ARC Training Centre for Whole Life Design of Carbon Neutral Infrastructure

Structural stability and service life assessment of marine RC piles subjected to depth-dependent corrosion under lateral impacts

RD Annamalaisamy Sannasiraj, S Shi, X Liu, K Gryllias, D Vandepitte, D Chronopoulos, L Zhang

2026-06-30

Reinforced concrete (RC) piles supporting harbour jetties and berthing structures are frequently subjected to lateral vessel impac..

Large decommissioning cost burdens of offshore wind turbines across China’s ocean

Shujun Li, Wen Li, Jian Zuo, Jiashuo Li, Chen Li, Bernardo Mendonca Severiano, Dalin Jiang, Nivedita Biyani, Peng Wang

2026-04-01

While the cost competitiveness of wind farms is critical for large-scale deployment, their end-of-life decommissioning costs are o..

Performance Modelling of Aluminium Building Cladding under Hail Hazards

S Shi, N Lam, Y Cui, E Gad, L Zhang

2026-01-01

Hailstorms are among the most frequent and damaging forms of localised extreme weather events, and their impact on building envelo..

Predictive Modelling of Hail Impact Damage on Toughened Glazing Panels

Y Cui, N Lam, S Shi, E Gad, L Zhang

2026-01-01

Glazing facades are amongst the most vulnerable element in a modern building to severe weather conditions including hailstorms. Re..

A coupled chemical-electro-mechanical model for multi-ion corrosion-induced degradation in offshore reinforced concrete: Development and potential for residual life assessment

B Zhang, J Yang, Y Zhang, L Zhang

2025-10-10

Reinforced concrete (RC) structures degrade over time throughout their service life. Particularly, offshore RC structures are vuln..

Fragility curves for hail resistance of toughened glass

Yiwen Cui, Nelson Lam, Shuangmin Shi, Emad Gad, Lihai Zhang

2025-06-01

Damage to glazing installations including skylights in a windstorm, or hailstorm, can be very costly and disruptive. Many owners a..

A fully coupled depth-dependent corrosion model for reinforced concrete piles under marine environmental conditions

RD Annamalaisamy Sannasiraj, S Shi, X Liu, K Gryllias, D Vandepitte, D Chronopoulos, L Zhang

2025-04-18

The corrosion of reinforced concrete (RC) piles in marine conditions demands comprehensive modelling to mitigate risks and enhance..

Hail impact damage modelling of polymeric core aluminium sandwich panels

S Shi, N Lam, Y Cui, JM Goh, E Gad, L Zhang

2025-02-01

Aluminium sandwich panels (ASPs) with polymeric core made up of aluminium face sheets and a polymer-mineral composite core present..