Faculty of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Mixed-mode fracture and load misalignment on the assessment of FRP-concrete bond connections
Published 2016-01-01Considerable dispersion is usually found in experimental data concerning the material properties of FRP-concrete bond connections. In pure shear models, the direction of FRP loading is assumed to be parallel to the axis ...Open AccessArticle -
A Constitutive Communication Lens of Stakeholder Participation in Post-Disaster Construction
Published 2016-06-01A diverse set of stakeholders converge to facilitate reconstruction and recovery in post-disaster settings. Shared decision-making, implementation and evaluation are crucial to ensure reconstructed infrastructure delivers ...Open AccessConference paper -
Characterizing Post-Disaster Reconstruction Training Methods and Learning Styles
Published 2016-12-01Large disasters damage or destroy infrastructure that is then reconstructed through programmes that train community members in construction techniques that reduce future risks. Despite the number of post-disaster reconstruction ...Open AccessArticle -
Constructing Authority in Disaster Relief Coordination
Published 2017-04-01The purpose of our study is to explore the social construction of authority in disaster relief coordination. We emphasize the ways in which stakeholders draw upon various discursive resources in order to establish or ...Open AccessArticle -
Inter-Organizational Resource Coordination in Post-Disaster Infrastructure Recovery
Published 2016-10-01Despite significant advances in strengthening post-disaster recovery efforts, misaligned strategy and inefficient resource allocation are far too often the norm for infrastructure reconstruction. To examine the ...Open AccessArticle