Asia-Pacific Research Network for Resilient Affordable Housing (APRAH)

The structural behaviours of steel reinforced geopolymer concrete beams: An experimental and numerical investigation

Quang Pham Dao, Ngoc Nguyen Tuan, Tay Le Son, Thanh Pham Tung, Duc Ngo Tuan

2021-10-01

The environmental impact of traditional Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) concrete is a significant problem that requires urgent solu..

Behaviour and design calculations of rectangular CFST beam-columns with slender sections

Mohammadreza Zarringol, Huu-Tai Thai, Tuan Ngo, Vipulkumar Patel

2020-11-01

In this paper, design calculations of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) columns with slender sections subjected to combined axi..

Life cycle performance of Cross Laminated Timber mid-rise residential buildings in Australia

A Jayalath, S Navaratnam, T Ngo, P Mendis, N Hewson, L Aye

2020-09-15

Engineering wood products have significant potential as a sustainable alternative for concrete and steel in construction. Cross La..

Enhancing building energy efficiency by adaptive façade: A computational optimization approach

Dac-Khuong Bui, Tuan Ngoc Nguyen, Abdallah Ghazlan, Ngoc-Tri Ngo, Tuan Duc Ngo

2020-05-01

The energy consumption in buildings, which accounts for approximately one-third of the total energy used in the world, can be redu..

Investigation of long-term corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete structures constructed with various types of concretes in marine and various climate environments

M Wasim, T Duc Ngo, M Abid

2020-03-20

Corrosion of steel in reinforced concrete is a serious concern for owners and asset managers of various concrete structures and in..

The use of digital image correlation for identifying failure characteristics of cross-laminated timber under transverse loading

Satheeskumar Navaratnam, Tuan Ngo, Philip Christopher, Steven Linforth

2020-03-15

The localised crack induced by external load on an individual cross laminated timber (CLT) structural element will generate stress..

Enhancing Toughness of Medium-Density Fiberboard by Mimicking Nacreous Structures through Advanced Manufacturing Techniques

A Ghazlan, T Ngo, P Tran, VT Le, T Nguyen, AS Whittaker, A Remennikov

2020-03-01

Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) is widely used in building construction. Due to its inherent brittleness, MDF is typically employe..

Experimental and numerical investigation of an exterior reinforced concrete beam-column joint subjected to shock loading

A Rajeev, SS Parsi, SN Raman, T Ngo, A Shelke

2020-03-01

Beam-column joints are critical elements in a special moment resisting frames as they govern the structural behavior and failure m..

Use of fluid structure interaction technique for flash flood impact assessment of structural components

Sunindu L Kankanamge, Priyan Mendis, Tuan Ngo

2020-03-01

Prediction of the initial impact force is a major task associated with flood damage assessment of structures subjected to flash fl..

The effects of surfactants on properties of lightweight concrete foam

Alizera Kashani, D Ngo, Ngoc Nguyen, Ailar Hajimohammadi, Sina Sinaie, Priyan Mendis

2020-02-01

Lightweight concrete foam is mainly used as a filling for sandwich panels for insulation of buildings. Surfactants are chemical ad..

Bending and shear performance of Australian Radiata pine cross-laminated timber

S Navaratnam, PB Christopher, T Ngo, TV Le

2020-01-30

Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is increasingly being used in commercial and residential construction in Australia due to its inheren..

An artificial neural network (ANN) expert system enhanced with the electromagnetism-based firefly algorithm (EFA) for predicting the energy consumption in buildings

DK Bui, TN Nguyen, TD Ngo, H Nguyen-Xuan

2020-01-01

In this study, a new hybrid model, namely the Electromagnetism-based Firefly Algorithm - Artificial Neural Network (EFA-ANN), is p..

Assessment of progressive collapse potential of special moment resisting RC frames – Experimental and FE study

Hussein M Elsanadedy, Yousef A Al-Salloum, Tarek H Almusallam, Tuan Ngo, Husain Abbas

2019-11-01

The catastrophic collapse of the Twin-towers has further prompted structural engineers to understand and investigate the progressi..

High strength/density ratio in a syntactic foam made from one-part mix geopolymer and cenospheres

A Hajimohammadi, T Ngo, JL Provis, T Kim, J Vongsvivut

2019-09-15

By designing a composite of one-part mix geopolymer and hollow cenospheres, a commercially viable and environmentally-friendly foa..

Vibration of cracked functionally graded microplates by the strain gradient theory and extended isogeometric analysis

Hoang X Nguyen, Elena Atroshchenko, Ngo Tuan, H Nguyen-Xuan, Thuc P Vo

2019-05-15

In this study, the vibration behaviours of functionally graded microplates with cracks are investigated by means of a simple yet r..

Effect of recycled glass fines on mechanical and durability properties of concrete foam in comparison with traditional cementitious fines

Alireza Kashani, Tuan D Ngo, Ailar Hajimohammadi

2019-05-01

This paper shows the potential benefits of using recycled glass fines as a sustainable and low-cost alternative compared to fly as..

Deep neural network with high-order neuron for the prediction of foamed concrete strength

Nguyen Tuan, Alireza Kashani, Ngo Tuan, Stephane Bordas

2019-04-01

The article presents a deep neural network model for the prediction of the compressive strength of foamed concrete. A new, high-or..

Feasibility study to estimate the environmental benefits of utilising timber to construct high-rise buildings in Australia

Jiehong Li, Behzad Rismanchi, Tuan Ngo

2019-01-01

Reinforced concrete has played a significant role in the construction industry and is one of the most popular construction materia..