School of Science, Engineering & Environment

Thermal Properties of Hydrated Lime-Modified Asphalt Concrete and Modelling Evaluation for Their Effect on the Constructed Pavements in Service (2022)
Journal Article
Al Ashaibi, A., Wang, Y., Albayati, A., Byzyka, J., Scholz, M., & Weekes, L. (2022). Thermal Properties of Hydrated Lime-Modified Asphalt Concrete and Modelling Evaluation for Their Effect on the Constructed Pavements in Service. Sustainability, 14(13), 7827. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137827

Flexible pavements are subjected to three main distress types: fatigue crack, thermal crack, and permanent deformation. Under severe climate conditions, thermal cracking particularly contributes largely to a considerable scale of premature deteriorat... Read More about Thermal Properties of Hydrated Lime-Modified Asphalt Concrete and Modelling Evaluation for Their Effect on the Constructed Pavements in Service.

Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure (2021)
Journal Article
Augusthus Nelson, L., Lees, J., & Weekes, L. (2022). Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 259, 107987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107987

Fracture-based models commonly use a characteristic length as the basis for
determining size effects in concrete beams. The characteristic length is related
to the concrete fracture process zone and defined in terms of the concrete fracture propert... Read More about Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure.

Analytical modelling of bond-slip failure between epoxy bonded FRP and concrete substrate (2020)
Journal Article
Augusthus Nelson, L., Al-Allaf, M., & Weekes, L. (2020). Analytical modelling of bond-slip failure between epoxy bonded FRP and concrete substrate. Composite Structures, 251, 112956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112596

In this paper, a set of explicit theoretical derivations from a generalised
bond-slip model for an epoxy bonded fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) sheet
to concrete are presented. The derivations address the maximum bond resistance, load-slip response,... Read More about Analytical modelling of bond-slip failure between epoxy bonded FRP and concrete substrate.

Kinky structures (2020)
Thesis
Currie, N. Kinky structures. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rotational springs are not widely used in structural engineering other than within undergraduate texts to aid with the understanding of strut buckling or other similar theoretical exercises.
The inclusion of rotational springs can significantly alte... Read More about Kinky structures.

Validation of a finite element modelling approach on soil-foundation-structure interaction of a multi-storey wall-frame structure under dynamic loadings (2020)
Journal Article

Validated numerical approaches are very important in dynamic studies of soil-structure interaction. Experimental outputs of physical models are required to validate the numerical approaches. Testing and analysis of an experimental scaled model is eco... Read More about Validation of a finite element modelling approach on soil-foundation-structure interaction of a multi-storey wall-frame structure under dynamic loadings.

Response of soil–foundation–structure interaction of tall building (frame-wall) structural system under seismic effect (2019)
Thesis
Qaftan, O. (in press). Response of soil–foundation–structure interaction of tall building (frame-wall) structural system under seismic effect. (Thesis). University of Salford

The unavailability of standards or validated analysis techniques of estimating the soil -foundation-structure interaction (SFSI) lead to either simplifying or ignoring this interaction. The structural and geotechnical engineers consider the foundatio... Read More about Response of soil–foundation–structure interaction of tall building (frame-wall) structural system under seismic effect.

Experimental & numerical simulation of soil boundary conditions under dynamic effects (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Qaftan, O., Weekes, L., Toma-Sabbagh, T., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2018, June). Experimental & numerical simulation of soil boundary conditions under dynamic effects. Presented at 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Thessaloniki, Greece

When conducting earthquake simulation tests, one of the main concerns is the modelling of boundary effects created by artificial boundaries of a soil model container. The function of this soil container is to hold the soil in place during the excitat... Read More about Experimental & numerical simulation of soil boundary conditions under dynamic effects.

Shear behaviour of lightweight concrete beams strengthened with CFRP composite (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Allaf, M., Weekes, L., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2019). Shear behaviour of lightweight concrete beams strengthened with CFRP composite. Magazine of Concrete Research, 71(18), 949-964. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.17.00488

This paper presents the experimental results obtained from lightweight and normal concrete beams with closed and U-shaped configurations of epoxy bonded Carbon FRP (CFRP) reinforcement in order to compare the shear resisting mechanisms between lightw... Read More about Shear behaviour of lightweight concrete beams strengthened with CFRP composite.

Theoretical assessment of progressive collapse capacity of reinforced concrete structures (2016)
Journal Article
Alogla, K., Weekes, L., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2017). Theoretical assessment of progressive collapse capacity of reinforced concrete structures. Magazine of Concrete Research, 69(3), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.16.00319

The progressive collapse behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) structures requires consideration of material and
geometric non-linearity, concrete crushing and rebar fracture. Compressive arch action (CAA) and catenary action
(CTA) are the main res... Read More about Theoretical assessment of progressive collapse capacity of reinforced concrete structures.

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