Remennikov, Alex M.

Overview

Alex Remennikov is a Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Wollongong within the School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering. He received his PhD from the National University of Construction and Architecture, Kiev, Ukraine in 1994. After graduation, he was awarded a New Zealand Foundation for Science and Technology Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Canterbury to study response of steel braced buildings to severe earthquake loads. Alex joined the University of Wollongong in 2001. His research interests include analysis and design of structures subject to extreme loads, experimental investigation of structures under impact and blast loads, and the development of high-performance protective structures for critical infrastructure protection against effects of terrorist attacks. In addition, Alex has been involved in a variety of engineering consulting projects for both governmental organizations and private sector, involving protection of Australian Embassies, Government buildings and other critical infrastructure facilities against terrorist attacks.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Experimental investigation and simplified modeling of response of steel plates subjected to close-in blast loading from spherical liquid explosive charges Published in International Journal of Impact Engineering
2015	Explosive breaching of walls with contact charges: theory and applications Published in International Journal of Protective Structures
2014	Explosive testing and modelling of square tubular steel columns for near-field detonations Published in Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2013	The response of axially restrained non-composite steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels due to large impact loading Published in Engineering Structures
2013	An experimental investigation of the performance of non-composite steel-concrete-steel protective panels under large impact loading Published in Advances in Structural Engineering: an international journal
2011	Response of foam- and concrete-filled square steel tubes under low-velocity impact loading Published in Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
2007	Predicting the effectiveness of blast wall barriers using neural networks Published in International Journal of Impact Engineering
2016	Experimental investigation of the behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP bars under static and impact loading Published in Engineering Structures

Research Areas

0905 - CIVIL ENGINEERING

Research Overview

Blast Effects
Design of blast-resistant buildings, blast vulnerability assessments of infrastructure,
impact resistance of structures, experimental investigation of blast and impact response of structures, dynamics of railway tracks and components, design and testing of railway sleepers for impact loading, numerical simulation of blast wave – structure interaction, finite element modelling and non-linear analysis of steel and concrete structures.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	A comprehensive review of selected biological armor systems – From structure-function to bio-mimetic techniques Published In Composite Structures Volume 225 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2019	An innovative approach of using continuous impedance-graded metallic composite system for attenuation of stress waves Published In Journal of Applied Mechanics Volume 86 Pages 061002-1 - 061002-15 ISSN 0021-8936 Altmetric
2019	Development and performance evaluation of large-scale auxetic protective systems for localised impulsive loads Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 10 Pages 390 - 417 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2019	Experimental investigations on the behavior of GFRP bar reinforced HSC and UHSC beams under static and impact loading Published In Structures Volume 22 Pages 109 - 123 Altmetric
2019	Flexural design of GFRP bar reinforced concrete beams: An appraisal of code recommendations Published In Journal of Building Engineering Volume 25 Pages 100794-1 - 100794-10 Altmetric
2019	Novel hybrid FRP tubular columns with large deformation capacity: Concept and behaviour Published In Composite Structures Volume 212 Pages 500 - 512 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2019	Numerical investigations on the flexural behavior of GFRP-RC beams under monotonic loads Published In Structures Volume 20 Pages 255 - 267 Altmetric
2019	The development and ballistic performance of protective steel-concrete composite barriers against hypervelocity impacts by explosively formed projectiles Published In Composite Structures Volume 207 Pages 625 - 644 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2018	Analysis of energy accumulation and dissipation of coal bursts Published In Energies Volume 11 Pages 1816-1 - 1816-10 ISSN 1996-1073 Altmetric
2018	Breach diameter analysis of concrete panels subjected to contact charge detonations Published In International Journal of Impact Engineering Volume 120 Pages 95 - 109 ISSN 0734-743X Altmetric
2018	Developing coal burst propensity index method for Australian coal mines Published In International Journal of Mining Science and Technology Volume 28 Pages 783 - 790 Altmetric
2018	Dynamic Capacity Reduction of Railway Prestressed Concrete Sleepers Due to Surface Abrasions Considering the Effects of Strain Rate and Prestressing Losses Published In International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics Volume 19 Pages 1940001-1 - 1940001-13 ISSN 0219-4554 Altmetric
2018	Dynamic performance of concrete turnout bearers and sleepers in railway switches and crossings Published In Advances in Civil Engineering Materials Volume 7 Pages 446 - 459 Altmetric
2018	Parametric study on cement treated aggregate panel under impact load Published In Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Volume 18 Pages 622 - 629 ISSN 1644-9665 Altmetric
2018	Performance of a hybrid GFRP-concrete beam subject to low-velocity impacts Published In Composite Structures Volume 206 Pages 425 - 438 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2017	Experimental Study on FRP-Strengthened Steel Tubular Members under Lateral Impact Published In Journal of Composites for Construction Volume 21 Pages 04017022-1 - 04017022-14 ISSN 1090-0268 Altmetric
2017	Experimental investigation and simplified modeling of response of steel plates subjected to close-in blast loading from spherical liquid explosive charges Published In International Journal of Impact Engineering Volume 101 Pages 78 - 89 ISSN 0734-743X Altmetric
2017	Flexural behaviour of GFRP reinforced high strength and ultra high strength concrete beams Published In Construction and Building Materials Volume 131 Pages 606 - 617 ISSN 0950-0618 Altmetric
2017	Impact and close-in blast response of auxetic honeycomb-cored sandwich panels: Experimental tests and numerical simulations Published In Composite Structures Volume 180 Pages 161 - 178 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2017	Performance and dynamic behaviour of FRP strengthened CFST members subjected to lateral impact Published In Engineering Structures Volume 147 Pages 160 - 176 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2017	Static and dynamic behaviours of railway prestressed concrete sleepers with longitudinal through hole Published In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Volume 251 Pages 012099-1 - 012099-8 ISSN 1757-8981 Altmetric
2017	Vibration Attenuation at Rail Joints through under Sleeper Pads Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 189 Pages 193 - 198 Altmetric
2016	Current state of practice in railway track vibration isolation: an Australian overview Published In Australian Journal of Civil Engineering Volume 14 Pages 63 - 71 ISSN 1440-7027 Altmetric
2016	Experimental investigation of the behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP bars under static and impact loading Published In Engineering Structures Volume 113 Pages 220 - 232 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2016	Impact analyses for negative flexural responses (hogging) in railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series Volume 744 Pages 012101-1 - 012101-11 Altmetric
2016	Modelling railway prestressed concrete sleepers (crossties) with holes and web openings Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 161 Pages 1240 - 1246 Altmetric
2016	Structural behaviours of railway prestressed concrete sleepers (crossties) with hole and web openings Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 161 Pages 1247 - 1253 Altmetric
2015	Composite railway sleepers - recent developments, challenges and future prospects Published In Composite Structures Volume 134 Pages 158 - 168 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2015	Determination of prestressing force in railway concrete sleepers using dynamic relaxation technique Published In Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities Volume 29 Pages 04014134-1 - 04014134-7 ISSN 0887-3828 Altmetric
2015	Explosive breaching of walls with contact charges: theory and applications Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 6 Pages 629 - 647 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2015	Numerical simulations of response of tubular steel beams to close-range explosions Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 105 Pages 151 - 163 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2014	Experimental and numerical investigation of high-yield grout ore pass plugs to resist impact loads Published In International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Volume 70 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 1365-1609 Altmetric
2014	Experimental load rating of aged railway concrete sleepers Published In Engineering Structures Volume 76 Pages 147 - 162 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2014	Explosive testing and modelling of square tubular steel columns for near-field detonations Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 101 Pages 290 - 303 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2014	Free vibrations of interspersed railway track systems in three-dimensional space Published In Acoustics Australia Volume 42 Pages 20 - 26 ISSN 0814-6039
2014	Impact behaviour of pre-compressed hollow and concrete filled mild and stainless steel columns Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 96 Pages 54 - 68 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2014	Novel hybrid FRP tubular columns for sustainable mining infrastructure: Recent research at University of Wollongong Published In International Journal of Mining Science and Technology Volume 24 Pages 311 - 316 Altmetric
2014	Numerical investigation of the response of protective barrier under blast loading Published In Applied Mechanics and Materials Volume 567 Pages 440 - 445 ISSN 1660-9336 Altmetric
2013	An experimental investigation of the performance of non-composite steel-concrete-steel protective panels under large impact loading Published In Advances in Structural Engineering: an international journal Volume 16 Pages 1163 - 1174 ISSN 1369-4332 Altmetric
2013	On the residual energy toughness of prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track structures subjected to repeated impact loads Published In Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 13 Pages 41 - 61 ISSN 1443-9255
2013	The response of axially restrained non-composite steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels due to large impact loading Published In Engineering Structures Volume 49 Pages 806 - 818 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2013	Transverse impact resistance of hollow and concrete filled stainless steel columns Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 82 Pages 177 - 189 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2012	Behaviour and resistance of hollow and concrete-filled mild steel columns due to transverse impact loading Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 13 Pages 65 - 80 ISSN 1328-7982 Altmetric
2012	Limit states design of railway concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport Volume 165 Pages 81 - 85 ISSN 0965-092X Altmetric
2012	Numerical simulation and validation of impact response of axially-restrained steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels Published In Composite Structures Volume 94 Pages 3546 - 3555 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2012	Numerical simulation of the response of non-composite steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels to impact loading Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 12 Pages 211 - 224 ISSN 1328-7982 Altmetric
2012	Reliability-based conversion of a structural design code for railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit Volume 226 Pages 155 - 173 ISSN 0954-4097 Altmetric
2011	Experiments into impact behaviour of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 18 Pages 2305 - 2315 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2011	Greener and leaner - unleashing capacity of railroad concrete ties via limit states concept Published In Journal of Transportation Engineering Volume 137 Pages 241 - 247 ISSN 0733-947X Altmetric
2011	Response of foam- and concrete-filled square steel tubes under low-velocity impact loading Published In Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities Volume 25 Pages 373 - 381 ISSN 0887-3828 Altmetric
2011	Ultimate impact resistance and residual toughness of pre-stressed concrete railway sleepers Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 12 Pages 87 - 96 ISSN 1328-7982
2010	Dynamic crack propagations in prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track systems subjected to severe impact loads Published In Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 136 Pages 749 - 754 ISSN 0733-9445 Altmetric
2010	Dynamic properties of railway track and its components: Recent findings and future research direction Published In Insight (Northampton): non-destructive testing and condition monitoring Volume 52 Pages 20 - 22 ISSN 1354-2575 Altmetric
2009	Dynamic flexural infuence on a railway concrete sleeper in track system due to a single wheel impact Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 16 Pages 705 - 712 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2009	Impact capacity of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 16 Pages 1520 - 1532 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2009	Impact fatigue responses of pre-stressed concrete sleepers in railway track systems Published In IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering Volume 2 Pages 47 - 58 ISSN 1937-3260 Altmetric
2009	Progressive failure of prestressed concrete sleepers under multiple high-intensity impact loads Published In Engineering Structures Volume 31 Pages 2460 - 2473 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2009	State dependent properties of rail pads Published In Transport Engineering in Australia Volume 12 Pages 17 - 24 ISSN 1324-1591
2009	Structural safety of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 9 Pages 129 - 140 ISSN 1328-7982
2008	A review of loading conditions for railway track structures due to train and track vertical interaction Published In Structural Control and Health Monitoring Volume 15 Pages 207 - 234 ISSN 1545-2255 Altmetric
2008	An alternative rail pad tester for measuring dynamic properties of rail pads under large preloads Published In Experimental Mechanics Volume 48 Pages 55 - 64 ISSN 0014-4851 Altmetric
2008	Dynamic effect on vibration signatures of cracks in railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Advanced Materials Research Volume 41-42 Pages 233 - 239 ISSN 1022-6680 Altmetric
2008	Effect of a large asymmetrical wheel burden on flexural response and failure of railway concrete sleepers in track systems Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 15 Pages 1065 - 1075 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2008	Experimental determination of the effect of wet/dry ballast on dynamic railway sleeper/ballast interaction Published In Journal of Testing and Evaluation Volume 36 Pages 412 - 415 ISSN 0090-3973 Altmetric
2008	Experimental simulation of the railway ballast by resilient materials and its verification by modal testing Published In Experimental Techniques: a publication for the practicing engineer Pages 29 - 35 ISSN 1747-1567 Altmetric
2008	Nonlinear transient analysis of a railway concrete sleeper in a track system Published In International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics Volume 8 Pages 505 - 520 ISSN 0219-4554 Altmetric
2008	Probabilistic impact fractures of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Advanced Materials Research Volume 41-42 Pages 259 - 264 ISSN 1022-6680 Altmetric
2007	Effect of improper ballast packing/ tamping on dynamic behaviors of on-track railway concrete sleeper Published In International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics Volume 7 Pages 167 - 177 ISSN 0219-4554 Altmetric
2007	Experimental and numerical studies of railway prestressed concrete sleepers under static and impact loads Published In Civil Computing Pages 25 - 28
2007	Field trials for dynamic characteristics of railway tracks and its components using impact excitation technique Published In Independent Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT and E) International Volume 40 Pages 510 - 519 ISSN 0963-8695 Altmetric
2007	Investigation of free vibrations of voided concrete sleepers in railway track system Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit Volume 221 Pages 495 - 507 ISSN 0954-4097 Altmetric
2007	Predicting the effectiveness of blast wall barriers using neural networks Published In International Journal of Impact Engineering Volume 34 Pages 1907 - 1923 ISSN 0734-743X Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2013	Prediction of airblast loads in complex environments using artificial neural networks Published In Design against blast: Load definition & structural response Publisher WIT Pages 53 - 62 Altmetric
2009	Application of vibration measurements and finite element model updating for structural health monitoring of ballasted railtrack sleepers with voids and pockets Published In Mechanical Vibration: Measurement, Effects, and Control Publisher Nova Science Publishers Pages 621 - 644
2009	Reliability-based design of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Reliability Engineering Advances Publisher Nova Science Publishers Pages 65 - 93
2009	Trends in vibration-based structural health monitoring of railway sleepers Published In Mechanical Vibration: Measurement, Effects, and Control Publisher Nova Science Publishers Pages 3 - 4

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	The Australian national facility for physical blast simulation Published In 2019 Coal Operators Conference Pages 337 - 344
2018	Creep and Shrinkage Effects on Railway Prestressed Concrete Sleepers Published In ICRT 2017: Railway Development, Operations, and Maintenance Pages 394 - 405 Altmetric
2017	Asymetrical influences on nonlinear dynamics of railway turnout bearers Published In 24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV24) Pages 3804 - 3810
2017	Impact performance of concrete beams externally bonded with carbon FRP sheets Published In Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges: Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24) Pages 1693 - 1700
2016	Impact resistance of ultra-high strength concrete beams with FRP reinforcement Published In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2016) Pages 1374 - 1380
2015	Design of holes and web openings in railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of the 13th International Railway Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 12
2015	Energy absorption and impact response of GFR reinforced concrete beams Published In 3rd International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS3) Pages 168 - 176
2015	Impact responses of prestressing tendons in railway concrete sleepers in high speed rail environments Published In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2015) Pages 38 - 48
2015	Under sleeper pads: field investigation of their role in detrimental impact mitigation Published In Proceedings of the 13th International Railway Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 17
2014	Experimental study on the effectiveness of CFRP strengthening of shear-deficient reinforced concrete beams under impact loading Published In 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23) Pages 427 - 434
2014	Response and failure mechanism of tubular steel columns subjected to close-range explosions Published In 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23) Pages 1045 - 1050
2013	Dynamic testing of tekseal high yield grout to provide an orepass plug designed for impact Published In Seventh International symposium on ground support in mining and underground construction Pages 265 - 283
2013	Impact and blast loading of steel and concrete filled steel members Published In 10th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures 2013 Pages 99 - 110
2012	Development of reliability-based design for railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Civil Engineering for Integrated Developments, Proceedings of The 17th National Convention on Civil Engineering Pages 1 - 11
2012	Experimental investigation of cable catcher systems for office building blast protection Published In 2012 Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 8
2012	Utilising non-composite steel-concrete-steel panels for protective structures Published In 2012 Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 8
2011	A numerical study to evaluate dynamic responses of voided concrete railway sleepers to impact loading Published In Acoustics 2011: Breaking New Ground Pages 464 - 471
2011	Design of water holding bulkheads for Coal Mines Published In 11th Underground Coal Operators' Conference Pages 257 - 268
2011	Numerical simulation of high-perfromance SCS panels under static and impact loading conditions Published In Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 591 - 596 Altmetric
2011	The effect of medium strain rates on the mechanical properties of high performance steels Published In Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 685 - 690 Altmetric
2010	Blast effects modelling in a passenger bus Published In International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS21) Pages 74 - 85
2010	Designing explosion rated ventilation seals for coal mines using high-fidelity physics-based computer modelling Published In Underground Coal Operators' Conference Pages 313 - 325
2010	High-fidelity physics-based modelling of explosion seals for coal mines Published In The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering Conference 2010 Pages 1 - 1
2010	Impact resistance of non-composite axually restrained steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels Published In The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering Conference 2010 Pages 1 - 1
2010	Static and dynamic behaviour of non-composite steel-concrete-steel protective panels under large deformation Published In Steel & Composite Structures - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Pages 287 - 292 Altmetric
2009	Exploration of the failure behaviour of reinforced concrete structures Published In 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM20: Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 471 - 476
2009	Response of rigid polyurethane foam-filled steel hollow columns under low velocity impact Published In International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact Pages 513 - 520
2009	Simulation of impulsive loading on column using inflatable airbag technique Published In International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact Pages 521 - 528
2008	An alternative rail pad tester for measuring dynamic properties of rail pads under large preloads Pages 55 - 64
2008	An experimental evaluation of the attenuation effect of rail pads on flexural behaviour of railway concrete sleepers under severe impact loads Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [10]
2008	Dynamic design guidelines for prestressed concrete sleepers Published In 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM20 Pages 743 - 748
2008	Experimental determination of energy absorption capacity for prestressed concrete sleepers under impact loads Published In International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Pages 381 - 385
2008	Experimental investigation of load-deformation response for blast-resistant facade glazing solutions Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [11]
2008	High-performance protection technologies for blast retrofitting of building facades Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [9]
2008	Optimisation of the bolt profile configuration for load transfer enhancement Published In Underground Coal Operators' Conference Pages 125 - 131
2008	Reliability assessment of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [11]
2008	Simulation of the reinforced concrete slabs under impact loading Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [10]
2007	Behaviour of high performance steel sections subjected to impact loads Published In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures Pages 929 - 934
2007	Conversion of AS1085.14 for prestressed concrete sleepers to limit states design format Published In AusRail Conference Pages 1 - 19
2007	High-performance retrofit solutions for blast protection of facades in office buildings Published In Research Network for a Secure Australia Security Technology Conference Pages 44 - 54
2007	Impact resistance of reinforced concrete columns: experimental studies and design considerations Published In Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 817 - 823
2007	Influence of voids and pockets on vibration characteristics of railway concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics Pages 1 - 10
2007	Investigations of static and dynamic performance of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and applied Mechanics Pages 1 - 11
2007	Laboratory measurements of dynamic properties of rail pads subjected to incremental preloads Published In Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 319 - 324
2007	Low-velocity impact analysis of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia Pages 659 - 668
2007	Relationships between wheel/rail interface impact and railseat flexural moment of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
2007	Resistance of railway concrete sleepers to impact loading Published In International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact Pages 489 - 496
2007	Response and prediction of dynamic characteristics of worn rail pads under static preloads Published In International Congress on Sound and Vibration Pages 61 - 68
2007	Simulating shock loads in railway track environments: experimental studies Published In International Congress on Sound and Vibration Pages 69 - 76
2007	The state of the art of explosive loads characterisation Published In Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference Pages 1 - 25

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018	New Generation Facility for Impact Testing Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2017	A bio-inspired lightweight composite system for blast and impact protection Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2015 - 2017	Field trials of nitrogen injection into UIS directional boreholes to enhance gas drainage in low permeable seams Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2016	National Drop Weight Impact Testing Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2015	ARC Research Hub for Nanoscience-based Construction Material Manufacturing Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2014	State-of-the-Art facility for non-destructive testing of concrete infrastructure (N-DETECT) Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2013	National Facility for Physical Blast Simulation (NFPBS) Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Utilising the benefits of high performance steels (HPS) and infill Materials for critical Project Titleinfrastructure protection (CIP) against extreme loads Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
	National Facility for Cyclic Testing of High-speed Rail (FCTHSR) Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of negative Poisson's ratio composite panel system for protection of structures from blast and impact loads
Doctor of Philosophy	Systematic study of the tendon shearing at varying angles to the applied load
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Abnormal Gas Emission and Explosion in Underground Coal Mines - A Computational Modelling Study	Liu, Anxiu
Doctor of Philosophy	Numerical Modelling of Static and Impact Response of GFRP Bar Reinforced Concrete Beam	Saleh, Zein
Doctor of Philosophy	Novel Hybrid FRP Tubular Standing Roof Supports for Long-wall Mining	Zhao, Hongchao
Doctor of Philosophy	Study on Energy Storage and Dissipation Associated with Coal Burst	Yang, Xiaohan
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of a friction sliding system for enhanced seismic resilience of selective pallet racking systems	Tang, Zhenghao
Doctor of Philosophy	Use of Sea Sand and Seawater in Sustainable GFRP Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure	Dhondy, Tanaz
Master of Philosophy	Capacity Maximisation of Loaded Tensegrity Structures Through Optimal Pretensioning	Roth, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Shock Wave Propagation in Advanced Blast Simulator	Gan, Edward
Doctor of Philosophy	Alternative Concrete Sleepers with High Fatigue Strength	Shakeri, Ashkan
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Fugitive Dust Control in the Underground Mines.	Qiao, Ming

Keywords

structural-engineering, engineering, blast-effects, blast-resistant-buildings, blast-vulnerability, assessments-of-infrastructure, impact-resistance-of-structures, dynamics-of-railway-tracks-and-components, steel-structures, concrete-structures

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1532-5719 (pending confirmation)

Scopus Id

8894438000

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Experimental investigation and simplified modeling of response of steel plates subjected to close-in blast loading from spherical liquid explosive charges Published in International Journal of Impact Engineering
2015	Explosive breaching of walls with contact charges: theory and applications Published in International Journal of Protective Structures
2014	Explosive testing and modelling of square tubular steel columns for near-field detonations Published in Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2013	The response of axially restrained non-composite steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels due to large impact loading Published in Engineering Structures
2013	An experimental investigation of the performance of non-composite steel-concrete-steel protective panels under large impact loading Published in Advances in Structural Engineering: an international journal
2011	Response of foam- and concrete-filled square steel tubes under low-velocity impact loading Published in Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
2007	Predicting the effectiveness of blast wall barriers using neural networks Published in International Journal of Impact Engineering
2016	Experimental investigation of the behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP bars under static and impact loading Published in Engineering Structures

Research Areas

0905 - CIVIL ENGINEERING

Research Overview

Blast Effects
Design of blast-resistant buildings, blast vulnerability assessments of infrastructure,
impact resistance of structures, experimental investigation of blast and impact response of structures, dynamics of railway tracks and components, design and testing of railway sleepers for impact loading, numerical simulation of blast wave – structure interaction, finite element modelling and non-linear analysis of steel and concrete structures.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	A comprehensive review of selected biological armor systems – From structure-function to bio-mimetic techniques Published In Composite Structures Volume 225 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2019	An innovative approach of using continuous impedance-graded metallic composite system for attenuation of stress waves Published In Journal of Applied Mechanics Volume 86 Pages 061002-1 - 061002-15 ISSN 0021-8936 Altmetric
2019	Development and performance evaluation of large-scale auxetic protective systems for localised impulsive loads Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 10 Pages 390 - 417 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2019	Experimental investigations on the behavior of GFRP bar reinforced HSC and UHSC beams under static and impact loading Published In Structures Volume 22 Pages 109 - 123 Altmetric
2019	Flexural design of GFRP bar reinforced concrete beams: An appraisal of code recommendations Published In Journal of Building Engineering Volume 25 Pages 100794-1 - 100794-10 Altmetric
2019	Novel hybrid FRP tubular columns with large deformation capacity: Concept and behaviour Published In Composite Structures Volume 212 Pages 500 - 512 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2019	Numerical investigations on the flexural behavior of GFRP-RC beams under monotonic loads Published In Structures Volume 20 Pages 255 - 267 Altmetric
2019	The development and ballistic performance of protective steel-concrete composite barriers against hypervelocity impacts by explosively formed projectiles Published In Composite Structures Volume 207 Pages 625 - 644 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2018	Analysis of energy accumulation and dissipation of coal bursts Published In Energies Volume 11 Pages 1816-1 - 1816-10 ISSN 1996-1073 Altmetric
2018	Breach diameter analysis of concrete panels subjected to contact charge detonations Published In International Journal of Impact Engineering Volume 120 Pages 95 - 109 ISSN 0734-743X Altmetric
2018	Developing coal burst propensity index method for Australian coal mines Published In International Journal of Mining Science and Technology Volume 28 Pages 783 - 790 Altmetric
2018	Dynamic Capacity Reduction of Railway Prestressed Concrete Sleepers Due to Surface Abrasions Considering the Effects of Strain Rate and Prestressing Losses Published In International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics Volume 19 Pages 1940001-1 - 1940001-13 ISSN 0219-4554 Altmetric
2018	Dynamic performance of concrete turnout bearers and sleepers in railway switches and crossings Published In Advances in Civil Engineering Materials Volume 7 Pages 446 - 459 Altmetric
2018	Parametric study on cement treated aggregate panel under impact load Published In Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Volume 18 Pages 622 - 629 ISSN 1644-9665 Altmetric
2018	Performance of a hybrid GFRP-concrete beam subject to low-velocity impacts Published In Composite Structures Volume 206 Pages 425 - 438 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2017	Experimental Study on FRP-Strengthened Steel Tubular Members under Lateral Impact Published In Journal of Composites for Construction Volume 21 Pages 04017022-1 - 04017022-14 ISSN 1090-0268 Altmetric
2017	Experimental investigation and simplified modeling of response of steel plates subjected to close-in blast loading from spherical liquid explosive charges Published In International Journal of Impact Engineering Volume 101 Pages 78 - 89 ISSN 0734-743X Altmetric
2017	Flexural behaviour of GFRP reinforced high strength and ultra high strength concrete beams Published In Construction and Building Materials Volume 131 Pages 606 - 617 ISSN 0950-0618 Altmetric
2017	Impact and close-in blast response of auxetic honeycomb-cored sandwich panels: Experimental tests and numerical simulations Published In Composite Structures Volume 180 Pages 161 - 178 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2017	Performance and dynamic behaviour of FRP strengthened CFST members subjected to lateral impact Published In Engineering Structures Volume 147 Pages 160 - 176 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2017	Static and dynamic behaviours of railway prestressed concrete sleepers with longitudinal through hole Published In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Volume 251 Pages 012099-1 - 012099-8 ISSN 1757-8981 Altmetric
2017	Vibration Attenuation at Rail Joints through under Sleeper Pads Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 189 Pages 193 - 198 Altmetric
2016	Current state of practice in railway track vibration isolation: an Australian overview Published In Australian Journal of Civil Engineering Volume 14 Pages 63 - 71 ISSN 1440-7027 Altmetric
2016	Experimental investigation of the behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP bars under static and impact loading Published In Engineering Structures Volume 113 Pages 220 - 232 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2016	Impact analyses for negative flexural responses (hogging) in railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series Volume 744 Pages 012101-1 - 012101-11 Altmetric
2016	Modelling railway prestressed concrete sleepers (crossties) with holes and web openings Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 161 Pages 1240 - 1246 Altmetric
2016	Structural behaviours of railway prestressed concrete sleepers (crossties) with hole and web openings Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 161 Pages 1247 - 1253 Altmetric
2015	Composite railway sleepers - recent developments, challenges and future prospects Published In Composite Structures Volume 134 Pages 158 - 168 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2015	Determination of prestressing force in railway concrete sleepers using dynamic relaxation technique Published In Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities Volume 29 Pages 04014134-1 - 04014134-7 ISSN 0887-3828 Altmetric
2015	Explosive breaching of walls with contact charges: theory and applications Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 6 Pages 629 - 647 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2015	Numerical simulations of response of tubular steel beams to close-range explosions Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 105 Pages 151 - 163 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2014	Experimental and numerical investigation of high-yield grout ore pass plugs to resist impact loads Published In International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Volume 70 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 1365-1609 Altmetric
2014	Experimental load rating of aged railway concrete sleepers Published In Engineering Structures Volume 76 Pages 147 - 162 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2014	Explosive testing and modelling of square tubular steel columns for near-field detonations Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 101 Pages 290 - 303 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2014	Free vibrations of interspersed railway track systems in three-dimensional space Published In Acoustics Australia Volume 42 Pages 20 - 26 ISSN 0814-6039
2014	Impact behaviour of pre-compressed hollow and concrete filled mild and stainless steel columns Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 96 Pages 54 - 68 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2014	Novel hybrid FRP tubular columns for sustainable mining infrastructure: Recent research at University of Wollongong Published In International Journal of Mining Science and Technology Volume 24 Pages 311 - 316 Altmetric
2014	Numerical investigation of the response of protective barrier under blast loading Published In Applied Mechanics and Materials Volume 567 Pages 440 - 445 ISSN 1660-9336 Altmetric
2013	An experimental investigation of the performance of non-composite steel-concrete-steel protective panels under large impact loading Published In Advances in Structural Engineering: an international journal Volume 16 Pages 1163 - 1174 ISSN 1369-4332 Altmetric
2013	On the residual energy toughness of prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track structures subjected to repeated impact loads Published In Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 13 Pages 41 - 61 ISSN 1443-9255
2013	The response of axially restrained non-composite steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels due to large impact loading Published In Engineering Structures Volume 49 Pages 806 - 818 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2013	Transverse impact resistance of hollow and concrete filled stainless steel columns Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 82 Pages 177 - 189 ISSN 0143-974X Altmetric
2012	Behaviour and resistance of hollow and concrete-filled mild steel columns due to transverse impact loading Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 13 Pages 65 - 80 ISSN 1328-7982 Altmetric
2012	Limit states design of railway concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport Volume 165 Pages 81 - 85 ISSN 0965-092X Altmetric
2012	Numerical simulation and validation of impact response of axially-restrained steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels Published In Composite Structures Volume 94 Pages 3546 - 3555 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2012	Numerical simulation of the response of non-composite steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels to impact loading Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 12 Pages 211 - 224 ISSN 1328-7982 Altmetric
2012	Reliability-based conversion of a structural design code for railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit Volume 226 Pages 155 - 173 ISSN 0954-4097 Altmetric
2011	Experiments into impact behaviour of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 18 Pages 2305 - 2315 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2011	Greener and leaner - unleashing capacity of railroad concrete ties via limit states concept Published In Journal of Transportation Engineering Volume 137 Pages 241 - 247 ISSN 0733-947X Altmetric
2011	Response of foam- and concrete-filled square steel tubes under low-velocity impact loading Published In Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities Volume 25 Pages 373 - 381 ISSN 0887-3828 Altmetric
2011	Ultimate impact resistance and residual toughness of pre-stressed concrete railway sleepers Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 12 Pages 87 - 96 ISSN 1328-7982
2010	Dynamic crack propagations in prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track systems subjected to severe impact loads Published In Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 136 Pages 749 - 754 ISSN 0733-9445 Altmetric
2010	Dynamic properties of railway track and its components: Recent findings and future research direction Published In Insight (Northampton): non-destructive testing and condition monitoring Volume 52 Pages 20 - 22 ISSN 1354-2575 Altmetric
2009	Dynamic flexural infuence on a railway concrete sleeper in track system due to a single wheel impact Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 16 Pages 705 - 712 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2009	Impact capacity of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 16 Pages 1520 - 1532 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2009	Impact fatigue responses of pre-stressed concrete sleepers in railway track systems Published In IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering Volume 2 Pages 47 - 58 ISSN 1937-3260 Altmetric
2009	Progressive failure of prestressed concrete sleepers under multiple high-intensity impact loads Published In Engineering Structures Volume 31 Pages 2460 - 2473 ISSN 0141-0296 Altmetric
2009	State dependent properties of rail pads Published In Transport Engineering in Australia Volume 12 Pages 17 - 24 ISSN 1324-1591
2009	Structural safety of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Australian Journal of Structural Engineering Volume 9 Pages 129 - 140 ISSN 1328-7982
2008	A review of loading conditions for railway track structures due to train and track vertical interaction Published In Structural Control and Health Monitoring Volume 15 Pages 207 - 234 ISSN 1545-2255 Altmetric
2008	An alternative rail pad tester for measuring dynamic properties of rail pads under large preloads Published In Experimental Mechanics Volume 48 Pages 55 - 64 ISSN 0014-4851 Altmetric
2008	Dynamic effect on vibration signatures of cracks in railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Advanced Materials Research Volume 41-42 Pages 233 - 239 ISSN 1022-6680 Altmetric
2008	Effect of a large asymmetrical wheel burden on flexural response and failure of railway concrete sleepers in track systems Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 15 Pages 1065 - 1075 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2008	Experimental determination of the effect of wet/dry ballast on dynamic railway sleeper/ballast interaction Published In Journal of Testing and Evaluation Volume 36 Pages 412 - 415 ISSN 0090-3973 Altmetric
2008	Experimental simulation of the railway ballast by resilient materials and its verification by modal testing Published In Experimental Techniques: a publication for the practicing engineer Pages 29 - 35 ISSN 1747-1567 Altmetric
2008	Nonlinear transient analysis of a railway concrete sleeper in a track system Published In International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics Volume 8 Pages 505 - 520 ISSN 0219-4554 Altmetric
2008	Probabilistic impact fractures of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Advanced Materials Research Volume 41-42 Pages 259 - 264 ISSN 1022-6680 Altmetric
2007	Effect of improper ballast packing/ tamping on dynamic behaviors of on-track railway concrete sleeper Published In International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics Volume 7 Pages 167 - 177 ISSN 0219-4554 Altmetric
2007	Experimental and numerical studies of railway prestressed concrete sleepers under static and impact loads Published In Civil Computing Pages 25 - 28
2007	Field trials for dynamic characteristics of railway tracks and its components using impact excitation technique Published In Independent Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT and E) International Volume 40 Pages 510 - 519 ISSN 0963-8695 Altmetric
2007	Investigation of free vibrations of voided concrete sleepers in railway track system Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit Volume 221 Pages 495 - 507 ISSN 0954-4097 Altmetric
2007	Predicting the effectiveness of blast wall barriers using neural networks Published In International Journal of Impact Engineering Volume 34 Pages 1907 - 1923 ISSN 0734-743X Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2013	Prediction of airblast loads in complex environments using artificial neural networks Published In Design against blast: Load definition & structural response Publisher WIT Pages 53 - 62 Altmetric
2009	Application of vibration measurements and finite element model updating for structural health monitoring of ballasted railtrack sleepers with voids and pockets Published In Mechanical Vibration: Measurement, Effects, and Control Publisher Nova Science Publishers Pages 621 - 644
2009	Reliability-based design of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Reliability Engineering Advances Publisher Nova Science Publishers Pages 65 - 93
2009	Trends in vibration-based structural health monitoring of railway sleepers Published In Mechanical Vibration: Measurement, Effects, and Control Publisher Nova Science Publishers Pages 3 - 4

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2019	The Australian national facility for physical blast simulation Published In 2019 Coal Operators Conference Pages 337 - 344
2018	Creep and Shrinkage Effects on Railway Prestressed Concrete Sleepers Published In ICRT 2017: Railway Development, Operations, and Maintenance Pages 394 - 405 Altmetric
2017	Asymetrical influences on nonlinear dynamics of railway turnout bearers Published In 24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV24) Pages 3804 - 3810
2017	Impact performance of concrete beams externally bonded with carbon FRP sheets Published In Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges: Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24) Pages 1693 - 1700
2016	Impact resistance of ultra-high strength concrete beams with FRP reinforcement Published In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2016) Pages 1374 - 1380
2015	Design of holes and web openings in railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of the 13th International Railway Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 12
2015	Energy absorption and impact response of GFR reinforced concrete beams Published In 3rd International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS3) Pages 168 - 176
2015	Impact responses of prestressing tendons in railway concrete sleepers in high speed rail environments Published In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2015) Pages 38 - 48
2015	Under sleeper pads: field investigation of their role in detrimental impact mitigation Published In Proceedings of the 13th International Railway Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 17
2014	Experimental study on the effectiveness of CFRP strengthening of shear-deficient reinforced concrete beams under impact loading Published In 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23) Pages 427 - 434
2014	Response and failure mechanism of tubular steel columns subjected to close-range explosions Published In 23rd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM23) Pages 1045 - 1050
2013	Dynamic testing of tekseal high yield grout to provide an orepass plug designed for impact Published In Seventh International symposium on ground support in mining and underground construction Pages 265 - 283
2013	Impact and blast loading of steel and concrete filled steel members Published In 10th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures 2013 Pages 99 - 110
2012	Development of reliability-based design for railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Civil Engineering for Integrated Developments, Proceedings of The 17th National Convention on Civil Engineering Pages 1 - 11
2012	Experimental investigation of cable catcher systems for office building blast protection Published In 2012 Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 8
2012	Utilising non-composite steel-concrete-steel panels for protective structures Published In 2012 Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Pages 1 - 8
2011	A numerical study to evaluate dynamic responses of voided concrete railway sleepers to impact loading Published In Acoustics 2011: Breaking New Ground Pages 464 - 471
2011	Design of water holding bulkheads for Coal Mines Published In 11th Underground Coal Operators' Conference Pages 257 - 268
2011	Numerical simulation of high-perfromance SCS panels under static and impact loading conditions Published In Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 591 - 596 Altmetric
2011	The effect of medium strain rates on the mechanical properties of high performance steels Published In Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 685 - 690 Altmetric
2010	Blast effects modelling in a passenger bus Published In International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS21) Pages 74 - 85
2010	Designing explosion rated ventilation seals for coal mines using high-fidelity physics-based computer modelling Published In Underground Coal Operators' Conference Pages 313 - 325
2010	High-fidelity physics-based modelling of explosion seals for coal mines Published In The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering Conference 2010 Pages 1 - 1
2010	Impact resistance of non-composite axually restrained steel-concrete-steel sandwich panels Published In The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering Conference 2010 Pages 1 - 1
2010	Static and dynamic behaviour of non-composite steel-concrete-steel protective panels under large deformation Published In Steel & Composite Structures - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Pages 287 - 292 Altmetric
2009	Exploration of the failure behaviour of reinforced concrete structures Published In 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM20: Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 471 - 476
2009	Response of rigid polyurethane foam-filled steel hollow columns under low velocity impact Published In International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact Pages 513 - 520
2009	Simulation of impulsive loading on column using inflatable airbag technique Published In International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact Pages 521 - 528
2008	An alternative rail pad tester for measuring dynamic properties of rail pads under large preloads Pages 55 - 64
2008	An experimental evaluation of the attenuation effect of rail pads on flexural behaviour of railway concrete sleepers under severe impact loads Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [10]
2008	Dynamic design guidelines for prestressed concrete sleepers Published In 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM20 Pages 743 - 748
2008	Experimental determination of energy absorption capacity for prestressed concrete sleepers under impact loads Published In International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Pages 381 - 385
2008	Experimental investigation of load-deformation response for blast-resistant facade glazing solutions Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [11]
2008	High-performance protection technologies for blast retrofitting of building facades Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [9]
2008	Optimisation of the bolt profile configuration for load transfer enhancement Published In Underground Coal Operators' Conference Pages 125 - 131
2008	Reliability assessment of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [11]
2008	Simulation of the reinforced concrete slabs under impact loading Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference Page p. [10]
2007	Behaviour of high performance steel sections subjected to impact loads Published In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures Pages 929 - 934
2007	Conversion of AS1085.14 for prestressed concrete sleepers to limit states design format Published In AusRail Conference Pages 1 - 19
2007	High-performance retrofit solutions for blast protection of facades in office buildings Published In Research Network for a Secure Australia Security Technology Conference Pages 44 - 54
2007	Impact resistance of reinforced concrete columns: experimental studies and design considerations Published In Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 817 - 823
2007	Influence of voids and pockets on vibration characteristics of railway concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics Pages 1 - 10
2007	Investigations of static and dynamic performance of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and applied Mechanics Pages 1 - 11
2007	Laboratory measurements of dynamic properties of rail pads subjected to incremental preloads Published In Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Pages 319 - 324
2007	Low-velocity impact analysis of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia Pages 659 - 668
2007	Relationships between wheel/rail interface impact and railseat flexural moment of railway prestressed concrete sleepers Published In Proceedings of 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
2007	Resistance of railway concrete sleepers to impact loading Published In International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact Pages 489 - 496
2007	Response and prediction of dynamic characteristics of worn rail pads under static preloads Published In International Congress on Sound and Vibration Pages 61 - 68
2007	Simulating shock loads in railway track environments: experimental studies Published In International Congress on Sound and Vibration Pages 69 - 76
2007	The state of the art of explosive loads characterisation Published In Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference Pages 1 - 25

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018	New Generation Facility for Impact Testing Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2017	A bio-inspired lightweight composite system for blast and impact protection Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2015 - 2017	Field trials of nitrogen injection into UIS directional boreholes to enhance gas drainage in low permeable seams Awarded by: Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) Funding Scheme: Grant
2016	National Drop Weight Impact Testing Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2015	ARC Research Hub for Nanoscience-based Construction Material Manufacturing Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2014	State-of-the-Art facility for non-destructive testing of concrete infrastructure (N-DETECT) Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2013	National Facility for Physical Blast Simulation (NFPBS) Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Utilising the benefits of high performance steels (HPS) and infill Materials for critical Project Titleinfrastructure protection (CIP) against extreme loads Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
	National Facility for Cyclic Testing of High-speed Rail (FCTHSR) Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of negative Poisson's ratio composite panel system for protection of structures from blast and impact loads
Doctor of Philosophy	Systematic study of the tendon shearing at varying angles to the applied load
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Abnormal Gas Emission and Explosion in Underground Coal Mines - A Computational Modelling Study	Liu, Anxiu
Doctor of Philosophy	Numerical Modelling of Static and Impact Response of GFRP Bar Reinforced Concrete Beam	Saleh, Zein
Doctor of Philosophy	Novel Hybrid FRP Tubular Standing Roof Supports for Long-wall Mining	Zhao, Hongchao
Doctor of Philosophy	Study on Energy Storage and Dissipation Associated with Coal Burst	Yang, Xiaohan
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of a friction sliding system for enhanced seismic resilience of selective pallet racking systems	Tang, Zhenghao
Doctor of Philosophy	Use of Sea Sand and Seawater in Sustainable GFRP Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure	Dhondy, Tanaz
Master of Philosophy	Capacity Maximisation of Loaded Tensegrity Structures Through Optimal Pretensioning	Roth, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Shock Wave Propagation in Advanced Blast Simulator	Gan, Edward
Doctor of Philosophy	Alternative Concrete Sleepers with High Fatigue Strength	Shakeri, Ashkan
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Fugitive Dust Control in the Underground Mines.	Qiao, Ming

Keywords

structural-engineering, engineering, blast-effects, blast-resistant-buildings, blast-vulnerability, assessments-of-infrastructure, impact-resistance-of-structures, dynamics-of-railway-tracks-and-components, steel-structures, concrete-structures

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1532-5719 (pending confirmation)

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8894438000

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