Reports and Theses

Found below is a list of recent theses and special reports produced by the staff and students of the Structures group.

Adam, C. Advanced strengthening techniques applied to timber bridges with prefabricated decks. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Fawzia, S. Bond characteristics between steel and carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Khalaf, H. Risk-based assessment of loading on short span bridges. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Liu, H. Fatigue behaviour of CFRP reinforced steel plates. Doctorate of Philosophy.

Salim, M. Development of a dielectric spectroscopic method for permeability measurements in concrete. Masters of Engineering Science (Research).
Aly, T. Shrinkage and cracking tendency of concretes made with slag-blended cements. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Byrne, M. A data mining investigation into pavement roughness using minimum message length inference. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Hii, A. Torsional strengthening of reinforced concrete members using carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Pang, N.L. Fatigue behaviour of dragline tubular structures. Doctorate of Philosophy.

Jiang, T. Predicting impact loads and lateral deflections of road safety barrier systems. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Yang, Y. Deterioration of reinforced concrete beams due to chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion under service loads. Doctorate of Philosophy.

Pham, H.B. Debonding failure in concrete members retrofitted with carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Ling, T.W. The tensile behaviour of gusset-plate welded connection in very high strength (VHS) tubes. Doctorate of Philosophy.
Gamage, K. Effect of temperature cycles on bond between fibre reinforced polymer plates and concrete. Masters of Engineering Science (Research).