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40 seminar/project topics in structural engineering.

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The specification of final year project's topics may have some influence on the future job or career of students. It, therefore, becomes very crucial to select an apt topic since students are going to do great and extensive research about it, it is possible that such a topic may open doors to different horizons in the field.

In this article, forty topics about structural engineering are presented which can be used for both seminars and graduation projects. There are lots of topic out there, but these are selected from literature and efforts made to specify most novel topics.

These topics deal with various aspects of structures such as improving certain aspects of design, repair damaged structures, study properties of structures under various modes of loading including static and dynamic like seismic forces. These project topics may need numerical modelling, experimental works, or combination thereof.

• Pushover analysis – cyclic loading, deterioration effect in RC Moment Frames in pushover analysis
• Rehabilitation – Evaluation of drift distribution
• Analysis of large dynamic structure in environment industry
• Theoretical study on High frequency fatigue behavior of concrete
• Seismic analysis of interlocking blocks in walls
• Estimation of marine salts behavior around the bridge structures
• A comparative study on durability of concrete tunnels undertaken in AP irrigation projects
• Prefabricated multistory structure, exposure to engineering seismicity
• Shape optimization of Reinforced underground tunnels
• Properties of Fiber Cement Boards for building partitions
• Behavior of RC Structures subjected to blasting
• The use of green materials in the construction of buildings
• Finite element model for double composite beam
• A new composite element for FRP Reinforced Concrete Slab
• Effect of shear lag on anchor bolt tension in a base plate
• Elastic plastic bending, load carrying capacity of steel members
• FE Analysis of lateral buckling of a plate curved in nature
• Green energy and indoor technologies for smart buildings
• Building environmental assessment methodology
• Numerical study on strengthening of composite bridges
• Strengthening effect for RC member under negative bending
• Effect of negative Poisson’s ratio on  bending of RC member
• Macroeconomic cause within the life cycle of bridges
• Long term deflections of long-span bridges
• Structural damage detection in plates using wavelet theories (transforms)
• Hybrid Simulations: Theory and Applications
• Engineered Wood in Cold Climate
• Mechanical Properties and Engineering Application of Modern Timber
• Hybrid Structural Systems and Innovation Design Method
• Design of Reinforced Concrete Block Masonry Basement
• Nonlinear Analysis of a New 3D Skip-Floor Staggered Shear Wall Structure
• Advances in Civil Infrastructure Engineering
• Mechanical Performance of an Irregular Kiewitt Dome Structure
• Shear Distribution Coefficient Study under Horizontal Force
• Structural Damage Identification Method and Program Designing Based on Statistical Analysis
• Prescriptive or Performance Design for Fire?
• Deflection Control by Design
• New Code Provisions for Long Term Deflection Calculations
• Retrofitting and Repairing with composite materials
• Epoxy Coated Reinforcement and Crack Control

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List Of Winning Dissertation Topics In Structural Engineering

The study of structural engineering involves learning about building structures as well as non-building structures where structural integrity affects whether an object can function correctly and safely (e.g., vehicles, medical equipment, machinery, etc.). In working towards a graduate or doctoral degree in structural engineering you will have to complete a dissertation. Choosing a great topic is essential, so we’ve come up with this list of ideas to help get you started:

• Discussing the importance of structural engineering in today’s world. Engineers from different specialty areas must work together to create designs that function properly, efficiently, and safely. Why is communication so important in this field?
• The important of multi-disciplinary engineering work. Provide a case study for the Tower in Dubai as an example of multi-disciplinary cooperation and the accomplishments it is as a result of professionals from around the world working together.
• Describe the important function that structural engineering has on space exploration and why companies like SpaceX are at the forefront of the revitalization of this industry because of innovations in structural engineering.
• Examine techniques used for determining asphalt and road deterioration and provide an argument as to whether the techniques are outdated or if they still provide the necessary information for accurate analysis and evaluation.
• What role do structural engineers have in a lot of the low cost but mass produced development machinery being used in third world and poor countries from around the globe? Are these short term solutions or that will need replacing in a matter of years?
• How has the structural engineering discipline changed in the computer age? Are software and hardware that can provide more precise equations and solutions eventually replacing the need for humans to make evaluations on an object’s integrity?
• What role do structural engineers play in furthering medical technologies such as cross-country machines used for intricate and precise surgeries and procedures? Does this open up the door for an even greater need of engineers specializing in this field?
• The challenges of oversea investment: How have larger companies’ investment in oversea production affected the U.S. ability to retain structural engineers to work on local projects rather than those that generate greater revenue and a higher pay from companies?
• The networking principal in third-zone engineering: How is this recent technique for evaluating building structures revolutionizing the entire industry?
• Discuss the limitations of CAD principles being applied to today’s engineering projects and how it can be a recipe for economic and environmental troubles in the new century?

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Thesis & project topics.

Currently available topics for Master Theses, Master Projects and Bachelor Theses at the Chair of Steel and Composite Structures can be accessed by opening the tabs below.

Descriptions of the different topics, the tasks and the objectives as well as the respective supervisors can be found by clicking on the links .

Autumn Semester 2024

In case you are interested in one of the topics, please contact the responsible supervisor.

Spring Semester 2024

Topics will be announced before mid of May 2024.  

Topics will be announced before mid of November 2023.

The assignment of the different topics is done via our Chair! If interested in one of the topics please contact the respective supervisor.

Topics will be announced before mid of November 2023. For content-related questions on these topics, please contact the respective supervisor.

The registration for the different topics as well as the assignment of the topics is done via the Study Administrative Office!

Structural design projects and further topics with practical focus can be discussed and agreed on with the supervisors at the Chair of Steel and Composite Structures.

The completed master theses at the Chair of Steel and Composite Structures can be found under the following link:

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Civil and Structural Engineering

Introduction, quick start, search engines, systematic reviews, company & industry information, referencing and citing, research skills, welcome to the civil & structural engineering subject research guide                      .

Your subject librarians have designed this guide to highlight online resources at the University of Melbourne Library that are relevant to Civil and Structural Engineering.

5 things you can do to start your research:                      

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1. Get set up and connected with the Library

2. Research Essentials: Level up your researching, reading and writing skills with these essential tips

3. Search for an ebook on your topic in the Library Catalogue

4. Search Tools and Apps

5. Search for an article via Discovery

Civil and Structural Engineering eBook databases

• SpringerLink Books SpringerLink contains journals, books, series, protocols and reference works all aimed at supporting the research and academic community across all disciplines. The Palgrave Connect ebook collections were integrated into the Springer eBook collections during 2016.
• AccessEngineering (McGraw Hill) Access Engineering is an engineering reference tool for professionals, academics, and students which provides access to critical, regularly updated engineering reference information.
• ProQuest Ebook Central Ebook Central provides access to thousands of e-books from trusted publishers in all academic subject areas.
• eBook Collection (EBSCO) EBSCO eBooks offers a selection of scholarly, frontlist and award-winning eBook titles from leading publishers. These titles cover a broad range of academic subject matter and topics. The Library has access to selected titles, as well as the thousands of public domain titles that are included in the database.
• Taylor & Francis Ebooks Taylor & Francis provide access to thousands of eBooks in science, technology, engineering, medicine, humanities and social science from well known publishers such as Routledge, CRC Press, Chapman and Hall, Ashgate, Psychology Press, Longman and Heinemann. Content spans all levels within higher education, from students to researchers, including topic-defining handbooks and ground-breaking research monographs. Download chapters or the entire book as a convenient PDF or read online.
• Wiley Online Library Books Wiley Online Library is a collection of online resources covering life, health, and physical sciences as well as social science and the humanities. It delivers access to journals, books, reference works, laboratory protocols, and databases from John Wiley & Sons and its imprints, including Wiley-Blackwell, Wiley-VCH, and Jossey-Bass.

Search for eBooks via the library catalogue, Discovery or specialist eBook databases

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Browsing for Civil & Structural Engineering resources

Once you find a good book in the library catalogue, click on the subject links at the bottom of the record to find more items on that topic, e.g.

• Civil engineering  
• Hydraulic engineering 
• Sanitary engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Structural analysis (Engineering)

Reading eBooks

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• A device, such as a PC, laptop, or tablet, with access to the internet,
• An up-to-date web browser ( find the latest versions of common browsers here ), and
• A PDF reader, such as  Adobe Reader .

Some ebook providers require you to check-out or borrow ebooks and use particular software, such as  Adobe Digital Editions , to read their ebooks.

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Featured eBooks

eReference access during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the covid19 pandemic, a number of publishers and providers are giving free unlimited access to a range of online resources., you can see the list at our  library blog, key ereference databases.

Find a list of key databases below that give you access to online references works, such as encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and other fast facts such as reference data, graphs, tables, equations, and material or chemical properties, etc.

To find further reference information you can search:

• Library catalogue
• A-Z eJournals and Databases
• Knovel Knovel offers an unmatched depth and breadth of validated engineering content, selected from the most trusted sources and delivered to engineers quickly and with extreme precision. Knovel's comprehensive content collection includes material properties, process and design information, best practices, equations and formulations for specific industries and engineering disciplines. Knovel’s content includes over 4,000 leading reference works and databases from more than 100 leading technical publishers and professional societies including AIAA, AIChE, ASHRAE, ASM, ASME, DIPPR and NACE.
• eFunda : engineering fundamentals eFunda stands for engineering Fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs. eFunda is all about the basics, that mostly means college level material covered in engineering schools. If you practice engineering, more often than not you would find yourself searching for something you knew but could not quite remember. eFunda wants to be your reminder of these formulas. Not only that, eFunda wants to tell you exactly under what conditions those formulas apply

General eReference

• Oxford Reference Oxford Reference is the home of Oxford’s quality reference publishing. The collection provides quality, up-to-date reference content at the click of a button. The University of Melbourne subscribes to selected titles from this large collection of materials.
• Oxford English Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
• Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus Online The Macquarie Dictionary Online is constantly updated with new words as they enter the Australian language. This online service gives you access to the latest edition of the Macquarie Dictionary and the latest edition of the Macquarie Thesaurus plus annual updates

Civil and Structural Engineering eReference examples

• 2018 International Building Code Illustrated Handbook ISBN: 9781260132304 Publication Date: 2018

Finding journals articles, conference proceedings & more

• You can use Discovery to search across most of the journals and other content the library subscribes to.
• Access Discovery via the search box on the library homepage .

eJournals and Databases

• Conduct a more thorough and advanced search by searching individual databases or e-journals.
• From the library homepage click the  A-Z eJournals and Databases link.
• Browse alphabetically or search by title. 

You can access some key databases directly by clicking the links below:

Key multidisciplinary databases

Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

Web of Science Core Collection provides quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900.

• Google Scholar (With University of Melbourne authentication) Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Academic Search™ Complete is a multidisciplinary full-text database, providing access to more than 8,600 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,500 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text it offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
• ProQuest The ProQuest platform delivers a variety of full text databases and indexes covering a wide range of subject areas.

Key Civil and Structural Engineering databases

• Compendex (Elsevier) A bibliographic database of engineering topics including: nuclear technology; bioengineering; transportation; chemical and process engineering; light and optical technology; agricultural engineering and food technology; computers and data processing; applied physics; electronics and communications control; civil, mechanical, materials, petroleum, aerospace, and automotive engineering. Coverage from 1884 to the present day.
• Inspec A bibliographic database offering literature in: electrical engineering; electronics; physics; control engineering; information technology; communications; computers; computing; manufacturing and production engineering. Coverage from 1898 to the present day.
• ASCE Library The ASCE Library is a comprehensive online tool for locating articles of interest across all disciplines of civil engineering. The ASCE Library provides you with access to full-text papers from ASCE Journals and Proceedings.
• ICE Virtual Library Journals The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is the world’s longest established professional engineering body. The ICE Publishing journals represent the highest standards of research and best-practice in civil engineering.
• ICONDA (Ovid) ICONDA, The International Construction Database, covers worldwide technical literature relating to all aspects of planning and construction. ICONDA contains references taken from sources in more than 20 different countries. Each reference has abstracts and detailed keywords in English. Information is sourced from periodicals, books, research reports, conference proceedings, business reports, theses, and non-conventional literature that is normally outside the public domain. Coverage is from 1976 to the present, and the database is updated monthly.
• TRANSPORT (Ovid) TRANSPORT is a bibliographic database of transportation research information. It combines the following databases: Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) from the Transportation Research Board of the United States; International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) from the OECD; and TRANSDOC from the European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Coverage is from 1968 to the present, and is updated quarterly. more... less... Online help for TRANSPORT
• GreenFILE (EBSCO) GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment and is a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles that include content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
• GeoRef (ProQuest) GeoRef provides access to the geoscience literature of the world and is the most comprehensive database available in the geosciences. The database contains over 3 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

• Austroads Publications Online Austroads Publications Online enables you to access more than 600 technical and research reports. You'll also find the Austroads Test Methods, Pavement Work Tips, Specifications and Technical Notes here.
• BRE Connect BRE is a world leading multi-disciplinary building science centre with a mission to improve the built environment through research and knowledge generation.
• Green Building Council of Australia The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) was established in 2002 to develop a sustainable property industry in Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions.
• Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This database is a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture since 1934, covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation and interior design and decoration. It indexes over seven hundred American and international journals including not only scholarly and popular periodical literature, but also publications of professional associations, American state and regional periodicals, and the major serials on architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. The index is published by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University.
• Acumen Practice Notes Acumen Practice Notes has incorporated both "Acumen" and "Environment Design Guide" which is the Australian Institute of Architects practice advisory service for architects. It covers such things as financial management, risk management, insurances and indemnity, legislation and contracts. Acumen aims to provide architects with the most relevant and up-to-date advisory material and news about managing an architectural practice and managing architectural projects. Environmental content is available under the ‘environment’ option and comprises peer-reviewed, regularly updated design notes on built-environment sustainability.
• Earthquake Photo Gallery The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Photo Gallery includes photographs from many recent and important earthquakes which provide an overall sense of the earthquake effects. Each gallery features images and photos searchable by keyword. Aims to reduce earthquake risk by (1) advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering, (2) improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment, and (3) advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes.

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Click on the buttons below to view a selection of online Science and Engineering eJournals that the Library subscribes to (these will open in a new window). For a complete list of eJournals please visit our A-Z eJournals page.

Browse Civil & Environmental Engineering eJournals

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More information on e-Journals

The databases below provide further information on e-Journals, such as:

• Whether a journal is peer-reviewed/refereed.
• Whether the journal/publisher is suspected to be predatory.
• Which databases the journal is indexed in.
• Acceptance rates, and the typical time taken to review and publish papers.
• Metrics, such as the journal impact factor (JIF) and ranking within subject areas.
• UlrichsWeb : global serials directory (ProQuest) UlrichsWeb is an easy to search source of detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more. Ulrichsweb covers more than 900 subject areas. Ulrich's records provide data points such as ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.
• Cabell's Scholarly Analytics Cabell's consists of two databases - Journalytics and Predatory Reports. Journalytics: explore more than 11,000 qualified academic journals within 18 disciplines to discover the perfect outlet for your research. Filter your results using advanced search options and suite of citation-backed metrics. Predatory Reports: in response to the growing number of predatory publishers, this resource aims to shine a light on the deceptive practices that threaten to undermine quality research.
• Serials Directory (EBSCOhost) This database provides accurate bibliographic information, as well as current pricing structures for popular serials. The Serials Directory contains nearly 250,000 U.S. and international titles, including newspapers, journals and magazines. With data from more than 108,000 publishers worldwide, including e-mail and Internet address, language, publication frequency, ISSN, Library of Congress, Dewey Decimal Classification, and more.
• InCites - Journal Citation Reports The Journal Citation Reports module within InCites allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals and conference proceedings from thousands of publishers in over 60 countries. Journal Citation Reports is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences.

Search Engines & Digital Repositories

Turn on “ Find It @ Unimelb ” links when browsing Google Scholar at home.

Use the Lean Library  or LibKey Nomad  browser extension to access full-text online resources in your browser without going through the library website or Discovery.

• Google Scholar Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
• Google: Advanced Search Use the more advanced features of Google Web Search.
• Duck Duck Go DuckDuckGo is an internet search engine that distinguishes itself from other search engines by not profiling its users and by showing all users the same search results for a given search term.
• The University of Melbourne's Institutional Repository : Minerva Access Minerva Access is the University's Institutional Repository. It aims to collect, preserve, and showcase the intellectual output of staff and students of the University of Melbourne for a global audience.
• Digital Collections (University of Melbourne) Digital Collections of the University of Melbourne Library. The collections include resources from individual items required for course delivery to large collections that are of a cultural or scholarly significance.
• Trove The search engine of the National Library of Australia. Allows you to search Australian state, university and local library catalogues at once.
• OCLC WorldCat Meta search engine for online catalogs of libraries all over the world. Search for any book using a geographic location for the closest sources. The search also includes OAIster a catalog of millions of records that represent open access resources.
• arXiv arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.

Key News sources

Find below a list of useful databases for finding newspaper and magazine articles, television news broadcasts and broadcast transcripts:

• News and Newspapers (ProQuest) News and Newspapers provides a single search interface to all newspaper collections within ProQuest: Australia & New Zealand Newsstream; Canadian Newsstream; Global Breaking Newswires; International Newsstream; ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
• Gale OneFile: News Provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, global newspapers, and thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. Includes over 300 Australian newspapers.
• Factiva Factiva provides access to the latest business and industry news. It is a valuable research tool for many disciplines, including political science, media studies, business, technology studies, social science, journalism, the arts, and more. The database allows users to browse through a collection of global content sources from 200 countries, in 26 languages – including newspapers, continuously updated newswires from Dow Jones and Reuters, journals and magazines, websites, blogs, and multimedia.
• Nexis Uni Nexis Uni provides quick comprehensive access to legal, business news, market insight, biographies and public records in a single location.

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Standards are documents setting out specifications, procedures and guidelines. They are designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistent. They are based on industrial, scientific and consumer experience and are regularly reviewed to ensure they keep pace with new technologies.

Standards cover everything from consumer products and services, construction, engineering, business, information technology, human services to energy and water utilities, the environment and much more.

Key standards databases are listed below, for more information on standards, and how to search for them refer to the Standards Library Guide

Standards Databases

A web-based service that provides access to the full collection of Australian Standards, plus optional access to international Standards from ISO, IEC, EN, ETSI, NSAI, JSA, and a searchable index of standards from ANSI, BSI, DIN and ASTM.

• IHS Engineering Workbench IHS provides online access to the Annual Book of ASTM Standards which is made up of over 80 volumes and more than 12,000 standards.

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A patent is an exclusive right that is granted by a government to an inventor for any device, substance, method or process that is new, inventive and useful. It also provides a legal right for the inventor or creator to commercially exploit the invention for the life of the patent.

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• Espacenet patent search Espacenet offers free access to more than 90 million patent documents worldwide, containing information about inventions and technical developments from 1836 to today. The worldwide database contains information on published patent applications and granted patents from over 90 patent-granting authorities.

This video gives a brief introduction to Espacenet and how it can be used.

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• The Lens The Lens hosts more than 100 million patent records from over 95 different jurisdictions. The patent searching capability allows use of advanced Boolean functions, structured search, biological search, and classification search options.
• Google Patents Google Patents includes over 87 million patent publications from 17 patent offices around the world, as well as many more technical documents and books indexed in Google Scholar and Google Books.
• PatentScope : World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Using PATENTSCOPE you can search 59 million patent documents including 3.1 million published international patent applications (PCT).
• Australian Patent search AusPat is Australia's search database that allows inventors, industry and researchers to access patent applications lodged and granted in Australia.
• USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents may be searched in the USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database (PatFT). The USPTO houses full text for patents issued from 1976 to the present and TIFF images for all patents from 1790 to the present.
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UW CEE structural engineers perform innovative research across a wide range of topics using experimental, numerical and analytical techniques. The diverse expertise of the structural engineering research group provides unique opportunities for research. Current research projects are aimed at improving the resiliency of structures against earthquake, tsunami and wind hazards; creating more durable materials; modeling, evaluation and design of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, steel, timber and composite structures; improving the sustainability of structures and designs for rapidly constructed structures; enhanced structural systems for marine and aerospace environments; and developing computational mechanics tools for numerical modeling of complex physical phenomena, including the structural behavior of turbine blades as they interact with the surrounding fluid media. Faculty are closely engaged with the professional engineering community and their research is consequently implemented in practice.

The structural research laboratories   provide capabilities for multi-scale experimental studies of component or system response to complex loading scenarios. Advanced computing capabilities enable the development of state-of-the-art models of seismic structural response, large-scale fluid-structure and soil-structure interactions, and complex computational mechanics, among other topics.

Research topics

• Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures Faculty involved: Paolo Calvi , Marc Eberhard , Dawn Lehman , Laura Lowes , Travis Thonstad
• Concrete engineering using advanced or recycled materials including use of 3D printing Faculty involved: Paolo Calvi , Dawn Lehman , John Stanton , Travis Thornstad
• Steel and composite structures Faculty involved: Jeff Berman , Dawn Lehman , Charles Roeder
• Earthquake engineering Faculty involved: Jeff Berman , Paolo Calvi , Marc Eberhard , Dawn Lehman , Laura Lowes , Charles Roeder , John Stanton , Travis Thonstad
• Tsunami engineering Faculty involved: Marc Eberhard , Dawn Lehman ,  Michael Motley
• Accelerated bridge construction Faculty involved: Paolo Calvi , Marc Eberhard , Dawn Lehman , Charles Roeder , John Stanton , Travis Thonstad
• Advanced numerical simulation and computational mechanics Faculty involved: Laura Lowes , Peter Mackenzie-Helnwein , Gregory Miller , Michael Motley , Richard Wiebe
• Aerospace structures Faculty involved: Richard Wiebe

Student research

Attaching light rail to a floating bridge.

Light rail will cross a floating bridge for the first time in the world when construction is completed on Sound Transit’s East Link Extension Project in 2023. The engineering feat is possible thanks to a team of researchers, including master’s student Kristina Tsvetanova (shown here), and former students Travis Thonstad and Matthew Sisley, who are collaborating with consultants to test various features of the system, which has never before been implemented. Since not a single hole is allowed on the bridge deck, engineers developed a solution to connect light rail tracks to the bridge without the use of traditional methods such as bolts. Tsvetanova is leading the team conducting tests on the final prototype, which consists of a complex “sandwich” of different materials to connect the rails to the bridge deck.

Sustainable Earthquake Resilient Buildings

Building high-rises that are both earthquake resilient and sustainable is the goal of a team of researchers from across the country, including master’s student Sarah Wichman. The researchers paired a new type of sustainable building material with a rocking wall system, which allows walls to rock back and forth during an earthquake. The rocking wall concept, now quite widely copied throughout the industry, was originally developed at the UW in the 1990s. During a large-scale test of the system, Wichman oversaw the installation and testing of the rocking walls. The researchers found no significant damage to a two-story prototype after 14 earthquake simulations. The research may one day inform the next generation of buildings constructed in earthquake zones.

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The Structural Engineering faculty members hold teaching to be an important part of their work, and have a long record of excellence in teaching. Two faculty hold University Distinguished Teaching Awards, another has won the Departmental Teaching Award more frequently than anyone else, and two more have recently achieved “perfect” teaching ratings from their classes.

Laboratories

The following laboratories feature equipment that structural engineers utilize to conduct research:

• Large-scale Structural Research Laboratory
• Structural Creep Laboratory
• Structural Vibrations Laboratory
• X-ray Computed Tomography Laboratory
• Construction Materials Laboratory

Centers headquarter research on specific themes and act as hubs connecting faculty and students with resources to support research, education and outreach activities. Researchers are affiliated with the following centers:

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• Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (led by UW CEE)
• FHWA Accelerated Bridge Construction Center (led by Florida International University)

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CEE researchers including Professor Jeffrey Berman and Ph.D. student Sarah Wichman test a sustainable and seismically resilient 10-story mass timber building designed to withstand Seattle earthquakes.

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Learn about a capstone project undertaken by CEE students to design an evacuation structure for lahar and tsunami events in the City of Fife.

Op-ed: Prepare wisely for earthquakes

Co-authors and professors Jeffrey Berman and Marc Eberhard point out that Seattle area faults are not unlike those in Turkey — and thousands of older buildings are still vulnerable. 

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Three UW experts, including CEE Professor Dawn Lehman, have provided quotes in response to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6.

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Structural Engineering is about employing scientific principles and methodologies tempered by engineering pragmatism and judgement to conceive, analyse, design, construct, maintain, rehabilitate and decommission civil infrastructure components and systems, ensuring the safety of users and occupants over their design life, especially during times of extreme demand (fire, blast, earthquake, impact, storms, etc.).

Quantification of structural resistance (capacity), or capacity of a structure under a broad range of loading conditions (structural demands) is a challenging problem, given the diversity of construction materials, structural systems and loading patterns a structure may have to experience over its lifetime.

Modern structural engineering benefits from an expanding array of established and emerging technologies offering unprecedented opportunities for creativity and innovation under the increasingly generic label of "performance-based engineering".

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• Structural Mechanics Structural stability and buckling, inelastic analysis, fatigue, plates and shells, numerical simulation, finite element modelling and analysis.
• Steel Structures Cold-formed thin-walled members (tubular, open-section, perforated), advanced steel materials (stainless steel, high-strength steel), steel materials at elevated temperatures and post-fire condition, tubular structures and welded connections.
• Concrete Structures Reinforcing systems for regular/high-performance concrete structures, sustainable concrete materials, reinforcement corrosion, concrete structures under dynamic loading, condition assessment (NDT) and structural health monitoring, forensic engineering.
• Dynamic Loading on Structures Impact dynamics, blast loading, armour and protection systems (metals, concrete, composites, cellular materials), earthquake analysis and design, structural robustness against extreme conditions.
• Energy Infrastructure Analysis and integrity of critical components (tanks, vessels, piping, pipelines), offshore structures and pipelines, offshore platforms for renewable energy, condition assessment of “aging infrastructure”.
• Structural Applications of Composite Materials Advanced composite materials (e.g. FRP, textile reinforced mortars) for strengthening/rehabilitation of damaged or deficient structural elements, and for new construction applications: FRP reinforcement of concrete, all-FRP structures, and polymer composite structures for renewable energy (e.g. tidal and wind turbines); polymer adhesive joints; structures made of hybrid and innovative materials.
• Fire Effects on Structures and Materials Structural analysis and design accounting for thermal/mechanical fire effects on construction materials and structures (steel, concrete, timber, FRP, and composite construction); experimental and computational work; multi-scale approach: from micro scale to full structural frame.
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A minimum of 30 semester credit hours of approved courses is required for the Master of Science – Thesis degree (MS-T). At least 24 semester credit hours must be coursework and the remainder are CVEN 691 research credit hours. A complete discussion of all university requirements is found in the current Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog .

Structural Engineering Faculty Members

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The following courses ( and their pre- and co-requisite coursework ) are considered prerequisite to the MS program of study in structural engineering: CVEN 302, CVEN 345, CVEN 363, CVEN 444, CVEN 445 and CVEN 446, or equivalents that are approved by the structural engineering program. Courses listed for which a student lacks credit must be completed, but those credits cannot be applied toward the 30 credit hours degree requirement. Note that you may have been required to complete additional prerequisites as part of your admission into the program. Those classes also cannot be applied towards the degree credit hour requirement.

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The student must select an Advisory Committee Chair, who will serve as their graduate advisor, from the department’s structural engineering graduate faculty. A student can have a co-chair from a faculty member that does not have an appointment with the department’s structural engineering group. A committee must have either one chair or one chair and one co-chair.

The chair and the student collaborate in selecting the remainder of the Advisory Committee. The advising committee for the Master of Science - Thesis degree in structural engineering must have a minimum of three members from the Texas A&M graduate faculty (the chair counts as a member). There must be at least one member from outside the civil & environmental engineering department, and there must be a majority from the department’s structural engineering graduate faculty.

Degree Plan

The student must identify their research supervisor before the start of their second semester of study, at which point an advisory committee will be formed including at least one full time structural engineering faculty member. The student’s advisory committee, in consultation with the student, will develop the proposed degree plan.

Top 25+ Best Project Topics In Structural Engineering

Structural engineering is a critical field in the design and analysis of various structures, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, and dams. It involves the application of mathematical and scientific principles to understand and predict the behavior of structures under different loading conditions.

Structural engineers are responsible for ensuring the stability, safety, and reliability of structures, as well as minimizing their environmental impact. They must consider various factors, including the materials used, the loads and stresses the structure will bear, the effects of natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes, and the impact of environmental factors such as wind and water.

The importance of structural engineering cannot be overstated, as it plays a vital role in the construction and maintenance of infrastructure around the world. A poorly designed or constructed structure can have disastrous consequences, leading to property damage, injury, and loss of life. Conversely, a well-designed and properly constructed structure can withstand even the most severe conditions and stand the test of time.

Projects in structural engineering provide students and professionals with the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to real-world problems. These projects can take many forms, such as designing a building or bridge, conducting structural analysis, or developing new materials or construction techniques.

By working on projects, students and professionals can gain practical experience and develop skills that are essential for success in the field. They can also learn how to work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and solve complex problems.

In addition to providing valuable learning experiences, projects in structural engineering can also lead to new discoveries and innovations in the field. For example, a student might develop a new structural design that is more efficient and cost-effective than existing designs, or a team of professionals might discover a new material that is stronger and more durable than traditional building materials.

Moreover, projects can help identify gaps in current knowledge and areas that require further research. This can lead to new research projects and funding opportunities, which can drive innovation and advance the field.

Projects in structural engineering offer students and professionals the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to real-world problems, develop practical skills, and drive innovation in the field. By working on projects, individuals can deepen their understanding of key concepts, discover new solutions, and contribute to the development and improvement of infrastructure around the world.

PROJECT TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

The aim of this article is to provide inspiration and guidance for students and professionals seeking project ideas in the field of structural engineering. The article will highlight the importance of projects in this field, including their role in applying theoretical knowledge to real-world problems, developing practical skills, and driving innovation.

The article will also provide a range of project ideas, from simple to complex, for students and professionals to consider. These ideas will cover different areas of structural engineering, such as building design, bridge construction, and structural analysis.

Additionally, the article will provide resources for finding additional information and support for those who wish to pursue a project in structural engineering. These resources will include academic journals, professional associations, and online communities where individuals can connect with others in the field and share their project ideas and experiences.

Overall, the aim of this article is to inspire and guide students and professionals in structural engineering by providing a range of project ideas and resources for further exploration and development. By encouraging individuals to pursue projects in this field, the article seeks to contribute to the development and improvement of infrastructure worldwide.

Proceeding to the Main Important Question,  How do I choose a project topic for structural engineering ?

General Topics in Structural Engineering

• Bridge design and analysis: Discuss the unique challenges of designing and analyzing bridges, such as accounting for various loads and stresses, choosing appropriate materials, and ensuring safety for all users.
• Building design and analysis: Discuss the considerations involved in designing and analyzing buildings, including factors such as load-bearing capacity, durability, aesthetics, and environmental impact.
• Seismic analysis and design: Explain the importance of seismic analysis and design, including predicting and mitigating the effects of earthquakes on buildings and other structures.
• Wind analysis and design: Discuss the challenges of designing buildings and bridges that can withstand high winds and wind loads, and how wind tunnel testing can aid in this process.
• Structural materials and construction techniques: Introduce the different materials and techniques used in structural engineering, including concrete, steel, timber, and composites, and how these choices impact the design and analysis of structures.

Specific Project Ideas

• Investigating the effects of different materials on structural strength: Discuss how students or professionals could test and compare the strength and durability of different materials in structural applications, and how this knowledge could inform future designs.
• Designing a bridge that can withstand extreme weather conditions: Challenge students or professionals to design a bridge that can withstand high winds, heavy snow loads, or other extreme weather events, and explain the considerations involved in such a project.
• Creating a model of a building that can resist seismic activity: Encourage students or professionals to design and test a building model that can withstand earthquakes or other seismic events, and explain the importance of seismic analysis in structural engineering.
• Evaluating the impact of vibrations on building structures: Explain the challenges involved in designing buildings that can resist vibrations from sources such as earthquakes, wind, or machinery, and challenge students or professionals to investigate the effects of different types of vibrations on building structures.
• Analyzing the effects of different construction techniques on building durability: Encourage students or professionals to investigate how different construction techniques, such as modular construction or prefabrication, impact the durability and stability of buildings and other structures.

It’s a seemingly tough question before you start on your project work, one approach to narrow your choices down is to decide your future objectives.

By that I mean, you want to get a technical/non-technical job after that or pursue your career in the academic world.

A topic which is more relevant to industry requirement (stress analysis, crack propagation, health monitoring, optimization, material modelling) can get you jobs in mechanical fields.

However, if you are planning long term research on some topic, then you can check research areas of professors at technical institutes.

Some will ring a bell and you will associate yourself with them, check how many research papers are being published in that area by google scholar search.

If it is a hot topic, it will have some value and scope for future work.

Some Major Topics For Structural Projects

• Theoretical study on High-frequency fatigue behaviour of concrete
• Shape optimisation of Reinforced underground tunnels
• Pushover analysis – cyclic loading, deterioration effect in RC Moment Frames in pushover analysis
• Prefabricated multistory structure, exposure to engineering seismicity
• Properties of Fiber Cement Boards for building partitions
• Seismic analysis of interlocking blocks in walls
• Rehabilitation – Evaluation of drift distribution
• A comparative study on durability of concrete tunnels undertaken in AP irrigation projects
• Analysis of large dynamic structure in the environment industry
• Estimation of marine salts behaviour around the bridge structures

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Thesis on Concrete Structural Design for Sustainability (Optimising Structural Form) 2013

Concrete structures have been designed throughout history by paying attention to their form. Before the invention of reinforced concrete, it was imperative to design a concrete structure that took mainly if not entirely compressive loads. This was done to avoid the relative weakness of earlier building materials, including unreinforced concrete under tensile loads. These form-active concrete structures are potentially the most efficient concrete structural components with regard to their load carrying capacity in relation to their weight. Form-active design is more complex since it requires an understanding of the shape the concrete structure would take under a particular load if it had no bending stiffness, i.e. if it were to behave like a cable. Due to the high structural efficiency, form-active structures play an important role with regard to sustainability. They use less material to achieve higher load carrying capacities, and therefore they reduce the use of natural resources. This thesis focuses on concrete floor slabs in residential buildings and small commercial buildings. The aim is to study the behaviour of these slabs under loading and analyse how structural form considerations can lead to better design solutions. These structural components were chosen due to their significant contribution to the construction of both residential and small commercial buildings. However, this choice imposes certain restrictions in the freedom of designing form-active structures; i.e. dimensional restriction such as depth of the slab, flatness of the slab on the top surface, etc. These restrictions are important since they determine whether the slab will be able to correctly perform its function. The analytical methodology involved designing a set of traditional solid slabs and improving their designs according to material and cost optimisations. These slabs were then compared with form active slabs which were designed to take the parabolic shape of their bending moment diagrams. From an analysis of the designs, it was found that form active slabs are approximately two times more efficient than the traditional solid slab. This efficiency is with regard to load carrying capacity and the amount of material used, both concrete and steel. The reduction in the concrete used for a form-active slab with the same span as a traditional solid slab, can be approximately 60% and that of steel can be approximately 70%. These values are a clear indication that the consideration of structural form can lead to better and sustainable solutions. One way spanning slabs can be applied to both residential and small commercial buildings since these buildings are commonly constructed as post-and-beam structures, with discontinuous joints. Furthermore these buildings have significantly lower and more predictable loads than other types of buildings. This helps with regard to avoiding failure by unexpected excessive point loads. Larger commercial and institutional buildings such as malls, hospitals, etc. can also adopt the application of one way spanning form-active slabs. This is because of the common attribute most of these buildings have, which is large hallways and corridors, which are suitable application areas for these types of slabs. This thesis has in this regard successfully shown the economical and sustainable advantages of concrete structural design through the consideration of structural form by investigating the special case of one way form-active slabs.

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In the current office building construction practice, flat plate is the most common floor structural system due to its economic and practical advantages. Traditionally, high material costs have had a great impact on total construction cost, so voided options as ribbed or waffle slab have been used extensively. However, recently there is a tendency to design solid slabs options, especially due to rising labor costs, simpler and quicker construction, which reduces execution timeframe and increases construction safety. The use of post-tensioned (PT) floors in building structures has been growing in recent years. This type of construction allows thinner slabs and thus, it creates lighter structures, produces a large reduction in rebar tonnage, with the subsequent advantages in transportation, storage or labor. Also, these slabs have other advantages as reduced cracking and deflections, reduced floor to floor height or quick construction. In most countries these design mechanical and economical features have enabled the system to compete economically with traditional in-situ concrete floor slabs; however, this is not the case in some other countries like Spain. Introduction of sustainability criteria and specialization in construction can allow for this system to be introduced in the market, which can also mean lower costs, improved performance and focusing on sustainability in construction. Different solutions have been studied for an actual project, in terms of material quantities, minimum structural thickness and it has also been checked the impact of costs and environmental criteria based on CO2 emission. With these data, we could assess that the current status of low production of flat slabs in Spain it is not related to real economic reasons; it is actually related to a combination of reasons as lack of technical knowledge of designers or builders, inconsistencies or deficiencies in current national codes in each country. The construction industry is following an inertial period that resists changing known systems, apparently satisfactory, and that especially shows an unsustainable view of the construction. Post-tensioned concrete slabs will not always be the most suitable and sustainable option, but it should be evaluated while considering other more familiar techniques of construction with updated considerations.

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Flat slabs and other similar slabs are preferred in those structures having larger spans. Due to advancements in civilization emphasis has been put on the construction of newer and more advanced structures like buildings, shopping malls, airports, railway stations, etc. This led to the use of flat slabs for safety, stability, and better design. This works deals with the analysis of critically flat slabs regarding their design, stability, and uses. Cost-benefit analysis gives the economic viability of the use of flat slabs in comparison to other types of slabs. Different design methodologies have been adopted and critically reviewed and inferences are made for the selection of the particular method of designing the flat slab. Using various codes during design are also used for the purpose. The stability of flat slabs under different situations has been critically studied. In civil engineering uses different types of slabs are used in buildings, parking, etc. Using flat slab buildings has numerous benefits over standard RC frame buildings in terms of simpler formwork, space use, architectural flexibility as well as quicker construction times. The analysis demonstrates that flat slab structures are lighter than traditional slab structures. When compared to a standard slab, a flat slab structure is 15 percent less expensive. As per the study's results, flat slab structures outperform traditional slab structures in terms of cost-effectiveness for high-rise structures. Flat slab structures result in financial savings, aesthetic views, and greater artistic flexibility for the architect in contrast to typical slab structures. Structures of the flat slab are the highest selection for high-rise structures in comparison to traditional slab structures.

Jacint Virag

The paper presents a set of design criteria applied in the structural design of a 25000 sqm, multistory concrete building. Initial criterion of having reduced execution time have been associated to a mixed steelconcrete structure, but the consequent, unavoidable cost criterion drove to reinforced concrete structural solutions. Beside the presented criteria several other limitations have been imposed in the design phase, rising from the specific destination of the building, the limited total building height and limited plot of land, without disclaiming the need for a short construction time. Nevertheless energy efficient, sustainable structural solutions have been requested, which have to be in accordance also with the spirit of the imposed architectural solutions. In the article a multi-criteria comparison of the structural solutions is presented, focusing on the two main criteria: the realization costs and the embedded energy of each structural solution. Evaluation of the obtained ...

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Most of the reinforced concrete structures comprise of conventional beam-column frames. In the present era, the multi-story structures are given higher priority with lack of availability of land. However, there are limits for the height and weight of the structures. Thus, the construction industry is more concentrated on measures to reduce the weight and height of the storey, without compromising with usable space. The flat slab structures serve the purpose as they are the structures involving slabs directly resting on columns; hence, negating the need for beams, which would consume lot of space and also lead to heavy weight of the structure. Even though, flat slabs are found to be advantageous in functional as well as economic aspects; the key issue with flat slabs is their inability to withstand lateral loads efficiently. In the present study, the seismic behaviour of flat slab structures is studied. The 7 storey building models involving flat slab without drops, with drops and with edge beams are modelled considering both bare frame and brick infill frame structures with square columns. The buildings are located in medium soil cover with seismic zone III. The analysis is performed using ETABS 2013 V13.2. The non-linear behaviour of the building models is studied by pushover analysis, considering FEMA 440 parameters. The prime emphasis is made to consider user defined hinge properties to establish the actual hinging pattern of the members. The performance of the building models is studied by evaluating the parameters like hinge locations, ductility ratio, safety ratio and global stiffness.

Wai-Fah Chen

Milan Kekanović DeagoslavŠumarac Stanko Ćorić Karolj Kasaš Arpad Čeh UDK: 692.5:697.1 DOI:10.14415/konferencijaGFS2017.077 Summary: This article provides information about the possibilities of design and construction floor slabs concerning three very important aspects: the capacity, safety and energy efficiency.Nowadays, in the Republic of Serbia exclusively solid concrete slabs are designed and built,which are at least 20cm thick.The justification for this solution is to obtain, in its plane, a rigid plate-diaphragm that is able to endure seismic forces on the walls, proportionally to the stiffness of those walls.At the same time this solution has many disadvantages and it is a great load that limits the length of the span. That heavy load is directly proportional to the size of the seismic forces. The20 cm thick, solid concrete slab has a large heat capacity, and specific heat c (J / kgK), which are not energy efficient,as the warm air is accumulated, conductedtowards to the walls...

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Date published July 31 2020 by Stella Carter

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The research aim to analyse high durability Materials for Earth Quake Proof Structures and their Integration with Existing System

Objectives :

• To design high quality earthquake proof material that can resists high shocks without compromising structural integrity.
• To identify the challenges related to introducing advanced shock proof material into existing system and the ways to overcome it.
• To evaluate the environmental impact of the new materials and the ways to minimize them to acceptable levels.

The study aims for the design and Testing of Military grade blast resistant structural designs for highly sensitive environment

• To design the blast resistant material for hostile environments.
• To analyse the minimum time to build blast resistant structures.
• To determine the point of failure for blast resistant structures.
• To provide economic analysis of new material design in comparison with existing blast resistant materials in sensitive environment.

The study is aimed to evaluate the recycling process of plastic waste for the manufacturing of brick and the associated economic factors

• To analyse the challenges related to the use of plastic material for the production of brick.
• To evaluate the economic challenges related to the manufacturing process and the ways to overcome them
• To find the structural integrity of plastic bricks as compared to regular bricks.
• To analyse the environmental benefits of the process.

The study aims To Evaluate the use of Graphene in Manufacturing High Quality cost-effective Steel and Their Use In offshore Design

• To find the elastic, plastic and tensile strength of graphene coated steel and their effectiveness in offshore oil rigs.
• To evaluate corrosion resistance and effective life of the material in offshore rig environment.
• To analyse the cost-effective ways to build the graphene coated material on industrial scale.
• To evaluate the material integration with concrete and its behavior under compressional, tensile and shear strength.

The research aim to design Cost-effective Dams to Address Seasonal Flooding Problems to minimize their Environmental Impacts

• To find the cost effective methods for dam design that can be used to counter seasonal flooding and minimise their impacts.
• To evaluate the structural integrity of these dams and their effectiveness in natural environment.
• To analyse the positive and negative environmental aspects of the dams.
• To evaluate the cost of build of these dams and the ways to minimize it.

The research aims to examine different techniques to evaluate and determine the asphalt content and road deterioration.

• To analyse different models for pavement deterioration.
• To identify the main indicators of pavement deterioration.
• To identify different condition responsible for pavement deterioration.
• To compare modern and conventional techniques to address deterioration.

The research aims to analyse the structural challenges related to underground intra-city train network for London city and implementation of spatial stress analysis to overcome them.

• To analyse the structural challenges related to development of underground train network.
• To evaluate the process and techniques involved in the development of the underground train network using spatial stress analysis.
• To design the process addressing the structural challenges of the project.
• To analyse the implementation of design process on existing system of train network.

The study aims to develop advanced risk assessment tools to determine structural integrity of dynamic and complex structure using simulation modelling.

• To develop a risk assessment tool for dynamic and complex structures.
• To determine the accuracy of simulation modelling in comparison to real time analysis.
• To analyse the structural integrity of different structure and evaluate their point of failure.
• To evaluate the efficiency of the simulation tool in comparison to existing software.

The research aims to analyse the necessary arrangements required to build mega structures in coastal areas using the case study of Patimban Seaport, Indonesia.

• To analyse the challenges related in building mega structures in coastal areas using the example of Patimban Seaport, Indonesia.
• To evaluate the ways to address the challenges related in building mega structures in coastal areas.
• To design the cost-effective methods for the reinforcing the coastal areas to sustain mega structures.
• To analyse the environmental and economic impacts of the project.

The research aims to evaluate the use of Oobleck along with concrete for the development of high resistance structures and its economic impact.

• To design the process for the development of Oobleck based concrete.
• To evaluate the economic impact of Oobleck based concrete compared to regular concrete.
• To determine the expected life and point of failure for Oobleck based concrete.

The aim of the study is to conduct an explorative analysis to identify and analyze traditional techniques that are utilized for the determination of road and asphalt deterioration. The research aims to analyze to compare modern resources and old techniques. The aim of the study is to identify are these conventional techniques outdated?

Objectives:

The primary objective of the study is to achieve the aim of the study. However, the aim of the study can be achieved through secondary objectives. Therefore, the secondary objectives of the study are the following:

• To study the model of pavement deterioration.
• To identify the main conditions of pavement indicators.
• To analyze the conventional methods of road and asphalt deterioration.
• To conduct a comparative, analyze the modern and conventional techniques of deterioration.

The aim of the study is to conduct a novel analysis of the changes in structural engineering over time. The research aims to study that will these modern and new hardware and software will certainly provide more accurate solutions. Therefore, the aim of the study is to analyze and characterize the change and modification that have been occurred in the structural engineering processes because of the computer. The research thereby aims to offer direction for the additional development in structural engineering by utilizing computers in structural design.

The primary objectives of the study are to achieve the aim of the study. However, the aim of the study can be achieved through secondary objectives. Therefore, the secondary objectives of the study are the following:

• To study the concept of structural engineering.
• To evaluate the changes, occur in structural engineering over time.
• To study the future of structural engineering and build an understanding of the past of structural engineering.
• To study the change process of structural engineering.
• To evaluate the development and history of structural engineering.
• To analyze the role of technology in modifying structural engineering.
• To study how these modern and new hardware and software will offer accurate solutions.
• To offer a suggestion for more development in structural engineering.

The aim of the study is to conduct a systematic analysis of the role played by a structural engineer in advancing the medical procedures and technologies. The research aims to analyze the growing significance of the structural engineer. The aim of the study is to evaluate the growing need for specialization in the engineering field.

• To analyze the role of structural engineers.
• To evaluate the structural engineer role in medical procedure and technologies.
• To study the growing significance of structural engineers.
• To evaluate the growing need of specializing in the field of structural engineers.
• To analyze the transformation of a structural engineer over time.

The aim of the study is to conduct an evaluative study on the third zone engineering networking principal. The research aims to analyze the effectiveness of the third zone engineering in evaluating the structures of building and for the revolution of the overall industry.

The primary objective of the study is to achieve the aim of the study. However, the aim of the study can be achieved through various secondary objectives. Therefore, the secondary objectives of the study are the following:

• To study the concept of third zone engineering.
• To analyze the role of third zone engineering.
• To evaluate the significance of third zone engineering.
• To determine the efficacy of third zone technique in structural building.
• To analyze the third zone engineering networking principal.
• To evaluate the impact of third zone engineering in the evaluation of structure building.

The aim of the study is to examine the use of modelling geo-mechanical in structural engineering. The research aims to analyze the role of uncertainty quantification regarding the model of geo-mechanical inverse in structural engineering. The aim of the study is to enable the practitioner engineer to understand the factors of uncertainty and its consequences related to geo-mechanic inverse deeply. Moreover, the research aims to analyze the benefits of reducing uncertainty consequences.

• To evaluate the concept of the geo-mechanical inverse.
• To analyze the use of the geo-mechanical inverse model in general.
• To evaluate the use of the geo-mechanical inverse model in structural engineering.
• To analyze the uncertainties related to the geo-mechanical inverse model.
• To analyze the possible consequences of the geo-mechanical inverse model.
• To determine the role of the geomechanical model in structural engineering.
• To evaluate how the geomechanical model can overcome the uncertainties in structural engineering.

The aim of the study is to conduct a novel study on the measurement of shock transmission by the geologic material. The research aims to identify and determine the materials for the structure of the building that are anti-earthquake.

• To study the concept of geological material.
• To measure the impact of geological material in shock transmission.
• To evaluate the anti-earthquake materials.
• To investigate which type of structure or material can be earthquake resistant.
• To evaluate the concept and designing of earthquake-resistant material.
• To analyze the feature that helps the material and structure to be earthquake resistant.
• To analyze the current practice and knowledge in designing, construction and planning of the concrete building that is earthquake resistant.

The aim of the study is to conduct a critical analysis of the utilization of hybrid construction material like timber steel for the construction of the advanced multi-storey structure of the building. The research aims to study the construction of building in the municipal cities besides the fault line. Furthermore, the research aims to conduct a case study in Tokyo with this regard.

• To evaluate the use of timber steel.
• To analyze the use of timber steel in the construction of the multi-storey building.
• To evaluate the advantage of using timber steel.
• To investigate the economic advantage of using timber steel.
• To study the advantage of timber steel with the aspect to fire resistance.
• To analyze the application of timber steel in multi-storey buildings.
• To analyze the implication of timber steel in a multi-storey building.
• To evaluate the efficacy of timber steel in structural engineering.

The aim of the study is to analyze factors for enhancing the steel trusses structural efficacy for making strong and durable skyscrapers. The research aims to conduct a case regarding Dubai buildings. The aim of the study is to design the serviceability, strength and stability structure. Additionally, the structure must be aesthetic and economical. The aim of the study is to develop a structure which will be thereby able to manage the load without any failure of implication throughout the intended life of the building. Therefore, the study aims to examine and analyze some of the accessible measures, by utilizing those measures for a good cause and certainly provide the theoretical background for the measure on the basis of the concept of structure.

• Examine the factors for enhancing the structural efficacy in the steel trusses.
• Analyze different materials uses roof truss 2D and develop an inert structure and examine the distortion and the corresponding stress.
• To develop an inert structure of 2D roof truss through the steel model and explore the deformation and the corresponding stress as well.
• To compare and contrast the different type of steel efficacy such as structural steel, alloy steel and mild steel.
• To identify which steel, possess more efficacy among all the three types.

The aim of the study is to analyze the computer-aid design (CAD) limitations that are certainly being applied in the engineering project of today. The research aims to evaluate how CAD limitation will lead the new country toward the environmental and economical problem. For this aspect, the research aims to evaluate the effectiveness as well as the challenges and implication of the CAD in modern engineering projects.

• To study the concept of CAD in engineering projects.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of CAD in the project of engineering.
• To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of CAD in modern engineering.
• To determine the limitations and implication of CAD in modern engineering.
• To examine the CAD challenges in modern engineering.
• To evaluate the significant impact of CAD.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the concreate elastic and strength behaviour in the filled tubular steel sector. The research aims to analyze the structure effectiveness for the oil rigs which are offshore. The general aim of the study is to study different literature that has been previously studied regarding the tubular filled sections, the different shapes that are adopted and the adopted methodologies as well.

• To study the elastic behaviour and strength of concrete in the filled tubular.
• To study the elastic properties as well as the strength properties of these kinds of beams.
• To study the concrete-filled tubular behaviour under the flexure, shear and compression.
• To conduct a theoretical analysis of filled tubular through the analysis method of finite element.

The aim of the study is to conduct a novel study regarding the usage of waste plastic in bricks manufacturing as well as with them-sand and quarry dust. The research aims to analyze the effectiveness of the method in recycling waste plastic rather than just throwing it in conventional areas of land. Therefore, the major aim of the study is to develop and build an effective way for efficiently using the waste plastic which can certainly pose sustainment threat in the ecological balance, along with the waste of quarry to establish a substitute building material through which the waste plastic scientific disposal, as well as the conventional building material scarcity, can be certainly answered.

• To analyze the ways for effective utilization of waste plastic.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of recycling waste plastic for bricks manufacturing.

The aim of the study is conducting novel research on how Iron Nanoparticle (INP) can be used for the Arsenic (iii) removal and treatment from the groundwater. The research aims to analyze the technique effectiveness for making the water of the ground safe and clean for the purpose of agriculture and irrigation.

• To evaluate the concept of Iron Nanoparticles (INP).
• To analyze how INP can be used for the removal and treatment of Arsenic (iii).

To evaluate the effectiveness of INP.

The aim of the study is conducting a novel evaluation on the usage of fabricated nanomaterial of graphene for the treatment of water. The study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the advantage vs the cost-effectiveness of graphene techniques.  Furthermore, the research aims to represent an evaluation of the graphene nanomaterial contribution to the treatment of water. The study aims to discuss and explore various future and upcoming perspective of these materials in the treatment of water. Additionally, the research has made attempt to explore the hazards and nanotoxicity of the graphene materials. Moreover, the study will also provide suggestion and recommendation to discover the overall potential and effectiveness of these materials alongside the nanotoxicity precaution and their hazards as well.

• To evaluate the usage of graphene for the treatment of water.
• To determine the advantage vs the cost-effectiveness of the graphene for the treatment of water.

The aim of the study is to conduct a critical analysis of the replacement of river sand by the foundry sand waste in the paver block as an efficient way of reducing the erosion of soil. The research aims to study the alternate material usage in the concrete which involves future changes in the technology of concrete that certainly pave the way to use few of the substitute material that can be thereby used as the structure to the concrete ingredient that can be completely or partially be replaced with one or more than one material. The research also aims to study the waster foundry sand application in concrete. The research also aims to study a different aspect of utilizing waste material in the concrete.

The following are the objective of the study.

• To find how the replacement of river sand can be an effective way for soil erosion reduction.
• To analyze the significance of replacing river sand.

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• Design and analysis of Blast-Resistant structures.
• Common mistakes ion hosting constructions which increase risk of buildings collapse.
• The critical components of Seismic reinforcing.
• Evaluating the design of artificial satellites.
• Compare and contrast the various types of construction materials.
• How to reduce environmental pollution during the production of concrete and cement.
• Analyzing the materials used in 3-D printing.
• Optimization of structures to different structural environments.
• Building Burj Khalifa – what it takes to build the world’s tallest skyscraper.
• Building ‘wind-resistant’ structures.
• Building bridges which can sustain big shakes.
• How to build durable rural house for cheap.
• Reinforcing an existing structure to enable it sustain high radiation amounts.
• The qualitative measuring of water supplies.
• Ground water problems and how to resolve them.
• How effective are Earth Walls?
• Evening uneven surfaces to make them suitable for setting up structures.
• How to use unit hydrograph in structural designing.
• Designing structures to take advantage of natural light – how to do it.
• How to design structures with fire safety in mind.
• Activated flash as binder in pavement adjustment for allowable tension reinforcement stresses for control of cracking.
• Aesthetics of proportion in structural form.
• Alum recovery by acidulation of aluminum hydroxide sludge.
• Designing cascade stilling basins for high dam spillways.
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Details of hurricane Ian's aftermath captured with new remote sensing method

Study first to use lidar, aerial imagery to remotely assess structural damage and beach structural changes.

Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida's Lee County on Sept. 28, 2022, battering the region with wind speeds of 155 miles per hour and storm surge up to 13 feet -- the highest storm surge documented in Southwest Florida in the past 150 years.

In the aftermath of a disaster, rapidly assessing damage is critical for rescue, recovery and emergency planning. Damage assessments are typically conducted through field reconnaissance deployments, which can be labor-intensive, costly and risky. Moreover, field-based emergency response assessments can be hindered by delays and other setbacks due to the severity of the damage and the inability to access the hardest hit areas.

Using remote sensing technology, Florida Atlantic University researchers have developed a novel technique that provides rapid, high-resolution assessments of detailed damage after a hurricane. Using aerial imagery data and LiDAR, they identified the hardest-hit areas of Southwest Florida's Estero Island and estimated the extent of structural damage. Researchers also compared pre- and post-storm structural or morphological changes to the beach. The study is the first to apply an advanced multi-faceted approach that links damage assessment to post-storm change in the structure of barrier islands.

Results of the study, published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering , identified a total of 2,427 structures on Estero Island that were impacted by Hurricane Ian, with 170 structures suffering extensive damage. A single store was the only structure in the study area classified as "not affected."

Using data from the Lee County tax appraiser, researchers estimated the total assessed value of the heavily damaged structures at more than $200 million.

Overall, 734 buildings had 30 to 50 percent structural damage, the majority of which were single-family and multi-unit residences. Researchers identified 158 buildings that were severely damaged with partial or complete roof failure.

The highest percentage of damaged structures occurred on the central and northern portions of the island, where most of the structures were single-family and multi-family residences. Most of the structures that experienced 0 to 30 percent damage were classified as low-rise condominiums (three stories or less), commercial shopping centers and stores. Among the "severely damaged" and "destroyed" structures were seven mobile home subdivisions.

"Employing this advanced technology of aerial imagery and airborne LiDAR enabled us to collect extensive data from Hurricane Ian's aftermath and analyze large-scale datasets rather quickly," said Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Ph.D., senior author, chair and an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences within FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.

The 2,427 structures were built between 1963 to 2019. The buildings in the areas where less damage was observed were built between 1963 and 1981. Similarly, in the areas of heavy damage, the majority of the buildings were built between 1963 and 1981. The spatial distribution of ground elevation and year built indicated no apparent trends associated with these two variables.

"We found no correlation between the ground elevation or year built for the extent of damages in this analysis, which emphasizes the role of the extreme inundation and importance of other factors contributing to vulnerability," said Roberts Briggs. "Results from our study can help improve disaster planning by developing new policies and guidelines for coastal development in some of the most vulnerable and storm-exposed areas."

Areas associated with little to no damage were spatially clustered in the southern and central portion of the island, with most structures concentrated on the landward side of the barrier island.

"The southern portion of Estero Island contains multiple saltwater marshes," said Leanne Hauptman, first author and a Ph.D. student in FAU's Department of Geosciences. "Because of these saltwater marshes, storm-wave energy may been substantially dissipated by friction by the time the waves reached the barrier interior, potentially lessening the impact on the structures in that area."

Findings also showed substantial post-storm debris and sand deposition across the entire island, and a notable deposition of sediment across the roadways and on the backside of the barrier, which is not readily returned seaward to the beach under post-storm conditions. Ponding water also was found hundreds of meters inland near buildings and other structures, providing evidence of the extent of inundation resulting from the storm.

"Although our study focused on Estero Island, this new remote sensing approach is generalizable," said Diana Mitsova, Ph.D., corresponding author, chair and professor, FAU Department of Urban and Regional Planning within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and an affiliate professor, FAU Department of Geosciences. "As this technology continues to advance and becomes more readily available, it will offer a broad range of high-resolution coverage that can help prioritize emergency response efforts immediately following catastrophic natural disasters and other events."

For the study, analysis of beach morphology was conducted by creating profile graphs to visualize elevation changes over a continuous distance. To measure structural damage, researchers use LiDAR tools to extract building footprints and building heights pre- and post-storm. Building footprints were overlaid on the post-imagery to estimate the total number of damaged buildings as well as the level of damage to each structure.

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• Leanne Hauptman, Diana Mitsova, Tiffany Roberts Briggs. Hurricane Ian Damage Assessment Using Aerial Imagery and LiDAR: A Case Study of Estero Island, Florida . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering , 2024; 12 (4): 668 DOI: 10.3390/jmse12040668

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