Postgraduate Research Students

Student Research Topic
Seyed Yaser Banihashemi Chaharom A Contingency Framework for Inter-organizational Relationship (IOR) Governance in Infrastructure Projects
Shiao Huey Chow Rapid Penetration of Objects into Clay
Arghya Das Study of compaction bands due to grain crushing using breakage mechanics  
Trung Van Doan Long-term Behaviour of Concrete Bridges
Thomas Earl Measurement of Complex 3 Dimensional Turbulent Flows with Tomographic PIV 
Ali Ghavam-Nasiri Adaptive numerical methods for the investigation of coupled hydro-mechanical problems in unsaturated soils
Gareth Huxham Energy extraction from laminar and turbulent flows by biomimetic hydrofoil
Rakesh Khanal  Natural Ventilation 
Jin Li  Fertilization Trials for Ocean Nourishment 
Li Ling 3D grain-scale crack simulation in metallic materials using crystal plasticity theory and finite element method
Benjy Marks  Size segregation in crushable polydisperse shear flows 
Mohsen Masoudian Saadabad Chemo-Hydro-Mechanical Interactions in Coal Geosequestration of Carbon Dioxide

Kate McDonell

Nanoengineering carbon nanotubes for improvement of the bundled properties

Tom Miller Investigations into heat transfer in granular materials using discrete experimental and numerical methods
Mohammad Mojtahedi Modeling Stakeholders’ behavioral approaches toward natural disasters in different infrastructure projects
Alan Moore Wind Effects on Tall Buildings
Charles Loo Chin Moy  Characterisation of Hybrid Metallic Structures
Richard Moyle Geotechnical Engineering
Yahya Nazhat Dynamic effects in soil - Dynamic compaction
Thanh Binh Nguyen Analysis of the interaction between Creep and Shrinkage
Niu Shuang  Research on coupled instability of thin-walled stainless steel members
James Reynolds  Design optimisation and reliability-based advanced 3D analysis of high-strength scaffolding systems 
Shabnam Shayan  System Reliability-Based Criteria for Designing Steel Structures by Advanced Analysis
Alexander Soo  Price formation in construction contract auctions
Faham Tahmasebinia Short and long term behaviour of the composite steel-concrete beam systems with the trapezoidal steel-sheeting
Gerard Taig  Modelling the Ultimate Behaviour of Composite Members Subjected to Quasi-Static, Dynamic and Thermal Loads
Fahim Nawroz Tonmoy  Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Development of a Stochastic Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and GIS Analysis Tools 
Adam Trouncer  Advanced analysis for locally unstable steel structures 
Chongda Wu  Investigation of the dynamic response of concrete at high strain rate using Hopkinson Bar spalling test 
Zhenyu Eric Yao Analysis and Design of Perforated Thin-walled Steel Strutures
Chunshun (Ivan) Zhang Grain Crushing in large granular flow processes: Finite element analysis
Xi (David) Zhang  Advanced analysis for locally unstable steel structures
Yongling Zhao Enhancement of heat transfer by natural convection

Recently completed postgraduate students

Below are links to the pages to some of our recently completed research students. Visit our publications page to read some the abstracts of the PhD theses submitted since 1990.

 Name  Topic  
Jurgen Becque Interaction of local and overall buckling of cold-formed stainless steel members  
Oded Ben-Nun Analysis of sand crushing in soil-structure interface problems   
David Cao  Connections in Innovative Cold-Formed Steel Members   
Andrew Caska Hydrodynamics Optimisation of a Wave Energy Device  
Tayakorn Chandrangsu  Advanced 3D Analysis and Design Optimization of Scaffolding Systems   
Ryan Chen Behaviour of Tunnels in Sedimentary Rock of the Sydney Basin  
Helen Chow Analysis of piled raft foundations with various pile lengths and diameters using finite layer method  
Francois Flocard Ocean wave energy conversion by vertical cylinders subjected to irregular waves  
Benoit Gilbert Behaviour and design of drive-in steel storage racks   
Ali Hanandeh  Multi-objective decision support tool for municipal solid waste  
Nooshin Jabiri Project based Management of Asset Intensive Organizations  
Shakera Khan Rotating a Tilted Building Structure by means of Controlled Excavation   
Damien Koen Stability strength and behaviour of steel storage rack subassemblies  
Maura Lecce Distortional Buckling of Stainless Steel Sections  
Ling Li

Multiscale simulation of fatigue problem in metals, using crystal plasticity model

 

Matthew Mason Modelling of Severe Thunderstorm Winds  
Farzad Meysami Azad

Simulation of thermally induced desiccation cracking of Geosynthetic Clay Liners in landfills

 
Akm Mohsin Small-Strain Stiffness of cemented calcareous soil investigation  
Cao Hung Pham  Direct Strength Method (DSM) of design under combined action   
Bosco Poon Behaviour of Circular Footings on Silica Sand Subjected to Inclined Load  
Ravindra Prathapa Shakedown Analysis of Road Pavements - An Experimental Point of View  
Jason Surjadinata Tunnelling-induced pile foundation behaviour  
Manh Tran Installation of suction caissons in dense sand and the influence of the silt and cemented layers.  
Ezzat William Engineering performance of Bringelly shale, Sydney Basin  
Sally Williams Modelling of wave-induced transport and transformation of pollutants in coastal sediments  
Amanda Z Y Xiao  Numerical study on the upwelling system in the continental shelf of the Sulu Sea   
Niphan Yaiaroon  Reliability-based Assessment of Existing Bridges   
Derrick Yap Interaction of Local and Distortional Buckling Modes in Cold-Formed High Strength Steel  
Geng Yue Static Long-Term Performance of the Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Arch Bridge  
Yi (Frank) Zhu Finite Element Analysis of Elliptical Hollow Sections and LiteSteel Beams