Emad Gad

Experimental assessment of the ultimate performance and lateral drift behaviour of precast concrete building cores

SJ Menegon, JL Wilson, NTK Lam, EF Gad

Journal article  |  2020  |  Advances in Structural Engineering: an international journal

Precast concrete building cores are a widely used lateral load resisting system in low and mid-rise multi-storey buildings. Howeve..

Cantilevered RC Wall Subjected to Combined Static and Impact Actions

ACY Yong, NTK Lam, SJ Menegon, EF Gad

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Impact Engineering

A displacement-based (DB) model is introduced in this article alongside its detailed derivations to predict the flexural response ..

Development of a user-friendly and transparent non-linear analysis program for RC walls

Scott J Menegon, John L Wilson, Nelson TK Lam, Emad F Gad

Journal article  |  2020  |  Computers and Concrete

Advanced forms of structural design (e.g., displacement-based methods) require knowledge of the non-linear force-displacement beha..

Experimental and Analytical Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Cantilevered RC Walls Subjected to Impact Actions

Arnold CY Yong, Nelson TK Lam, Scott J Menegon, Emad F Gad

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Structural Engineering

Reinforced concrete (RC) impact-resistance barriers, such as rockfall barriers, often consist of a cantilever RC wall, which is ex..

Contact Force Generated by Impact of Boulder on Concrete Barriers

ZZA Majeed, ACY Yong, JS Perera, NTK Lam, SJ Menegon, E Gad

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE 25TH AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS (ACMSM25)

Landslides and rockfalls are major hazards in mountainous regions. The level of hazard tends to be on the rise amid climate change..

Pendulum Impact Test on a Reinforced Concrete Wall

Arnold Yong, Samintha Perera, Abdul Majeed, Nelson Lam, Scott Menegon, Emand Gad

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials

A large scale instrumented impact experiment was conducted on a fixed base reinforced concrete wall in view of the lack of such ex..

Impact Response Behaviour of Gabion Cells Filled with Different Cushion Materials

JS Perera, NTK Lam, MM Disfani, E Gad

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE 25TH AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS (ACMSM25)

Dwellings constructed in mountainous areas can be vulnerable to rockfall hazards. Reinforced concrete barriers and rocksheds can b..

Experimental testing of nonductile reinforced concrete wall boundary elements

SJ Menegon, JL Wilson, NTK Lam, EF Gad

Journal article  |  2019  |  ACI Structural Journal

This paper presents an overview and results of a recent experimental testing program of nonductile reinforced concrete (RC) wall b..

Contact force generated by impact of boulder on concrete surface

Zireen ZA Majeed, Nelson TK Lam, Carlos Lam, Emad Gad, Julian SH Kwan

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Impact Engineering

Severe damage to dwellings and other types of structures can be caused by the impact of a moving, or falling, object in the extrem..

Application of stress wave propagation technique for condition assessment of timber poles

S Mudiyanselage, P Rajeev, E Gad, B Sriskantharajah, I Flatley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The stress wave propagation technique can be effectively u..