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Structures and Earthquake Engineering Facilities

Experimental research is conducted in the Applied Dynamics Laboratory which is designed with a cellular box foundation strong floor measuring 25 m to 40 m. The special design features make the Applied Dynamics Laboratory a particularly suitable facility for large scale structural experimental research. Clear head room of over 12 m beneath a 10 tonne overhead crane permit full scale testing as well as scaled models of structures or structural components. The main loading system is an MTS servo-controlled hydraulic system equipped with a range of actuator capacities and load cells. This system is also used to power horizontal and vertical shake tables for seismic engineering studies. In addition to a selection of hydraulic jacks and computer controlled data acquisition equipment, 2 fixed in-plane test machines with 250 kN and 550 kN capacities are available.

Professors with Expertise in Structures and Earthquake Engineering

  • Samir E. Chidiac: Durability/service life modelling of cementitious and polymeric materials, FEA/heat and mass transport processes, Stone Masonry, Building Science.
  • Wael W. El-Dakhakhni: Dynamic behaviour of masonry, concrete, steel and composite structures under seismic and blast loading. Composite structures health monitoring.
  • A. Ghani Razaqpur: Infrastructure Durability and Sustainability, Infrastructure Security, Advanced Numerical Modelling, Design of FRP Reinforced Structures, Concrete Design and Analysis.
  • K. S. (Siva) Sivakumaran: Structural Engineering, Coldformed Steel Structures, Fibre-reinforced Composites.
  • Mike Tait: Structural Dynamics,Structural Monitoring and Control, Retrofit/Rehabilitation of Structures
  • John C. Wilson: Cable-Stayed Bridges, Conventional Highway Bridges.