Episode 34, 16 MIN 08 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Cities and Extreme Events
 Assoc Prof Priyan Mendis Priyan Medis is Associate Professor and Reader with the Department of Civil and Environmental Enginnering. He is a specialist in protective technologies for structures. Priyan's research interests also include High-strength / High-performance Concrete; Seismic Design of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures; Design of Tall Buildings and Bridges; and Manufactured Sand. |
 Assoc Prof Nick Haritos
Nick Haritos is Associate Professor with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a specialist in structural dynamics of both land-based and offshore structures. Nick's research interests also include Hydrodynamics; Condition / Capacity Assessment of Bridge Structures; Experimental Modal Analysis Testing; and Computers in Modelling, Simulation and Control. |
USEFUL LINKS
Assoc Prof Priyan Mendis
Publications
- MENDIS, P., "Design of High-strength Concrete Members: State-of-the-art 2nd edition", Published by EA Publishers Ltd., 2007 (http://www.engaust.com.au), ISBN No. 0858258080.
- SOFI, M., Van DEVENTER, J., MENDIS, P., AND LUKEY, G., “Engineering properties of inorganic polymer concretes (IPCs)”, Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 37:2, February 2007, Pages 251-257.
- NGO. T., MENDIS, P. AND KRAUTHAMMER, T., “Testing and Modeling of Ultra-high Strength Prestressed Precast Concrete Panels subjected to Blast Loading”, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, in press, 2007 (acceptance March 2006).
Priyan's web page
Assoc Prof Nick Haritos
Publications
- Haritos, N., Hira, A., Mendis, P. and Perera, U., “Repair and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures using CFRPs”, Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol 9, No 1, 2006, pp1-9.
- James, K. R., Haritos, N. and Ades, P. K., “Mechanical Stability of Trees under Dynamic Loads”, American Journal
- Bayissa, W. L. and Haritos, N., “Damage Identification in Plate-like Structures using Bending Moment response Power Spectral Density”, Intl. Jl. of Structural Health Monitoring, Vol 6, No 1, Sage Publications, pp 5-24.
Nick's web page
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Producers: Kelvin Param, Eric Van Bemmel and Dr Shane Huntington
Audio Engineer: Craig McArthur
Theme Music performed by Sergio Ercole. Mr Ercole is represented by the Musicians' Agency, Faculty of Music
Voiceover: Paul Richiardi
Series Creators: Eric van Bemmel and Kelvin Param
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