Research Areas

Activities in the the application of novel information technologies to structures and the performance of steel connections. His experience includes the application of knowledge based systems and object oriented technology in the provision of advice and decision support for structural design; virtual reality in the design of structural steelwork; virtual prototyping; construction-led and integrated design; the economic appraisal of structural steelwork; collaborative design; blind-bolt connection to tubular hollow sections.

Research Projects:

  • The behaviour of blind-bolt moment-resisting connections to concrete filled hollow sections (Supported by Corus Tubes - UK)

PhD studentship funded by the Faculty of Engineering scholarship, University of Nottingham, Research Associate Ahmed ElAmin; Oct 2009–September 2012

PhD studentship funded by the Nottingham-China scholarship, Research Associate Zhiyu Atrend; Oct 2008–September 2011

PhD studentship funded by the DTA EPSRC and Corus.Research associate; Theodoros Pitrakkos; October 2008- September 2011

PhD studentship funded by the Malysian Goverment. Research associate Norashidah Abd-Rahman; Jan 2008–Jan 2011

PhD studentship funded by the Omani Goverment.Research associate Ali AlMughairi; Jan 2006–Dec 2009

  • Process re-engineering for the design and manufacture of structural steelwork

DTI and Caunton Engineering Ltd; KTP 354; as principal investigator (‘Lead knowledge-base partner’); Direct funding to UoN £198k, indirect by Caunton £92k: total £290k ;  Jan 2005–Dec 2008

  • Collaborative engineering design using multi-agent system

PhD studentship funded by the Syrian Goverment. PhD Student Ibrahim Fahdah; Jan 2004–Jan 2008

LINK-IMI GR/M38873; total value £430k ; as principal investigator; rated: ‘internationally leading’ for research quality and ‘tending to outstanding’ overall

(Graduated research students: Robert A Smith, Darshan Ruikar and Dilan Roshani)

Partners In Technology Project CI 39/3/439 (cc 1420); as investigator and manager; Total Value £126k ; resulted in a patent;

(Graduated PhD Student Tobias Barnett)

LINK-IDAC 243; as investigator and co-ordinator; Total Value £267k; EPSRC rated ‘Apha 3’ and ‘Good’

  • Robotic Welding of Tubular SPACES

IMI-LINK GR/M22468/01; as investigator and lead university partner; Total Value £550k  (with UCL and Cranfield); EPSRC rated ‘Good overall’ and with research quality ‘tending to internationally leading’)

  • Performance of connections made with kidney-shaped and long-slotted holes

DETR and SCI - Total value £32k

  • Clamping action of the Hollobolt blind-bolt (Lindapter International)

  • The economic appraisal of structural design

EPSRC; GR/H/44783- EPSRC rated: ‘Alpha 4’ for scientific and technological merit and excellent for management and use of resources

  • Collaborative Design for steel structures (EPSRC studentship)

Others

 
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