Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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A new unbiased metamodel method for efficient reliability analysis
Published 2017-07-01Metamodel method is widely used in structural reliability analysis. A main limitation of this method is that it is difficult or even impossible to quantify the model uncertainty caused by the metamodel approximation. This ...Open AccessArticle -
A new maximum entropy-based importance sampling for reliability analysis
Published 2016-11-01Importance sampling can be highly efficient if a good importance sampling density is constructed. Although the parametric sampling densities centered on the design points are often good choices, the determination of the ...Open AccessArticle -
Recent developments on the Component Method
Published 2019-09-16The Component Method is well established and incorporated in Part 1.8 of Eurocode3 for the design of connections of steel frameworks. It is primarily intended to provide the elastic joint stiffness, although Part 1.8 ...Open AccessConference paper -
Generalised Component Model for Structural Steel Joints
Published 2019-02-01This paper presents a generalised component model for structural steel joints that extends the Component Method to the post-ultimate and post-fracture ranges. In this approach, a tri-linear spring model was developed for ...Open AccessArticle -
Full-range behaviour of semi-rigid steel connections
Published 2018-12-01The paper summarises recent research programs undertaken at the University of Sydney on determining the full-range behaviour of steel connections including post-peak softening and fracture. The overall context of this work ...Open AccessConference paper