PhD Theses

PhD dissertations published by the Structures Group. 

289Weerasinghe, H C2024Shear Behaviour in Slender Reinforced Concrete Beams with and without Transverse Reinforcement
288Butterfield, T2024Automating Assembly on Construction Sites
287Salsby, B2024From Pine Cones to Minimal Surfaces: The Geometry and Mechanics of Morphing Bilayers
286Forsdyke, J2023Carbonation of Functionally Graded Concrete
285Hartwell, R2023Material efficiency in architectural glass and façade design: Steps toward reuse
284Nuh, M E 2023Development of a Reusable Thin-Shell Concrete Flooring System
283Mándok, R2023The Social Sustainability of Standardisation in the Hungarian Residential Building Sector
282Ward George, J2023Humanitarian Sheltering: Analysing Global Structures of Aid
281Peters, A E 2023Statistical analysis of the vertical human walking forces and human structural interaction effects
280Gimenez Fernande, M2022Design and Performance of Reinforced Concrete Elements with Spatial Tailoring of Concrete Properties
279Jayasinghe Arachchige, A S2022Minimising Embodied Carbon in Concrete Floors
278Hobbs, M2021Three-dimensional peridynamic modelling of quasi-brittle structural elements
277He, Z2021On the foldability of rigid origami
276Mak, M W T2020Deterioration and Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Bridges
275Hawkins, W2019Thin-shell Concrete Floors for Sustainable Buildings
274Li, J2018Flexible Polyhedra - Exploring finite mechanisms of triangulated polyhedral
273Sivanendran, S2017CFRP prestressed concrete exposed to moisture
272McNicholl, D2017Characteristics of Stakeholder Networks Supporting Institutional Development in Rural Water Service Delivery
271Fayyad, T2016Reinforced concrete fracture
270Jin, F2016Time dependent behaviour of RC beams strengthened with pre-stressed CFRP straps
269Kecman, M2016Robust higher-order immersed finite element analysis using implicit geometry representations
268Khan, A2015Hydrology of the Upper Indus Basin
267Foster, R2015Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete T-beams with carbon fibre reinforced polymer fabrics
266Toupanaki, E2015Durability and bond performance of CFRP tendons in high strength concrete
265Liang, X.2015On the Flexibility of Periodic Bar-joint Frameworks
264Causier M.L.T.2014Viscoelastic Behaviour of PBO Fibres for use in a Stratospheric Particle Injection System
263Silviera, R.2014A Dual Boundary and Finite Element Method for Fluid Flow
262Acikgoz, S.2014Seismic Assessment of Flexible Rocking Structures
261Loukaides, E.2014Elementary Morphing Shells
260Webb, G.2014Structural health monitoring of bridges
259Sareh, P.2014Symmetric descendants of the miura-ori
258Omu, A.O.2014Integrated analysis of distributed energy resource systems
257Moynihan, M.C.2014Material efficiency in construction
256Bandara, K.M.K.2014Multiresolution surfaces in shape optimisation of shells and solids
255Rysanek, A.M.2013A method of deep building retrofit decision-making using sequential models
254Mitsos, I.2013Double-layer tensegrity grids
253Cooper, D.2013Reuse of steel and aluminium without melting
252Booth, A.T.2013Handling uncertainty in the retrofit of the UK housing stock
251Guan, G.2013

FRP Debonding Fracture and Design for Flexural Retrofitting

250Viquerat, A.2012Polynomial Continuation in the Design of Deployable Structures
249Seereeram, V.2012

Compliant Shell Mechanisms and Inextensional Theory

248Schenk, M.2012Folded Shell Structures
247Bonin, A.2012Wrinkling in polygonal membranes
246Leal Ayala, D.R.2012Paper re-use: toner-print removal by laser ablation
245Viquerat2011Polynomial Continuation in the Design of Deployable Structures
244Yapa, H. D.2011Optimum Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete
243Music, O.2011Flexible Asymmetric Spinning
242Jackson, A.2011Modelling the collapse behaviour of reinforced concrete slabs
241Yapa, H.D.2011Optimum Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams
240Augusthus Nelson, L.2011Size Effects in Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with CFRP Straps
239Taher Khorramabadi, M.2010FRP Bond behaviour during intermediate concrete cover separation in flexurally strenghtened RC beams
238Eltayeb Yousif, M.2010Non-linear Bond Modelling for reinforced Concrete-A Newly-Modified Bond Model
237Long, Q.2010Subdivision Finite Elements for Geometrically Complex Thin & Thick Shells
236Giannopoulos, I.2010Creep and Creep Rupture Behaviour of Aramid Fibres
235Hassan Dirar, S.M.L.2009Shear Strengthening of pre-cracked reinforced concrete T-beams using carbon fibre systems
234Gan, W.W.2009Analysis & Design of Closed-Loop Deployable Frame Structure
233Gerngross, T.2009Viscoelastic Behaviour in Stratospheric Balloon Structures
232Winslow, P.2009Synthesis and Optimisation of Free-Form Grid Structures
231Scott, P.2009Aspects of CFRP Prestressed concrete durability in the marine environment
230Achintha, P.M.M.2009Fracture Analysis of Debonding Mechanism for FRP Plates
229Ramar, P. R.2009Novel Symmetric Tensegrity Structures
228Norman, A.2009Multistable and Morphing Corrugated Shell Structures
227Toews von Riesen, E.2008Active Hyperhelical Structures
226Parikh, P.2008Impact of Integrated Water and Environmental Sanitation Infrastructure on Poverty Alleviation
225Persaud, R.2008The Structural Behaviour of a Composite Timber and Concrete Floor System Incorporating Steel Decking as Permanent Formwork
224Prendergast, J.M.2008Simulation of Unsteady 2-D Wind by a Vortex Method
223Xu, Y.2008A computational Study of Lobed Balloons
222Kueh, A.2008Thermo-mechanical properties of triaxial weave fabric composites
221Pagitz, M.2008Analytical and Numerical Studies of Superpressure Balloons
220Leung, A.2007Actuation Properties of Kagome Lattice Structures
219Marfisi, E.2007Measurement of Concrete Samples using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
218Ye, H.2007Bistable Cylindrical Space Frames
217Waller, S.D.2007Mechanics of Novel Compression Structures
216Santer, M.J.2006Design of Multistable Structures
215Yee, J.2006Thin CFRP Composite Deployable Structures
214Walker, G.M.2006Strength assessment of reinforced concrete voided bridge slabs
213Hoult, N.A.2006Shear retrofitting of reinforced concrete beams with CFRP straps
212Morais, M.2006Ductility of Beams Prestressed with FRP Tendons
211Schioler, T.2005Multi-stable structural elements
210Imhof, D.2005Risk assessment of existing bridge structures
209Lea, F.2005Uncertainty in condition and strength assessment of reinforced concrete bridges
208Jensen, F.V.2005Concepts for retractable roof structures
207Ong, P.P.A.2004Frequency domain analysis of underwater catenary mooring cables
206Ekstrom, L.J.2004Welding of bistable fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite pipelines
205Jaafar, K.2004Spiral shear reinforcement for concrete structures under static and seismic loads
204Baskaran, K.2004
203Farmer, S.M.2004Large-displacement buckling of centrally loaded simply supported circular plates
202Lu, H-Y.2003Behaviour of reinforced concrete cantilevers under concentrated loads
201Kesse, G.2003Concrete beams with external prestressed carbon FRP shear reinforcement
200Balafas, I.2003Fibre-reinforced-polymers versus steel in concrete bridges:  structural design and economic viability
199Watt, A.M.2003Deployable structures with self-locking hinges
198Alwis K.G.N.C.2003Accelerated testing for long-term stress-rupture behaviour of aramid fibres
197Wong,  Y.W.2003Wrinkling of thin membrane structures
196Tan, L.T.2003Thin-walled elastically foldable reflector structures
195Kukathasan, S.2003Vibration of space membrane structures
194Morgenthal, G.2002Aerodynamic analysis of structures using high-resolution vortex particle methods.
193Lennon, B.A.2002Equilibrium and stability of inflatable membrane structures.
192Aberle M.2001The nonlinear analysis of shear-weak gridshells.
191Denton S.R.2001The strength of reinforced concrete slabs and the implications of limited ductility.
190Galletly D.2001Modelling the equilibrium and stability of slit tubes.
189Iqbal K.2001Mechanics of laminated bi-stable tubular structures.
188Lai C.Y.2001Analysis and design of a deployable membrane reflector.
187Ochsendorf J.A.2001Collapse of masonry structures.
186Fischer A.2000Gravity compensation of deployable space structures.
185Frandsen J.B.2000Computational fluid-structure interaction applied to long-span bridge design.
184Leung H.Y.2000Aramid fibre spirals to confine concrete in compression.
183Stratford T.J.2000The shear of concrete with elastic FRP reinforcement.
182Weerasinghe M.2000The structural behaviour of a composite stub-girder incorporating an asymmetric slim floor beam.
181Bulbul M.Y.I.1999The Geometric Nonlinear Behaviour of Space Structures with Imperfect, Laterally Loaded Slender Members.
180Hack T.1999Stick-Slip Piezoelectric Actuators.
179King S.A.1999Nonlinear and chaotic dynamics of thin-walled open-section deployable structures.
178Hicks S.J.1998Longitudinal Shear Resistance of Steel and Concrete Composite Beams.
177Huang W.1998Shape Memory Alloys and their Application to Actuators for Deployable Structures.
176Kangwai R.D.1998The analysis of symmetric structures using group representation theory.
175Miles D.J.1998Lateral thermal buckling of pipelines.
174Srinivasan G.1998Modelling and Control of Vortex-induced Bridge Oscillations
173Brown I.F.1997Abrasion and Friction in Parallel-Lay Rope Terminations.
172El Mously M.E.M.1997Free Vibration of Cylindrical and Hyperboloidal Cooling-Tower Shells.
171Lees J.M.1997Flexure of concrete beams pre-tensioned with aramid FRPs .
170Mandal P.1997Buckling of thin cylindrical shells under axial compression.
169Seffen K.A.1997Analysis of Structures Deployed by Tape-Springs.
168Sundaram J.1997Design of continuous prestressed concrete beam bridges using expert systems.
167Tan G.B.1997Nonlinear vibration of cable-deployed space structures.
166Darby A.P.1996Active control of flexible structures using inertial stick-slip actuators.
165Holst J.M.F.G.1996Large Deflection Phenomena in Cylindrical Shells.
164Kumar P.1996Kinematic bifurcations and deployment simulation of foldable space structures.
163Olonisakin A.A.1995Reinforced concrete slabs with partial lateral edge restraint.
162El Hassan M.A.1995The Geometry and structure of DNA and its Role in DNA/protein recognition.
161Sebastian W.M.1995The performance of a composite space truss bridge with glass reinforced plastic panels.
160Ashour A.F.1994Behaviour and strength of reinforced concrete continuous deep beams.
159Guest S.D.1994Deployable structures : concepts and analysis.
158You Z.1994Deployable structures for masts and reflector antennas.
157Lancaster E.R.1993Behaviour of pressurised pipes containing dents and gouges .
156Maltby T.C.1993The upheaval buckling of buried pipelines.
155Nautiyal S.D.1993Parallel computing techniques for investigating three dimensional collapse of a masonry arch.
154Chan T.K.1992Stress concentrations in weld heat affected zones in aluminium-zinc-magnesium alloy.
153Hearn N.1992Saturated permeability of concrete as influenced by cracking and self-sealing.
152Ibell T.J.1992Behaviour of anchorage zones for prestressed concrete.
151Middleton C.R.1992Strength and safety assessment of concrete bridges.
150Amaniampong G.1991Variability and viscoelasticity of parallel-lay ropes.
149El-Sheikh A.I.1991The effect of composite action on the behaviour of space structures.
148van Heerden T.F.1991Force method solution of finite element equilibrium models for plane continua.
147Jayasinghe M.T.R.1991Rationalization of prestressed concrete spine beam design philosophy for expert systems.
146Kuang J.S.1991Punching shear failure of concrete slabs with compressive membrane action.
145Phaal, R.1991A two-surface computational model for the analysis of thin shell structures.
144Kwan A.S.K.1990A pantographic deployable mast.
143Lipscombe P.R.1990Dynamics of rigid block structures.
142Prakhya K.V.G.1990Ferrocement structures: constitutive relations, non-linear finite element analysis, and analogy with reinforced concrete.
141Salami A.T.1990Finite element analysis of membrane action in reinforced concrete slabs.
140Tam L.L.1990Strain-rate and inertia effects in the collapse of energy-absorbing structures.
139Tsiagbe W.Y.1990Relaxation of weld residual stresses by post-weld heat treatment.
138Hodgetts P.A.1989The collapse behaviour of lattice hyperbolic paraboloids.
137Kamyab H.1989Effects of foundation settlement on oil storage tanks.
136Madros M.S.Z.B.1989The structural behaviour of composite stub-birder floor systems.
135Peer L.B.B.1989Water flow into unsaturated concrete.
134Robinson N.J.1989The wind induced vibration and fatigue of floating roofs on oil storage tanks.
133Roche J.J.1989The design and analysis of shallow spherical domes constructed from triangular panels.
132Kandil K.S.1988Interaction between local and euler buckling modes in thin-walled columns.
131Lu G.1988Cutting of a plate by a wedge.
130Affan A.1987Collapse of double-layer space grid structures.
129Fathelbab F.A.1987The effect of joints on the stability of shallow single layer lattice domes.
128Gray-Stephens D.M.R.1987Residual stresses in ring stiffened cylinders.
127Hatzis D.T.1987The influence of imperfections on the behaviour of shallow single layer lattice domes.
126Joseph P.J.1987The compressive behaviour of thin-walled cold-formed steel columns.
125Kamalarasa S.1987Buckle propagation in submarine pipelines.
124Kollek R.J.1987Collapse mechanisms of locally loaded reinforced concrete shells.
123Lam W.F.1987Constitutive relations for finite element analysis of tension stiffening in reinforced concrete.
122Li S-L.1987Stress analysis in two dimensions by a 'mixed' finite element method.
121Li Kim Mui S.T.1987Pore pressure in concrete: theory and triaxial tests.
120Mohamed Z.B.1987Shear strength of reinforced concrete wall-beam structures: upper-bound analysis and 
experiments.
119Bajoria K.M.1986Three dimensional progressive collapse of warehouse racking.
118Free J.A.1986Residual stresses in welded tubular Y-joints.
117Kani I.M.1986A theoretical and experimental investigation of the collapse of shallow reticulated domes.
116Payne J.G.1986Residual stresses in welded tubular T-joints.
115Pellegrino S.1986Mechanics of kinematically indeterminate structures
114Abbassian F.1985Long-running ductile fracture of high pressure gas pipelines.
113Robertson I.1985Strength loss in welded aluminium structures.
112Scaramangas A.1985Residual stresses in girth butt welded pipes.
111Hong G.M.1984Buckling of non-welded aluminium columns
110Kishek M.A.1984Tension stiffening and crack widths in reinforced concrete beam and slab elements.
109Mofflin D.S.1984Plate buckling in steel and aluminium.
108See T.1984Large displacement elastic buckling of space structures
107Stonor R.W.P.1983Unstiffend steel compression panels with and without coincident shear.
106Kelly S.J.1982Structural aspects of the progressive collapse of warehouse racking.
105Low H.Y.1982Some structural aspects of collisions between ships and offshore concrete 
platforms.
104Whaley B.C.1982The application of the reflective moire method to the bending and buckling of steel plates.
103Wong M.P.1982Weld shrinkage in non-linear materials.
102Clark M.A.1981Collapse of rigidly jointed trusses.
101Chamorro Garcia R.1981Strength and stability of concrete deep beams.
100Smithers T.1981The design of homologically deforming cyclically symmetric structures.
99Kashani-Akhavan A.1979Fracture toughness of glass fibre reinforced cement composites.
98Memon N.A.1979A study of anisotropic slabs with particular reference to the effects of openings.
97Kubik L.A.1978Strength and serviceability of reinforced-concrete deep beams.
96Pavlovic M.1978Numerical methods for the analysis of elastic thin shells.
95Robinson J.M.1978Aspects of the elastic buckling of thin cylindrical shells.
94Bradfield C.D.1977Problems in the strength of stiffened steel compression panels.
93Reddy B.D.1977The elastic and plastic buckling of circular cylinders in bending.
92White J.D.1977Residual stress in welded plates.
91Yasseri S.F.1977Optimal design of plates, with special reference to reinforced concrete slabs.
90Cookson P.J.1976Collapse of concrete box girders involving distortion of the cross-section.
89Lawal T.1976Compressive membrane forces in reinforced concrete slabs.
88Mohr G.A.1976Analysis and design of plate and shell structures using finite elements.
87Rogers N.A.1975Local buckling of welded steel outstands.
86Hope-Gill M.C.1974The ultimate strength of continuous composite beams.
85Kamtekar A.G.1974Welding and buckling effects in thin steel plates.
84Little G.H.1974Local and flexural failure in steel compression members.
83Woodhead A.L.1974A finite-element method for analysis of two-dimensional continuous structures.
82Gilbert R.B.1973Topics in the elastic buckling of plates and columns.
81Spence R.J.S.1973The strength of concrete box girder bridge decks of deformable cross section.
80Thevendran V.1973Structural optimization by mathematical programming.
79Gill J.I.1972Computer-aided design of shell structures using the finite element method.
78Loov R.E.1972Finite element analysis of concrete members considering the effects of cracking and the inclusion of reinforcement.
77Oppenheim I.J.1972The effect of cladding on tall buildings.
76Rajendran S.1972The strength of reinforced-concrete slab elements.
75Cammaert A.B.1971The optimal design of multi-storey frames using mathematical programming.
74Clarke J.L.1971Composite plates with stud shear connectors.
73Climenhaga J.J.1971Local buckling in composite beams.
72Johnston D.C.1971Compression members in trusses.
71Melchers R.E.1971Optimal fibre-reinforced plates: with special reference to reinforced concrete.
70Pitman F.S.1971The behaviour of intersections in cylindrical pressure vessels.
69Young B.W.1971Steel column design.
68Moxham K.E.1970Compression in welded web plates.
67Serra R.F.1970Numerical solution of some plate and shell problems, with emphasis on collocation.
66Sharples B.P.M.1970The structural behaviour of composite columns.
65Sheppard D.J.1970Structural design optimization by dynamic programming.
64Taylor D.A.1970The behaviour of continuous columns.
63Williams J.H.1970Elastic cylindrical shells with open and closed ends.
62Morris A.J.1969Point Loads on Shell Structure.
61Ranaweera M.P.1969The finite element method applied to limit analysis.
60Willmington R.T.1969Vertical shear in composite beams.
59Gunaratnam D.J.1968Finite elastic-plastic displacements of shells.
58Gurney T.R.1968Methods of improving the fatigue strength of fillet welded joints.
57Sim R.G.1968Creep of structures.
56Southward R.E.1968Inelastic column stability.
55Woodman M.J.1968Analysis of shallow elastic shells using a method of moments.
54Goodall I.W.1967On the design of intersections in pressure vessels.
53Van Dalen K.1967Composite action at the supports of continuous beams.
52Butlin G.A.1966The finite element method applied to plate flexure.
51Graves Smith T.R.1966The ultimate strength of locally buckled columns of arbitrary length.
50Isenberg J.1966Inelasticity and fracture in concrete.
49Kemp A.R.1966Composite steel-concrete floor systems.
48Ractliffe A.T.1966The strength of plates in compression.
47Marriott D.L.1965Creep deformation in structures.
46Morley C.T.1965The ultimate bending strength of reinforced concrete slabs.
45Massey P.C.1965The inelastic lateral stability of mild steel I beams.
44Augusti G.1964Some problems in structural instability with special reference to beam columns of I-section.
43Bernard P.R.1964On the collapse of composite beams.
42Ogle M.H.1964Shakedown of steel frames.
41Royles R.1964The failure of ductile structures in reversed bending.
40Wasti S.T.1964Finite plastic deformations of spherical shells.
39Gorczynski W.1963The influence of temperature and internal pressure on stresses in piping systems.
38Poskitt T.J.1963Some problems in the analysis of structures containing suspended cables.
37Lyon J.R.1962The incremental collapse of ductile structures.
36Martin J.B.1962Some aspects of the plastic theory of structures, with special reference to transversely loaded bents and grids.
35Oladapo I.O.1962The effect of the rate of loading on the moment-curvature relation of prestressed concrete beams.
34Topper T.H.1962The behaviour of mild steel under cyclic loading in the plastic range.
33Grundy P.1961The strength of elastically restrained mild steel tubular struts.
32La Grange L.E.1961Moment redistribution in prestressed concrete beams and frames.
31Renton J.D.1961The elastic stability of frameworks.
30Thompson J.M.T.1961The elastic instability of spherical shells.
29Britvec S.J.1960The post-buckling behaviour of frames.
28Cotterell B.1960Thermal buckling of circular plates.
27Sherbourne A.N.1960The elastic-plastic behaviour of mild steel plates in compression.
26Ariaratnam S.T.1959The collapse load of elastic-plastic structures.
25Khalil H.S.1958The plastic design of Vierendeel trusses.
24Rydzewski J.R.1958Experimental and analytical determination of the stresses in buttress dams.
23Bailey R.W.1957The plastic behaviour of tubular beams.
22Clyde D.H.1957Rigid jointed structures.
21Cogill W.H.1957The measurement of strain due to alternating stress.
20Ellis J.S.1957The plastic behaviour of tubular compression members.
19Percy J.H.1956Elastic-plastic bending: the calculation of deflexions in frames.
18Eickhoff K.G.1955The plastic behaviour of columns and beams.
17Stevens L.K.1955Carrying capacity of mild steel arches.
16Foulkes J.D.P.1955The analysis and minimum weight design of ductile structures.
15Wright G.D.T.1954The plastic behaviour of flexural members and connections under combined loading.
14Ashwell D.G.1953The finite deformation of thin plates and shells.
13Davidson J.F.1953Some problems in static and dynamic buckling.
12Parkes E.W.1952The stress distribution near a loading point in a uniform flanged beam.
11Blakey F.A.1950Ultimate strength of concrete members.
10Gibson J.1950The behaviour of metals under tensile loads of short durations.
9Gross N.1950Experiments on curved thin-walled tubes.
8Horne M.R.1950Critical loading conditions in engineering structures.
7Heyman J.1950The failure of ductile structures.
6Jones R.P.N.1948The stresses in beams of uniform cross-section under dynamic loading.
5Neal B.G.1948The lateral instability of mild steel beams of rectangular cross-section bent beyond the elastic limit.
4Ng W.H.1947The behaviour and design of battened structural members.
3Davies R.D.1935The transverse oscillation of railway vehicles.
2Henderson P.L.1933Oscillations in railway bridges.
1Goodier J.N.1931(a) Some problems of plane stress
(b) On the permanent corrugation of surfaces by the action of moving loads.
(c) On the forced transverse oscillations of constrained beams and plates.