Dr Gianluca Ranzi
Associate Professor
J05 - J05 Civil Engineering Building
The University of Sydney
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Research interests
Associate Professor Gianluca Ranzi's work enables him to do what he loves: study new problems and share them with students and the broader community. He studies the behaviour of concrete and other building materials and contributes to the development of technical guidelines and safety standards for buildings, bridges and other infrastructure.
"Part of my current work looks at service problems that occur in the day-to-day life of a structure. For example, if you are standing inside a building you might see some cracks running over the slabs. These might be due to shrinkage, where concrete shortens as it ages and dries. Shrinkage continues to develop over time, even when the concrete seems to be completely dry. It might not be so obvious when looking at a concrete structure, but concrete is a wonderful material that keeps changing over time.
"Composite steel-concrete structures combine the advantages offered by each material, leading to efficient structural solutions. It is fascinating to study and simulate how the two components work together in a structure, and how they actually respond when tested in our laboratories.
"I am committed to developing sustainable solutions, not only through the use of more sustainable resources and waste materials, but also through structural solutions that can improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
"I keep in close contact with industry and the community, because I believe research needs to be relevant and have a positive impact on both. It is very easy to do research for the sake of it, so I am continuously engaged with different parts of our community and industry to ensure its relevance and see how the outcomes of my research can be applied, such as by delivering workshops, contributing to design guidelines and assisting the development of new products."
Teaching and supervision
CIVL5264 - Composite Steel-Concrete Structures
CIVL5513 - Foundations of Structural Analysis
Associations
Selected grants
2011
- Behaviour of lifting inserts for precast concrete construction; Ranzi G, Gilbert R, Mackay-Sim R, Gilbert R, Mackay-Sim R; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP).
- Time-dependent stiffness of cracked reinforced concrete; Gilbert R, Ranzi G; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
2010
- Unified analysis of steel and composite frame structures subjected to static, thermal, earthquake and blast loading; Bradford M, Ranzi G, Heidarpour A; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
- Split Hopkinson bar facility for high strain rate testing of materials; Shen L, Hoffman M, Einav I, Ranzi G, Liao X, Mai Y, Bradford M, Gilbert R, Foster S, Liu Z; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
2009
- Behaviour of post-tensioned composite steel-concrete slabs; Ranzi G, Uy B, Hough R, Gowripalan S, Uy B, Gowripalan S, Gabor P; Australian Research Council/Linkage Projects (LP).
- Time dependent response and deformation of composite beams with innovative trapezoidal decks; Ranzi G; Australian Research Council/Linkage Projects (LP).
2008
- The mechanics of shear connectors and their effects on the long-term behaviour of modern and innovative composite structures; Ranzi G; Australia-Korea Foundation/Research Support.
- Linkage 2007 Round One (UNSW is Administering Institution) for funding commencing January 2008 - Tim; Ranzi G; BlueScope Steel Limited/Project Support.
- High Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Platform for Characterisation at; Ringer S, Barton G, Ramzan I, Copeland L, Potts D, Braet F, Grillet C, Lay P, Murphy C, Cairney J, Ferry M, Eggleton B, McKenzie D, Masters A, Parker A, Overall R, Weiss A, Ruys A, Sorrell C, Ye L, Harris A, Ranzi G; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
- High-Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Platform for Characterisation at the Nanometre-Level; Cairney J, Ringer S, Braet F, Ferry M, Sorrell C, Ye L, Ruys A, Barton G, Harris A, Ranzi G, Eggleton B, Grillet C, Mckenzie D, Lay P, Masters A, Parker A, Overall R, Weiss A, Murphy C, Ramzan I, Copeland L, Potts D; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
2006
- Long term behaviour of composite steel-concrete beams and its effects on composite dynamic response; Vrcelj Z, Ranzi G; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Project.
- Novel technique for the mechanical characterisation of aluminium alloys at the micro scale by means of indentation test, imprint mapping and inverse analysis; Ranzi G; University of Sydney/Early Career Researcher.
Selected publications
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Time-Dependent Behaviour of Concrete Structures (Spon Press, 2011)
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Partial interaction analysis of composite beams: a direct stiffness approach (VDM Verlag Dr Muller , 2009)
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