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Biography
Dr Colin Caprani is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng MIEAust) and Chartered Structural Engineer (CEng MIEI, MIStructE) with considerable industrial and academic experience. He has worked as a design structural engineer on a wide range of projects, including integral bridges, new-concept bridge beam development, large-scale commercial mixed-use developments, and renovation and refurbishment of listed structures. His research specializations involve highway bridge traffic loading for short- and long-span bridges; vibration serviceability of footbridges; structural reliability and statistics of extremes; and Intelligent Transportation System - infrastructure interaction. He has lectured on numerous courses in three universities.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Bridges
- Structural Reliability
- Traffic Loading
- Vibration
- Structural Health Monitoring
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Projects
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Composite Actions of Steel-Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composite Beams
Satasivam, S., Feng, P., Bai, Y. & Caprani, C., 2023, Composites for Building Assembly: Connections, Members and Structures. Bai, Y. (ed.). Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 99-120 22 p. (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Design, construction and performance of the Monash pultruded glass fibre-reinforced polymer footbridge
Caprani, C. C., Ngan, J. W., Ahmadi, E., Zhang, S. H., Bai, Y. & Satasivam, S., May 2023, In: Structures. 51, p. 970-984 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dynamic amplification of multi-span simply-supported prestressed concrete girder viaducts subjected to multi-body heavy vehicles
Mei, S., Caprani, C. & Cantero, D., Sept 2023, In: Structures. 55, p. 587-605 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Fibre Reinforced Polymer Columns in Axial Compression
Xie, L., Bai, Y., Qi, Y., Caprani, C. & Wang, H., 2023, Composites for Building Assembly: Connections, Members and Structures. Bai, Y. (ed.). Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 121-142 22 p. (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Correction to: Extreme vehicles and bridge safety
Caprani, C. & Melhem, M., 1 Jan 2022, Engineering for Extremes. Springer, p. C1 1 p. (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
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Prizes
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Insitution of Structural Engineers Research Award
Caprani, Colin (Recipient), Ahmadi, Ehsan (Recipient), Zivanovic, Stana (Recipient) & Heidarpour Esfarjani, Amin (Recipient), 2021
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