Dr Vidal Paton-Cole is a Lecturer in Construction Management within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. His research interest focuses on issues with construction of domestic houses and temporary works in construction.
He currently coordinates and teaches Construction of Buildings and Commercial Construction at postgraduate level. Before he joined the University of Melbourne in 2017, he worked at La Trobe University as a Lecturer in Civil Engineering where he taught various subjects. Vidal also previously taught Civil and Structural Engineering subjects within the Faculty of Engineering at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. Dr Paton-Cole is an invited reviewer for the Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, the Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering and the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society.Trained as a Civil Engineer with over ten years’ experience in the construction industry, he has been responsible for various projects including residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Prior to his pursuit as an academic, Vidal practiced as a Structural Engineer in Victoria and was responsible for coordinating and designing various projects involving temporary and permanent works design. Vidal is a Registered Building Practitioner with the Victorian Building Authority and a Member of Engineers Australia.Vidal holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, a Masters in Engineering - Structures from the University Technology Malaysia (UTM) and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil with Hons) from the University of Sierra Leone. Prior to his University education, he completed advanced studies in Building Construction and successfully obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) and an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) from the City and Guilds of London Institute, UK.
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Axial strength and elastic stiffness behaviour of partially confined concrete columns
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS)
Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS)
Best Civil Engineering Graduate
Credentials
Positions
Lecturer In Construction Management
Architecture, Building And Planning
Registered Building Practitioner
Victorian Building Authority
Member, The Institution Of Engineers Australia
Engineers Australia
Member, Australian Earthquake Engineering Society
Engineers Australia
Corporate Member, Sierra Leone Institute Of Engineers
Sierra Leone Institute of Engineers
Education
Graduate Certificate in University Teaching
University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Master of Engineering
University of Technology Malaysia
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
University of Sierra Leone
Higher National Diploma
University of Sierra Leone
Ordinary National Diploma
City and Guilds of London Institute