Research

Nosa Evbuomwan - RESEARCH INTERESTS

General Research Interests

1. Computer-Integrated-Construction
2. construction and fabrication led design
3. Business process models for integrated design and construction.
4. Linear and Non-Linear Finite Element analysis and Limit State Design of Concrete Structures.
5. Behaviour and Design of High Strength Concrete reinforced with high strength non-ferrous (glass/carbon fibre composite rods) reinforcements.
6. Concurrent Lifecycle Design and Construction.
7. Structural Behaviour of Concrete Structures Enhanced with High Strength Polymer Modified Mortars.
8. Design Function Deployment, Engineering Design theory, methodology and methods.
9. Repair, Assessment, Maintenance and Durability of Concrete Structures.
10. Knowledge Based Systems for Engineering design and Materials Selection in Design
11. Knowledge Based Systems for Repair and Maintenance of Concrete Structures
12. Concurrent Engineering Design Systems, Concurrent Engineering, Design Management, CAD and Multi-Criteria Design Optimization.
13. New Materials and Technologies in Design/Composite Materials & Structures

1. Towards an integrated framework for facade/cladding design, fabrication and erection in structural design.
2. Effect of some non-conventional admixtures on concrete durability. (Experimental)
3. Construction, fabrication and erection led structural design.
4. Identification of cost drivers in integrated design and construction.
5. Client requirements processing and specifications generation in lifecycle design and construction.
6. Partnering in Construction
7. Application of VR in construction process planning, modelling and simulation.
8. A review of VR applications in structural design and construction.
9. Behaviour of FRP prismatic sections in composite action with concrete. (Experimental)
10. Behaviour of RC slabs reinforced with FRP grid (mesh). (Experimental)
11. FE modelling and analysis of RC beams repaired with bonded plates(steel, FRP and ferrocement). (Numerical/Computational)
12. Evaluation and application of prescriptive design models to structural engineering design.
13. Evaluation and application of systematic design methods to structural engineering design.
14. Multi-attribute optimization in structural engineering design.
15. Explication of the interaction between form, materials and construction methods.
16. Evaluation of the current status of the use of standard components in the construction industry.
17. Design for re-use of standard components in the construction industry.

Current Undergraduate Projects

1. Properties of carbon fibre reinforced cement and mortar systems.
2. Properties of polymer modified/fibre reinforced concrete systems.
3. A state of the art review of microsilica concrete systems.
4. Behaviour and design of normal/high strength RC beams reinforced with composite (glass, carbon fibre) rods. (Experimental)
5. FE modelling and analysis of RC beams repaired with bonded plates(steel, FRP and ferrocement). (Numerical/Computational)
6. Behaviour of FRP prismatic sections in composite action with concrete.
7. An investigation into the economic use of Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP) in construction.
8. A state of the art review of the application of neural networks in structural engineering.
9. A state of the art review of the application of genetic algorithms in structural engineering.
10. Evaluation and application of prescriptive design models to structural engineering design.
11. Evaluation and application of systematic design methods to structural engineering design.
12. Partnering in Construction - Current Status and Future Directions