Five civil engineering Faculty members, Drs. Hoult, Fam, Green, MacDougall, and Moore concentrate their research on the various aspects of concrete, steel, wood, bamboo and advanced composite materials pertaining to the design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of structures such as bridges, buildings, breakwaters, and guideways, and the development of new construction materials.
Analytical studies are primarily concerned with the application of finite element methods to static and dynamic analyses of structures, and laboratory testing is often used to complement these studies. Some of the projects being carried out in these laboratories are in conjunction with the Royal Military College (RMC) and extensive use is being made of the cold room testing facility. Research into the use of bamboo as an alternative to wood products in the global construction industry is being carried out with the assistance of FORINTEK research laboratories. Considerable assistance has been provided toward several aspects of the Ontario Highway Bridge Design Code and other national and international design codes. Several research projects related to the development of such design codes are underway.
Amir Fam
- Reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
- Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
- Structurally integrated stay-in-place FRP formwork for concrete structures
- Strengthening of concrete and masonry structures using FRP
- Strengthening of steel structures using ultra-high modulus carbon-FRP
Mark F. Green
- Advanced Composite Materials
- Bridge Dynamics
- Concrete Structures
Neil Hoult
- FRPs for retrofitting and reinforcing of concrete structures
- Testing and modeling of reinforced concrete
- Structural health monitoring (SHM)
- Wireless sensor networks for long-term monitoring
- Fibre optic sensors for SHM and structural optimization
Colin MacDougall
- Mechanics of strands and cables
- Fatigue of post-tensioned concrete beams
- Deteriorating post-tensioned concrete buildings
- Fatigue and fracture modeling
- Structural steel design
- Innovative engineering instruction
Ian D. Moore
- Stability of Shell Structures
- Polymer Modeling and Pipe Structures
- Analysis and Design of Silo Structures
- Shell-solid Interaction
- Sustainable building materials
- Metal matrix composites
- Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP)
- Natural fibres/bio-based polymer resin composites
- Materials testing and micro-structural characterization