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Impact factor analysis affecting the operation of asset lifecycle by using asset information modeling and blockchain technology (2024)
Journal Article
Raslan, A., Cheshmehzangi, A., Towey, D., Tizani, W., & Kapogiannis, G. (2024). Impact factor analysis affecting the operation of asset lifecycle by using asset information modeling and blockchain technology. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-10-2022-0272

Purpose: Currently, owners find it difficult to manage their assets throughout their project life cycle. The fact that asset information models (AIMs) are mandatory as deliverables for building information modeling-driven projects makes it a key requ... Read More about Impact factor analysis affecting the operation of asset lifecycle by using asset information modeling and blockchain technology.

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, 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.

Analysis of EHB Joints to Concrete‐filled Steel Columns: Combined Failure in Tension (2021)
Journal Article
Cabrera, M., Tizani, W., & Mahmood, M. (2021). Analysis of EHB Joints to Concrete‐filled Steel Columns: Combined Failure in Tension. ce/papers, 4(2-4), 162-167. https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1276

Structural hollow sections are popular in the building industry as they offer many structural, economical and architectural advantages over other sections. However, their use is limited due to the difficulties in performing site bolting connections u... Read More about Analysis of EHB Joints to Concrete‐filled Steel Columns: Combined Failure in Tension.

Experimental and numerical analysis of preload in Extended Hollo-Bolt blind bolts (2021)
Journal Article
Cabrera, M., Tizani, W., Ninic, J., & Wang, F. (2021). Experimental and numerical analysis of preload in Extended Hollo-Bolt blind bolts. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 186, Article 106885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2021.106885

Adequate initial bolt preload is necessary to ensure the strength and stiffness of bolted connections. In this study, an experimental torque control method was used to determine the relationship between tightening torque and preload of nine Extended... Read More about Experimental and numerical analysis of preload in Extended Hollo-Bolt blind bolts.

A review and analysis of testing and modeling practice of extended Hollo-Bolt blind bolt connections (2021)
Journal Article
Cabrera, M., Tizani, W., & Ninic, J. (2021). A review and analysis of testing and modeling practice of extended Hollo-Bolt blind bolt connections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 183, Article 106763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2021.106763

Steel Hollow Sections (SHS) offer many structural, economical and architectural advantages in multi-storey and high-rise construction. However, their use is not suitable for a wide range of applications due to the difficulties of site bolting as ther... Read More about A review and analysis of testing and modeling practice of extended Hollo-Bolt blind bolt connections.

A component model for column face in bending of extended HolloBolt connections (2021)
Journal Article
Mahmood, M., & Tizani, W. (2021). A component model for column face in bending of extended HolloBolt connections. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 182, Article 106655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2021.106655

Extended HolloBolt (EHB) is a practical anchored blind bolting system for concrete-filled steel sections. One of the failure modes of EHB connections is the bending of the column face component. Up to date, no analytical model to estimate the strengt... Read More about A component model for column face in bending of extended HolloBolt connections.

Seismic performance of reinforced concrete interior beam-column joints with novel reinforcement detail (2020)
Journal Article
Shen, X., Li, B., Chen, Y., & Tizani, W. (2021). Seismic performance of reinforced concrete interior beam-column joints with novel reinforcement detail. Engineering Structures, 227, Article 111408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111408

Horizontal stirrups are normally required in reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column joints (BCJs) for resisting shear forces in seismic design. For RC moment-resisting frames subjected to a high lateral load, a large number of stirrups are needed in jo... Read More about Seismic performance of reinforced concrete interior beam-column joints with novel reinforcement detail.

Discrete-Event Simulation and Building Information Modelling Based Animation of Construction Activities (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Tizani, W., Pereira, E., Koch, C., & Fadoul, A. (2021). Discrete-Event Simulation and Building Information Modelling Based Animation of Construction Activities. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering: ICCCBE 2020 (285-294). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51295-8_21

Discrete-event simulation (DES) technology has been widely used in the construction context, particularly in the academic community for research purposes. However, it has been neglected by industry for various reasons, including the usual way in whic... Read More about Discrete-Event Simulation and Building Information Modelling Based Animation of Construction Activities.

A Knowledge-Based Model for Constructability Assessment of Buildings Design Using BIM (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Fadoul, A., Tizani, W., & Osorio-Sandoval, C. A. (2020). A Knowledge-Based Model for Constructability Assessment of Buildings Design Using BIM. In E. Toledo Santos, & S. Scheer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering: ICCCBE 2020 (147-159). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51295-8_13

Economic and time efficiency can be attained in the construction industry by applying the principles of constructability. Existing empirical studies demonstrate that incorporating these principles into initial stages of design maximise outcomes for a... Read More about A Knowledge-Based Model for Constructability Assessment of Buildings Design Using BIM.

Effect of Concrete Infill and Slenderness on Column-Face Component in Anchored Blind-Bolt Connections (2020)
Journal Article
Tizani, W., Mahmood, M., & Bournas, D. (2020). Effect of Concrete Infill and Slenderness on Column-Face Component in Anchored Blind-Bolt Connections. Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(4), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ST.1943-541X.0002557

© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers. Previous research on blind-bolted connections to hollow columns have provided a wealth of experimental data but little information on parametric analytical models to guide their design. One of the connectio... Read More about Effect of Concrete Infill and Slenderness on Column-Face Component in Anchored Blind-Bolt Connections.

A fully coupled computational framework for fluid pressurised crack evolution in porous media (2019)
Journal Article
Hardcastle, A., Mousavi Nezhad, M., Rezania, M., Tizani, W., & Gamage Ranjith, P. (2019). A fully coupled computational framework for fluid pressurised crack evolution in porous media. Journal of Porous Media, 22(8), 939-956. https://doi.org/10.1615/jpormedia.2019025665

This paper presents a computational framework for modelling hydraulic fracture on the basis of combining continuum porous media and damage theories. By considering the continuum as two separate domains of damaged and intact porous domains, model comp... Read More about A fully coupled computational framework for fluid pressurised crack evolution in porous media.

Ultimate strength and fracture sequence of bolted connections to thin-walled carbon steel (2019)
Journal Article
Mahmood, M., Elamin, A., & Tizani, W. (2020). Ultimate strength and fracture sequence of bolted connections to thin-walled carbon steel. Structures, 23, 646-659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2019.11.011

© 2019 Institution of Structural Engineers Recent experimental studies on single shear bolted connections to thin-walled carbon steel indicated the need for parametric analysis to understand the behaviour of the connection. In this paper, finite elem... Read More about Ultimate strength and fracture sequence of bolted connections to thin-walled carbon steel.

Analysis of Extended Hollo-Bolt Connections: Combined Failure in Tension (2019)
Journal Article
Cabrera, M., Tizani, W., Mahmood, M., & Shamsudin, M. F. (2020). Analysis of Extended Hollo-Bolt Connections: Combined Failure in Tension. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 165, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2019.105766

This paper investigates the combined failure mode of the Extended Hollo-Bolt (EHB) and the effect of the column thickness on the tensile behaviour of the blind fastener. A three-dimensional Finite Element (FE) model was developed, validated against e... Read More about Analysis of Extended Hollo-Bolt Connections: Combined Failure in Tension.

Integrated parametric multi-level information and numerical modelling of mechanised tunnelling projects (2019)
Journal Article
Ninić, J., Koch, C., Vonthron, A., Tizani, W., & König, M. (2020). Integrated parametric multi-level information and numerical modelling of mechanised tunnelling projects. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 43, Article 101011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2019.101011

This paper presents a concept for parametric modelling of mechanized tunnelling within a state of the art design environment, as the basis for design assessments for different levels of details (LoDs). To this end, a parametric representation of each... Read More about Integrated parametric multi-level information and numerical modelling of mechanised tunnelling projects.

Parametric Virtual Design-based Multi-Objective Optimization for Sustainable Building Design (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Cheng, C., Ninic, J., & Tizani, W. (2019). Parametric Virtual Design-based Multi-Objective Optimization for Sustainable Building Design

With the development of Building Information Modelling aiming for automatic, the automating of sustainability analysis will be a certain requirement in the future. Unlike the current research stream, this paper investigates a novel approach of direct... Read More about Parametric Virtual Design-based Multi-Objective Optimization for Sustainable Building Design.

Particle reinforced thermoplastic foams under quasi-static compression (2019)
Journal Article
Cao, S., Liu, T., Jones, A., & Tizani, W. (2019). Particle reinforced thermoplastic foams under quasi-static compression. Mechanics of Materials, 136, Article 103081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2019.103081

Polymer foams are widely used as the core materials for lightweight sandwich structures. Particle reinforcement can be added into polymer foams to enhance their mechanical properties. In this study, particle reinforced foams were manufactured from Li... Read More about Particle reinforced thermoplastic foams under quasi-static compression.

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.

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.

Meta Models for Real-Time Design Assessment Within an Integrated Information and Numerical Modelling Framework (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ninic, J., Koch, C., & Tizani, W. (2018). Meta Models for Real-Time Design Assessment Within an Integrated Information and Numerical Modelling Framework. In Advanced Computing Strategies for Engineering (201-218). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91635-4_11

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. In situations where rapid decisions are required or a large number of design alternatives is to be explored, numerical predictions of construction processes have to be performed in... Read More about Meta Models for Real-Time Design Assessment Within an Integrated Information and Numerical Modelling Framework.

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.

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)
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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.

Building Information Modelling (BIM)—versioning for collaborative design (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Zada, A. J., Tizani, W., & Oti, A. (in press). Building Information Modelling (BIM)—versioning for collaborative design. In Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (2014). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.064

The engineering design process is a complicated activity. It is often characterized by multi-disciplinary teams in multiple places working together on a single project, using different models and software tools. In addition, such activities generate... Read More about Building Information Modelling (BIM)—versioning for collaborative design.

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.