Thermal performance of different construction materials used in New Zealand dwellings comparatively to international practice–A systematic literature review

Y Al-Radhi, K Roy, H Liang, K Ghosh, GC Clifton… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The majority of small to medium residential dwellings in New Zealand are constructed using
timber, which makes up over 90% of the market share of structural materials in construction …

A novel machine learning model to predict the moment capacity of cold-formed steel channel beams with edge-stiffened and un-stiffened web holes

Y Dai, K Roy, Z Fang, B Chen, GM Raftery… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel machine learning model, eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), was used for the
purpose of evaluating the moment capacity of cold-formed steel (CFS) channel beams with …

A comparative study on the life cycle assessment of New Zealand residential buildings

AA Dani, K Roy, R Masood, Z Fang, JBP Lim - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In New Zealand, housing is typically low density, with light timber framing being the
dominant form of construction with more than 90% of the market. From 2020, as a result of …

A novel machine learning method to investigate the web crippling behaviour of perforated roll-formed aluminium alloy unlipped channels under interior-two flange …

Z Fang, K Roy, J Xu, Y Dai, B Paul, JBP Lim - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel machine-learning model using the eXtreme Gradient Boosting
(XGBoost) tool, for assessing the web crippling behaviour of perforated roll-formed …

[PDF][PDF] Artificial Intelligent in Optimization of Steel Moment Frame Structures: A Review

M Soori, FKG Jough - International Journal of Structural and …, 2024 - hal.science
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in the optimization of steel moment
frame structures represents a transformative approach to enhance the design, analysis, and …

Effect of air gap depth on Trombe wall system using computational fluid dynamics

EF Abbas, A Al-abady, V Raja… - … Journal of Low …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The present study aimed to develop a computational model to understand the effect of air
gap depth on the Trombe wall (TW) system. The simulation was performed for midday of …

Optimizing functionally graded hexagonal crash boxes with honeycomb filler for enhanced crashworthiness

P Jongpradist, S Tongthong, S Kongwat, K Ruangjirakit… - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
A crash box is typically designed to enhance crashworthiness by absorbing impact energy
and reducing the crushing force that can cause injury or fatality to passengers. However, the …

Improving sustainability of steel roofs: Life cycle assessment of a case study roof

K Roy, AA Dani, H Ichhpuni, Z Fang, JBP Lim - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In New Zealand (NZ), steel roofing is the most common roofing type for residential buildings.
However, the environmental impact of steel roofs are not negligible. Steel roofs account for …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental study of cold-formed steel connections with screwed clip angle under tension and shear loads

RP Bohara, T Le, HT Thai, T Ngo - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper aims to investigate the performance of typical cold-formed steel (CFS) beam-to-
beam connections between floor bearers and floor joists through a series of full-scale …

Analyzing the climate change potential of residential steel buildings in New Zealand and their alignment in meeting the 2050 paris agreement targets

H Wu, H Liang, K Roy, E Harrison, Z Fang, K De Silva… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research undertakes a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to determine the climate change
potential of a typical newly built steel detached dwelling in Palmerston North, New Zealand …