Emad F. Gad

Collapse modelling analysis of a precast soft storey building in Australia (2010)

Wibowo, Ari, Wilson, John L., Lam, Nelson T. K., Gad, Emad F.

A unique experimental field test study that provides insight into the push-over load-deflection and collapse behaviour of a soft storey building is reported in this paper. The five storey building...

Collapse modelling analysis of a precast soft storey building in Australia (2010)

Wibowo, Ari, Wilson, John L., Lam, Nelson T. K., Gad, Emad F.

A unique experimental field test study that provides insight into the push-over load-deflection and collapse behaviour of a soft storey building is reported in this paper. The five storey building...

Design and analysis of a case-study low-rise building with moment-resisting composite frames (2009)

Yao, Huang, Goldsworthy, Helen M., Gad, Emad F.

Although composite frames with moment-resisting connections are an excellent choice for multi-storey building structures, they are not widely used in practice in Australia due to lack of appropriate...

Seismic performance of a brick veneer steel-framed house (2009)

Paton-Cole, Vidal P., Gad, Emad F., Clifton, Charles, Heath, David J., Davies, Carl, Hicks, Stephen, ...

The use of high-strength, cold-formed steel frames in residential construction is steadily increasing in both Australia and New Zealand. One common form of this construction uses brick veneer as a...

Shaking table tests on strength degradation behaviour (2009)

Kafle, Bidur, Paton-Cole, Vidal P., Lam, Nelson T.K., Gad, Emad F., Wilson, John L.

Structures such as unreinforced masonry walls, soft-storey buildings, gravity structures and components which include free-standing objects are well known to be non-ductile and yet they are commonly...

Review of in-service assessment of timber poles (2009)

Baraneedaran, S., Gad, Emad F., Flatley, I., Kamiran, A., Wilson, J. L.

Timber utility poles form an essential component of lifelines in all communities. In Australia, it is estimated that there are more than 5 million timber utility power poles in service with more than...

Experimental and numerical investigation of the tensile behavior of blind-bolted T-stub connections to concrete-filled circular columns (2008)

Yao, Huang, Goldsworthy, Helen M., Gad, Emad F.

This paper presents the results of two series of experimental and analytical studies on the structural behavior of an innovative moment-resisting connection to concrete-filled circular hollow...

Quality control testing of plasterboard for bracing applications (2008)

Liew, Yen L., Gad, Emad F., Duffield, Colin F.

It is well recognized around the world that plasterboard clad walls can provide significant bracing to light framed residential structures. In Australia, local codes of practice allow up to 50% of...

Study on blind-bolted split tee connections to concrete-filled steel tubes for steel moment-frame buildings (2008)

Yao, H., Goldsworthy, Helen M., Gad, Emad F.

This paper presents an alternative solution to conventional welded moment-resisting frame for circular hollow sections using blind bolts and double split tee connections. The easily installed blind...

Damage in the 2008 China earthquake (2008)

Wibowo, Ari, Kafle, Bidur, Mohyeddin Kermani, Alireza, Lam, Nelson T., Wilson, John L., Gad, Emad F.

An earthquake measuring 7.9 Richter scale occurred in Wenchuan on 12 May 2008, some 92km west of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. A field investigation was conducted in regions with Modified...

Field testing of a soft-storey building in Melbourne (2008)

Bhamare, Rupali S., Wibowo, Ari, Gad, Emad F., Collier, Philip, Wilson, John L., Lam, Nelson T., ...

Building structures possessing vertical stiffness irregularity with an open ground storey are common in areas of low and moderate seismicity. These types of structures translate back and forth like...

Probabilistic failure prediction for deteriorating pipelines : nonparametric approach (2008)

Dehghan, Azam, McManus, Kerry J., Gad, Emad F.

Component failures in water distribution systems are usually predicted by parametric models where the model parameters are determined by projecting the past failure rates of the component to the...

Damage thresholds in unreinforced masonry (2008)

Heath, David J., Gad, Emad F., Wilson, John L.

In various regions of Australia, mines and quarries employ blasting, which some home owners believe causes cracking of non-structural components such as brick veneer. The first part of this paper...

Statistical analysis of structural failures of water pipes (2008)

Dehghan, Azam, McManus, Kerry J., Gad, Emad F.

Statistical analysis and prediction of failure rates of water distribution pipes are usually performed using parametric lifetime models. In this paper, a new probabilistic measure for the failure...

The behaviour of RC frames with masonry infill in Wenchuan Earthquake (2008)

Mohyeddin-Kermani, Alireza, Goldsworthy, Helen M., Gad, Emad F.

The Wenchuan Earthquake, with a moment magnitude of 7.9 (reported by USGS), occurred in Sichuan Province in China on May 12, 2008. As of July 2, 2008 69,195 people were killed, 373,606 injured,...

A simple displacement-based model for predicting seismically induced overturning (2006)

Al Abadi, Haider, Lam, Nelson T., Gad, Emad F.

The displacement-based modelling methodology which has been applied extensively to buildings and bridges is extended herein to model the over-turning behaviour of rigid free-standing objects. The...

Experimental and analytical validation of a fastener bearing test as a means of evaluating the bracing characteristics of plasterboard (2006)

Liew, Y. L., Gad, Emad F., Duffield, Colin F.

The beneficial bracing characteristics of plasterboard have recently been incorporated into Australian design standards for residential structures. There is a need to develop control procedures,...

Floor vibrations due to human excitation : damping perspective (2006)

Saidi, Ibrahim, Haritos, Nick, Gad, Emad F., Wilson, John L.

High levels of vibrations can occur in floor systems due to excitation from human activities such as walking and aerobics. In building floors, excessive vibrations are generally not a safety concern...

Simplified component model for curved T-stub connection to concrete-filled steel tube with blind bolts and extensions (2006)

Yao, Huang, Goldsworthy, Helen M., Gad, Emad F.

This paper describes a simplified component model developed to predict the behaviour of a blind-bolted T-stub connection to a concrete-filled steel tube with or without anchorage extensions within...

Seismic fragility curves for damage to building contents (2006)

Al Abadi, Haider, Lam, Nelson T. K., Gad, Emad F.

Slender free-standing objects in a building could be excited into rigorous rocking and/or sliding motion in an earthquake. Some objects might experience overturning and hence damage when impacting on...

Effects of mine blasting on residential structures (2005)

Gad, Emad F., Wilson, John L., Moore, Adrian J., Richards, Alan B.

Blasting is common in the coal industry to remove rock overburden so that the exposed coal can be mechanically excavated. The ground vibrations and air blast produced by blasting are often felt by...

Seismically induced overturning of objects and filtering effects of buildings (2005)

Franke, David C., Lam, Nelson T., Gad, Emad F., Chandler, Adrian

The seismic performance of unrestrained objects is critically dependent on the displacement demand behaviour of the building floor. The risk of an object overturning can be estimated from the dual...

'Modularised' closed-form mathematical model for predicting the bracing performance of plasterboard clad walls (2005)

Liew, Yen L., Gad, Emad F., Duffield, Colin F.

This paper presents a new approach to predict the racking load-displacement response of plasterboard clad walls found in Australian light-framed residential structures under monotonic racking load....

Development of test method for determining plasterboard bracing performance (2004)

Liew, Yen L., Gad, Emad F., Duffield, Colin F.

The Australian Residential Timber-Framed Construction standard (AS1684:1999) has recently been revised to explicitly define the bracing contribution of nominally fixed plasterboard clad walls as 0.45...

Earthquake floor spectra for unrestrained building components (2004)

Al Abadi, Haider A., Lam, Nelson T., Gad, Emad F., Chandler, Adrian M.

This paper introduces the use of elastic displacement floor spectra to model the seismic performance behavior of unrestrained components. The displacement spectrum has the attribute of tracking...

Investigation into the structural behaviour of mine brick barricades (2003)

Duffield, Colin F., Gad, Emad F., Bamford, W.

The structural behavior of mine brick barricades in underground mines was investigated. The details of a barricade, measuring 6m wide, 5.3m high and 400mm thick was discussed. It was stated that the...

Structural response of brick veneer houses to blast vibration (2003)

Moore, Adrian J., Richards, Alan B., Gad, Emad F., Wilson, J.

Project C9040 - 'Structure Response to Blast Vibration', funded by the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP), involved the investigation of the structural response from blast vibration...