Centre for Structural Engineering and Informatics

PhD Students

Mohammad Alma'aitah

Mohammad Alma'aitah 

Supervisors: Dr. Bahman Ghiassi and Dr. Alvaro Garcia

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Mohamed-Alsharif

Mohamed Ayha Alsharif

PhD title: Damage information modelling and retrofitting solutions for substandard RC bridges.

Supervisors: Dr Georgia ThermouDr Jelena Ninic and Dr Walid Tizani 

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Ihab Al-Qazzaz

Ihab Al-Qazzaz

PhD title: BIM-based Framework for Sustainability in the Construction Industry

Supervisors: Carlos Sandoval Osorio, Georgia Thermou and Serik Tokbolat 

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Manuela-Cabrera

Manuela Cabrera

PhD title: Experimental and Analytical Modelling of Blind Bolted Connections

Supervisors: Dr Walid Tizani and Dr Jelena Ninic

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Balaji-Chandran

Balaji Chandran

PhD title: Machine learning based Structural Health Monitoring and optimization of 3D woven carbon fiber polymer composite structures.

Supervisors: Dr Jelena NinicDr Tao Liu and Dr Dimitrios Chronopoulos (external)

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Mohamed Esaker

PhD title: The performance of Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) under high-velocity impact load

Supervisors: Dr Georgia Thermou, Dr Tao Liu and Dr Luis Canhoto

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Ali Gamra

Ali Gamra

PhD title: Understanding the resilience of masonry structures to settlements.

Supervisors: Dr Jelena NinicuDr. Bahman Ghiassi and Dr Georgia Thermou 

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James Hay

James Hay

PhD title: Compressive Behaviour of compound concrete-filled steel tube containing large-sized recycled concrete material

Supervisors: Dr Madhup Pandey, Dr Fangying Wang and Dr Walid Tizani

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Osama Karaghool 

Osamah Taha Obaid Karaghool

PhD title: Strengthening of existing structures with innovative and sustainable materials

Supervisors: Georgia Thermou, John Owen and Fangying Wang

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Xiangsheng Liu

PhD title: Shear strengthening of RC beams with mortar-based composites

Supervisors:  Dr Georgia Thermou and Dr Tao Liu 

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Akash Singh Bhuwal

Akash Singh Bhuwal

PhD title: Developemnt of Methodology to Model the Fracture Process of the Structures

Supervisors: Dr.Tao Liu and Prof. Ian Ashcroft

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Massimo Sferza

Massimo Sferza

PhD title: Global-local optimisation methods for aerospace structures 

Supervisors: Dr Jelena Ninic and Dr Dimitrios Chronopoulos 

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Jun Wan

Jun Wan

PhD title: Local buckling of thin-walled structures under the effects of lateral load and stress gradient 

Supervisors: Fangying Wang and Georgia Thermou 

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Centre for Structural Engineering and Informatics

The University of Nottingham
The Faculty of Engineering,
Nottingham, NG7 2RD


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