New Civil RHD students who are commencing in Research Quarter 2, 2017

Please welcome our new RHD students for Research Quarter 2, 2017:

Student

Program

Principal Advisor

Research Group

Vinny GUPTA

MPhil

Dr Juan Hidalgo

Fire Safety Engineering

Liang LI

PhD

Dr Vinh Dao

Structural Engineering

Pinal PATEL

MPhil

Prof. Tom Baldock

Coastal Engineering

Guangxing WANG

PhD

Dr Jiwon Kim

Transport Engineering

Civil RHD students who have graduated in Research Quarter 1, 2017

Congratulations to the following students who have successfully completed their RHD program in Research Quarter 1, 2017:

Student

Program

Principal Advisor

Thesis Title

Julia BUSSE

PhD

Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann

Multi-scale permeability of coal fractures and cleats

Richard EMBERLEY

PhD

Prof. José Torero

Fundamentals for the Fire Design of Cross Laminated Timber Buildings

Wayne MULLER*

PhD

Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann

Characterising moisture within unbound granular pavements using multi-offset Ground Penetrating Radar

Hojjat REZAEESTAKHRUIE

PhD

Dr Mahmoud Mesbah

Analytical Error Propagation in Four-Step Transportation Demand Models

Thomas RIDGWAY

MPhil

Prof. David Williams

Alumina Refinery Inputs and Processes Affecting Sedimentation, Consolidation and Desiccation of Seawater Neutralised Bauxite Residue

* the candidate has been nominated for a Dean’s Commendation award

Civil RHD students who have submitted their thesis in Research Quarter 1, 2017

Congratulations to the following students who have successfully submitted their thesis for examination in Research Quarter 1, 2017:

Student

Program

Principal Advisor

Thesis Title

Maziar GHOLAMI KORZANI

PhD

Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann

A novel approach in SPH to simulate hydraulically induced deformation processes in Geomechanics

Harshani HMD

PhD

Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann

Micro-scale flow and induced contact erosion in granular media

Farshad HASHEMI REZVANI

PhD

Dr Hamid Ronagh

Robustness of Steel Moment Resisting Frames Subjected to Travelling Fire and Structural Element Removal

Zhifang HU

MPhil

Dr David Callaghan

Investigation on Parametric Similar Waves Using OpenFOAM

Misbah Uddin KHAN

PhD

Dr Mahmoud Mesbah

IMPROVEMENT OF A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORTAING FLOODING

Danielle LESTER

PhD

Prof Jose Torero

Delivering Superior Megaproject Performance Outcomes Through Timely Intervention in the Civil Engineering Curriculum

Fabio OLIVEIRA

PhD

Dr Matthew Mason

Cascading Collapse of Transmission Line Structures

Ye Win TUN

PhD

Dr Dorival Pedroso

Reliability Analyses of the Stability of Slopes using the Limit Equilibrium Method and Genetic Algorithms

Gangfu ZHANG

PhD

Prof Hubert Chanson

Free-Surface Aeration, Turbulence, and Energy Dissipation on Stepped Chutes with Triangular Steps, Chamfered Steps, and Partially Blocked Step Cavities

Yunpeng ZHANG

PhD

Dr Dorival Pedroso

On accuracy, efficiency and stability of methods for solving porous media dynamics