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Ryan Hoult
Post-doctoral researcher
PhD, University of Melbourne, 2017
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Main project: Seismic performance and residual displacements of reinforced concrete walls detailed with iron-based shape memory alloys
Funding: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Supervisor(s): Joao Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida

Most structures built to withstand earthquakes currently rely on reinforced concrete walls that concentrate damage in a region, typically at the base of those walls. While this can prevent collapses and save lives, it often damages the building to such an extent that it must be torn down after a quake. The EU-funded SMA-RC-Walls aims to test walls with shape-memory alloy (SMA) rebars, which offer the potential to return to their original form after seismic demands, and hence prevent damage and avoid permanent tilting of structures. The researchers will conduct experiments using iron-based SMA reinforcement in the boundary regions of concrete walls as a substitute material for the typical steel rebars. The goal is to contribute to a more robust and resilient building stock internationally, and to provide guidance for seismic design and assessment with this novel technology.

IMMC main research direction(s):
Civil and environmental engineering

Keywords:
earthquake engineering
finite elements
numerical simulation, experimental models
structural engineering

Research group(s): GCE

Recent publications

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Journal Articles

1. Hoult, Ryan; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João. Residual displacements of reinforced concrete walls detailed with conventional steel and shape memory alloy rebars. In: Engineering Structures, Vol. 256, no.1 April, p. 114002 (2022). doi:10.14428/DVN/A1FZT9. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/259967

2. Hoult, Ryan; Appelle, Aaron; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João; Beyer, Katrin. Seismic performance of slender RC U-shaped walls with a single-layer of reinforcement. In: Engineering Structures, Vol. 225, no. 15, p. 111257 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111257. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/235210

Conference Papers

1. Hoult, Ryan; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João. The plastic hinge length of planar and non-planar RC walls. 2022 xxx. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/266664

2. Hoult, Ryan; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João; Doneux, Catherine. A blind prediction of the seismic and torsional performance of RC Ushaped core walls. 2022 xxx. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/266658

3. Hoult, Ryan; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João; Lezaack, Matthieu Baudouin; Simar, Aude. Reinforced concrete walls detailed with shape memory alloys: recent experimental and numerical investigations. 2022 xxx. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/266673

4. Hoult, Ryan; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João. Residual displacements of flexure-governed RC walls detailed with conventional steel and shape memory alloy rebars. 2021 xxx. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/256657

5. Hoult, Ryan; Appelle, Aaron; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João; Beyer, Katrin. Seismic response of thin, singly reinforced U-shaped walls: Overview and large-scale experimental tests. 2019 xxx. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/227330

6. Hoult, Ryan; Appelle, Aaron; Saraiva Esteves Pacheco De Almeida, João; Beyer, Katrin. Experimental tests of thin RC U-shaped walls with a single layer of reinforcement. 2019 xxx. http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/227334