Ryan Hoult

Lessons from Flipping Subjects in Engineering: Effectiveness of Student Learning in a Flipped Environment at the University Level

Ryan Hoult, Murray Peel, Colin Duffield

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Civil Engineering Education

This paper outlines the subjective and quantitative outcomes of the introduction of the flipped classroom approach to two engineer..

Seismic performance of slender RC U-shaped walls with a single-layer of reinforcement

Ryan Hoult, Aaron Appelle, João Almeida, Katrin Beyer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Engineering Structures

Reinforced concrete walls are commonly used to resist the lateral loading induced by wind and earthquake actions. While most walls..

Decay of Torsional Stiffness in RC U-Shaped Walls

Ryan Hoult, Katrin Beyer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Structural Engineering

Reinforced concrete (RC) U-shaped walls are a popular construction choice, commonly used to resist the lateral loads from wind and..

Plastic Hinge Length for Lightly Reinforced C-Shaped Concrete Walls

Ryan D Hoult, Helen M Goldsworthy, Elisa Lumantarna

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Earthquake Engineering

This research investigates the equivalent plastic hinge length of reinforced concrete C-shaped walls with reinforcement detailing ..

Modelling reinforced concrete coupling beams designed for low-to-moderate seismic regions

Lisa Imperatori, Ryan Hoult, Elisa Lumantarna, Katrin Beyer

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society 2019 Conference

Reinforced concrete (RC) coupling beams are often used to transfer and resist the earthquake loads. Because of their importance, s..

Experimental Tests of Thin RC U-shaped Walls with a Single Layer of Reinforcement

Ryan Hoult, Aaron Apelle, João Almeida, Katrin Beyer

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society 2019 Conference

Reinforced concrete (RC) U-shaped core walls are commonly used in buildings to provide lateral resistance for wind and earthquake ..

Seismic Response of Thin, Singly Reinforced U-shaped Walls: Overview and Large-Scale Experimental Tests

Ryan Hoult, Aaron Appelle, João Almeida, Katrin Beyer

Conference Proceedings  |  2019

Reinforced concrete buildings typically utilise structural (or shear) walls as their primary lateral load resisting system. The U-..

Shear Lag Effects in Reinforced Concrete C-Shaped Walls

Ryan D Hoult

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Shear lag effects can significantly reduce the moment capacity of nonrectangular reinforced concrete walls. Although this phenomen..

Fragility Functions for RC Shear Wall Buildings in Australia

Ryan Hoult, Helen Goldsworthy, Elisa Lumantarna

Journal article  |  2019  |  EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA

Plastic hinge analysis for lightly reinforced and unconfined concrete structural walls

Ryan D Hoult, Helen M Goldsworthy, Elisa Lumantarna

Journal article  |  2018  |  Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Poor performance of lightly reinforced and unconfined concrete structural walls have been observed in recent earthquake events. Th..