Seminar series - 2001

Semester 2 2001

Wednesday July 18, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Michael Rotter: Shell Analysis and its Use in Design within the Framework of the new European Standard

Wednesday July 25, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
No seminar

Wednesday August 1, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Andrew Abel: Elastic Plastic Fracture Strength of Metals in 30 minutes

Wednesday August 8, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
John Papangelis: Structural Analysis and Design Software

Wednesday August 15, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Gemma Heddle: The Californian Electricity Crisis

Wednesday August 22, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Prof Kuomo Hsiao: Corotational formulation for thin-walled beams of general open section

Wednesday August 29, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Grahame Vile: A Review of Deterioration of Reinforced Concrete

Wednesday September 5, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Des Nortje: The Frictional Drag on an Anti-Dynamic Tube placed in a Model Silo

Wednesday September 12, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Trung van Doan: Long-term Behaviour of Concrete Bridges -

Wednesday September 19, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Jayanthi Jayawardane: Small is beautiful but/and ....(Miniature Triaxial Testing)

Wednesday September 26, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Mid-semester break - No seminar

Wednesday October 3, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Mark Cassidy (UWA): Topic from the Centre for Offshore Research at the University of Western Australia -

Wednesday October 10, 2001, 3.00 - 3.40 pm
Bogdan Put: The Behaviour and Design of Cold-Formed Channel and Z-Section Beams

Wednesday October 17, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Shinji Kawabe: The thermal expansion of concrete under constant load and creep

Wednesday October 24, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Ravi Prathapa: Shakedown Analysis of Road Pavements

Wednesday October 31, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Daniela Bantle: Life-cycle asset management

Wednesday November 7, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Wilson Yuan: Structural Stability and design of Steel Scaffolding & Formwork Systems

Wednesday November 14, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Bob Sexsmith: Structural safety requirements for bridge falsework

Wednesday November 21, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Lily Xian Zhang: Information Systems Project Failure–Creating a New Systemic Framework for Success

Friday December 14, 12 noon
Ben Young: Behaviour of Fixed-Ended Thin-Walled Steel Channel Columns with Complex Stiffeners

Semester 1 2001

Wednesday March 7, 2001, 3 - 4 pm
Lip Hen Teh: Beam elements in structural analysis and design of steel frames
Reuben Mubiru: The laboratory performance of beaded emitters for trickle irrigation systems

Wednesday March 21, 2001, 3 - 4 pm
Martin Liu: Modelling the Behaviour of Natural Soils
Gilbert Wong: Performance of various piled embankment systems

Wednesday April 4, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Bill O'Toole: Special Event Risk from a Project Management Perspective

Wednesday April 11, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Samanthika Liyanapathirana: Assessment of Soil Liquefaction incorporating Earthquake Characteristics

Wednesday April 18, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Easter break - No seminar

Wednesday April 25, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Anzac Day - No seminar

Wednesday May 2, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Ezzat William: Engineering Performance of Bringelly Shale in Sydney Basin

Wednesday May 9, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Postponed

Wednesday May 16, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Akm Mohsin: Automation of stiffness measurement by using bender element

Wednesday May 23, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Michael Bambach: Experimental Techniques for Testing Unstiffened Plates in Compression and Bending
Michael Bambach - Effects of Anchoring Tensile Stresses in Axially Loaded Plates and Sections

Wednesday May 30, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Behrooz Gahremani: Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Clay

Wednesday June 6, 2001, 1.10 - 1.40 pm
Graeme Wood: Wind Engineering the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Wednesday June 13, 2001
STUVAC - No seminar

Wednesday June 20, 2001, & Wednesday June 27, 2001
Exam period - No seminar

Wednesday July 4, 2001, Wednesday July 11, 2001
Mid-year holidays - No seminar