Connor O’Shaughnessy
Structural optimisation of damage tolerance across scales.
- Email: c.o'shaughnessy1@ncl.ac.uk
Supervisors
Project description
This project will identify principles for the structural optimisation for damage tolerance across scales.
We will look for optimised topological solutions at the microstructural, element, and macro scales. We will use state-of-the-art discrete element modelling. We will determine similarities and differences in robust structural forms at multiple scales. We will exploit across-scale analogies and form links between different areas of expertise. We will use 3D printing capabilities to verify and prototype the simulated topologies.
This research will inform the provision of future normative design codes for robustness orientated design. It will provide generalised principles of structural form rather than prescriptive design rules.
Publications
- Abubaker AM, Saeed JA. Shear Strength and Behavior of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Beams without Stirrups. In: Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences 2016, 3(3).
Interests
Numerical modelling, 3D printing, topological optimisation
Qualifications
- MEng Civil and Structural Engineering, Newcastle University.