Professor Manicka Dhanasekar
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Level Crossing, Constitutive Modelling, Innovative Designs, Shear Wall Structures, Finite Element Modelling, Low Cycle Fatigue, Rail Stress Analysis, Joints in Structures, Structural Interface Behaviour, Structural Concrete Masonry
Research field
Civil Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD in Civil Engineering & Surveying) (University of Newcastle)
Professional memberships and associations
- MIE(India) Institution of Engineers
Teaching
- Advanced Concrete Structures
- Design of Masonry Structures
- Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Publications
- Nazir, S. & Dhanasekar, M. (2014). A non-linear interface element model for thin layer high adhesive mortared masonry. Computers and Structures, 144, 23–39. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76304
- Bandula Heva, T. & Dhanasekar, M. (2014). Failure of discontinuous railhead edges due to plastic strain accumulation. Engineering Failure Analysis, 44, 110–124. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72835
- Janaraj, T. & Dhanasekar, M. (2014). Finite element analysis of the in-plane shear behaviour of masonry panels confined with reinforced grouted cores. Construction and Building Materials, 65, 495–506. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/73000
- Thamboo, J., Dhanasekar, M. & Yan, C. (2013). Effects of joint thickness, adhesion and web shells to the face shell bedded concrete masonry loaded in compression. Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 14(3), 291–302. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69109
- Zong, R. & Dhanasekar, M. (2015). Hybrid genetic algorithm for elimination of severe stress concentration in railhead ends. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 29(5), 1–8. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70341
- Zhang, Z. & Dhanasekar, M. (2012). Dynamics of railway wagons subjected to braking torques on defective tracks. Vehicle System Dynamics, 50(1), 109–131. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44037
- Zhang, Z. & Dhanasekar, M. (2009). Dynamics of railway wagons subjected to braking/traction torque. Vehicle System Dynamics, 47(3), 285–307. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29780
- Ding, K. & Dhanasekar, M. (2007). Flexural behaviour of bonded-bolted butt joints due to bolt looseness. Advances in Engineering Software, 38(8-9), 598–606. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/45513
- Xiao, Q. & Dhanasekar, M. (2007). Plane hybrid stress elements for 3D analysis of moderately thick solids subjected to loading symmetric to midsurface. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 44(7-8), 2458–2476. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/19971
- Handoko, Y. & Dhanasekar, M. (2007). Wheelset skid in railway bogies. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 221(2), 237–245. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44793
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- ERA 2010 Journal/ Conference Ranking CommitteeInvited by the Chair, ACED to be a member of the sub Committee Mechanical Engineering responsible for ranking journals/ conferences ERA 2010 with special responsibility on Railway engineering.
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- BD/4 Australian Standards Committee Drafting/ Updating AS3700Standards AustraliaThis committee membership is based on invitation in recognition of expertise in structural masonry. The role of the membership is to provide impartial and valued input into the formulation of the design clauses for the design of masonry structures.
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- International Journal of Vehicle System DynamicsAustralian Journal of Structural EngineeringAmerican Concrete Institute Structural JournalInternational Journal of Engineering StructuresInternational Journal of Construction and Building Materials
- Type
- Membership of Review Panels on Prestigious Grant Applications
- Reference year
- 2003
- Details
- ARC has consistently invited me to be their OZREADER. I have reviewed on average 10 applications for DP/ LP/ APF programs.
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Conference on Railway Engineering (CORE) 2012 Brisbane: Chair - Technical Committee & Editor: ProceedingsNineth Australasian Masonry Conference (AMC9)Queenstown, NZ; Co-Chair: Technical Committee & Co-Editor: Proceedings
Selected research projects
- Title
- Mitigating Vehicular Crashes into Masonry Buildings
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP200100547
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- ARC Research Hub for Smart Next Generation Transport Pavements - Use of smart goesynthetics for long lasting and resilient pavements (IH18.06.1)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IH180100010
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Title
- ARC Training Centre for Advanced Technologies in Rail Track Infrastructure
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IC170100006
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Title
- Mitigating the Severity of Level Crossing Accidents and Derailments
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP150100814
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Impact Dnamics; Level Crossing; Accident
- Title
- Development of Thin Bed Concrete Masonry Structural Walls
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0990514
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Structural Masonry; Thin Bed Joints; Failure Mechanisms; Bond Strength; Interface; Ductility
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Studies on the Failure of Unreinforced Masonry Shear Walls (2015)
- Development of thin layer mortared concrete masonry (2014)
- Studies on the In-Plane Shear Response of Confined Masonry Shear Walls (2014)
- Vulnerability Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Columns Subjected to Vehicular Impacts (2011)
- Inplane response of wide spaced reinforced masonry shear walls (2007)
- Investigation of the dynamics of railway bogies subjected to traction/braking torque (2006)
- Evaluation and modelling performance of capping layer in rail track substructure (2005)