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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.
Research area keywords
- Bridges
- Structural Reliability
- Traffic Loading
- Vibration
- Structural Health Monitoring
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Rockfield QR: North Johnstone River Bridge
Caprani, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
31/03/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Pavement behaviour and maintenance
Duan, W. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Yeo, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Caprani, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Young, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Chang, B. (Project Manager)
17/12/16 → 16/12/21
Project: Research
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ARC Research Hub for Nanoscience-based Construction Material Manufacturing
Duan, W. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kitipornchai, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sirivivatnanon, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Setunge, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Samali, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Law, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, C.-Q. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tao, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), San Nicolas, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sui, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Arena, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Van Deventer, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Yeo, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), O'Donnell, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Martin, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Pascoe, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Davies, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Koay, Y.-C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Brown, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tonner, F. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Shah, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wang, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Thompson, W. (Partner Investigator (PI)), White, C. E. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Darwell, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wu, X. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wang, Q. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Yang, X. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wee, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Zhang, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhang, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yang, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Li, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Buntine, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Blair, E. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kidd, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Caprani, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhao, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Huang, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhang, Q. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wu, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, Y. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Yellishetty, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sainsbury, B.-A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Andrews-Phaedonos, F. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Young, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Quek, S. T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Bao, X. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Heidarpour Esfarjani, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lai, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hu, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Yong, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robert, D. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yu, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ren, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Remennikov, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holt, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Lu, Y. (Partner Investigator (PI)), De Silva, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Soe, K. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Gao , W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cai, J. G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Muzzin, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Song, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Liu , X. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gaimster, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Vessalas, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shrestha, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thomas, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rahme, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Khatri, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Gowripalan, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nejadi, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yin, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Jung, K. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tang, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tang, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Mutton, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Guo, H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Paradowska, A. M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kan, Q. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kang, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Bao, Q. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zou, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tam, V. W. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keegan, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Zhuge, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ghodrat, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rocker, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Le, K. N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alam, M. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yu, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yan, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tan, M. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, Y. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hu, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Christodoulou, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Nairn, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sagoe-Crentsil, K. (Project Manager) & Chang, B. (Project Manager)
AIBuild Pty Ltd, Pangang Group Research Institute Co Ltd, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) , South Australian Water Corporation (trading as SA Water), TriTech Group Limited, Nanomem Solutions Ltd, Advanced Functional Materials Pty Ltd, Bao Engineering Pty Ltd , Rocket C Pty Ltd, Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy (Queensland), Cleantech Energy Australia Pty Ltd, Australian Catholic University, ARC - Australian Research Council, Mechsoft (Dalian) Co Ltd, Hyundai Engineering and Construction, Thor Tech Pty Ltd, Nu-Rock Technology Pty Ltd, Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand, Solar E Pty Ltd, UBIQ Pty Ltd, Nanjing Fenghui Composite Material Co. Ltd, Ironclad Mining Machinery Pty Ltd, University of Wollongong, Wuhan Zhihe Geotechnical Engineering Co. Ltd, Swinburne University of Technology, Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd , Canstruct Pty Ltd, Lindenbaum Pty Ltd, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Roads and Maritime Services (New South Wales), Chongqing Ideal Technology Co Ltd, Cement Australia Pty Ltd, Jiangsu Shisong New Material Technology Co Ltd, Estate Baron Crowdinvest Pty Ltd, Shanghai Boiler Works Co Limited, Huadian Electric Power Research Institute Co Ltd, Hubei Yihua Group Limited Liability Company, Western Sydney University (WSU), Cement, Concrete and Aggregates Australia, Zeobond Research Pty Ltd, Fortis Adhesives and Coatings Pty Ltd, Centre For Pavement Excellence Asia Pacific Ltd, Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) Group, Energy Australia Pty Ltd, AGL Loy Yang Pty Ltd, Adbri Masonry Pty Ltd, Roads Corporation (trading as VicRoads) (Victoria) , CSR Building Products Limited, Monash University, University of Queensland , University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia, University of Technology (UTS) Sydney, RMIT University, Deakin University, Southwest Jiaotong University, ARUP Group (Australia), Department of Finance (Western Australia), Airey Taylor Consulting Pty Ltd, University of South Australia, Monash University – Internal University Contribution, Princeton University, Northwestern University, National University of Singapore (NUS), CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd, Argos FRP Pty Ltd
16/12/16 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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A separation-of-variable dynamic stiffness method for the free vibration of thin orthotropic rectangular plates with general homogeneous boundary conditions
Mei, S., Caprani, C. & Cantero, D., 28 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Sound and Vibration. 628, 20 p., 119639.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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On the upper bound of the distribution of bridge traffic loading
Rizqiansyah, A. & Caprani, C. C., Jan 2026, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 265, Part B, 22 p., 111463.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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PyBTLS: A Python-C++ open-source package for traffic load simulation on short-to-medium span bridges
Caprani, C. & Zhou, Z., Jun 2026, In: SoftwareX. 34, 14 p., 102601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A novel load testing method for condition assessment of network-level highway bridges using moving artificial truck fleets in an open traffic environment
Zhou, J., Zheng, Q., Tang, T., Wei, B., Zhou, X. & Caprani, C. C., 1 Oct 2025, In: Engineering Structures. 340, 19 p., 120730.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus) -
A practical framework for determining target reliability indices for the assessment of existing structures based on risk-informed decision-making
Su, J., Zhang, J., Caprani, C. C. & Zhou, J., May 2025, In: Structural Safety. 114, 20 p., 102583.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Insitution of Structural Engineers Research Award
Caprani, C. (Recipient), Ahmadi, E. (Recipient), Zivanovic, S. (Recipient) & Heidarpour Esfarjani, A. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)