All Outputs (15)

A decision-making framework for early-stage design of positive energy blocks (2025)
Journal Article

Positive Energy Block (PEBlock) is an emerging energy paradigm described as a mesoscale model distinct from building and district scale models. The paper's novel methodology introduces a first-of-its-kind three-level early-stage design framework for... Read More about A decision-making framework for early-stage design of positive energy blocks.

Effect of slenderness ratio on the behavior of RC bearing walls under fire exposure (2024)
Journal Article

Reinforced concrete (RC) bearing walls are commonly used in building structures to resist axial and lateral loads. Therefore, their ability to withstand loads when exposed to fire is important. The behavior of RC walls under fire exposure is affected... Read More about Effect of slenderness ratio on the behavior of RC bearing walls under fire exposure.

Prediction of ultimate strain in anchored CFRP laminates using machine learning (2024)
Journal Article

Anchorage of carbon fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRP) laminates externally bonded to concrete by CFRP spike anchors effectively prevents the unfavourable debonding failure mode in strengthened concrete beams. However, the strain and strength enhanceme... Read More about Prediction of ultimate strain in anchored CFRP laminates using machine learning.

Seismic performance of deficient reinforced concrete frames in developing countries: A case study in Ramallah City (2024)
Journal Article

Buildings in developing regions with moderate to high seismicity are more vulnerable to earthquakes. This increased vulnerability is primarily due to the lack of appropriate seismic design guidelines and limited control of construction technologies.... Read More about Seismic performance of deficient reinforced concrete frames in developing countries: A case study in Ramallah City.

A practitioner’s introduction to LCA databases: EPiC and ICE (2024)
Digital Artefact

This short comparative review of two construction material databases explains their potential use for assessing embodied carbon to designers and practitioners not yet expert in the field. It introduces and examines the Australian Environmental Perfor... Read More about A practitioner’s introduction to LCA databases: EPiC and ICE.

The structural behavior of recycled aggregate concrete walls under fire exposure: A finite element analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Climate change is raising the demand for change in the construction industry, particularly in the concrete industry. One of the approaches to increase sustainability in the concrete industry is the use of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Many studi... Read More about The structural behavior of recycled aggregate concrete walls under fire exposure: A finite element analysis.

Impact of the variability of material constitutive models on the thermal response of reinforced concrete walls (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose: This study examines the effect of temperature-dependent material models for normal-strength (NSC) and high-strength concrete (HSC) on the thermal analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) walls. Design/methodology/approach: The study performs an... Read More about Impact of the variability of material constitutive models on the thermal response of reinforced concrete walls.

Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: This research paper aims to investigate reinforced concrete (RC) walls' behaviour under fire and identify the thermal and mechanical factors that affect their performance. Design/methodology/approach: A three-dimensional (3D) finite element... Read More about Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure.

Sensitivity of the seismic response to the modelling variables defining constitutive models of reinforced concrete frames (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Probabilistic performance-based methods are well integrated into earthquake engineering applications. Therefore, the seismic response uncertainty and its sources must be adequately characterized for a more reliable seismic assessment. The paper exami... Read More about Sensitivity of the seismic response to the modelling variables defining constitutive models of reinforced concrete frames.

An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data (2022)
Journal Article

Probabilistic approaches provide a more realistic look into assessing structures under fire conditions and overcome some limitations observed in the more traditional (deterministic) approaches. These approaches have also been introduced to the fire e... Read More about An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data.

Enhancing fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams through sacrificial reinforcement (2022)
Journal Article

Due to the superior properties of concrete, structural members made of concrete often satisfy fire requirements specified in codes and standards without special installations or the use of external insulation. A closer examination into fire codal pro... Read More about Enhancing fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams through sacrificial reinforcement.

Generalized temperature-dependent material models for compressive strength of masonry using fire tests, statistical methods and artificial intelligence (2022)
Journal Article

Masonry has superior fire resistance properties stemming from its inert characteristics, and slow degradation of mechanical properties. However, once exposed to fire conditions, masonry undergoes a series of physio-chemical changes. Such changes are... Read More about Generalized temperature-dependent material models for compressive strength of masonry using fire tests, statistical methods and artificial intelligence.

Probabilistic-based approach for evaluating the thermal response of concrete slabs under fire loading (2021)
Journal Article

Performance-based design for fire safety has been introduced in several international design frameworks. The fire models and simulations include various assumptions and simplifications, and the current fire resistance evaluation is based on determini... Read More about Probabilistic-based approach for evaluating the thermal response of concrete slabs under fire loading.

Implications of performance-based seismic design of nonstructural building components on life cycle cost of buildings (2018)
Book Chapter

Current trends in structural design emphasizes on robust, resilient and sustainable design of buildings, and this is achieved by multiple design objectives that support target performance levels for the intended design concept. Recent innovations tow... Read More about Implications of performance-based seismic design of nonstructural building components on life cycle cost of buildings.

Evaluation of coupled partial models in structural engineering using graph theory and sensitivity analysis (2011)
Journal Article

The process of analysis and design in structural engineering requires the consideration of different partial models of loading, structural material, structural elements and analysis type, among others. All of these, need an adequate modelling as indi... Read More about Evaluation of coupled partial models in structural engineering using graph theory and sensitivity analysis.