About Us

The Advanced Structural Engineering And Construction Materials Group couples the existing research strengths of structural engineering and construction materials within the School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wollongong. The focus of this group is to undertake advanced structural analysis and evaluate high performance materials used in civil engineering construction. Much of the research undertaken by this group has been funded through the Australian Research Council and associated industry partners. The group consists of six full time academic staff members and two visiting staff members. In addition there are numerous BE (Hons), Masters and PhD students associated with the group’s activities. The group also has approximately five technical staff associated with its two structural engineering laboratories.

ASEACM was established in January 2005. The members of the group have a very strong research record with a total of $5 million in National Competitive Grants attracted since 2000. Furthermore, the members of the group have produced over 300 publications and supervised over 150 theses in the last five years.

Four primary strands of research of this group include:

• Advanced analysis and design of structures: Here, we consider the non-linear analysis of concrete, steel and composite steel-concrete structures and the behaviour of structures under extreme loading. We are also developing novel techniques for optimising structural design

• High performance concrete: This research considers the constitutive behaviour and application of high strength concrete, self compacting concrete, fibre reinforced concrete and FRP wrapped concrete members.

• High performance steels: High performance steel research and applications in civil engineering construction is being conducted using high strength steels, stainless steels and titanium based alloys.

• Soil-structure interaction investigating the interaction between foundations with soil under variable loading.