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Dr Stuart Reid

J05 - J05 Civil Engineering Building
The University of Sydney

Research interests

While many urban dwellers feel attuned to subtle changes in the cityscape, few would be aware of the types of changes studied by Associate Professor Stuart Reid. He looks at the way large structures such as buildings, bridges and tunnels change over time due to concrete creep (movement under load) and shrinkage (contraction over time). He also studies the strength and safety of glass, and carries out risk and reliability analyses that aid in safety-related decision making. Through this research he contributes to the development of design and construction standards essential to public safety.

"Large concrete structures such as buildings, bridges and tunnels change over time, and these changes need to be understood and accommodated in order to ensure the continued safety of existing structures and the future safety of new ones.

"Further, glass kills more people in buildings-related accidents than anything else, yet it has traditionally been the responsibility of architects, not engineers, to specify the type of glass to be used. The strength (resistance to breakage) and safety (likelihood of injury as a result of breakage) of glass are not well understood, and this also needs to be improved.

"Studies of risk and reliability form the basis of decisions made by professionals on behalf of the community to ensure their safety and avoid unnecessary waste.

"Better understanding of each of these fields is essential to ensuring public safety and the most efficient use of public resources, and this is the essence of my research.

"Working at the University of Sydney gives me the freedom to pursue all of these areas. It also allows me to participate on the international stage, to develop contacts with industry, and to contribute to the development of standards as representative of academia."

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Teaching and supervision

CIVL3205 - Concrete Structures 1
CIVL4903 - Civil Engineering Design
CIVL5257 - Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete
CIVL5269 - Concrete Structures: Serviceability and Strength
CIVL5507 - Foundations of Concrete Structures 1
CIVL5510 - Foundations of Civil Engineering Design

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Selected publications

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Book Chapters

  • Reid, S. (2010). Structural design procedures to support the development of innovative architectural structures. In Paulo J.S. Cruz (Eds.), Structures and Architecture, (pp. 823-830). London: CRC Press.
  • Reid, S., Nguyen, T. (2007). Bayesian updating of predictions of long-term deflections of concrete bridges. In Jun Kanda, Tsuyoshi Takada & Hitoshi Furuta (Eds.), Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, (pp. 455-456). London, UK: Taylor and Francis.

Journals

  • Reid, S. (2013). Probabilistic confidence for decisions based on uncertain reliability estimates. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
  • Reid, S. (2011). Acceptance criteria for risks of disasters with widespread effects. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 15(5/6), 437-452.
  • Reid, S. (2009). Calculation and interpretation of realistic reliability estimates. Ships and Offshore Structures, 4(3), 197-205.
  • Reid, S. (2009). Confidence and risk. Structural Safety, 31(2), 98-104.
  • Reid, S. (2007). Effects of spatial variability of glass strength in ring-on-ring tests. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 24(2), 139-148.
  • Reid, S. (2007). Reliability-based load-rating procedure for existing bridges. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 7(6-7), 945-967.
  • Sexsmith, R., Reid, S. (2003). Safety factors for bridge falsework by risk management. Structural Safety, 25(2), 227-243.
  • Reid, S. (2002). Specification of design criteria based on probabilistic measures of design performance. Structural Safety, 24(2-4), 333-345.

Edited Journals

  • Reid, S. (2007). Australian Journal of Civil Engineering. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 4(1).

Conferences

  • Reid, S., Yaiaroon, N. (2012). Probabilistic load-modelling and reliability-based load-rating for existing bridges. Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability (IABMAS 2012), London: Taylor & Francis.
  • Reid, S. (2012). The influence of design life in life-cycle civil engineering. 3rd International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2012, London: Taylor & Francis.
  • Reid, S. (2011). Risk acceptance criteria based on uncertain estimates of structural failure probabilities. 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 2011), London: CRC Press.
  • Reid, S. (2010). Stochastic modeling of architectural glass strengths. The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, London, UK: CRC Press.
  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2009). Comparison of Probabilistic Extreme Traffic Load-Effect Models Based on Australian Weigh-In-Motion Data. 33rd IABSE Symposium: Sustainable Infrastructure Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, CD-rom: International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering.
  • Nguyen, T., Reid, S. (2009). Humidity diffusion in concrete. 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20), Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema.
  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2009). Probabilistic modeling of extreme traffic load-effects based on WIM data. 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20), Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema.
  • Reid, S. (2008). Calculation and interpretation of realistic reliability estimates. 4th International ASRANet Colloquium, Glasgow, Scotland, UK: ASRANet Ltd.
  • Reid, S. (2008). Reliability-based fatigue assessment of welded connections. First International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE'08), Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema.
  • Reid, S. (2007). A probabilistic traffic load model for reliability assessments of bridges. 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM19 2006), Bath, UK: Taylor and Francis.
  • Sedra, S., Reid, S. (2007). Concrete Creep and Shrinkage: Numerical Modelling of Test Results. 23rd Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia (Concrete 07), Adelaide: Concrete Institute of Australia.
  • Reid, S. (2007). Confidence and risk. Stanford Workshop on Risk Acceptance and Risk Communication, United States: Stanford University.
  • Jordaan, I., Taylor, R., Reid, S. (2007). FRACTURE, PROBABILISTIC AVERAGING AND THE SCALE EFFECT IN ICE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION. 19th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering Under Arctic Conditions (POAC'07), Dalian, China: Dalian University of Technology Press.
  • Reid, S., Stewart, M. (2007). Optimal strategies for disaster and hazard mitigation: Proceedings of the International Forum on Engineering Decision Making: Third IFED Forum, 12-15 December 2007, Shoal Bay, NSW, Australia. International Forum on Engineering Decision Making, Third IFED Forum, Sydney: Sydney University Press.
  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2007). Traffic Loads and Load-Effects in NSW Based on WIM Data. MDCMS 1 - 2007 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on MODERN DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION and MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES, Vietnam: Construction Publishing House.
  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2006). Comparison of load-effects given by various Australian design trucks. Tenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand: School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Instititute of Technology.
  • Reid, S. (2006). RELIABILITY-BASED ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY FOR EXISTING BRIDGES. 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges 2006, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Curran Associates, Inc.
  • Reid, S. (2005). Calibration of prototype load-testing for reliability-based design. 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR '05), Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Millpress.
  • Reid, S. (2005). Reliability-Based Fatigue Assessment of Welded Connections. Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC-2005), Sydney, Australia: Institute of Engineers Australia.
  • Reid, S. (2004). Australian Standard specification for prototype load-testing: a specification for wasted effort. 18th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, London, England: A A Balkema.
  • Reid, S. (2004). Reliability-Based Load-Rating Of Existing Bridges. The Fifth Austroads Bridge Conference 2004, Sydney: Austroads Inc.
  • Reid, S. (2004). Uncertain Probability Estimates and an Entropy-Based Measure of Uncertainty. 11th IFIP WG7.5 Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems 2003, The Netherlands: A A Balkema.
  • Reid, S. (2003). Prototype Testing for Reliability-Based Design. 2nd International Conference on Structural and Construction Engineering, The Netherlands: A A Balkema.
  • Reid, S. (2003). Structural Reliability Assessments For Risk Management During Repair of Tempe Bridge. 9th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering - ICASP9, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Millpress.
  • Reid, S., Coker, G. (2002). Modelling of non-linear time-dependent effects of creep and shrinkage in prestressed concrete bridges. fib 2002 Osaka Congress, Tokyo, Japan: Japan Prestressed Concrete Engineering Association and Japan Concrete Institute.
  • Reid, S. (2002). Reliability-based design strengths based on prototype testing with small sample sizes. Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete IV, Reston, Virginia, USA: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
  • Vile, G., Reid, S. (2001). Evidence inspection and testing of concrete deterioration. Corrosion and Prevention - 2001, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
  • Vile, G., Reid, S. (2001). Review of concrete and reinforcement deterioration processes. Corrosion and Prevention - 2001, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
  • Reid, S. (2001). Specification of design criteria based on probabilistic measures of design performance. 8th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR'01), Lisse, The Netherlands: A A Balkema.

2013

  • Reid, S. (2013). Probabilistic confidence for decisions based on uncertain reliability estimates. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.

2012

  • Reid, S., Yaiaroon, N. (2012). Probabilistic load-modelling and reliability-based load-rating for existing bridges. Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability (IABMAS 2012), London: Taylor & Francis.
  • Reid, S. (2012). The influence of design life in life-cycle civil engineering. 3rd International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2012, London: Taylor & Francis.

2011

  • Reid, S. (2011). Acceptance criteria for risks of disasters with widespread effects. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 15(5/6), 437-452.
  • Reid, S. (2011). Risk acceptance criteria based on uncertain estimates of structural failure probabilities. 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 2011), London: CRC Press.

2010

  • Reid, S. (2010). Stochastic modeling of architectural glass strengths. The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, London, UK: CRC Press.
  • Reid, S. (2010). Structural design procedures to support the development of innovative architectural structures. In Paulo J.S. Cruz (Eds.), Structures and Architecture, (pp. 823-830). London: CRC Press.

2009

  • Reid, S. (2009). Calculation and interpretation of realistic reliability estimates. Ships and Offshore Structures, 4(3), 197-205.
  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2009). Comparison of Probabilistic Extreme Traffic Load-Effect Models Based on Australian Weigh-In-Motion Data. 33rd IABSE Symposium: Sustainable Infrastructure Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, CD-rom: International Association for Bridge & Structural Engineering.
  • Reid, S. (2009). Confidence and risk. Structural Safety, 31(2), 98-104.
  • Nguyen, T., Reid, S. (2009). Humidity diffusion in concrete. 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20), Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema.
  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2009). Probabilistic modeling of extreme traffic load-effects based on WIM data. 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20), Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema.

2008

  • Reid, S. (2008). Calculation and interpretation of realistic reliability estimates. 4th International ASRANet Colloquium, Glasgow, Scotland, UK: ASRANet Ltd.
  • Reid, S. (2008). Reliability-based fatigue assessment of welded connections. First International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE'08), Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema.

2007

  • Reid, S. (2007). A probabilistic traffic load model for reliability assessments of bridges. 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM19 2006), Bath, UK: Taylor and Francis.
  • Reid, S. (2007). Australian Journal of Civil Engineering. Australian Journal of Civil Engineering, 4(1).
  • Reid, S., Nguyen, T. (2007). Bayesian updating of predictions of long-term deflections of concrete bridges. In Jun Kanda, Tsuyoshi Takada & Hitoshi Furuta (Eds.), Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, (pp. 455-456). London, UK: Taylor and Francis.
  • Sedra, S., Reid, S. (2007). Concrete Creep and Shrinkage: Numerical Modelling of Test Results. 23rd Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia (Concrete 07), Adelaide: Concrete Institute of Australia.
  • Reid, S. (2007). Confidence and risk. Stanford Workshop on Risk Acceptance and Risk Communication, United States: Stanford University.
  • Reid, S. (2007). Effects of spatial variability of glass strength in ring-on-ring tests. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 24(2), 139-148.
  • Jordaan, I., Taylor, R., Reid, S. (2007). FRACTURE, PROBABILISTIC AVERAGING AND THE SCALE EFFECT IN ICE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION. 19th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering Under Arctic Conditions (POAC'07), Dalian, China: Dalian University of Technology Press.
  • Reid, S., Stewart, M. (2007). Optimal strategies for disaster and hazard mitigation: Proceedings of the International Forum on Engineering Decision Making: Third IFED Forum, 12-15 December 2007, Shoal Bay, NSW, Australia. International Forum on Engineering Decision Making, Third IFED Forum, Sydney: Sydney University Press.
  • Reid, S. (2007). Reliability-based load-rating procedure for existing bridges. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 7(6-7), 945-967.
  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2007). Traffic Loads and Load-Effects in NSW Based on WIM Data. MDCMS 1 - 2007 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on MODERN DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION and MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES, Vietnam: Construction Publishing House.

2006

  • Yaiaroon, N., Reid, S. (2006). Comparison of load-effects given by various Australian design trucks. Tenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand: School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Instititute of Technology.
  • Reid, S. (2006). RELIABILITY-BASED ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY FOR EXISTING BRIDGES. 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges 2006, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Curran Associates, Inc.

2005

  • Reid, S. (2005). Calibration of prototype load-testing for reliability-based design. 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR '05), Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Millpress.
  • Reid, S. (2005). Reliability-Based Fatigue Assessment of Welded Connections. Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC-2005), Sydney, Australia: Institute of Engineers Australia.

2004

  • Reid, S. (2004). Australian Standard specification for prototype load-testing: a specification for wasted effort. 18th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, London, England: A A Balkema.
  • Reid, S. (2004). Reliability-Based Load-Rating Of Existing Bridges. The Fifth Austroads Bridge Conference 2004, Sydney: Austroads Inc.
  • Reid, S. (2004). Uncertain Probability Estimates and an Entropy-Based Measure of Uncertainty. 11th IFIP WG7.5 Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems 2003, The Netherlands: A A Balkema.

2003

  • Reid, S. (2003). Prototype Testing for Reliability-Based Design. 2nd International Conference on Structural and Construction Engineering, The Netherlands: A A Balkema.
  • Sexsmith, R., Reid, S. (2003). Safety factors for bridge falsework by risk management. Structural Safety, 25(2), 227-243.
  • Reid, S. (2003). Structural Reliability Assessments For Risk Management During Repair of Tempe Bridge. 9th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering - ICASP9, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Millpress.

2002

  • Reid, S., Coker, G. (2002). Modelling of non-linear time-dependent effects of creep and shrinkage in prestressed concrete bridges. fib 2002 Osaka Congress, Tokyo, Japan: Japan Prestressed Concrete Engineering Association and Japan Concrete Institute.
  • Reid, S. (2002). Reliability-based design strengths based on prototype testing with small sample sizes. Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete IV, Reston, Virginia, USA: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
  • Reid, S. (2002). Specification of design criteria based on probabilistic measures of design performance. Structural Safety, 24(2-4), 333-345.

2001

  • Vile, G., Reid, S. (2001). Evidence inspection and testing of concrete deterioration. Corrosion and Prevention - 2001, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
  • Vile, G., Reid, S. (2001). Review of concrete and reinforcement deterioration processes. Corrosion and Prevention - 2001, Australia: UNSW Australian Defence Force Academy.
  • Reid, S. (2001). Specification of design criteria based on probabilistic measures of design performance. 8th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR'01), Lisse, The Netherlands: A A Balkema.
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