Development of flood mitigation strategies for Australian residential buildings	Biblio	save (434.35 KB)	economics, engineering, mitigation
Collapse behaviour of limited ductile high-strength RC columns under multidirectional earthquake actions	Biblio		emergency management, engineering, infrastructure
Improving the resilience of housing to severe wind events: annual project report 2016-17	Biblio	save (2.38 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
Framework for seismic vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in Australia	Biblio		engineering, framework, infrastructure