Seminar series
The regular series of seminars given by the postgraduate students and staff in the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney continues in 2010. The general range of topics include the main areas of research within the School of Civil Engineering: geotechnical, structures, project management, fluids, and materials. Closer to the date of each seminar, synopses will be available on the Internet. Click on the title to get the abstract.
Lectures will be held in Lecture Room 1, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, (mostly) on Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 pm.
Instructions for presenters
Semester 1 2010
Tuesday 13 April 2010, 1.00 - 2.00
J Michael Rotter (University of Edinburgh) - The practical design of shells, silos and tanks: State of the art and current challenges
Wednesday 21 April 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
John Patterson (University of Sydney) - Mixing and transport processes in lakes and reservoirs
Wednesday 28 April 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Ali El Hanandeh Composting as a pre-treatment of municipal solid waste: Global warming perspective
Wednesday 5 May 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Luming Shen (University of Sydney) - Water flow in carbon nano-tubes
Wednesday 12 May 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Hao Zhang (University of Sydney) - Interval estimate of structural reliability
Wednesday 19 May 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Giang Nguyen and Pierre Rognon (University of Sydney) - The micro-mechanics of faulting and fluid flow in porous reservoir rocks
Tuesday 25 May 2010, 9.00 - 10.00 am
Tomasz Bednarz (CSIRO) - CSIRO’s Virtual Mining Centre (VMC) at QCAT in Brisbane
Wednesday 26 May 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Tayakorn Chandrangsu (University of Sydney) - Advanced analysis and design of support scaffold systems
Thursday 3 June 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Xi (David) Zhang (University of Sydney) - Advanced analysis and design of support scaffold systems
Monday 7 June 2010, 11.00 - 12.00
Jian-Hua Yin (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) - The time-dependent stress-strain behaviour of soft soils
Semester 2 2010
Tuesday 20 July 2010, 2.00 - 3.00
Prof David Nethercot (Imperial College London) - Design Against Progressive Collapse: Understanding the Mechanics and Developing a Procedure
Wednesday 28 July 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Dr Peng Yu (University of Sydney) - Numerical simulations on flow around and through a porous bluff body
Monday 2 August 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Dr Alessandro Zona (University of Camerino, Italy) - Nonlinear analysis of externally prestressed steel-concrete composite beams
Wednesday 4 August 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Mr Yahya Nazhat (University of Sydney) - Digital image analysis of dynamic compaction effects on sand
Tuesday 10 August 2010, 12.00 - 1.00
Prof Robert Y Xiao (London South Bank University) - Simulation, Analysis and Design of Composite Materials and Structures
Wednesday 11 August 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Mr Faham Tahmasebinia (University of Sydney) - Three-dimensional finite element modeling of composite floor beams
Wednesday 18 August 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Mr Arghya Das (University of Sydney) - Breakage mechanics approach for investigating localization band in granular material
Wednesday 25 August 2010, 4.30 - 5.30
Dr Steve Cochard (University of Sydney) - New trends in Particle Image Velocimetry PIV
Wednesday 1 September 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Dr Ming Ma - Carbon Nanotube: the Building Block of Nanotechnology
Wednesday 8 September 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Mr Farzad Meysami Azad (University of Sydney) - Behavior of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) subjected to thermal gradients in Double Composite Liner Systems (DCLSs)
Wednesday 15 September 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Mr Francois Flocard (University of Sydney) - Laboratory investigation of the influence of inertia modification on the power capture from pitching point absorbers
Wednesday 22 September 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Dr Fernando Alonso-Marroquin (University of Sydney) - A continuum model for buckling of force chains and shear band formation in granular materials
Wednesday 6 October 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
Ms Shiao Huey Chow (University of Sydney) - Soil Strength Estimation using Free Falling Penetrometers
Wednesday 13 October 2010, 4.00 - 6.00
Summer Scholarship Seminars
Monday 18 October 2010, 1.00 - 2.00
Emeritus Professor Grant Steven (University of Sydney) - Recent Developments at Strand7
Wednesday 27 October 2010, 2.00 - 3.00
Dr Xiaobing Chen (National University of Singapore) - Transport Phenomena in Normal and Abnormal Nasal Cavities - A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study
Wednesday 27 October 2010, 4.00 - 5.00
A/Prof Abbas El Zein (University of Sydney) - Vulnerability to Climate Change: Research Questions, Methods and Approaches
Wednesday 10 November 2010, 2.00 - 3.00
Prof Zhen-Ren Guo (South China Institute of Environmental Sciences) - Observation and Simulation of Unusual Saltwater Intrusion into Pearl Estuary
Thursday 18 November 2010, 11.00 - 12.00
Prof Kerry Rowe (Queen’s University, Canada) - Long-term performance of leachate collections systems and geomembrane liners for MSW landfills
Semester 2 seminar schedule - PDF format.
Please direct enquiries to Associate Professor Chengwang Lei.
Tel: (02) 9351 2457
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