13th International Conference on Steel, Space and Composite Structures
(SS18)
31st January – 2nd February 2018
University of Western Australia
Perth, Australia
Organised by:
School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering
Supported by:
Conference venue:
The University Club of Western Australia
Located in: The University of Western Australia
Address: Hackett Dr, Crawley WA 6009
Phone: +61 8 6488 8770
Map of conference venue:
Map of hotels:
Conference banquet venue:
Fraser’s
Located in: Kings Park, Perth
Address: Fraser Ave, West Perth WA 6005
Phone: +61 8 9481 7100
Map of conference banquet venue:
SS18 conference program:
31st January 2018 (Wednesday)
17:00 - 17:30 Registration The University Club of Western Australia - Ground Floor Terrace
17:30 - 19:00 Welcome Cocktail Reception The University Club of Western Australia - Ground Floor Terrace
1st February, 2018 (Thursday)
7:30 – 8:20 Registration & Morning Coffee The University Club of Western Australia - Theatre Auditorium
8:20 – 8:35 Opening Ceremony Conference Chairmen: Dr Farhad Aslani, Prof Guowei Ma and Prof Brian Uy
8:35 – 8:50 Welcome Head of Department of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at UWA: Prof Yuxia Hu
8:50 – 9:15 Keynote Presentation 1 Prof Sing Ping Chiew, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore:
“Material selection and compliance with structural Eurocodes”
9:15 – 9:40 Keynote Presentation 2 Prof Ben Young, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong:
“Cold-formed stainless steel double shear bolted connections by transient state test method”
9:40 – 10:05 Keynote Presentation 3 Prof Dennis Lam, University of Bradford, United Kingdom:
“Innovative flooring system for steel-concrete composite construction”
10:05 – 10:30 Keynote Presentation 4 Prof Guo-Qiang Li, Tongji University, China:
“Research on progressive collapse resistance of steel frames under localized fire”
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break The University Club of Western Australia
11:00 – 12:40 Parallel Sessions 1 The University Club of Western Australia - Theatre Auditorium, Seminar Room 1 & 2
12:40 – 13:50 Lunch The University Club of Western Australia - Ground Floor Terrace
13:50 – 14:15 Keynote Presentation 5 Prof Hong Hao, Curtin University, Australia:
“Performance of sandwich panel with Square Dome Shape Folded Kirigami core under blast loading”
14:15 – 14:40 Keynote Presentation 6 Prof Bijan Samali, Western Sydney University, Australia:
“Strengthening the upright component of thin-walled cold formed steel rack structures under axial loads”
14:40 – 15:05 Keynote Presentation 7 Prof J Y Richard Liew, National University of Singapore, Singapore:
“Design and construction of steel structures of wide span enclosure”
15:05 – 15:30 Keynote Presentation 8 Prof Eiki Yamaguchi, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan:
“Influence of collision on mechanical behavior of steel girder”
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break The University Club of Western Australia
16:00 – 17:40 Parallel Sessions 2 The University Club of Western Australia - Theatre Auditorium, Seminar Room 1 & 2
19:00 – 23:00 Conference banquet Fraser’s
SS18 conference program:
2nd February, 2018 (Friday)
7:30 – 8:30 Registration & Morning Coffee The University Club of Western Australia - Theatre Auditorium
8:30 – 8:45 Opening Ceremony Conference Chairmen: Dr Farhad Aslani, Prof Guowei Ma and Prof Brian Uy
8:45 – 9:10 Keynote Presentation 9 Prof Brian Uy, University of Sydney, Australia:
“High strength steel, space and composite structures”
9:10 – 9:35 Keynote Presentation 10 Prof Kang-Hai Tan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore:
“Numerical studies on robustness of 3D steel-frame-composite-floor systems under column removal scenario”
9:35 – 10:00 Keynote Presentation 11 Prof Lin-Hai Han, Tsinghua University, China:
“Investigation on concrete-encased CFST members under laterally low velocity impact”
10:00 – 10:25 Keynote Presentation 12 Mr Richard Shedlock, Department of Mines and Petroleum, Australia:
“Assumptions that lead to failure”
10:25 – 11:00 Coffee Break The University Club of Western Australia
11:00 – 12:40 Parallel Sessions 3 The University Club of Western Australia - Theatre Auditorium, Seminar Room 1 & 2
12:40 – 13:50 Lunch The University Club of Western Australia - Ground Floor Terrace
13:50 – 14:15 Keynote Presentation 13 Mr Stewart Buxton, Arup, Australia:
“Elizabeth Quay Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge: artfully structuring complex curves with parametric design”
14:15 – 14:40 Keynote Presentation 14 Dr Stephen Hicks, Heavy Engineering Research Association, New Zealand:
“New developments in international steel and concrete composite design standards”
14:40 – 15:30 Keynote Presentation 15 Prof Zhong Tao, Western Sydney University, Australia:
“Simplified nonlinear analysis of steel-concrete composite frames”
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break The University Club of Western Australia
16:00 – 17:40 Parallel Sessions 4 The University Club of Western Australia - Theatre Auditorium, Seminar Room 1 & 2
Close of the conference
SS18 conference program for Parallel Sessions 1 on 1st February, 2018 (Thursday)
L Time Chairs Prof Bijan Samali Prof Guo-Qiang Li
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11:00 – 11:20 Paper 1002: Behaviour of steel and concrete composite trusses
Jan Bujnak
11:20 – 11:40 Paper 1083: Advanced design model for structural steel connections
František Wald
11:40 – 12:00
Paper 1021: Influence of soil-structure interaction on the dynamic behaviours of
offshore wind turbines
Kaiming Bi
12:00 – 12:20
Paper 1056: Impact of a moving trolley on the dynamic response of a ship unloader
boom
Giulia Milana
12:20 – 12:40
Paper 1088: Structural response of modular building subjected to earthquake
loading
Andrew W Lacey
L Time Chairs Prof Hong Hao Prof Sing Ping Chiew
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11:00 – 11:20
Paper 1016: Experimental investigation on composite steel and precast reinforced
concrete transom for Sydney harbour bridge under impact loading
Olivia Mirza
11:20 – 11:40
Paper 1052: Assessment of different failure modes in liquid storage tanks under
horizontal ground motion
Kamyar Kildashti
11:40 – 12:00
Paper 1028: Comparison analysis on two kinds of square reinforced CFST column
to RC beam joints with internal diaphragms under cyclic loading
Dan Gan
12:00 – 12:20
Paper 1098: Investigation of low cycle fatigue in integral bridge steel H-piles under
seismic displacement reversals
Murat Dicleli
12:20 – 12:40
Paper 1040: Experimental study of modular foam-filled panels for quick assembly
post-disaster housing
Pezhman Sharafi
L Time Chairs Prof Dennis Lam Prof Ben Young
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11:00 – 11:20
Paper 1108: Fire behaviors of double-layer grid structures under a new temperature-
time curve
Yong Du
11:20 – 11:40
Paper 1082: Experimental study on the mechanical behaviour of 690MPa high
strength steel bolted connections
Bo Yang
11:40 – 12:00
Paper 1086: Experimental investigation on the buckling behaviour of stainless steel
welded I-columns
Safat Al-Deen
12:00 – 12:20
Paper 1068: Behaviour and design of demountable composite beam-to-column
bolted joints
Jia Wang
SS18 conference program for Parallel Sessions 2 on 1st February, 2018 (Thursday)
L Time Chairs Prof Kang-Hai Tan Prof Eiki Yamaguchi
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16:00 – 16:20 Paper 1033: Seismic bracing of cold-formed steel structures
Hamid Ronagh
16:20 – 16:40 Paper 1063: Experimental verification of buckling of curved web close steel section
Gilles Van Staen
16:40 – 17:00
Paper 1023: A blind bolted moment connection with an RBRF for composite
moment resisting frames
Yusak Oktavianus
17:00 – 17:20
Paper 1019: Technical approval for composite dowels as shear connectors for
composite beams
Karsten Kathage
17:20 – 17:40 Paper 1096: Challenges and prospects of 3D printing in structural engineering
Mahmud Ashraf
L Time Chairs Prof J Y Richard Liew Prof František Wald
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16:00 – 16:20
Paper 1017: Numerical investigation of composite steel and precast reinforced
concrete transom for Sydney harbour bridge under impact loading
Olivia Mirza
16:20 – 16:40 Paper 1075: Reinforcement analyses of Yiyang Olympic Stadium in Hunan
Chen Junling
16:40 – 17:00
Paper 1097: Passive damping and seismic isolation steel devices with displacement-
dependent hardening
Murat Dicleli
17:00 – 17:20
Paper 1110: Behaviour of subsea pipelines under combined free-span and buckling
loading states
Iman Seyfipour
17:20 – 17:40
Paper 1089: Delamination of buckling and post buckling on composite beams and
different plate shapes with different material by GDQM
Mohsen Fatahi
L Time Chairs Prof Lin-Hai Han Mr Richard Shedlock
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16:00 – 16:20
Paper 1020: Numerical behaviour of circular concrete filled steel tubular t-joints in
corrosive environment
Chao Hou
16:20 – 16:40 Paper 1059: Parametric studies of a composite connection subjected to static loading
Tai Thai
16:40 – 17:00
Paper 1041: Enhancing the structural performance of an assembly of volumetric
modular units by interlocking connections
Pezhman Sharafi
17:00 – 17:20
Paper 1069: Analysis of embedded concrete-filled steel tubular column-base
connections
Dongxu Li
SS18 conference program for Parallel Sessions 3 on 2nd February, 2018 (Friday)
L Time Chairs Prof Brian Uy Dr Stephen Hicks
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11:00 – 11:20
Paper 1038: Macro/Micro analysis of cold-formed steel members using ABAQUS
and OPENSEES
Hamid Ronagh
11:20 – 11:40
Paper 1091: Determination of the design value for longitudinal bond strength for a
new composite slab system according to new AS/NZS 2327
Jing Cao
11:40 – 12:00
Paper 1081: Experimental and numerical analysis on mechanical behavior of
stainless steel T-stub
Xin Lei
12:00 – 12:20
Paper 1036: Probabilistic design method (PDM) for composite overwrap repair
system of corroded steel pipelines
Nariman Saeed
12:20 – 12:40
Paper 1057: New mechanical model to predict the load bearing resistance of shear
connectors with modern forms of profiled sheeting
Valentino Vigneri
L Time Chairs Prof Guowei Ma Prof Hamid Ronagh
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11:00 – 11:20
Paper 1025: Numerical study of the structural response to wind loading: modular
building case study
Andrew W Lacey
11:20 – 11:40
Paper 1008: Experimental study of the anchorage connections for buckling
restrained braces
Yushu Liu
11:40 – 12:00
Paper 1027: Mechanical properties of new short fiber reinforced geopolymer
composite for skin of structural insulated panels
Yanqiang Cui
12:00 – 12:20
Paper 1010: Finite element modelling of steel-concrete composite beams with
profiled steel sheeting
Utsab Katwal
12:20 – 12:40
Paper 1094: Multi-scale modelling of time-dependent response of composite
structures made of orthotropic viscoelastic materials
Sardar Malek
L Time Chairs Prof Zhong Tao Mr Stewart Buxton
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11:00 – 11:20
Paper 1062: Nonlinear inelastic large-deformation analysis of steel-concrete
composite beam using a higher-order beam theory
Abdul Hamid Sheikh
11:20 – 11:40
Paper 1029: Experimental studies on the seismic behavior of CTRC joints with
stiffening welded rebar rings
Dan Gan
11:40 – 12:00 Paper 1087: Design rules for flexural buckling of stainless steel welded I-columns
Mahmud Ashraf
12:00 – 12:20
Paper 1073: Numerical modeling of axially loaded circular concrete-filled double
steel tubular short columns, Part I: formulation
Mizan Ahmed
SS18 conference program for Parallel Sessions 4 on 2nd February, 2018 (Friday)
L Time Chairs Prof Hong Hao Prof Bijan Samali
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16:00 – 16:20 Paper 1084: Steel construction in Hong Kong: supply chain and cost issues
Yang Yang
16:20 – 16:40
Paper 1067: Evaluation of codes of practice and modelling of high strength circular
concrete-filled-steel-tube columns
Khayrina Trimarentra
16:40 – 17:00
Paper 1046: Experimental study on behavior of shear studs in assembled monolithic
steel-concrete composite beam
Jie Yu
17:00 – 17:20
Paper 1079: Hollow steel tube versus web opening as shear connectors in slim-floor
steel beam
Shahrizan Baharom
17:20 – 17:40
Paper 1074: Numerical modeling of axially loaded circular concrete-filled double
steel tubular short columns, Part II: parametric study
Mizan Ahmed
L Time Chairs Prof František Wald Prof Murat Dicleli
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16:00 – 16:20
Paper 1039: Analysis of rehabilitated steel pipes subjected to impact loading using
finite element framework
Nariman Saeed
16:20 – 16:40
Paper 1018: Experimental tests of steel frames with different beam-column
connections subjected to impact loads
Bo Yang
16:40 – 17:00
Paper 1065: Progressive collapse analysis of steel beam to concrete-filled steel
tubular column with ring plate connections
Wen-Da Wang
17:00 – 17:20
Paper 1101: The self-healing performance evaluation of fiber reinforced
cementitious composites with inorganic binder
Byoungsun Park
17:20 – 17:40
Paper 1011: Design equations for steel fibre reinforced recycled aggregate concrete
beams based on material and member level testing
Won-Hee Kang
L Time Chairs A/Prof Mahmud Ashraf A/Prof Abdul Hamid Sheikh
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16:00 – 16:20
Paper 1007: Strengthening of hybrid steel-concrete shear walls using steel fibre
reinforced cementitious composite
Viorel Todea
16:20 – 16:40 Paper 1080: Study on mechanical properties of Q460GJC thick plate steel
Bo Yang
16:40 – 17:00 Paper 1054: Three-dimensional nonlinear dynamic analysis of slack cable structures
Amin Vaezzadeh
17:00 – 17:20
Paper 1106: Response of base isolated steel moment-resisting frames considering
AP/VP ratio of ground motions
Saeid Vajdi-Ghezelji