Research

Underpinned by state-of-the-art computational tools and recent major investments in our advanced structural testing and concrete durability laboratories, our research ranges from fundamental to applied aspects of structural engineering.

In addition to our work on new and improved structural forms and materials, a growing theme has been on the response of structures to extreme loading including work on blast-resistance, seismic behaviour and structural robustness. Our contribution in the areas of lifetime assessment, durability and long-term behaviour continue to expand, as does our work on structural biomechanics.

Our research has been funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the European Commission, Office of Naval Research (USA), DTI, NPL, CIRIA, the UK Highways Agency, BNFL, NIREX, London Underground Limited, Fosroc International and Lafarge.

Principal areas of research include:

Bridge Engineering
Composite Construction
Computational Mechanics
Concrete Durability
Concrete Materials
Concrete Structures
Earthquake Engineering
Extreme and Hazardous Loading
Steel Structures
Structural Biomechanics
Structural Dynamics
Structural Reliability
Structural Stability

Structural engineering

Broad aspects of Structural Engineering are being investigated using a variety of experimental, computational and theoretical techniques. The behaviour and design of various structural components are focused upon a range of deterministic and probabilistic loadings such as fire, blast, seismic and wind.

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Structural materials

A significant proportion of the Structures section research is focused on investigating structural materials and how these behave in both the short and long-term. The traditional materials used in Civil Engineering construction, i.e. concrete and steel (with their variants), are studied in detail. Moreover, the response of modern composite materials also form a significant part of the research activity.

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Structural mechanics

There is considerable research activity in the area of Structural Mechanics. A variety of practical problems ranging from the fundamental theoretical modelling of nonlinear behaviour of structural components to the development of computational techniques for the numerical simulation of complex structural systems are studied.

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Structures Academics A-Z
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	Nick Buenfeld Professor of Concrete Structures, PhD, DIC, FICE, FIStructE, FREng Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Concrete structures; Deterioration mechanisms; Design for durability; Condition assessment and monitoring; Life prediction of new and existing concrete structures.
	Ahmed Elghazouli Professor of Structural Engineering and Head of Section, PhD, DIC, CEng, FIStructE, FICE Head of Structural Engineering Section Director of MSc in Earthquake Engineering The response of structures to extreme loads, Structural earthquake engineering, Structural fire engineering; Structural robustness.
	Leroy Gardner Professor of Structural Engineering, PhD, DIC, CEng, FICE, FIStructE, FREng Director of Research Structural testing; Numerical modelling and the development of design guidance for steel structures.
	Bassam Izzuddin Professor of Computational Structural Mechanics, PhD, DIC, MASCE, CEng, FIStructE Director of the MSc Programme Nonlinear structural analysis; Finite element analysis; Extreme loading; Simplified modelling; Robustness and progressive collapse; Multi-scale modelling; Steel structures; Concrete structures; Glass structures.
	Luke Louca Reader in Engineering Structures, PhD Behaviour and design of structures subjected to explosions.
	Lorenzo Macorini Reader in Structural Engineering, PhD Director of the MSc in General Structural Engineering and MSc in Structural Steel Design Masonry structures (numerical modelling, analysis under extreme loading, strengthening); Computational structural mechanics; Composite structures (long-term and collapse behaviour, seismic performance).
	Christian Malaga Chuquitaype Senior Lecturer in Structures, PhD, DIC Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics; structural timber engineering and hybrid construction, resilient and smart structures; performance-based and multi-hazard structural design.
	Andrew Phillips Senior Lecturer in Structural Biomechanics, PhD, CEng, MIMechE Biomechanics, FE and inverse dynamics; Musculo-skeletal modelling; Blast biomechanics; Orthopaedic device assessment / design, Structural optimization.
	Sunday Popo-Ola Senior Research and Teaching Fellow, PhD, DIC, FHEA Structural Engineering and testing; Composite Construction, Modern method of Construction, Fixing and anchor technology; Cladding and Façade Technology; Indigenous Materials; Structural Modelling; BIM; CAD and Expert Witness.
	Andy Pullen Senior Research Fellow Structures, Structural materials; Blast and impact loading behaviour; Elements under impact; Extreme compressive stresses; Strain rate.
	Ana Ruiz-Teran Senior Lecturer in Bridge Engineering, PhD, CEng, MICE, FHEA Director of MSc in Concrete Structures Bridge engineering; Structural engineering; Innovative types of cable-stayed bridges; Spatial arch bridges; Footbridges; Accidental breakage of stay cables; Prestressed concrete; Bridge design.
	Adam Jan Sadowski Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering, PhD Thin and thick shell structures, stability of shells.
	Peter Stafford Reader in Engineering Seismology & Earthquake Engineering, PhD Quantitative risk analysis; Probabilistic methods in engineering seismology and earthquake engineering; Reliability theory.
	Margaret Szabo Senior Teaching Fellow in Structures, PhD, FHEA Structural mechanics, structural design, biomechanics
	Robert Vollum Professor of Structural Concrete, PhD, CEng, MIStructE Director of EPSRC CDT Sustainable Civil Engineering Long-term deflections of reinforced concrete slabs; Beam-column joints; Shear in beams; Punching shear; Numerical modelling of reinforced concrete structures; Strut and tie modelling; Control of early age thermal cracking.
	Ahmer Wadee Professor of Nonlinear Mechanics, PhD, CMath, FIMA, CSci, MRI Director of Postgraduate Research Structural stability; Structural mechanics; Structural engineering; Laminated composite and layered materials; Steel structures; Sandwich structures; Nonlinear buckling theory; Applied mathematics; Structural failure; Solid mechanics.
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	Dan Bompa Research Associate, PhD Hybrid connections of RC floors to steel columns by means of shearkeys, structural testing, numerical and analytical modelling Email Dan
	Corrado Chisari Marie Curie Fellow, PhD Project: MultiCAMS - Multi-level Model Calibration for the Assessment of Historical Masonry Structures Email Corrado
	Abobakr Elwakeel Research Associate, PhD Understanding the cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete elements subjected to the restraint of imposed strains Email Abo
	Stanyslav Grosman Research Associate, PhD Nonlinear structural response; Finite element analysis; Robustness assessment; Meta modelling techniques; Masonry structures; Parametric design Email Stanyslav
	Pinelopi Kyvelou Research Associate, PhD Cold-formed steel structures Email Pinelopi
	Anton Köllner Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow, Dr.-Ing. Project: Material damage and buckling instability: towards a unifying general theory (DamBuckler) Applied Mechanics, Stability Theory, Material Damage, Composite Structures (FRPs) Email Anton
	Luca Modenese Imperial College Research Fellow, PhD Computational models of the musculoskeletal anatomy; Advanced dynamic analyses to understand the principles underlying human motion and motor control Email Luca
	Bartolomeo Panto Marie Curie Fellow, PhD Project: Realistic Assessment of Historical Masonry Bridges under Extreme Environmental Actions (REMBA project) Natural Risk Assessment, Structural Failure, Cultural Heritage Preservation, Historical Bridges, High Fidelity Models, Macro-models, Non-linear Analyses, Seismic and Flood Risk Assessment. Email Bartolomeo
	Adeleke Soyemi Research Assistant, PhD Email Adeleke
	Xiang Yun Research Assistant Structural testing; High strength steel structures; Aluminium structures and Steel structure design Email Xiang
	Jun Ye Research Associate, PhD Development of new computer-based tools for both architects and engineers to help with the creation, optimisation, realisation/construction of buildings with complex geometry; theoretical and experimental study on the fundamental behaviour and design of steel/composite structures, subjected to normal and extreme loading events. Email Jun
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Structures Research Students A-Z

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	Deema Abu-Salma Started Oct 2018 Seismic design of framed RC structures Supervised by: Vollum, R.L .; Macorini, L. Email Deema
	Firdaus AbdolKalary Started Nov 2015 Response of steel structures to extreme loads Supervised by: Malaga Chuquitaype, C. Email Firdaus
	Omar Algassem Started Oct 2017 Strut and tie modelling of reinforced concrete structures Supervised by: Vollum, R.L . Email Omar
	Joao Angelo Sio Started Sep 2018 Design-oriented robustness assessment of multi-storey reinforced concrete building structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A. Email Angelo
	Adam Bekele Started Oct 2016 Meta-modelling of lattice materials for sustainable civil engineering Supervised by: Wadee, M.A.; Phillips, A.T.M. Email Adam
	Behnam Behzadi Sofiani Started Oct 2017 Study of angle columns Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Wadee, M.A. Email Benham
	Metin Bicer Started Jan 2020 The use of machine learning in analysis of sport movements Supervised by: Modensese, L; Phillips, A.T.M. Email Metin
	Adrien Boyez Started Oct 2015 Shell bending theory for axisymmetric cylindrical shells of stepwise varying thickness Supervised by: Sadowski, A.; Izzuddin, B.A. Email Adrien
	Arnault Caillet Started Oct 2019 Modelling skeletal muscles as three-dimensional force-generating structures Supervised by: Modensese, L; Phillips, A.T.M.; Farina, D. Email Arnault
	Javier Canada Perez-Sala Started Oct 2018 Structural behaviour and design criteria of segmental high-speed railways bridges Supervised by: Ruiz-Teran, A. Email Javier
	Yiwei Chen Started Oct 2020 Finite element analysis under extreme loading Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A. Email Yiwei
	Matthew Chuo Started Oct 2018 Adaptive contact and cracking analysis of solid continuum structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A. Email Matthew
	Xiapeng Ding Started Oct 2019 Seismic behaviour of nonstructural components Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y. Email Xiapeng
	Osama Eid Started Jan 2019 Strengthening reinforced concrete structures with ultra high performance concrete Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.; Wong, H.S. Email Osama
	Mohamed El Ashri Started February 2020 Advanced Modelling of Masonry Arch Bridges Supervised by: Macorini, L.; Izzuddin, B.A. Email Mohamed
	Marcus Filiagi Started Nov 2015 Strut and tie modelling of concrete structures Supervised by: Vollum, R.L. Email Marcus
	Xi Guo Started Jan 2020 3D printing of stainless steel Supervised by: Gardner, L. Email Xi
	Cheng Huang Started Oct 2018 Metal 3D printing Supervised by: Gardner, L. Email Cheng
	Josh Kaufmann Started Oct 2016 Bone health in amputees Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M.; McGregor, A. Email Josh
	Karim Khoury Started Oct 2020 Restraint induced cracking in reinforced concrete walls and slabs Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.; Izzuddin, B. Email Karim
	Constantinos Kyprianou Started Oct 2016 TBC Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Nethercot, D.A. Email Constantinos
	Junxu Lai Started Oct 2019 High-fidelity modelling of building structures for extreme loading Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A. Email Junxu
	Luke Lapira Started Oct 2019 The design of warped steel panels under in-plane shear Supervised by: Wadee, M. A.; Gardner, L. Email Luke
	Maria Liapopoulou Started Oct 2018 Seismic behaviour of steel structures Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y. Email Maria
	Carlos Melchor Placencia Started Feb 2019 Effect of the Long-Term Behaviour of Wood on the Seismic Performance of Timber buildings Supervised by: Malaga Chuquitaype, C. Email Carlos
	Ayse Mujdeci Started Sept 2018 Inelastic behaviour of composite-steel rubberised concrete members Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y. Email Ayse
	Luis Munoz Heinen Started Nov 2017 Dynamic cycle models for physics-based seismic hazard analysis Supervised by: Stafford, P. Email Luis
	Chunyan Quan Started Oct 2017 Direct strength method for the design of thin-walled structures considering element interaction Supervised by: Gardner, L. Email Chunyan
	Branimir Radukic Started Oct 2016 Prevention and treatment of fragilities fractures Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M. Email Branimir
	Kamil Riedel Started Oct 2018 Achieving buildability and robustness in demountable precast buildings As part of the CDT in Sustainable Civil Engineering Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.; Izzuddin, B. Email Kamil
	Burak Sahin Started Jan 2018 Seismic design of steel and composite structures Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y. Email Burak
	Harry Slack Started Oct 2019 Topology optimization with applications in wire and arc additive manufacturing Supervised by: Wadee, M. A.; Gardner, L. Email Harry
	Robert Stephens Started Nov 2012 Investigation of new or novel methods of accurately measuring the response of structures under blast loading Supervised by: Louca, L. Email Robert
	Leena Tahir Kibriya Started Oct 2016 Damage avoidance structural systems Supervised by: Malaga Chuquitaype, C. Email Leena
	Rodrigo Thiers Moggia Started Oct 2016 Seismic design of CLT timber buildings Supervised by: Malaga Chuquitaype, C. Email Rodrigo
	Nathan Vella Started Jan 2016 Cold formed steel and timber composite structures Supervised by: Gardner, L. Email Nathan
	Ben Weber Started Dec 2020 Wire and arc additive manufacturing in construction Supervised by: Gardner, L. Email Ben
	Eric (Zichang) Yang Started Oct 2020 Design of steel structures by advanced analysis Supervised by: Gardner, L. Email Eric
	Zeyu Wang Started Jan 2020 Design of pile caps and related structures Supervised by: Vollum, R.L. Email Zeyu
	Bobby Zhang Started Sep 2019 Combined finite element and musculoskeletal analysis using highly discretised anatomical muscle models Supervised by: Modenese, L.; Phillips, A.T.M. Email Bobby
	Yufei Zhu Started Oct 2019 Plastic design of High strength steel (HSS) beams and portal frames Supervised by: Gardner, L. Email Yufei
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Structures Alumni 2010-2020

2020

Name	Title and supervisor
Bellamy, Laura	Sustainable optimisation of construction As part of the CDT in Sustainable Civil Engineering Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M.; Malaga Chuquitaype, C.
Boyez, Adrien	Shell bending theory for axisymmetric cylindrical shells of stepwise varying thickness Supervised by: Sadowski, A.;
Cedron Fernandez De Cordova, Francisco	Seismic performance of single layer cylindrical lattice shells Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y.
Elwakeel, Abobakr	Design of D Regions in Reinforced Concrete Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Fang, Qili	Advanced interface modelling for 2D shell & 3D continuum problems Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Favier, Clement	Combined musculoskeletal and finite element modelling of the lumbar spine and lower limbs Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M.
Garcia Troncoso, Natividad	Structural response and design criteria of footbridges with tuned mass dampers Supervised by: Ruiz-Teran AM; Stafford, P.
Georgiadis, Konstantinos	Structural behaviour and design criteria of under-deck cable supported footbridges Supervised by: Ruiz-Teran, A.; Stafford, P.J.
Lyu, Zhan	Design and structural response of under-deck cable-stayed timber-concrete composite (TCC) bridges Supervised by: Malaga Chuquitaype, C.; Ruiz-Teran AM
Meng, Xin	Testing, simulation and design of high strength steel tubular elementss Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Saari, Nadiah Binti	Behaviour and design of structural steel cross-sections in fire Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Soyemi, Adeleke	An integrated approach to numerical modelling of metal fatigue crack propagation Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Teslim-Balogun, Adeyanju Ashabi	Structural performance of steel buildings under travelling fires and blast Supervised by: Malaga Chuquitaype, C.; Stafford, P.
Walport, Fiona	Design of steel and stainless steel structures by advanced inelastic analysis Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Nethercot, D.A.
Wu, Kaidong	Nonlinear stability of prestressed stayed beam-columns Supervised by: Wadee, M. A.; Gardner, L.
Xing, Zhe	Structural behaviour and design of stainless steel I-sections in fire Supervised by: Gardner, L.

2019

Name	Title and supervisor
Barros Dos Santos, Gabriel	Behaviour and design of structural stainless steel members under concentrated transverse forces Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Bravo Haro, Miguel Angel	Seismic drift demands in steel moment resisting frames Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y.
Bin Alias, Aizat	Performance of steel-concrete composite floors subjected to blast loading Supervised by: Louca, L.; Elghazouli, A.
Demirci, Cagatay	Seismic response of multi-storey cross-laminated timber buildings Supervised by: Malaga Chuquitaype, C.; Macorini, L.
Fieber, Andreas	Structural steel design using advanced analysis with strain limits Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Macorini, L.
Grosman, Stanyslav	Progressive collapse assessment of building structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Hadjipantelis, Nicolaos	Prestressed cold-formed steel beams Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Wadee, M.A.
Mehreganian, Navid	Dynamic response of steel monolithic plated structures subjected to localised blast loads Supervised by: Louca, L.
Nordas, Alexandros	High-Fidelity nonlinear analysis of composite structural systems Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.; Macorini, L.
Pinho Santos, Luis Fernando	Innovative floor system for offshore topside structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.; Macorini, L.
Pring, Bradley	Structural performance of precast high speed railway bridges Supervised by: Ruiz-Teran AM
Setiawan, Andri	Assessment of hybrid RC flat slab connection Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.; Macorini, L
Shi, Yuan	Ground motion selection for generalised conditional intensity measure targets and the target construction Supervised by: Stafford, P.
Skiada, Evangelia	Consistent incorporation of topography effects into ground motion prediction equations Supervised by: Kontoe, S.; Stafford, P.J.
Xu, Bowen	Behaviour of reinforced concrete members incorporating recycled rubber materials Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y.; Stafford, P.J.; Ruiz-Teran, A.
Zahari, Dan	Computational models to predict pelvic bone architecture and fracture Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M.

2018

Name	Title and supervisor
Bu, Yidu	Structural behaviour of laser-welded stainless steel I-sections Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Dong, Wenru	Uncertainty and optimisation in structural analysis Supervised by: Stafford, P.J.
Fajuyitan, Oluwole Kunle	Length effects in elastic imperfect cylindrical shells under uniform bending Supervised by: Sadowski, A., Wadee, M.A.
Gu, Jiaping	Nonlinear dynamic analysis of large scale structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Minga, Eleni	Detailed numerical modelling of masonry structures under extreme loading Supervised by: Macorini, L.; Izzuddin, B.A.
Moharram, Moustafa Ibrahim Shawky	Inelastic behaviour of hybrid reinforced concrete beam and steel column systems Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y.
Muslim, Fadhilah	Improving the spacer-concrete interface for durable structures Supervised by: Wong, H.S.; Buenfeld, N.
Shen, Jiajia	Interactive buckling in thin-walled rectangular hollow section struts Supervised by: Wadee, M.A.
Yun, Xiang	Material modelling and design of hot-rolled and cold-formed steel structures Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Zhang, Yanyang	Advanced modelling of bridge structures Supervised by: Macorini, L., Izzuddin, B.A.

2017

Name	Title and supervisor
Abdelsalam, Mohemmed	Improved design methods for concrete floor systems Supervised by: Vollum, R.L .
Abdul Wahid, Fatmawati	Characterising concrete using micro X-ray fluorescence (uXRF) Supervised by: Wong, H.S.; Buenfeld, N.R.
Aliyyah Masjuki, Siti	Nonlinear modelling of 2D components in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings under earthquake loadings Supervised by: Macorini, L.; Izzuddin, B.A.
Barrero Bilbao, Alejandro	Enhanced nonlinear analysis of 3D concrete structures Supervised: Izzuddin, B.A.; Vollum, R.L .
Brambleby, Reuben	The structural performance and frequency filtering effects of perforated metal to composite joints Supervised by: Louca, L.,
Buchanan, Craig	Testing and design of conventional and novel stainless steel hollow structural sections Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Han Shin, Young	Corrosion of steel in concrete Supervised by: Buenfeld, N.R.
Karagiannis, Vasileios	Behaviour of hybrid timber-steel beam-to-column connections Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.Y.
Khojasteh, Amirabbas	Dynamic analysis of building structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A; Macorini, L.
Kyvelou, Pinelopi	Structural behaviour of composite cold-formed steel systems Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Nethercot, D.A.
Mac, Monika	Characterisation of microcracks and transport in concrete Supervised by: Buenfeld, N.R.; Wong, H.S.
Oikonomou-Mpegetis, Sotirios	Behaviour and design of pile-supported fibre-reinforced concrete slabs Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Qiu, Wei	Beam-Column behaviour of concrete-filled elliptical hollow sections Supervised by: Gardner, L.; McCann, F.
Razin Zanial Abidin, Ahmad	Advanced modelling of steel/composite cellular beam using the general principles of finite element discretization Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Sampaio Soares, Luis Fernando	Influence of slab continuity on punching resistance Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Vella, Jean Paul	Development of novel connection methods between precast concrete panels Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Yio, Marcus Heo Nong	Characterising the microstructure of cement-based materials using laser scanning confocal microscopy Supervised by: Wong, H.S.; Buenfeld, N.R.
Yu, Jialiang	Nonlinear stability of prestressed stayed columns with multiple crossarm systems Supervised by: Wadee, M. A.

2016

Name	Title and supervisor
Liang, Yating	Nonlinear analysis of composite shells with application to glass structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Liu, Elizabeth	Interactive buckling in thin-walled I-section struts of uniform thickness Supervised by: Wadee, M.A.
Madrazo-Aguirre, Fernando	Behaviour and design of under-deck cable-stayed bridges with steel-concrete composite decks Supervised by: Ruiz-Teran AM; Wadee, M. A.
Murad, Yasmin Zuhair	Analytical and numerical assessment of seismically vulnerable corner connections under bidirectional loading in RC framed structures Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.; Macorini, L.
Ramos Moreno, Caterina	Design of cable-stayed footbridges under serviceability loads Supervised by: Ruiz-Teran AM; Stafford, P.J.
Toolabi, Milad	Dynamic extended finite element method (XFEM) analysis of discontinuous media Supervised by: Louca, L.,
Wang, Jie	Behaviour and design of high strength steel structures Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Zhao, Ou	Structural behaviour of stainless steel elements subjected to combined loading Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Young, B.

2015

Name	Title and supervisor
Alzyoud, Sukina Ayed Ali	Effect of reinforcement spacers on concrete microstructure and durability Supervised by: Buenfeld, N.R.
Bai, Li	Interactive buckling in thin-walled I-section struts Supervised by: Wadee, M.A.
Brás Xavier, Helder Francisco	The role of masonry infill in progressive collapse mitigation of multi-storey buildings Supervised by: Macorini, L.; Izzuddin, B.A.
Dehghanpoor Abyaneh, Saeed	Modelling the effect of microcracks on transport properties of concrete Supervised by: Buenfeld, N.R., Wong, H.S.
Farsi, Maryam	Localized and cellular buckling in stiffened plates Supervised by: Wadee, M.A.
Gosaye Fida Kaba, Jonathan	Behaviour and design of prestressed steel structures Supervised by: Gardner, L., Wadee, M.A.
Jowhari Moghadam, Shirin	Plastic buckling of columns and plates Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.,
Kucukler, Merih	Stiffness reduction approach for structural steel design Supervised by: Gardner, L., Macorini, L.
Micallef, Marianna	Crack control in based-restrained reinforced concrete walls Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Su, Meini	Plastic design of aluminium alloy structures Supervised by: Gardner, L., joint with University of Hong Kong
Yu, Jessica Bing Yan	Assessing ground interaction effects and potential damage on existing tunnels before and after new excavation works Supervised by:
Zhang, Yanyang	Advanced nonlinear analysis of masonry arch bridge Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A., Macorini, L.
Zolghadrzadehjahromi, Hamed	Energy consistent nonlinear dynamic contact analysis of structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.,

2014

Name	Title and supervisor
Afshan, Sheida	Structural behaviour of cold-formed stainless steel tubular members Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Chen, Anqi	Structural response to vapour cloud explosions Supervised by: Louca, L., Elghazouli, A.
Hui, Chi	Moment redistribution in cold-formed steel purlin systems Supervised by: Gardner, L., Nethercot, D.A.
Fang, Libin	Shear enhancement in reinforced concrete beams Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Foster, Andrew	Stability and design of steel beams in the strain-hardening range Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Liew, Andrew	Design of structural steel elements with the Continuous Strength Method Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Nwankwo, Ebuka	Dynamic behaviour of blast loaded hybrid structural systems Supervised by: Louca, L.
Oikonomou-Mpegetis	Behaviour and design of steel fibre reinforced concrete slabs Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Vidalis, Carolos Antonios	Improving the resistance to progressisve collapse of steel and composite frames Supervised by: Nethercot, D.A., Elghazouli, A.
Wu, Zhigen	Influence of microcracks on the transport properties of concrete Supervised by: Buenfeld, N.R., Wong, H.S.
Zhao, Oo	Structural behaviour of stainless steel elements subjected to combined loading Supervised by: Gardner, L.; Young, B.

2013

Name	Title and supervisor
Afshan, Sheida	Structural behaviour of cold-formed stainless steel tubular members Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Jokhio, Gul Ahmed	Mixed dimensional hierarchic partitioned analysis of nonlinear structural systems Supervised: Izzuddin, B.A.
Martins Da Silva Geraldes, Diogo Miguel	Orthotropic modelling of the skeletal system Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M.
Micallef, Karl	The dynamic response of blast-loaded monolithic and composite plated structures Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Modenese, Luca	Hip contact force prediction using a musculoskeletal model of the lower limb Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M., Bull, A.M.J
Modica, Alice	Vector-valued seismic demand analysis within earthquake loss estimation Supervised by: Stafford, P.J.
Saliba, Najib	Structural behaviour of lean duplex stainless steel welded I-sections Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Sperry, Megan (MPhil)	Kinematic and muscular assessment of spinal stability and the connection to lower back pain Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M., McGregor, A.H.M.
Pereira, Miguel	Robustness of multi-storey steel-composite buildings under column loss: Rate-sensitivity and probabilistic framework Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Zainal Abidin, Ahmad Razin	Modelling of local elastic buckling for steel beams with web openings Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.

2012

Name	Title and supervisor
Ban, Xiao	Inelastic performance of steel/concrete composite members Supervised By: Elghazouli, A.
Fang, Cheng	Robustness of multi-storey steel-composite structures under localised fire Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A., Elghazouli, A., Nethercot, D.A.
Foulser-Piggott, Roxanne	The impact of ground motion uncertainty on earthquake loss estimation Supervised by: Stafford, P.J., Ochieng, W.
Khalid, Huma	Objective modelling of reinforced concrete structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.,
Kumar, Mukesh	Inelastic seismic response assessment of steel moment resisting frames Supervised by: Elghazouli, A., Stafford, P.J.
Liu, Yanzhi	Behaviour of beam-to-tubular column connections under extreme loading conditions Supervised By: Elghazouli, A.
McCann, Finian	Stability of beams with discrete lateral restraints Supervised by: Wadee, M.A., Gardner, L.
Osofero, Adelaja	Behaviour and design of prestressed columns Supervised by: Wadee, M.A., Gardner, L.
Shah, Syed Kamran Ayub	Response of Fibre metal laminates to blast loading Supervised by: Louca, L.
Syed Mohsin, Sharifah Maszura Binti	Behaviour of fibre-reinforced concrete structures under seismic loading Supervised by: Elghazouli, A., Ruiz-Teran, A., Abbas, A.
Younge, Alice Marie	Computational and experimental modelling of the femur Supervised by: Phillips, A.T.M.

2011

Name	Title and supervisor
Amini Najafian, Hamidreza	Nonlinear optimisation of reinforcement design for reinforced concrete structures loaded in plane stress Supervised by: Vollum, R.L.
Clarke, Susannah	Factors influencing press-fit acetabular cup failure: an experimentally validated finite element study Supervised by: Bull, A. Jeffer, J. Phillips, A.T.M.
Dorra, Elkhayam	Greater Cairo earthquake loss assessment and the implications on the Egyptian economy Supervised by: Stafford, P.J., Elghazouli, A.
Eder, Martin	Inelastic behaviour of hybrid steel/concrete column-to-flat slab assemblages Supervised by: Elghazouli, A., Vollum, R.L.
Haidarali, Mohammad Reza	Local and distortional buckling behaviour of cold-formed steel Z section beams Supervised by: Nethercot, D.A.
Khalid, Huma	Objective modelling of reinforced concrete structures Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A.
Law, Kwan Ho	Instabilities in structural steel elliptical hollow section members Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Lee, Hai	Self-sealing of cracks in cement-based materials using superabsorbent polymers Supervised by: Buenfeld, N.R., Wong, H.S.
Malaga Chuquitaype, Christian	Seismic behaviour and design of steel frames incorporating tubular members Supervised by: Elghazouli, A.
Stylianidis, Panagiotis	Progressive collapse response of steel and composite buildings Supervised by: Izzuddin, B.A., Elghazouli, A., Nethercot, D.A.
Wang, Facheng	A deformation based approach to structural steel design Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Yang, Yang	Structural behaviour of blast loaded hybrid systems Supervised by: Louca, L.

2010

Name	Title and supervisor
Abela, Jeanette	Blinding struts in cut-and-cover excavations Supervised by: Vollum, R.L., Izzuddin, B.A., Potts, D.M.
Boonsiri, Po	Monitoring stress and strain of structures by using carbon-fibre reinforced cementitious composite Supervised by: England, G.
Davies, Ronald	Non-destructive measurement of air voids at the reinforcing steel/concrete interface Supervised by: Buenfeld, N.R.
Kimura, Fumiaki	Probabilistic design of steel structures applied to offshore pipelines Supervised by: Hobbs, R.
Salih, Elwaleed	Analysis and design of stainless steel bolted connections Supervised by: Gardner, L., Nethercot, D.A.
Syropoulou, Stella	AC Impedance testing of surface treatments on concrete Supervised By: Buenfeld, N.R.
Theofanous, Marios	Studies of the nonlinear response of stainless steel structures Supervised by: Gardner, L.
Vollmecke, Christina	Nonlinear buckling of delaminated panels Supervised by: Wadee, M.A.,
Yiatros, Stylianos	Mode interaction and localization in sandwich struts and beam-columns Supervised by: Wadee, M.A.

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The Structures Research Section welcomes applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic candidates, educated preferably to Masters level, in a relevant discipline. Please see our Postgraduate research (PhD) page for more information.

Reseach Collaborations

Research collaboration with researchers from other universities and institutes is welcomed where complementary capabilities can be used to address current problems. For enquiries please contact Professor Ahmed Elghazouli.

Consultancy

Cooperation with the industry is actively encouraged in order to tailor the Section's activities to meet the needs of practicing engineers and asset owners and also as a means of applying the findings of ongoing research programs under working conditions. For enquiries please contact Professor Ahmed Elghazouli.

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The Advanced Structural Engineering MSc Cluster welcomes applications from highly numerate, motivated and enthusiastic candiates with good, or predicted, first degrees in a relevant discipline. Please see our Postgraduate taught (MSc) pages for more information.

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