The Effect of Occupants’ Behaviour on the Building Performance Gap: UK Residential Case Studies
Journal Article
Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Salem, R., Mylona, A., Hasan, A. U., & Zhang, H. (2022)
The Effect of Occupants’ Behaviour on the Building Performance Gap: UK Residential Case Studies. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1362. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031362
Studies have shown that the assumptions used to create dynamic thermal models of buildings do not reflect their actual energy use. Bridging the energy performance gap is vital...
A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Zhang, H., & Kermani, A. (2016)
A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures. Engineering Structures, 117, 518-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.03.034
A discrete formulation of elastic rod has been tailored for the particular design task of geometric modelling, form finding and analysis of actively bent structural systems. T...
An experimental investigation and machine learning-based prediction for seismic performance of steel tubular column filled with recycled aggregate concrete
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Wang, Y., Wu, D., Zhang, H., Zhu, M., Chen, Z., …Wang, X. (in press)
An experimental investigation and machine learning-based prediction for seismic performance of steel tubular column filled with recycled aggregate concrete. Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, https://doi.org/10.1515/rams-2022-0274
This paper presents the design and application of a low-cycle reciprocating loading test on 23 recycled aggregate concrete-filled steel tube columns (RACSTC) and 3 ordinary co...
Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2014)
Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells. Engineering Structures, 81, 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.09.043
Grid shells are efficient structural systems covering large open spaces with relatively small amount of materials. Also, post forming techniques allow realization of geometric...
Uncertainties in Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificate Generating in the UK
Journal Article
Amirkhani, S., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Mylona, A., Godfrey, P., Cook, D., Tahayori, H., & Zhang, H. (2021)
Uncertainties in Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificate Generating in the UK. Sustainability, 13(14), https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147607
In light of the recent launch of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard targeting the energy performance of commercial buildings, this study compares the energy performance ce...
Comparing building performance of supermarkets under future climate change: UK case study
Journal Article
Hasan, A. U., Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Mylona, A., Ferri, M., & Zhang, H. (2022)
Comparing building performance of supermarkets under future climate change: UK case study. Advances in Energy Research, 8(1), 73-93. https://doi.org/10.12989/eri.2022.8.0.000
Focus on climate change and extreme weather conditions has received considerable attention in recent years. Civil engineers are now focusing on designing buildings that are mo...
A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures.
Conference Proceeding
D'Amico, B., Kermani, A. & Zhang, H. (2013)
A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures. doi:10.13140/2.1.3949.8888
Timber grid shells provide efficient ways of covering large openings with relatively small amount of materials. With three-dimensional CAD software, it is now possible to mode...
Flexibility-Based Stress-Driven Nonlocal Frame Element: Formulation and Applications
Journal Article
Limkatanyu, S., Sae-Long, W., Sedighi, H. M., Rungamornrat, J., Sukontasukkul, P., Zhang, H., & Chindaprasirt, P. (in press)
Flexibility-Based Stress-Driven Nonlocal Frame Element: Formulation and Applications. Engineering with Computers, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-021-01576-4
In the present work, a novel flexibility-based nonlocal frame element for size-dependent analyses of nano-sized frame-like structures is proposed. The material small-scale eff...
Experimental study on shear performance of RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP prestressed concrete prisms
Journal Article
Deng, Y., Ma, F., Zhang, H., Wong, S. H. F., Pankaj, P., Zhu, L., …Bahadori-Jahromi, A. (2021)
Experimental study on shear performance of RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP prestressed concrete prisms. Engineering Structures, 235, Article 112004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112004
This paper presents an experimental investigation of the shear performance of RC beams strengthened with near surface mounted (NSM) carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) pres...
Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method
Journal Article
Mohamed, A., Zhang, H., Deng, Y., Lehmann, M., Sigrist, C., Uheida, K., …Caudoux, R. (in press)
Performance study on mounting system for displacement transducer in mechanical tests of timber samples using photogrammetry method. Wood Material Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2021.1978107
This paper presents a unique study to reveal the effect of the mounting system of the linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) on the mechanical property tests of timbe...