McCarthy, Timothy

Overview

Professor Tim McCarthy was appointed as Director of SBRC in February 2021. Previously, he held the Chair of Structural Steel and Design in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences at the University of Wollongong in since December 2004.

Tim is passionate about Sustainable Engineering and Engineering Education. He was the Principal investigator on a major research project into the use of cold formed steel in mid-rise residential buildings at the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre. He combines his interest in renewable energy such as wave energy with onshore sustainability research.

In 2011, Tim was co-leader when Team UOW and gained entry into the Solar Decathlon China 2013 competition. Team UOW were the first team from Australia to gain entry into a Solar Decathlon, and took a unique approach to the competition by being the first to demonstrate how to retrofit an existing home. The final of the competition was held in Datong, China in August 2013, and Team UOW was successful in winning first place! From 2016-2019 Tim lead another Solar Decathlon challenge. This time Team UOW competed in Dubai in 2018 with a new net zero energy house. The new house, dubbed Desert Rose, is both energy efficient and dementia friendly – a home suitable for ageing occupants as they enter life’s twilight years. The Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 took place in November 2018. Team UOW won Second Prize over all with Gold medals in Innovation, Comfort Conditions, Silver in Energy Efficiency and Bronze in Sustainability, House functioning. The Team also won first prize for Interior Design, and Second prize for Creative Solutions and Building Integrated Photovoltaics (special awards). In 2020 Desert Rose was awarded the Australian Engineering Excellence Award by Engineers Australia, Sydney Division.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Experimental investigation on foam concrete without and with recycled glass powder: A sustainable solution for future construction Published in Construction and Building Materials
2017	Impact of structural design solutions on the energy and thermal performance of an Australian office building Published in Building and Environment
2020	The Case for Cold-Formed Steel Construction for the Mid-Rise Residential Sector in Australia: A Survey of International CFS Professionals Published in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
2019	Efficient 3D lateral analysis of cold-formed steel buildings Published in Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2016	Delivering sustainable building projects – challenges, reality and success Published in Journal of Green Building
2017	Linear regression models for prediction of annual heating and cooling demand in representative Australian residential dwellings Published in Energy Procedia
2018	Integrated life cycle cost method for sustainable structural design by focusing on a benchmark office building in Australia Published in Energy and Buildings
2016	Incorporating environmental evaluation and thermal properties of concrete mix designs Published in Construction and Building Materials
2010	Teaching the concept of free body diagrams
2010	Rational Revalidation Published in Journal of Validation Technology

Research Areas

Geographic Focus

Australia and New Zealand Continent
Australia and New Zealand Continent

Available for Collaborative Projects

Head Of

Team UOW Australia Dubai Academic Leader 2016 -

Member Of

Engineers Ireland Member 1983 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	A novel granular sludge-based and highly corrosion-resistant bio-concrete in sewers Published In Science of the Total Environment
2021	Effect of Unloading and Reloading on Bearing Strength of Unconfined Cold-Formed Steel Bolted Connections Published In Journal of Structural Engineering (United States)
2021	Optimizing compressive load capacity for differing tensegrity geometries Published In Computers and Structures
2021	Self-healing bioconcrete based on non-axenic granules: A potential solution for concrete wastewater infrastructure Published In Journal of Water Process Engineering
2020	A call for preventing suicide by hanging from ceiling fans: An interdisciplinary research agenda Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020	Efficient 3D lateral analysis of cold-formed steel buildings Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2020	Experimental investigation on foam concrete without and with recycled glass powder: A sustainable solution for future construction Published In Construction and Building Materials
2020	Equivalent static force method for selective storage racks with uplifting baseplates Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2020	The Case for Cold-Formed Steel Construction for the Mid-Rise Residential Sector in Australia: A Survey of International CFS Professionals Published In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
2019	A call for preventing suicide by hanging from ceiling fans: An interdisciplinary research agenda Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2019	Efficient 3D lateral analysis of cold-formed steel buildings Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2019	Experimental investigation on foam concrete without and with recycled glass powder: A sustainable solution for future construction Published In Construction and Building Materials
2018	Experimental analysis of a water column and structure heave velocity relationship for a floating oscillating water column wave energy device Published In Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering
2018	Integrated life cycle cost method for sustainable structural design by focusing on a benchmark office building in Australia Published In Energy and Buildings
2018	Supercapacitor study of reduced graphene oxide/Zn nanoparticle/polycarbazole electrode active materials and equivalent circuit models Published In JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
2017	Energy efficiency within mid-rise residential buildings: A critical review of regulations in Australia Published In Energy Procedia
2017	Enhancing energy efficiency in residential buildings through the use of BIM: The case for embedding parameters during design Published In Energy Procedia
2017	Impact of structural design solutions on the energy and thermal performance of an Australian office building Published In Building and Environment
2017	Linear regression models for prediction of annual heating and cooling demand in representative Australian residential dwellings Published In Energy Procedia
2017	Maximising resource allocation in the teaching laboratory: understanding student evaluations of teaching assistants in a team-based teaching format Published In European Journal of Engineering Education
2016	Delivering sustainable building projects – challenges, reality and success Published In Journal of Green Building
2016	Incorporating environmental evaluation and thermal properties of concrete mix designs Published In Construction and Building Materials
2013	Application of multiple objective particle swarm optimisation in the design of damaged offshore mooring systems Published In Key Engineering Materials
2010	Influence of basalt fiber on performance of cement mortar Published In Key Engineering Materials
2010	Rational Revalidation Published In Journal of Validation Technology
2010	Study on the bond and anti-abrasion performance of repair materials for hydraulic concrete Published In Key Engineering Materials
2010	Yield curvature for seismic design of circular reinforced concrete columns Published In Magazine of Concrete Research
2003	Pharmaceutical process validation: An overview Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
1994	A construction-led design process for tubular trusses Published In Design Studies

Book

Year	Title
2016	A beginners guide to incorporating Aboriginal perspectives into engineering curricula Publisher Australia
2013	AutoCAD Express Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
2012	AutoCAD Express NT Covering Release 14 Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
2012	AutoCAD for Windows Express Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
1994	AutoCAD for Windows Express Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Incorporated

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2022	Do prevailing gender perspectives facilitate the inclusion of women in the Australian construction industry?
2022	Do prevailing gender perspectives facilitate the inclusion of women in the Australian construction industry?
2020	Capturing the student learnings from the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 Published In 0th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2020	Defeating the gendered work culture in engineering: A successful story from sustainability focused engineering start-up in Australia Published In 16th International Conference on Business Management: Transforming Knowledge into Action: Towards Sustainable Development in Emerging Economics
2020	Nurturing engineering professionals’ care focused values through sustainability focused engineering: a path to gender inclusive work culture Published In 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Wicked Solutions to Wicked Problems: The challenges facing management research and practice
2020	Nurturing gender inclusive values orientation through sustainability-focused engineering Published In British Academy of Management Conference
2020	Preliminary development of an audit tool for the homes of community dwelling people with dementia Published In Australian Dementia Forum Abstracts
2019	Capturing the student learnings from the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 Published In 0th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2019	Defeating the gendered work culture in engineering: A successful story from sustainability focused engineering start-up in Australia Published In 16th International Conference on Business Management: Transforming Knowledge into Action: Towards Sustainable Development in Emerging Economics
2019	Nurturing engineering professionals’ care focused values through sustainability focused engineering: a path to gender inclusive work culture Published In 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Wicked Solutions to Wicked Problems: The challenges facing management research and practice
2018	Advocating for Net-Zero Energy Sustainable Houses through theInternational Solar Decathlon Competition Published In World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
2018	Comparison of design loads for cold-formed steel and reinforced concrete mid-rise structures Published In Proceedings of The International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction
2017	From BIM (Building Information Modelling) to BEM (Building Energy Modelling): a collaborative approach Published In Australasian Building Simulation 2017 Conference Proceedings
2016	Numerical analysis of a water column and structure heave velocity relationship for a floating oscillating water column wave energy device Published In The Twenty-sixth (2016) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
2015	Relationship between learning in the engineering laboratory and student evaluations Published In Proceedings of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference
2015	Shifting the focus. Incorporating knowledge about Aboriginal engineering into main stream content Published In 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education – AAEE2015
2014	Shared values: diverse perspectives – engaging engineering educators in integrating Indigenous engineering knowledge into current curricula Published In 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education: Engineering the Knowledge Economy: Collaboration, Engagement & Employability
2013	21ST Century sustainable building design in Australia Published In International Conference of Advances in Building Sciences 2012
2013	Effect of rice husk ash on workability and strength of concrete Published In 26th Biennial Concrete Institute of AustraliaÃ¢ÂÂs National Conference (Concrete 2013)
2013	Effect of rice husk ash on workability and strength of concrete Published In 26th Biennial Concrete Institute of Australia’s National Conference (Concrete 2013)
2013	Environmental impact assessment of post tensioned and reinforced concrete slab construction Published In 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM22)
2013	Integrating building information modelling (BIM) into Engineering education: an exploratory study of industry perceptions using social network data Published In Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education AAEE2013
2012	A comparison of genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimisation for theoretical and structural applications Published In Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
2012	ASSESSING STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPT OF FREE BODY DIAGRAMS USING ONLINE TESTS Published In EDULEARN12: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
2012	Assessing students understanding of the concept of free body diagrams using online tests Published In Edulearn 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
2012	Drying shrinkage of concrete made from recycled concrete aggregate Published In 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials
2012	Engineering across cultures: new learning resources for intercultural competency in engineering Published In 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)
2011	Adaptive tutorials to target threshold concepts in mechanics — a community of practice approach Published In 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2011	Observing cultural interactions in engineering design, Published In 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2011	Taut-slack algorithm for analyzing the geometric nonlinearity of cable structures Published In 21st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE-2011
2010	A tool for online mechanics learning resource sharing Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2010	Encouraging cultural awareness in engineering students Published In The 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2010	Teaching the concept of free body diagrams Published In The 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2009	A knowledge framework for analysis of engineering mechanics exams Published In Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2009
2009	A particle swarm optimisation approach to reinforced concrete beam design according to AS3600 Published In International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
2009	Improving sustainability of concrete Published In Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia
2008	Cross-Institutional Comparison of Mechanics Examinations: A Guide for the Curious Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference
2008	Encapsulating sustainability principles for structural design of buildings Published In International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
2008	Improving Learning in Engineering Mechanics: The Significance of Understanding Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference
2008	Influence of Joint Stiffness on the Free Vibrations of a Marine Riser Conveying Fluid Published In ISOPE Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium
2008	Sustainable Structural Design: Conceptual Design of Adaptable Commercial Buildings Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference
2008	Yield curvature for the design of normal- and high- strength circular reinforced concrete columns Published In International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
2007	Earthquake engineering for transportation network in low to moderate seismicity regions Published In Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference
2007	Initiating curriculum review: The Chilean experience Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference
2007	Truss topology optimisation using genetic algorithms Published In Ninth International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
2004	Evolutionary design of marine riser systems Published In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE
1997	Decision support system for construction-led design Published In Computing in Civil Engineering (New York)
1997	Simulation of steel fabrication using JAVA Published In INNOVATION IN CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
1997	Structural design for safety in a computer integrated system Published In Computing in Civil Engineering (New York)
1996	Object-oriented fabrication cost model for the economic appraisal of tubular truss design Published In Advances in Engineering Software
1995	A user interface for engineering decision support in the fabrication-led design of tubular trusses Published In DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MODELLING FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
1994	COST MODELLING FOR THE ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF TUBULAR TRUSS DESIGN Published In ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OBJECT ORIENTED APPROACHES FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
1993	KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS INTERFACE DESIGN - AN OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACH Published In INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1991	Knowledge representation scheme for the design of hybrid structural steelwork connections Published In Artificial Intelligence and Structural Engineering
1989	Experimental expert system for the design of column base plates Published In Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Applications for Civil and Structural Engineers

Other Publications

Year	Title
2020	Desert Rose Project Manual
2019	Desert Rose Project Manual

Investigator On

Year	Title
2021 - 2023	PreFab Innovation Hub Awarded by: Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) Funding Scheme: Research grant
2013	Integrating Indigenous student support through Indigenous perspectives embedded in engineering curricula Awarded by: Office for Learning and Teaching Funding Scheme: Innovation and Development Program
2011 - 2012	Exploring intercultural competency in engineering Awarded by: Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC) Funding Scheme: Priority Projects Program
2010	An adaptive eLearning Community of Practice for Mechanics courses in Engineering Awarded by: Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC) Funding Scheme: Competitive Grants Program
2008	A pro-active approach to addressing student learning diversity in Engineering Mechanics Awarded by: Carrick Institute Funding Scheme: Competitive Grants Program

Other Research Activities

IH130100017 ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Manufacturing Project B2.1 B2.4 Academic Lead 2015 - 2019

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Master of Philosophy	Optimised Behaviour of Load-Bearing Tensegrities	Roth, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Thermal behavior of the Desert Rose House 2018 in a defined climatic zone depending on varied wall and roof constructions	Thim, Jacqueline
Doctor of Philosophy	Lean/ Bim implementation in the construction sector	Escribano, Alberto
Doctor of Philosophy	Behaviour of foamed concrete incorporating recycled glass at fibre reinforcement	Prandalos, Ross
Doctor of Philosophy	An Investigation on the Analysis and Design of Screw Pile Foundations	Al-rawabdeh, Abdullah Muhamad Ali
Doctor of Philosophy	Performance of rapid assembly connections in modular cold-formed steel constructions	Jnead, ESSAM
Doctor of Philosophy	Cultivating Anaerobic Granules for Enhanced Self-healing Concrete in Wastewater Infrastructure	Chetty, Kirthi

Outreach Overview

Professor McCarthy has been a member of the Board of Edmund Rice College, Wollongong since 2008. Since 2010 he has been the Chair of the Buildings Committee of ERC. During this time he has overseen a capital works in excess of $15 milllion.

He is currently a member of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Committee of Engineers Ireland.

Between 2009 and 2012 Prof McCarthy was the Wollongong City Council Alternate Member of the Joint Regional Planning Panel (Southern Region). This Panel approved Development Applications for Projects valued in excess of $20 million.

From 2007 to 2018, Prof McCarthy was a Board member of the National Centre for Appropriate Technology which operated an Education Exhibition Centre called Futureworld. This provided educational experiences for schools in the region covering National Curriculum topics in Sustainability and renewable energy.

Professional Service Activities

Engineers Ireland ANZ Committee Member 2017 - 2020

Outreach And Community Service Activities

Edmund Rice College, Wollongong Board Member and Chair of Buildings Committee 2008 - 2020
Joint Regional Planning Panel, Southern NSW Region Planning Panel Member for Wollongong 2009 - 2012

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University College Cork, Hydraulic and Maritime Research Centre, Analysis of wave groups for the determination of slow drift forces on floating offshore structures 1984 - 1989
M.Sc. in Offshore Structures, Cranfield University (UK), College of Areonautical, Thesis: Dynamic Analysis of TLP Tethers during installation 1982 - 1983
B.E. in Civil Engineering, University College Cork, First Class 1978 - 1982

Credentials

Member of Institute of Engineers Ireland MIEI, 1982

Keywords

structural-engineering, engineering, technology-enhanced-learning, structural-design, wave-energy

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Experimental investigation on foam concrete without and with recycled glass powder: A sustainable solution for future construction Published in Construction and Building Materials
2017	Impact of structural design solutions on the energy and thermal performance of an Australian office building Published in Building and Environment
2020	The Case for Cold-Formed Steel Construction for the Mid-Rise Residential Sector in Australia: A Survey of International CFS Professionals Published in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
2019	Efficient 3D lateral analysis of cold-formed steel buildings Published in Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2016	Delivering sustainable building projects – challenges, reality and success Published in Journal of Green Building
2017	Linear regression models for prediction of annual heating and cooling demand in representative Australian residential dwellings Published in Energy Procedia
2018	Integrated life cycle cost method for sustainable structural design by focusing on a benchmark office building in Australia Published in Energy and Buildings
2016	Incorporating environmental evaluation and thermal properties of concrete mix designs Published in Construction and Building Materials
2010	Teaching the concept of free body diagrams
2010	Rational Revalidation Published in Journal of Validation Technology

Research Areas

Geographic Focus

Australia and New Zealand Continent
Australia and New Zealand Continent

Head Of

Team UOW Australia Dubai Academic Leader 2016 -

Member Of

Engineers Ireland Member 1983 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	A novel granular sludge-based and highly corrosion-resistant bio-concrete in sewers Published In Science of the Total Environment
2021	Effect of Unloading and Reloading on Bearing Strength of Unconfined Cold-Formed Steel Bolted Connections Published In Journal of Structural Engineering (United States)
2021	Optimizing compressive load capacity for differing tensegrity geometries Published In Computers and Structures
2021	Self-healing bioconcrete based on non-axenic granules: A potential solution for concrete wastewater infrastructure Published In Journal of Water Process Engineering
2020	A call for preventing suicide by hanging from ceiling fans: An interdisciplinary research agenda Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020	Efficient 3D lateral analysis of cold-formed steel buildings Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2020	Experimental investigation on foam concrete without and with recycled glass powder: A sustainable solution for future construction Published In Construction and Building Materials
2020	Equivalent static force method for selective storage racks with uplifting baseplates Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2020	The Case for Cold-Formed Steel Construction for the Mid-Rise Residential Sector in Australia: A Survey of International CFS Professionals Published In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
2019	A call for preventing suicide by hanging from ceiling fans: An interdisciplinary research agenda Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2019	Efficient 3D lateral analysis of cold-formed steel buildings Published In Journal of Constructional Steel Research
2019	Experimental investigation on foam concrete without and with recycled glass powder: A sustainable solution for future construction Published In Construction and Building Materials
2018	Experimental analysis of a water column and structure heave velocity relationship for a floating oscillating water column wave energy device Published In Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering
2018	Integrated life cycle cost method for sustainable structural design by focusing on a benchmark office building in Australia Published In Energy and Buildings
2018	Supercapacitor study of reduced graphene oxide/Zn nanoparticle/polycarbazole electrode active materials and equivalent circuit models Published In JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
2017	Energy efficiency within mid-rise residential buildings: A critical review of regulations in Australia Published In Energy Procedia
2017	Enhancing energy efficiency in residential buildings through the use of BIM: The case for embedding parameters during design Published In Energy Procedia
2017	Impact of structural design solutions on the energy and thermal performance of an Australian office building Published In Building and Environment
2017	Linear regression models for prediction of annual heating and cooling demand in representative Australian residential dwellings Published In Energy Procedia
2017	Maximising resource allocation in the teaching laboratory: understanding student evaluations of teaching assistants in a team-based teaching format Published In European Journal of Engineering Education
2016	Delivering sustainable building projects – challenges, reality and success Published In Journal of Green Building
2016	Incorporating environmental evaluation and thermal properties of concrete mix designs Published In Construction and Building Materials
2013	Application of multiple objective particle swarm optimisation in the design of damaged offshore mooring systems Published In Key Engineering Materials
2010	Influence of basalt fiber on performance of cement mortar Published In Key Engineering Materials
2010	Rational Revalidation Published In Journal of Validation Technology
2010	Study on the bond and anti-abrasion performance of repair materials for hydraulic concrete Published In Key Engineering Materials
2010	Yield curvature for seismic design of circular reinforced concrete columns Published In Magazine of Concrete Research
2003	Pharmaceutical process validation: An overview Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
1994	A construction-led design process for tubular trusses Published In Design Studies

Book

Year	Title
2016	A beginners guide to incorporating Aboriginal perspectives into engineering curricula Publisher Australia
2013	AutoCAD Express Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
2012	AutoCAD Express NT Covering Release 14 Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
2012	AutoCAD for Windows Express Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
1994	AutoCAD for Windows Express Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Incorporated

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2022	Do prevailing gender perspectives facilitate the inclusion of women in the Australian construction industry?
2022	Do prevailing gender perspectives facilitate the inclusion of women in the Australian construction industry?
2020	Capturing the student learnings from the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 Published In 0th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2020	Defeating the gendered work culture in engineering: A successful story from sustainability focused engineering start-up in Australia Published In 16th International Conference on Business Management: Transforming Knowledge into Action: Towards Sustainable Development in Emerging Economics
2020	Nurturing engineering professionals’ care focused values through sustainability focused engineering: a path to gender inclusive work culture Published In 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Wicked Solutions to Wicked Problems: The challenges facing management research and practice
2020	Nurturing gender inclusive values orientation through sustainability-focused engineering Published In British Academy of Management Conference
2020	Preliminary development of an audit tool for the homes of community dwelling people with dementia Published In Australian Dementia Forum Abstracts
2019	Capturing the student learnings from the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018 Published In 0th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2019	Defeating the gendered work culture in engineering: A successful story from sustainability focused engineering start-up in Australia Published In 16th International Conference on Business Management: Transforming Knowledge into Action: Towards Sustainable Development in Emerging Economics
2019	Nurturing engineering professionals’ care focused values through sustainability focused engineering: a path to gender inclusive work culture Published In 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Wicked Solutions to Wicked Problems: The challenges facing management research and practice
2018	Advocating for Net-Zero Energy Sustainable Houses through theInternational Solar Decathlon Competition Published In World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
2018	Comparison of design loads for cold-formed steel and reinforced concrete mid-rise structures Published In Proceedings of The International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction
2017	From BIM (Building Information Modelling) to BEM (Building Energy Modelling): a collaborative approach Published In Australasian Building Simulation 2017 Conference Proceedings
2016	Numerical analysis of a water column and structure heave velocity relationship for a floating oscillating water column wave energy device Published In The Twenty-sixth (2016) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
2015	Relationship between learning in the engineering laboratory and student evaluations Published In Proceedings of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference
2015	Shifting the focus. Incorporating knowledge about Aboriginal engineering into main stream content Published In 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education – AAEE2015
2014	Shared values: diverse perspectives – engaging engineering educators in integrating Indigenous engineering knowledge into current curricula Published In 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education: Engineering the Knowledge Economy: Collaboration, Engagement & Employability
2013	21ST Century sustainable building design in Australia Published In International Conference of Advances in Building Sciences 2012
2013	Effect of rice husk ash on workability and strength of concrete Published In 26th Biennial Concrete Institute of AustraliaÃ¢ÂÂs National Conference (Concrete 2013)
2013	Effect of rice husk ash on workability and strength of concrete Published In 26th Biennial Concrete Institute of Australia’s National Conference (Concrete 2013)
2013	Environmental impact assessment of post tensioned and reinforced concrete slab construction Published In 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM22)
2013	Integrating building information modelling (BIM) into Engineering education: an exploratory study of industry perceptions using social network data Published In Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education AAEE2013
2012	A comparison of genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimisation for theoretical and structural applications Published In Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
2012	ASSESSING STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPT OF FREE BODY DIAGRAMS USING ONLINE TESTS Published In EDULEARN12: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
2012	Assessing students understanding of the concept of free body diagrams using online tests Published In Edulearn 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
2012	Drying shrinkage of concrete made from recycled concrete aggregate Published In 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials
2012	Engineering across cultures: new learning resources for intercultural competency in engineering Published In 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)
2011	Adaptive tutorials to target threshold concepts in mechanics — a community of practice approach Published In 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2011	Observing cultural interactions in engineering design, Published In 22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2011	Taut-slack algorithm for analyzing the geometric nonlinearity of cable structures Published In 21st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE-2011
2010	A tool for online mechanics learning resource sharing Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2010	Encouraging cultural awareness in engineering students Published In The 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2010	Teaching the concept of free body diagrams Published In The 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
2009	A knowledge framework for analysis of engineering mechanics exams Published In Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2009
2009	A particle swarm optimisation approach to reinforced concrete beam design according to AS3600 Published In International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
2009	Improving sustainability of concrete Published In Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia
2008	Cross-Institutional Comparison of Mechanics Examinations: A Guide for the Curious Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference
2008	Encapsulating sustainability principles for structural design of buildings Published In International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
2008	Improving Learning in Engineering Mechanics: The Significance of Understanding Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference
2008	Influence of Joint Stiffness on the Free Vibrations of a Marine Riser Conveying Fluid Published In ISOPE Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium
2008	Sustainable Structural Design: Conceptual Design of Adaptable Commercial Buildings Published In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference
2008	Yield curvature for the design of normal- and high- strength circular reinforced concrete columns Published In International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
2007	Earthquake engineering for transportation network in low to moderate seismicity regions Published In Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference
2007	Initiating curriculum review: The Chilean experience Published In Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference
2007	Truss topology optimisation using genetic algorithms Published In Ninth International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
2004	Evolutionary design of marine riser systems Published In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE
1997	Decision support system for construction-led design Published In Computing in Civil Engineering (New York)
1997	Simulation of steel fabrication using JAVA Published In INNOVATION IN CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
1997	Structural design for safety in a computer integrated system Published In Computing in Civil Engineering (New York)
1996	Object-oriented fabrication cost model for the economic appraisal of tubular truss design Published In Advances in Engineering Software
1995	A user interface for engineering decision support in the fabrication-led design of tubular trusses Published In DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MODELLING FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
1994	COST MODELLING FOR THE ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF TUBULAR TRUSS DESIGN Published In ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OBJECT ORIENTED APPROACHES FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
1993	KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS INTERFACE DESIGN - AN OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACH Published In INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1991	Knowledge representation scheme for the design of hybrid structural steelwork connections Published In Artificial Intelligence and Structural Engineering
1989	Experimental expert system for the design of column base plates Published In Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Applications for Civil and Structural Engineers

Other Publications

Year	Title
2020	Desert Rose Project Manual
2019	Desert Rose Project Manual

Investigator On

Year	Title
2021 - 2023	PreFab Innovation Hub Awarded by: Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) Funding Scheme: Research grant
2013	Integrating Indigenous student support through Indigenous perspectives embedded in engineering curricula Awarded by: Office for Learning and Teaching Funding Scheme: Innovation and Development Program
2011 - 2012	Exploring intercultural competency in engineering Awarded by: Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC) Funding Scheme: Priority Projects Program
2010	An adaptive eLearning Community of Practice for Mechanics courses in Engineering Awarded by: Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC) Funding Scheme: Competitive Grants Program
2008	A pro-active approach to addressing student learning diversity in Engineering Mechanics Awarded by: Carrick Institute Funding Scheme: Competitive Grants Program

Other Research Activities

IH130100017 ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Manufacturing Project B2.1 B2.4 Academic Lead 2015 - 2019

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Master of Philosophy	Optimised Behaviour of Load-Bearing Tensegrities	Roth, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Thermal behavior of the Desert Rose House 2018 in a defined climatic zone depending on varied wall and roof constructions	Thim, Jacqueline
Doctor of Philosophy	Lean/ Bim implementation in the construction sector	Escribano, Alberto
Doctor of Philosophy	Behaviour of foamed concrete incorporating recycled glass at fibre reinforcement	Prandalos, Ross
Doctor of Philosophy	An Investigation on the Analysis and Design of Screw Pile Foundations	Al-rawabdeh, Abdullah Muhamad Ali
Doctor of Philosophy	Performance of rapid assembly connections in modular cold-formed steel constructions	Jnead, ESSAM
Doctor of Philosophy	Cultivating Anaerobic Granules for Enhanced Self-healing Concrete in Wastewater Infrastructure	Chetty, Kirthi

Outreach Overview

Professor McCarthy has been a member of the Board of Edmund Rice College, Wollongong since 2008. Since 2010 he has been the Chair of the Buildings Committee of ERC. During this time he has overseen a capital works in excess of $15 milllion.

He is currently a member of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Committee of Engineers Ireland.

Between 2009 and 2012 Prof McCarthy was the Wollongong City Council Alternate Member of the Joint Regional Planning Panel (Southern Region). This Panel approved Development Applications for Projects valued in excess of $20 million.

From 2007 to 2018, Prof McCarthy was a Board member of the National Centre for Appropriate Technology which operated an Education Exhibition Centre called Futureworld. This provided educational experiences for schools in the region covering National Curriculum topics in Sustainability and renewable energy.

Professional Service Activities

Engineers Ireland ANZ Committee Member 2017 - 2020

Outreach And Community Service Activities

Edmund Rice College, Wollongong Board Member and Chair of Buildings Committee 2008 - 2020
Joint Regional Planning Panel, Southern NSW Region Planning Panel Member for Wollongong 2009 - 2012

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University College Cork, Hydraulic and Maritime Research Centre, Analysis of wave groups for the determination of slow drift forces on floating offshore structures 1984 - 1989
M.Sc. in Offshore Structures, Cranfield University (UK), College of Areonautical, Thesis: Dynamic Analysis of TLP Tethers during installation 1982 - 1983
B.E. in Civil Engineering, University College Cork, First Class 1978 - 1982

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Member of Institute of Engineers Ireland MIEI, 1982

Keywords

structural-engineering, engineering, technology-enhanced-learning, structural-design, wave-energy

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http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7010-3687 (confirmed)

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M-9105-2017

Scopus Id

7201692868

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