Outputs (22)

Semantic Web for BIM-Based Automated Project Management and Control: A Review (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Palihakkara, A. D., Osorio-Sandoval, C., & Tizani, W. (2024, August). Semantic Web for BIM-Based Automated Project Management and Control: A Review. Presented at International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), Montreal, Canada

The integration of semantic web technologies in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry has gained momentum in recent years, with promising studies being conducted for various use cases. Furthermore, its necessity has been impl... Read More about Semantic Web for BIM-Based Automated Project Management and Control: A Review.

Bond behaviour of prestressed basalt textile reinforced concrete (2024)
Journal Article
Hutaibat, M., Ghiassi, B., & Tizani, W. (2024). Bond behaviour of prestressed basalt textile reinforced concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 438, Article 137309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137309

Innovative Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) composites, although holding a significant potential, usually have poor performance under serviceability conditions. Addressing this limitation requires applying innovative techniques, such as prestressing... Read More about Bond behaviour of prestressed basalt textile reinforced concrete.

Flexural behaviour of concrete thin sheets prestressed with basalt-textile reinforcement (2023)
Journal Article
Hutaibat, M., Ghiassi, B., & Tizani, W. (2023). Flexural behaviour of concrete thin sheets prestressed with basalt-textile reinforcement. Construction and Building Materials, 404, Article 133213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133213

While the recently emerged textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) composites offer a more durable alternative to conventional reinforced concrete, these composites are susceptible to cracking and high deformations under service loads, wh... Read More about Flexural behaviour of concrete thin sheets prestressed with basalt-textile reinforcement.

Bond behaviour of light and heavy carbon fibre TRM to masonry interfaces (2023)
Journal Article
Makashev, K., Triantafyllou, S. P., Thermou, G. E., & Tizani, W. (2023). Bond behaviour of light and heavy carbon fibre TRM to masonry interfaces. Construction and Building Materials, 400, Article 132508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132508

We present the results of an experimental campaign on the bond behaviour between carbon fibre textile reinforced mortars and masonry substrate. The campaign involved 54 single lap direct shear tests on masonry wallettes reinforced with a single TRM l... Read More about Bond behaviour of light and heavy carbon fibre TRM to masonry interfaces.

Fusion of experimental and synthetic data for reliable prediction of steel connection behaviour using machine learning (2023)
Journal Article
Cabrera, M., Ninic, J., & Tizani, W. (2023). Fusion of experimental and synthetic data for reliable prediction of steel connection behaviour using machine learning. Engineering with Computers, 39(6), 3993-4011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-023-01864-1

The development of robust prediction tools based on machine learning (ML) techniques requires the availability of complete, consistent, accurate, and numerous datasets. The application of ML in structural engineering has been limited since, although... Read More about Fusion of experimental and synthetic data for reliable prediction of steel connection behaviour using machine learning.

Post-fire strength of austenitic stainless-steel T-stubs with four bolts per row (2023)
Journal Article
Mahmood, M., Tizani, W., & Salman, W. D. (2023). Post-fire strength of austenitic stainless-steel T-stubs with four bolts per row. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 207, Article 107966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2023.107966

For connections made with carbon-steel, the behaviour of the T-stub component is well understood and documented in the Eurocodes and is applied to T-stubs with two or four bolts per row. Researchers have investigated the application of the same Euroc... Read More about Post-fire strength of austenitic stainless-steel T-stubs with four bolts per row.

Framework for BIM-Based Simulation of Construction Operations Implemented in a Game Engine (2022)
Journal Article
Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Tizani, W., Pereira, E., Ninić, J., & Koch, C. (2022). Framework for BIM-Based Simulation of Construction Operations Implemented in a Game Engine. Buildings, 12(8), Article 1199. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12081199

Construction simulation has been widely used in academia for research purposes. However, it has been neglected by the industry for various reasons, including the amount of data, skills, effort, and time required to develop complex simulation models,... Read More about Framework for BIM-Based Simulation of Construction Operations Implemented in a Game Engine.

The behaviour of anchored extended blind bolts in concrete‐filled tubes (2022)
Journal Article
Tizani, W., Cabrera, M., Mahmood, M., Ninic, J., & Wang, F. (2022). The behaviour of anchored extended blind bolts in concrete‐filled tubes. Steel Construction, 15(S1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1002/stco.202100037

Extended Hollo-Bolts (EHBs) are blind bolts that have an extended bolt shank ending in an anchor nut. When used with concrete-filled tubes, the extension and the anchor in the concrete serve to enhance significantly the performance of both connection... Read More about The behaviour of anchored extended blind bolts in concrete‐filled tubes.

Experimental and numerical study on reinforced concrete beam-column joints with diagonal bars: Effects of bonding condition and diameter (2022)
Journal Article
Shen, X., Li, B., Chen, Y. T., & Tizani, W. (2022). Experimental and numerical study on reinforced concrete beam-column joints with diagonal bars: Effects of bonding condition and diameter. Structures, 37, 905-918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.01.050

Diagonal bars anchored in beams have been proven to be an effective reinforcement detail for reinforced concrete interior beam-column joints (BCJs) in mitigating the congestion of conventional stirrups without compromising their seismic performance.... Read More about Experimental and numerical study on reinforced concrete beam-column joints with diagonal bars: Effects of bonding condition and diameter.

Relocating plastic hinges in reinforced concrete beam-column joints by mechanically anchored diagonal bars (2021)
Journal Article
Shen, X., Li, B., Chen, Y. T., Tizani, W., & Jiang, Y. (2022). Relocating plastic hinges in reinforced concrete beam-column joints by mechanically anchored diagonal bars. Engineering Structures, 251(Part A), Article 113468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113468

The implementation of strong column-weak beam concept in reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resisting frames results in the formation of plastic hinges at the beam ends, which could lead to the strain penetration of beam longitudinal reinforcement into... Read More about Relocating plastic hinges in reinforced concrete beam-column joints by mechanically anchored diagonal bars.