My research activities are mainly linked with the topics of offsite manufacturing, resilient and sustainable lightweight steel structures and circular construction integrating physical tests, advanced computational analysis and novel design solutions.
Large-scale tests on cold-formed steel beam-to-column connections at our Heavy Structures Laboratory. PhD project conducted by Kanan Ibrahimov.
2022-Present. High-performance lightweight steel framing structures in seismic areas, PhD project by Kanan Ibrahimov.
2022-Present. Lightweight Structural systems for low-carbon housing, PhD project by Junyue Ma.
2023-Present. Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing, PhD project by Ehsan Bakhshivand.
2024-Present. Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing, PhD project by Pouria Darzehkanani.
Past Research
-2020-2022. Low-carbon seismic-resistant buildings for a densely populated city; Istanbul. Royal Academy of Engineering (FoD2021\4\26). Collaborators: Robert Gordon University, Ozyegin University, Turkey. Value: £19,800.
- 2020-2022. Enhanced structural design for floating offshore wind turbines. PhD project completed by Rigobert Zomafo.
-2017-2024. Friction-slip moment-resisting bolted connections for seismic resilient cold-formed steel structures. PhD project by Marzie Shahini.
Collaborations
Imperial College London
University of Sheffield
Robert Gordon University
Politecnico Milano
Johns Hopkins University
Funding and Grants
2022-2025. EPSRC (EP/W026376/1). Hybrid lightweight structural systems for low-cost housing (HYLIGHTS). Collaborators: Imperial College London & University of Sheffield. Project partners: SCI, Metsec plc and Etex. Total value: £1.1M.
2020-2022. Royal Academy of Engineering (FoD2021\4\26). Low-carbon seismic-resistant buildings for a densely populated city; Istanbul. Collaborators: Robert Gordon University, Ozyegin University, Turkey. Value: £19,800.
2022-2025. High-performance lightweight steel framing structures. Research – Studentship funded by Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Value: £65,500.
