All Outputs (35)

A BIM-based model for constructability assessment of conceptual design (2018)
Journal Article
Fadoul, A., Tizani, W., & Kochc, C. (2018). A BIM-based model for constructability assessment of conceptual design. Advances in Computational Design, 3(4), 367-384. https://doi.org/10.12989/acd.2018.3.4.367

The consideration of constructability issues at the design stage can lead to improved construction performance with smooth project delivery and savings in time and money. Empirical studies demonstrate the value obtained by integrating construction kn... Read More about A BIM-based model for constructability assessment of conceptual design.

A method for discrete event simulation and building information modelling integration using a game engine (2018)
Journal Article
Sandoval, C. A. O., Tizani, W., & Koch, C. (2018). A method for discrete event simulation and building information modelling integration using a game engine. Advances in Computational Design, 3(4), 405-418. https://doi.org/10.12989/acd.2018.3.4.405

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Discrete Event Simulation (DES) are tools widely used in the context of the construction industry. While BIM is used to represent the physical and functional characteristics of a facility, DES models are used... Read More about A method for discrete event simulation and building information modelling integration using a game engine.

Intelligent computing in architecture, engineering and construction (2018)
Journal Article
Koch, C., Tizani, W., & Hartmann, T. (2018). Intelligent computing in architecture, engineering and construction. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 38, 656-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2018.08.017

Experimental and numerical analysis of dynamic compressive response of Nomex honeycombs (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, T., & Tizani, W. (2018). Experimental and numerical analysis of dynamic compressive response of Nomex honeycombs. Composites Part B: Engineering, 148, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.04.025

Lightweight phenolic resin-impregnated aramid paper honeycombs, commercially known as Nomex®honeycombs, are promising cores for sandwich structures in aerospace applications due to their high ratios of stiffness and strength to density. The out-of-pl... Read More about Experimental and numerical analysis of dynamic compressive response of Nomex honeycombs.

Closure to “A cantilever approach to estimate bending stiffness of buildings affected by tunnelling" by Twana K. Haji, Alec M. Marshall, and Walid Tizani (2018)
Journal Article
Haji, T. K., Marshall, A. M., & Tizani, W. (2018). Closure to “A cantilever approach to estimate bending stiffness of buildings affected by tunnelling" by Twana K. Haji, Alec M. Marshall, and Walid Tizani. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.01.023

A cantilever approach to estimate bending stiffness of buildings affected by tunnelling (2017)
Journal Article
Haji, T. K., Haji, T., Marshall, A. M., & Tizani, W. (2018). A cantilever approach to estimate bending stiffness of buildings affected by tunnelling. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 71, 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2017.08.005

The evaluation of the effect of tunnel construction on buildings is a problem being faced by engineers around the world. Building bending stiffness is an important parameter in tunnel-soil-structure interaction analyses. The construction of a new tun... Read More about A cantilever approach to estimate bending stiffness of buildings affected by tunnelling.

Evaluation of current practice and associated challenges towards integrated design (2017)
Journal Article
Fadoul, A. H., & Tizani, W. (2017). Evaluation of current practice and associated challenges towards integrated design. Advances in Computational Design, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.12989/acd.2017.2.2.089

The AEC industry is highly interested in effective ICT adoption and deployment, including its utilization within the design process. However, its capabilities have not yet been fully exploited and it is an obvious area for further research. Architect... Read More about Evaluation of current practice and associated challenges towards integrated design.

Structural sustainability appraisal in BIM (2016)
Journal Article
Oti, A. H., Tizani, W., Abanda, F., Jaly-Zada, A., & Tah, J. (2016). Structural sustainability appraisal in BIM. Automation in Construction, 69, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2016.05.019

The provision of Application Programming Interface (API) in BIM-enable tools can contribute to facilitating BIM-related research. APIs are useful links for running plug-ins and external programmes but they are yet to be fully exploited in expanding t... Read More about Structural sustainability appraisal in BIM.

A component method model for blind-bolts with headed anchors in tension (2015)
Journal Article
Pitrakkos, T., & Tizani, W. (2015). A component method model for blind-bolts with headed anchors in tension. Steel and Composite Structures, 18(5), 1305-1330. https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2015.18.5.1305

Copyright © 2015 Techno-Press, Ltd. The successful application of the component-based approach - widely used to model structural joints - requires knowledge of the mechanical properties of the constitutive joint components, including an appropriate a... Read More about A component method model for blind-bolts with headed anchors in tension.

Fire performance of blind-bolted connections to concrete filled tubular columns in tension (2015)
Journal Article
Pascual, A. M., Romero, M., & Tizani, W. (2015). Fire performance of blind-bolted connections to concrete filled tubular columns in tension. Engineering Structures, 96, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.03.067

This paper describes an advanced numerical model to predict the fire behaviour of blind-bolts in the tension area of endplate connections between I-beams and concrete filled tubular (CFT) columns. It is the continuation of a previous research on the... Read More about Fire performance of blind-bolted connections to concrete filled tubular columns in tension.

Thermal behaviour of blind-bolted connections to hollow and concrete-filled steel tubular columns (2015)
Journal Article
Pascual, A. M., Romero, M., & Tizani, W. (2015). Thermal behaviour of blind-bolted connections to hollow and concrete-filled steel tubular columns. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2015.01.014

This paper reports on the thermal analysis of blind-bolts connected to concrete filled steel tube (CFST) and hollow steel section (HSS) columns. The aim is therefore the investigation of the temperature distribution in the connected sections and the... Read More about Thermal behaviour of blind-bolted connections to hollow and concrete-filled steel tubular columns.

BIM extension for the sustainability appraisal of conceptual steel design (2015)
Journal Article
Oti, A. H., & Tizani, W. (2015). BIM extension for the sustainability appraisal of conceptual steel design. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 29, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2014.09.001

Contemporary advancements in Information Technology and the efforts from various research initiatives in the AEC industry are showing evidence of progress with the emergence of building information mod- elling (BIM). BIM presents the opportunity of e... Read More about BIM extension for the sustainability appraisal of conceptual steel design.

Performance of T-stub to CFT joints using blind bolts with headed anchors (2015)
Journal Article
Tizani, W., & Pitrakkos, T. (2015). Performance of T-stub to CFT joints using blind bolts with headed anchors. Journal of Structural Engineering, 141(10), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0001169

This paper assesses the performance of a newly developed blind bolt, intended for use in constructing bolted moment-resisting connections to concrete-filled tubular steel profiles. A total of ten connection tests are reported, with each configuration... Read More about Performance of T-stub to CFT joints using blind bolts with headed anchors.

Tensile capacity of FRP anchors in connecting FRP and TRM sheets to concrete (2014)
Journal Article
Bournas, D. A., Pavese, A., & Tizani, W. (2015). Tensile capacity of FRP anchors in connecting FRP and TRM sheets to concrete. Engineering Structures, 82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.10.031

This paper investigates the effectiveness of carbon fiber spike anchors as a means of anchoring externally bonded (EB) fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) and textile reinforced mortar (TRM) sheets into concrete. The investigation employs experimental wo... Read More about Tensile capacity of FRP anchors in connecting FRP and TRM sheets to concrete.

Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension (2013)
Journal Article
Tizani, W., Abd Rahman, N., & Pitrakkos, T. (2014). Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 93, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.10.002

This paper investigates and reports on the fatigue behaviour of a novel blind-bolt system termed the Extended Hollo-bolt (EHB). The new blind-bolt is a modified version of the standard Lindapter Hollo-bolt, and its application relates to the construc... Read More about Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension.