A/Prof. Nelson Lam

Position:Reader in civil engineering
Sub-organisation:School of Engineering
Organisation:University of Melbourne
Email:n.lam@civenv.unimelb.edu.au
Personal Webpage:http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/researcher/person14463.html
Phone:03-83447554
Address:Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
parkville
City:Melbourne
State:VIC
Postcode:3010

Research Areas

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Extreme Loading
  • Impact and risk analysis
  • Impact loading of metal structures
  • Probabilistic risk assessment of structural systems and other built infrastructure
  • Protection of building glazed facades against blast effects using high-performance retrofit solutions
  • Progressive collapse of buildings
  • Protection of Critical Infrastructure
  • Reinforced concrete structures
  • Risk - Analysis
  • Structural Dynamics

Current Project Grants

ARC DISCOVERY GRANT (2010-2012) DISPLACEMENT CONTROLLED BEHAVIOUR OF NON-DUCTILE STRUCTURED WALLS IN REGIONS OF LOWER SEISMICITY

Completed Projects

ARC DISCOVERY GRANT (2007-2009) COLLAPSE MODELLING OF SOFT STOREY BUILDINGS

ARC DISCOVERY GRANT (2004-2006) DISPLACEMENT -BASED EARTHQUAKE DESIGN OF URM WALL