Reinforced Concrete Design

Analysis and design of RC columns, beam-column joints, chimneys, towers, water tanks, bridges, serviceability limit states,...

Prestressed Concrete Design

Analysis and design of PSC railtrack sleepers, poles, masts, shells,...

Structural Reliability

Structural reliability applications to RC, PSC and steel elements and structures: chimneys, sleepers, water tanks, transmission line towers, bridges, etc.; time-variant reliability, load combinations,...

Structural Analysis, Dynamics and Stability

Deterministic and probabilistic mechanics: statics and dynamics, structural stability,...

Bridge Engineering

Modelling of vehicular loads on bridges, dynamic response, reliability studies,...

Wind & Earthquake Engineering

Stochastic dynamic response of RC chimneys and towers under wind loading, analysis and design of multi-storey buildings and towers under seismic loading, seismic retrofit of existing buildings,...

Cost-effective Structural Systems

Development of rapid affordable mass housing using glass fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRG) panels for walls, floors, etc.; development of coconut shell composites as cost-effective and energy-efficient structural materials and catenary vault-shaped structures for rapid construction, ...

Biomechanics

Collaborative work with orthopaedic surgeons to develop improved external fixators for wrist and tibia under compound fractures, studies on viscoelastic properties of human skin and dermotaxis, ...