All Outputs (5)

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.

Progressive collapse resisting mechanisms of reinforced concrete structures (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Alogla, K., Weekes, L., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2016, July). Progressive collapse resisting mechanisms of reinforced concrete structures. Presented at New Trends on Integrity, Reliability and Failure, Porto/Portugal

Reinforced concrete (RC) buildings may be vulnerable to progressive collapse due to lack of sufficient continuous reinforcement. Progressive collapse is a situation when local failure is followed by collapse of adjoining members, which in turn caus... Read More about Progressive collapse resisting mechanisms of reinforced concrete structures.

Experimental study on bond-sip behaviour between CFRP sheets and lightweight concrete (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Mustafa, A., Weekes, L., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2015, September). Experimental study on bond-sip behaviour between CFRP sheets and lightweight concrete. Presented at ACIC 2015, Cambridge, UK

Epoxy bonded fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are widely used for the retrofit of ailing reinforced concrete structures, for both shear and flexure. The behaviour of retrofitted concrete structures is governed by the bond and material charac... Read More about Experimental study on bond-sip behaviour between CFRP sheets and lightweight concrete.

Biomimetic approach for the creation of a deployable structure based on the blooming of the Morning Glory flower (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Fenci, G., Currie, N., & Weekes, L. (2015, August). Biomimetic approach for the creation of a deployable structure based on the blooming of the Morning Glory flower. Presented at International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015 : Future Visions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This research project proposes the design of a freestanding, biomimetically inspired, deployable canopy. Nature inspires the structure in terms of mechanism and shape, allowing for the creation of a lightweight, multifunctional, and efficient deploya... Read More about Biomimetic approach for the creation of a deployable structure based on the blooming of the Morning Glory flower.

Optimised strategy by utilising BIM and set-based design : reinforced concrete slabs (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bavafa, M., Kiviniemi, A., & Weekes, L. (2012, October). Optimised strategy by utilising BIM and set-based design : reinforced concrete slabs. Presented at Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB) W078 2012 : 29th International Conference, Beirut, Lebanon

Considering the significant amount of material wasted in the construction industry there should be a business case for companies to pay more attention to reducing waste, which would also have a major impact on the environmental issues of the projec... Read More about Optimised strategy by utilising BIM and set-based design : reinforced concrete slabs.