Prof. John Wilson
Professor of Civil Engineering - Structures, Director CSI, Deputy Dean
- Areas:
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Civil Engineering
Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure
Office of the Dean - Office:
- ATC713
- Phone:
- +61 3 9214 4882
- E-Mail:
- jwilson@swin.edu.au
- Campus:
- Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218
Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122
Australia
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Melbourne, 2000
- MSc, University of California, (Berkeley), 1984
- BE (First Class Honours), Monash University (Clayton), 1980
Areas of Expertise and Research
- Earthquake Engineering
- Structural Dynamics and Blast Engineering
- Structural Systems
- Sustainable Buildings
Current Research Projects
- Response of structures to earthquake excitation
- Response of structures to mine-induced blast vibrations
- Floor vibrations under human induced excitation
- Deterioration modelling of pipelines and light structures under environmental loading
- Productivity and human comfort studies in green commercial buildings
ARC Discovery and Linkage Project Research Grants 2000+
| Year | Project | Total Funding | Funding Organisation |
DEEWR Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2013 | Minimisation of damage to residential structures due to ground movement (Gad and Wilson) |
$345,000 (ARC) $123,000 (industry) |
ARC Linkage LP 100200306 |
1 |
| 2010-2012 | Displacement controlled behaviour of non-ductile structural walls in regions of lower seismicity (Wilson and Lam) | $180,000 | ARC Discovery DP 1096753 |
1 |
| 2007-2009 | Collapse modelling of soft storey buildings (Wilson and Lam) | $180,000 | ARC Discovery DP 0772088 |
1 |
| 2005-2007 | Displacement based earthquake design of URM walls in two-way bending" (Griffith - Univ. Adelaide, Wilson and Lam) | $35,000 | ARC Linkage International Project Grant LX0560474 (1) |
1 |
| 2004-2006 | Displacement based earthquake design of URM walls in two-way bending" (Griffith - Univ. Adelaide, Wilson and Lam) | $186,000 | ARC Discovery DP0450933 (1) |
1 |
| 2002-2004 | Response of residential structures to blast vibration (Gad, Terrock Technology) |
$215,000 (ARC) $350,000 (industry) |
ARC Linkage LP0211907 (1) |
1 |
| 2000-2002 | Earthquake induced displacements for building structures in Australia (Hutchinson) | $135,000 | ARC Large Grant A10020806 (1) |
1 |
Membership of Professional Organisations
- Fellow Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust)
- Chartered & Registered Professional Engineer (CPEng, NPER-2005)
Professional Committees
- Chairman Standards Committee BD/6/11 Earthquake Loading Standard
- Chairman EA Engineering Excellence Awards 2010
- Victorian Infrastructure Report Card 2010 Spokesperson
- President Australian Earthquake Engineering Society 2006–2009
- 2002 Victorian Chairman, Engineers Australia
- Australian Delegate to the IAEE 1998–2006
Awards and Honours
- RW Chapman Medal 2008 for the paper: Wilson JL, Lam NTK, 2008, "Recent developments in the research and practice of earthquake engineering in Australia", Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 8 No 1, pp13–28.
- WH Warren Medal 2006 for the paper: Wilson JL, Lam NTK, 2005, "Earthquake design of buildings in Australia using velocity and displacement principles", Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.6 No.2 pp 103–118.
- BN Gupta Award 2001–2004 for the paper: Lam NTK, Wilson JL, 2004, "Displacement modelling of intraplate earthquakes", ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, Vol. 41, No. 1, March, pp 15–52
- RW Chapman Medal 1999 for the paper: Lam NTK and Wilson JL, 1999: "Estimation of the Site Natural Period from borehole records", Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 1 No.3, 179–199.
Current PhD Students
Supervision of higher degree by research (HDR) (Current students)
| Name | Degree | Research Centre | Start year | Role | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Evans | PhD | CSI | 2005 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Ari Wibowo | Collapse Modelling of Soft Storey Buildings in Low to Moderate Earthquake Regions | ||||||
| PhD | CSI | 2008 | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
| Jawdat Tashan | PhD | CSI | 2008 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Baraneedaran Sriskantharajah | PhD | CSI | 2008 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Ali Orangi | PhD | CSI | 2009 | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Hossein Jafariahangari | PhD | CSI | 2009 | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Huu Anh Tuan Nguyen | PhD | CSI | 2009 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Robin Kalfat | PhD | CSI | 2009 | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Saeed Yousefdoost | PhD | CSI | 2010 | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Mahmood A Kareem | PhD | CSI | 2010 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Deborah Hegarty | PhD | CSI | 2010 | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Ismail Saifullah | PhD | CSI | 2011 | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Jenny Boyer | |||||||
| PhD | CSI | 2011 | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
| Yaman Sami Shareef Al-Kamaki | |||||||
| PhD | CSI/Civil | 2011 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
| Aruna Karunarathne | |||||||
| PhD | CSI | 2012 | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
| Deepti Wagle | |||||||
| PhD | CSI/Civil | 2012 | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
Previously Supervised higher degree by research (HDR) students
| Name | Degree | Research Centre | Status | Role | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Saidi | PhD | CSI | Completed | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Ofeibea (Eunice) Damptey | PhD | CSI | Completed | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Sivanerupan Sivagnansundram | PhD | CSI | Completed | Primary Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Mahdi Miri Disfani | PhD | CSI | Completed | Associate Supervisor | Swinburne | ||
| Visvalingam Suthagaran | |||||||
| PhD | CSI | Completed | Co-Supervisor | Swinburne | |||
Topics for Prospective Ph.D Students - View ALL topics for Prof. John Wilson
Timber composite structuresThis project investigates the design and retrofit of timber structures using a composite concrete slab.
The research will comprise both experimental testing and analytical modeling and will consider both strength and serviceability limit states and long term durability issues.
Economic Impact of Loading Standards
This project will investigate the economic impact of new Loading Standards on the economy of a country using a cost-benefit approach.
The research will examine international best practice and adapt existing analytical tools for use in the Australian context.
Collapse Modelling of Soft-Storey Structures
The project will investigate the seismic displacement demand and drift capacity of soft storey buildings such that the gravity load carrying capacity of the individual ground floor columns is not compromised.
Façade system performance
The project will investigate the racking performance of façade systems under horizontal actions. Façade systems provide the interface between the indoor and outdoor environments in buildings and are supported by the structural frame.
Floor vibration due to human excitation
The next generation of buildings will maximise open space by increasing floor spans from the current 8-12 metres to 12-18 metres.
This project has the fundamental research aim of controlling these vibrations to acceptable levels through the development of an innovative distributed multiple tuned mass damper system for controlling troublesome floor vibrations.
Rubber Filled Concrete
This project will investigate the properties and potential applications of rubber filled concrete (RBC) using rubber granules derived from the mechanical processing of old passenger and truck tyres as filler in reinforced concrete.
Developing corporate social responsibility indicators for greener construction industry stakeholders
This research aims to identify necessary corporate social responsibility requirements e.g. with respect to life-cycle values and sustainability agenda for construction industry stakeholders
Media
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Can you quake-proof a building?
Earthquakes are a force to be reckoned with in Australia even though they tend to fly under the radar, according to civil engineering academic John Wilson. -
C-minus card means we must try harder
Failure to invest in infrastructure hurts society, economy and environment as infrastructure underpins the society of a developed nation
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Building codes spared Tokyo from wider destruction
Professor John Wilson, head of the Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure at Melbourne's Swinburne University, says Japan's "stringent" building regulations make the country well-prepared for earthquakes and tsunamis.
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Quake 'pretty much a bullseye': building expert
Prof John Wilson, chair of the Australian earthquake loading standard and deputy dean of engineering at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, said the quake struck right at the heart of Christchurch.
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Infrastructure Report Card
The release of the Engineers Australia 2010 Victorian Infrastructure Report Card, indicates progress in some areas of Victoria's infrastructure over the past 5 years, but the overall picture clearly shows that the majority of infrastructure cate
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Researchers engineer Australia for earthquakes
For two of Australia's leading seismic engineers, the demolition of part of an inner-Melbourne housing estate provided a rare chance to do what engineers dream about: push a building sideways until it collapses. -
No waste spared for travel in the fast lane
Whenever he drives on a freeway, Dr Atputharajah Arulrajah eyes the roadside embankments and pictures a not-too-distant future when such earthworks are all created from recycled waste, including sewage.
Publications
List of Further Publications from Swinburne Research Bank
Research outcomes have been disseminated through some 40 refereed journal and 75 refereed conference publications. A selection of 10 journal publications are as follows:
- Lam NTK and Wilson JL, 1999: "Estimation of the Site Natural Period from borehole records", Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.SE1(3), 179-199.
- Lam NTK, Wilson JL, Chandler AM and Hutchinson GL, 2000, "Response Spectrum Modelling for Rock Sites in Low and Moderate Seismicity Regions Combining Velocity, Displacement and Acceleration Predictions", Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol.29 No. 10, pp 1491-1526.
- Lam NTKL, Wilson JL, Chandler AM, 2001, "Seismic displacement response spectrum estimated from the frame analogy soil amplification model", Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 23 pp 1437-1452
- Wilson JL, 2002, "Code recommendations for the aseismic design of tall reinforced concrete chimneys", ACI Structural Journal, Vol.99 No. 5, pp. 622-630
- Wilson JL, 2003, "Earthquake response of tall reinforced concrete chimneys", Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 25 No. 1, pp. 11-24
- Wilson JL, Lam NTK, 2003, "A recommended earthquake response model for Australia", Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.5 No.1 pp 17-27
- Wilson JL, Lam NTK, 2005, "Earthquake design of buildings in Australia using velocity and displacement principles", Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.6 No.2 pp 103-118.
- Lam NTK, Wilson JL, 2004, "Displacement modelling of intraplate earthquakes", ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, Vol 41, No. 1, March, pp 15-52
- Griffith MC, Lam NTK, Wilson JL, Doherty K, 2004 "Experimental investigation of unreinforced masonry walls in flexure", Structural Journal of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol 130 No. 3, pp 423-43
- Gad EF, Wilson JL, Moore AJ and Richards AB, 2005, "Effects of mine blasting on residential structures", Journal of Performance of Constructed Infrastructure, ASCE, ASCE, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 222-228.