Associate Professor Fidelis Mashiri

Associate Professor Fidelis Mashiri

Director of Academic Program, UG Civil, Construction and Sustainability Engineering,
Dean's Unit, School of Eng, Design & Built Enviro.

Associate Professor Civil Engineering,
Engineering

Biography

Dr. Fidelis Mashiri is an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) at the University of Western Sydney. Prior to joining the University of Western Sydney in 2009, he was a lecturer at the University of Tasmania. Before then he was a research fellow at Monash University following the completion of his PhD at the same university. Fidelis has worked as a site engineer on dam projects in Zimbabwe and as a consulting engineer in Chile and Australia. He is currently a member of the Australian Standard Committees on Steel Structures, BD-001, Cold-Formed Steel Structures, BD-082 and Security Screen Doors and Window Grilles, CS-023. Fidelis is a member of The Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust), the Welding Technology Institute (WTIA) and the Australian Steel Institute (ASI).

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Mashiri.

Qualifications

  • PhD Monash University
  • MEng University of Wollongong
  • BCivEng University of Zimbabwe

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit, School of Eng, Design & Built Enviro.
  • Engineering

Contact

Email: F.Mashiri@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 47360 355
Mobile:
Location: XB.2.33
Penrith (Kingswood)

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Publications

Books

  • Hassan, M., Mashiri, F. and Tao, Z. (2022), 'Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Structural Engineering Research (iCSER2022), 6th GCSTMR World Congress, 27-30 November 2022, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia', : Science, Technology and Management Crescent Australia 9780645669213.
  • Mashir, F., Hassan, M., Begum, M., Saha, S. and Ahsan, R. (2019), 'Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Structural Engineering Research (iCSER2019), 4th GCSTMR World Congress, 19-22 January 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh', : Science, Technology and Management Crest Australia 9780648268123.
  • Rahman, A., Mashiri, F., Rahman, M. and Karim, R. (2017), 'Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice, 4-5 February 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh', : Science, Technology and Management Crest Australia 9780648014706.
  • Tao, Z., Mashiri, F. and Hassan, M. (2017), 'Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Structural Engineering Research (iCSER2017), 20-22 November 2017, Sydney, Australia', : Science, Technology and Management Crest Australia 9780648014768.

Chapters in Books

  • Mashiri, F. and Brown, N. (2011), 'Chapter 6: Assessment; Towards Achieving good assessment practice - a case study', Engineering Education: An Australian Perspective, Muti-Science Publishing Co.Ltd 9781907132292.

Journal Articles

  • Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2024), 'Effect of post-peak flexural toughness on the residual performance of macro synthetic fibre reinforced concrete sleepers subjected to impact loading', Engineering Structures, vol 307 .
  • Alatshan, F., Osman, S., Altlomate, A., Alkair, M., Hamid, R. and Mashiri, F. (2023), 'Design model of rectangular concrete-filled steel tubular stub columns under axial compression', Buildings, vol 13, no 1 .
  • Hosseini, S., Mashiri, F. and Mirza, O. (2022), 'Fatigue performance of bolted shear connectors', Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 23, no 1 , pp 59 - 74.
  • Hu, P., Leo, C., Liyanapathirana, S., Mashiri, F. and Zhao, M. (2022), 'Student learning experience in a new education environment during the COVID-19 pandemic', International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design, vol 12, no 1 .
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2022), 'Stress concentration factors of concrete-filled T-joints under in-plane bending : experiments, FE analysis and formulae', Materials, vol 15, no 18 .
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2022), 'Experimental, numerical and parametric studies on stress concentration factors of T-joints under tension', Advances in Structural Engineering, vol 25, no 2 , pp 392 - 409.
  • Camille, C., Camille, C., Kahagala Hewage, D., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2021), 'Performance behaviour of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete subjected to static and dynamic loadings for sleeper applications', Construction and Building Materials, vol 270 .
  • Osei-Kyei, R., Tam, W., Ma, M. and Mashiri, F. (2021), 'Critical review of the threats affecting the building of critical infrastructure resilience', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol 60 .
  • Hosseini, S., Mashiri, F. and Mirza, O. (2021), 'Parametric study of innovative bolted shear connectors using 3D finite element modelling', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 179 .
  • Hosseini, S., Mashiri, F., Mirza, O. and Hart, B. (2021), 'Structural performance of steel-concrete composite bridges utilising innovative blind bolt shear connectors', Steel and Composite Structures, vol 40, no 4 , pp 581 - 600.
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2020), 'Experimental and numerical studies on SCFs of SHS T-Joints subjected to static out-of-plane bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 146 .
  • Hosseini, S., Mamun, M., Mirza, O. and Mashiri, F. (2020), 'Behaviour of blind bolt shear connectors subjected to static and fatigue loading', Engineering Structures, vol 214 .
  • Alatshan, F., Osman, S., Mashiri, F. and Hamid, R. (2020), 'Explicit simulation of circular CFST stub columns with external steel confinement under axial compression', Materials, vol 13, no 1 .
  • Alatshan, F., Osman, S., Hamid, R. and Mashiri, F. (2020), 'Stiffened concrete-filled steel tubes : a systematic review', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 148 .
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2020), 'Parametric study on SCFs of SHS-SHS T-joint connections under out-of-plane brace bending', Engineering Structures, vol 221 .
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2020), 'Experimental and numerical investigation of square hollow section joints and members under static and fatigue loadings : a review', International Journal of Lifecycle Performance Engineering, vol 4, no 1/2/3 , pp 215 - 257.
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2020), 'Design formulae for predicting the stress concentration factors of concrete-filled T-joints under out-of-plane bending', Structures, vol 28 , pp 2073 - 2095.
  • Hosseini, S., Mashiri, F. and Mirza, O. (2020), 'Research and developments on strength and durability prediction of composite beams utilising bolted shear connectors (review)', Engineering Failure Analysis, vol 117 .
  • Musa, I. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Parametric study and equations of the maximum SCF for concrete filled steel tubular T-joints under in-plane and out-of-plane bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 135 , pp 245 - 268.
  • Musa, I. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Stress concentration factor in concrete-filled steel tubular K-joints under balanced axial load', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 139 , pp 186 - 195.
  • Huo, T., Tong, L. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Turbulent wind field simulation of wind turbine structures with consideration of the effect of rotating blades', Advanced Steel Construction, vol 15, no 1 , pp 82 - 92.
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Experimental and numerical studies on SCFs of empty SHS-SHS T-joints under in-plane bending', International Journal of Engineering, Construction and Computing, vol 1, no 1 , pp 17 - 31.
  • Musa, I., Mashiri, F. and Zhu, X. (2018), 'Parametric study and equation of the maximum SCF for concrete filled steel tubular T-joints under axial tension', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 129 , pp 145 - 156.
  • Musa, I., Mashiri, F., Zhu, X. and Tong, L. (2018), 'Experimental stress concentration factor in concrete-filled steel tubular T-joints', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 150 , pp 442 - 451.
  • Mirza, O., Milner, L. and Mashiri, F. (2018), 'Experimental investigation of retrofitting techniques for steel bridge girders subject to fatigue failure', Journal of Steel Structures & Construction, vol 4, no 1 .
  • Khan, M., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2017), 'Concentrically loaded slender square hollow and composite columns incorporating high strength properties', Engineering Structures, vol 131 , pp 69 - 89.
  • Mirza, O., Shill, S., Mashiri, F. and Schroot, D. (2017), 'Behaviour of retrofitted steel structures using cost effective retrofitting techniques', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 131 , pp 38 - 50.
  • Khan, M., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2017), 'Behaviour and design of short high-strength steel welded box and concrete-filled tube (CFT) sections', Engineering Structures, vol 147 , pp 458 - 472.
  • Tong, L., Xu, G., Yang, D., Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2017), 'Stress concentration factors in CHS-CFSHS T-joints : experiments, FE analysis and formulae', Engineering Structures, vol 151 , pp 406 - 421.
  • Tong, L., Xu, G., Yang, D., Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2017), 'Fatigue behavior and design of welded tubular T-joints with CHS brace and concrete-filled chord', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 120 , pp 180 - 190.
  • Mashiri, F., Mirza, O., Mirza, O., Canuto, C. and Lam, D. (2017), 'Post-fire behaviour of innovative shear connection for steel-concrete composite structures', Structures, vol 9 , pp 147 - 156.
  • Khan, M., Paradowska, A., Uy, B., Mashiri, F. and Tao, Z. (2016), 'Residual stresses in high strength steel welded box sections', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 116, no 1 , pp 55 - 64.
  • Altlomate, A., Alatshan, F., Mashiri, F. and Jadan, M. (2016), 'Experimental study of light-transmitting concrete', International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, vol 7, no 3-4 , pp 133 - 139.
  • Musa, I., Mashiri, F. and Zhu, X. (2016), 'Fatigue behaviour of concrete-filled steel tubular joints : a review', International Journal of Lifecycle Performance Engineering, vol 2, no 1-2 , pp 22 - 60.
  • Aslani, F., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2015), 'Behaviour and design of composite columns incorporating compact high-strength steel plates', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 107 , pp 94 - 110.
  • Aslani, F., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2015), 'Predicting the axial load capacity of high-strength concrete filled steel tubular columns', Steel and Composite Structures, vol 19, no 4 , pp 967 - 993.
  • Mashiri, F., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Wang, Z. (2014), 'Concrete-filled VHS-to-steel fabricated section stub columns subjected to axial compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 95 , pp 141 - 161.
  • Thai, H., Uy, B., Khan, M., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2014), 'Numerical modelling of concrete-filled steel box columns incorporating high strength materials', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 102 , pp 256 - 265.
  • Mashiri, F., Paradowska, A., Uy, B., Tao, Z., Khan, M. and Dayal, P. (2014), 'Residual stresses distribution measured by neutron diffraction in fabricated square high strength steel tubes', Materials Science Forum, vol 777 , pp 249 - 254.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Tong, L. (2013), 'Fatigue tests and design of welded thin-walled RHS-Channel and Channel-Channel cross-beam connections under cyclic bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 63 , pp 27 - 36.
  • Mashiri, F., Joshi, S., Pang, N., Dayawansa, D., Zhao, X., Chitty, G., Jiao, H. and Price, J. (2013), 'Service loads in dragline tubular structures : a case study of cluster A5', Structural Control and Health Monitoring, vol 20, no 2 , pp 90 - 109.
  • Wang, K., Tong, L., Zhu, J., Zhao, X. and Mashiri, F. (2013), 'Fatigue behavior of welded T-joints with a CHS brace and CFCHS chord under axial loading in the brace', Journal of Bridge Engineering, vol 18, no 2 , pp 142 - 152.
  • Jiao, H., Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2013), 'Fatigue behavior of very high strength (VHS) circular steel tube to plate T-joints under in-plane bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 68 , pp 106 - 112.
  • Tong, L., Zheng, H., Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2013), 'Stress-concentration factors in circular hollow section and square hollow section T-connections : experiments, finite-element analysis, and formulas', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 139, no 11 , pp 1866 - 1881.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Tong, L. (2013), 'Fatigue tests and design of thin CHS-SHS T-joints under cyclic in-plane bending', Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, vol 3, no 2 , pp 129 - 140.
  • Jiao, H., Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2012), 'A comparative study on fatigue behaviour of steel beams retrofitted with welding, pultruded CFRP plates and wet layup CFRP sheets', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 59 , pp 144 - 152.
  • Joshi, S., Mashiri, F., Dayawansa, P., Zhao, X. and Price, J. (2011), 'Structural health monitoring of a dragline cluster using the hot spot stress method', Structural Health Monitoring, vol 10, no 2 , pp 173 - 187.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2010), 'Square hollow section (SHS) T-joints with concrete-filled chords subjected to in-plane fatigue loading in the brace', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 48, no 2 , pp 150 - 158.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2010), 'Fatigue tests and design of welded thin-walled RHS-RHS and RHS-angle cross-beam connections under cyclic bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 48, no 2 , pp 159 - 168.
  • Pang, N., Zhao, X., Mashiri, F. and Dayawansa, P. (2009), 'Full-size testing to determine stress concentration factors of dragline tubular structures', Engineering Structures, vol 31, no 1 , pp 43 - 56.
  • Mashiri, F., Packer, J., Zhao, X. and Willibald, S. (2007), 'Static and Fatigue Design of CHS-to-RHS Connections using a Branch Conversion Method', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 63, no 1 , pp 82 - 95.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Hirt, M. and Nussbaumer, A. (2007), 'Size Effect of Welded Thin-Walled Tubular Joints', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol 7, no 1 , pp 101 - 127.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2007), 'Fatigue Tests and Design of Thin CHS-Plate T-joints under In-Plane Bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 45, no 4 , pp 463 - 472.
  • Mashiri, F., Tong, L., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Zheng, H. (2006), 'Fatigue Behaviour of Welded Thin-Walled Joints between Circular and Square Hollow Sections', International Journal of Steel Structures, vol 6, no 1 , pp 37 - 44.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2006), 'Thin Circular Hollow Section-to-Plate T-joints: Stress Concentration Factors and Fatigue Failure under In-Plane Bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 44, no 2 , pp 159 - 169.
  • Mashiri, F., Pang, N., Zhao, X., Dayawansa, P. and Price, J. (2006), 'Design of welded thick-walled tubular dragline joints using 2D effective notch stress method', International Journal of Steel Structures, vol 6, no 4 , pp 279 - 288.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2006), 'Effect of Thickness and Joint Type on Fatigue Performance of Welded Thin-Walled Tube-Tube T-Joints', Welding in the World, vol 50, no SPEC. ISS. , pp 80 - 87.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhai, X. (2006), 'Welded Thin-Walled RHS-to-RHS Cross-Beams under Cyclic In-Plane Bending', Welding in the World, vol 50 , pp 88 - 95.
  • Mashiri, F., Pang, N., Zhao, X., Dayawansa, P. and Price, J. (2006), 'Notch stress factor of welded thick-walled tubular dragline joints by effective notch stress method', Welding in the World, vol 50, no SPEC. ISS. , pp 72 - 79.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2004), 'Plastic Mechanism Analysis of Welded Thin-Walled T-joints made up of Circular Braces and Square Chords under In-Plane Bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 42, no 5 , pp 759 - 783.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2004), 'Stress Concentration Factors and Fatigue Failure of Welded T-Connections in Circular Hollow Sections under In-Plane Bending', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol 4, no 3 , pp 403 - 422.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2004), 'Stress Concentration Factors and Fatigue Behaviour of Welded Thin-Walled CHS-SHS T-Joints under In-Plane Bending', Engineering Structures, vol 26, no 13 , pp 1861 - 1875.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2002), 'Fatigue Tests and Design of Thin Cold-Formed Square Hollow Section-to-Plate T-Connections under In-Plane Bending', Journal of Structural Engineering, vol 128, no 1 , pp 22 - 31.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Tong, L. (2002), 'Fatigue Design of Very Thin-Walled SHS-to-plate Joints under In-Plane Bending', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 40, no 2 , pp 125 - 151.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2002), 'Fatigue Tests and Design of Welded T-Connections in Thin Cold-Formed Square Hollow Sections under In-Plane Bending', Journal of Structural Engineering-ASCE, vol 128, no 11 , pp 1413 - 1422.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2001), 'Effect of weld profile and undercut on fatigue crack propagation life of thin-walled cruciform joint', Thin-Walled Structures, vol 39, no 3 , pp 261 - 285.

Conference Papers

  • Camille, C., Mirza, O., Liyanapathirana, S., Power, A., Mashiri, F., Varua, M., Senaratne, S., Hellany, A. and Almeida, L. (2022), 'The unconventional strength towards STEM cohort', Australasian Association for Engineering Education. Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Camille, C., Camille, C., Kahagala Hewage, D., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2021), 'Post-cracking strength classification of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for sleeper application', International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Valencia, Spain.
  • Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2021), 'Numerical damage modelling of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete', International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Valencia, Spain.
  • Musa, I. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Stress concentration factor in concrete-filled steel tubular K-joints under balanced axial loading', International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Mamo, Y., Tan, E., Mashiri, F. and Suter, A. (2019), 'Comparison of finite element analysis and experimental results of composite steel connections subjected to low to moderate seismic activity', International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, Bradford, U.K..
  • Hosseini, S., Mashiri, F. and Mirza, O. (2019), 'Mechanical performance of composite steel-concrete beams utilising demountable shear connectors', International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, University of Bradford, U.K..
  • Camille, C., Camille, C., Kahagala Hewage, D., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2019), 'Evaluation of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete as a sustainable alternative for railway sleepers', International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Experimental study on SCFs of empty SHS-SHS T-joints subjected to static out-of-plane bending', International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Stress concentration factors for SHS-SHS welded T-joint connections under axial tension', International Conference on Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Melbourne, Vic..
  • Hosseini, S., Mashiri, F. and Mirza, O. (2019), 'Fatigue assessment in steel-concrete composite structure utilising blind bolt shear connector', International Conference on Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Melbourne, Vic..
  • Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2019), 'Mechanical properties of macro-synthetic fibre reinforced concrete under static loading for railway transoms application', Australian Small Bridges Conference, Surfers Paradise, Qld..
  • Kahagala Hewage, D., Camille, C., Camille, C., Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Kirkland, B. and Clarke, T. (2019), 'Applicability of synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for railway sleepers', World Congress on Railway Research, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Mirza, O., Fieck, S., Pathirana, S. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Optimisation of retrofitted steel bridge girders subjected to fatigue loading', Nordic Steel Construction Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Mamo, Y., Tan, E. and Mashiri, F. (2018), 'Review of the development of Australian Standards regarding resistances of buildings towards seismic activities', International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction, Hong Kong, China.
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2018), 'Numerical study on SCFs of empty and concrete-filled SHS-SHS T-joints under in-plane bending', International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Hong Kong, China.
  • Musa, I. and Mashiri, F. (2018), 'Parametric study on concrete-filled steel tubular T-joints under in-plane bending', International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Hong Kong, China.
  • Al-Khamisi, A., Mashiri, F., Musa, I. and Zhu, X. (2017), 'Stress concentration factors in circular hollow section T-joints with concrete-filled chords', International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Matti, F. and Mashiri, F. (2017), 'Failures of steel bridge structures due to cyclic loading : a review', International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Mashiri, F. (2017), 'Recent research on fatigue of tubular joints', International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Musa, I., Mashiri, F. and Zhu, X. (2017), 'Parametric study on concrete-filled steel tubular T-joints under axial load', International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, Delft, Netherlands.
  • Musa, I., Mashiri, F. and Zhu, X. (2017), 'Investigation on stress concentration factor in concrete-filled steel tubular T-joints under out-of-plane bending moment', International Symposium on Tubular Structures, Melbourne, Vic..
  • Matti, F., Mashiri, F. and Musa, I. (2017), 'Experimental study of failures in steel tubular bridge structures due to cyclic loading', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Matti, F., Mashiri, F. and Saliba, A. (2017), 'Enhancing cyclic strength of welded tubular structures', International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, Pavia, Italy.
  • Hosseini, S., Mirza, O. and Mashiri, F. (2017), 'Behaviour of shear connectors for sustainable construction under static loading', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research , Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Pham, P., Mashiri, F. and Zhu, X. (2017), 'Wheel and rail damage and detection : a review', Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Mirza, O., Mashiri, F. and Schroot, D. (2016), 'Performance of retrofitted steel structures subjected to fatigue loading', International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Canuto, C. and Lam, D. (2015), 'Post fire behaviour of innovative shear connection for composite steel-concrete structures', International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, Beijing, China.
  • Musa, I., Mashiri, F. and Zhu, X. (2015), 'Design S-N curves for T-, K-, and X-concrete-filled steel tubular joints', International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Khan, M., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2015), 'Concentrically loaded slender high strength box columns', World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics , Incheon, Korea.
  • Mashiri, F., Uy, B. and Zhao, Z. (2015), 'Behaviour of concrete-filled square section stub columns fabricated from mild steel plates and incorporating cold-formed tubes at the vertices', International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, Ill..
  • Alatshan, F., Altlomate, A. and Mashiri, F. (2015), 'The behavior of concrete reinforced by higher proportion of date palm fibers', Arab Structural Engineering Conference, University of Blida, Algeria.
  • Mirza, O., Mashiri, F., Dawson, M., Pohl, A. and Uy, B. (2014), 'Fatigue behaviour of partial and full length transverse stiffeners', European Conference on Steel Structures, Naples, Italy.
  • Musa, I., Mashiri, F., Zhu, X. and Tong, L. (2014), 'Finite element modelling for SCFs in steel tubular T-joints with concrete-filled chords under axial loading in the brace', International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Vassar, A., Prusty, G., Burton, L., Doh, J., Ford, R., James, M., Marcus, N., Mashiri, F., Meyer, J., Ojeda, R., Uddin, M. and White, T. (2014), 'The adaptive virtual workshop : maintaining student engagement through an on-line adaptive resource for engineering design education', Australasian Association for Engineering Education. Conference , Wellington, N.Z..
  • Alatshan, F. and Mashiri, F. (2013), 'Finite element modeling of concrete-filled steel tubes : review and recent developments', 2nd International Conference on Materials Engineering and Automatic Control, ICMEAC 2013, Shandong; China.
  • Uy, B., Khan, M., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2013), 'Behaviour and design of high strength steel-concrete filled columns', World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Jeju, Korea.
  • Alatshan, F., Mashiri, F. and Uy, B. (2013), 'Concrete filled fabricated VHS tube to mild steel plate triangular stub columns under axial compression load', From materials to structures : advancement through innovation, proceedings of the 21st Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACSM 22, Sydney, Australia, 11-14 December 2012, Sydney, Australia.
  • Khan, M., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Mashiri, F. (2013), 'Concentrically loaded short high strength composite columns', Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Singapore.
  • Mashiri, F., Paradowska, A., Uy, B., Tao, Z. and Khan, M. (2013), 'Measurement of residual stresses in fabricated square high strength steel tubes using neutron diffraction method', International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Alatshan, F., Shaladi, R. and Mashiri, F. (2013), 'Sustainable concrete : overview of recent developments and applications', Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Tripoli, Libya.
  • Jiao, H., Zhao, X. and Mashiri, F. (2012), 'Improving fatigue performance of CFRP strengthened steel beams by applying vacuum pressure in the wet layup of CFRP woven sheets', Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures, Sapporo, Japan.
  • Alatshan, F., Mashiri, F. and Uy, B. (2012), 'Fabricated VHS tube to high-strength steel plate triangular concrete filled stub columns under axial compression load', International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Hong Kong.
  • Tong, L., Zheng, H., Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2012), 'Stress concentration factors for fatigue design of CHS-SHS T-joints', Tubular Structures XIV: Proceedings of the 14th Internatinal Symposium on Tubular Structures, London, UK, 12-14 September 2012, London, UK.
  • Jiao, H., Mashiri, F., Xiao, Z. and Imms, D. (2011), 'A Feasibility Study on Mechanical Connections of Very High Strength (VHS) Circular Steel Tubes', The 6th International Symposium on Steel Structures, Seoul, Korea.
  • Mashiri, F., Uy, B. and Naderloo, H. (2011), 'Concrete-filled VHS-to-Mild Steel Plate Fabricated Section Stub Column Tes', The 6th International Symposium on Steel Structures, Seoul, Korea.
  • Jiao, H., Mashiri, F. and Zhou, T. (2011), 'Using E-tutor Program and Pre-Lab Assessment Task to Enhance Laboratory Experience of Civil Engineering Students', Australasian Association for Engineering Education 2011 Conference, Fremantle, Western A.
  • Mashiri, F., Uy, B. and Shah, B. (2010), 'Stub Column Tests of Concrete filled VHS Plate Fabricated Sections', 4th International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, Sydney.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Xiao, Z., Dong, P. and Tong, L. (2010), 'Comparison of approaches for fatigue design of different tubular joint type', 13th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, Hong Kong.
  • Mashiri, F. and Jiao, H. (2010), 'Communication in Engineering Studies - Review and Case Study', 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Sydney, Australia.
  • Razzazzadeh, A. and Mashiri, F. (2010), 'Analysis of steel plate shear walls', Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Steel & Composite Structures, Sydney, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Han, L. (2009), 'Fatigue design of square hollow section tubular T-joints with concrete-filled chords under in-plane bending', Advances in Steel Structures, Hong Kong.
  • Mashiri, F. and Brown, N. (2009), 'Towards Achieving Good Assessment Practice - A Case Study', Australasian Association for Engineeering Education, Adelaide.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2008), 'Thin Channel-Channel Welded Cross-Beams under Cyclic Bending', Thin-Walled Structures-Recent Innovations and Developments, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Dayawansa, P., Hui, J. and Price, J. (2008), 'Cumulative Damage Analysis for Fatigue Life in Dragline Clusters', Thin-Walled Structures-Recent Innovations and Developments, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Dayawansa, D., Kuruppu, M. and Mashiri, F. (2008), 'Deterioration mechanisms of dragline wire ropes', Proceedings of the International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF2008), Perth, Australia.
  • Dayawansa, D., Kuruppu, M. and Mashiri, F. (2008), 'Deterioration mechanisms of dragline wire ropes', Proceedings of the International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF2008), Perth, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2008), 'Tests of Welded Cross-Beams under Fatigue Loading', Tubular Structures XII, The 12th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, ISTS12, China.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Dong, P. (2008), 'Approaches for Fatigue Design of Tubular Structures', Tubular Structures XII, The 12th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, ISTS12, China.
  • Mashiri, F., Xiao, Z. and Zhao, X. (2008), 'Fatigue Experiments on CFRP Repaired Welded Thin-Walled RHS-to-RHS Cross-Beam Connections', Tenth International Symposium on Structural Engineering for Young Experts (ISSEYE10), China.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Pang, D., Dayawansa, P., Jiao, H., Chitty, G. and Price, J. (2007), 'Understanding Service Stresses in Dragline Tubular Structures', Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction, Proceedings of the 4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-4), Melbourne, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2007), 'S-N Curves for Thin CHS-CHS T-joints under In-Plane Bending using the Hot Spot Stress Method', Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction, Proceedings of the 4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-4), Melbourne, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Pang, D., Dayawansa, P., Jiao, H. and Price, J. (2007), 'Service Stresses and Implications for Fatigue Strength in Dragline Tubular Structures', The 5th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Vol III, Singapore.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2007), 'Thin RHS-Channel Cross-Beams under Cyclic Bending', The 5th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Vol III, Singapore.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2006), 'Effect of Thickness and Joint Type on Fatigue Performance of Welded Thin-Walled Tube-Tube T-Joints', Tubular Structures XI, Proceedings of The 11th International Symposium and IIW International Conference on Tubular Structures, ISTS11, Canada.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2006), 'Welded Thin-Walled RHS-to-RHS Cross-Beams under Cyclic Bending', Tubular Structures XI, Proceedings of The 11th International Symposium and IIW International Conference on Tubular Structures, ISTS11, Canada.
  • Mashiri, F., Pang, N., Zhao, X., Dayawansa, P. and Price, J. (2006), 'SCF of Welded Thick-Walled Tubular Dragline Joints by Effective Notch Stress Method', Tubular Structures XI, Proceedings of The 11th International Symposium and IIW International Conference on Tubular Structures, ISTS11, Canada.
  • Mashiri, F., Dayawansa, P., Mahinda, K. and Bartosiewicz, H. (2005), 'Wear of Dragline Ropes', Moving Technology-Maintaining Competence, Proceedings of 6th Australasian Coal Operators? Conference, COAL2005, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2005), 'Thickness Effect in Welded Joints-A Review', The 15th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE- 2005), USA.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2005), 'Determination of fatigue design S-N Curves for CHS-Plate T-joints under In-Plane Bending', Structural Engineering-Preserving and Building into the Future, Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2005), CDROM, Newcastle, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2005), 'Fatigue Behaviour of Welded Thin-Walled RHS-to-Angle Cross-Beams under In-Plane Bending', Structural Engineering-Preserving and Building into the Future, Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2005), CDROM, Newcastle, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F., Pang, N., Zhao, X., Dayawansa, P. and Price, J. (2005), 'Fatigue Design of Welded Thick-Walled Tubular Dragline Joints', Structural Engineering-Preserving and Building into the Future, Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC2005), CDROM, Newcastle, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2004), 'Fatigue Behaviour of Welded Composite Tubular T-joints under In-Plane Bending', Thin-Walled Structures-Advances in Research, Design and Manufacturing, Proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, ICTWS4, UK.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2004), 'Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation in Thin CHS-CHS T-joints under In-Plane Bending', Thin-Walled Structures-Advances in Research, Design and Manufacturing, Proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures, ICTWS4, UK.
  • Mashiri, F. and Zhao, X. (2004), 'Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation in Welded Thin CHS-Plate T-joints under In-Plane Bending', Developments in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Vol. 2, Proceedings of The 18th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM 18, Perth, Australia.
  • Mashiri, F., Tong, L., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Zheng, H. (2003), 'Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation in Thin Walled CHS-to-SHS T-Joints', Advances in Structures, Vol. 1, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Structures: Steel, Concrete, Composite and Aluminium, ASSCCA'03, Sydney.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2003), 'Load Levels for High Cycle Fatigue Response in Welded Thin Cold-formed Square Hollow Section (SHS) T-joints under In-Plane Bending', Advances in Structures, Vol. 1, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Structures: Steel, Concrete, Composite and Aluminium, ASSCCA'03, Sydney.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2003), 'Fatigue behaviour of welded thin cold-formed CHS-to-CHS T-joints under in-plane bending', Tubular Structures X, Proceedings of The 10th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, ISTS10, Madrid, Spain.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2003), 'Fatigue Behaviour of Welded Thin CHS-Plate T-joints under In-Plane Bending', Tubular Structures X, Proceedings of The 10th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, ISTS10, Spain.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Tong, L. (2002), 'Stress Concentration Factors of Tube-to-tube T-joints made up of Thin-Walled (t<4mm) Square Hollow Sections', Applied Mechanics-Progress and Applications, Proceedings of The 3rd Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM2002, Sydney.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Tong, L. (2002), 'Design of Welded Thin-Walled SHS-to-SHS T-Joints under Cyclic In-Plane Bending using the Hot Spot Stress Method', Advances in Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM17, Hong Kong.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Tong, L. (2002), 'High-Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of Welded Thin SHS-CHS T-Joints under In-Plane Bending', Advances in Steel Structures, Vol. II, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, ICASS'02, Hong Kong.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Tong, L. (2002), 'Ultimate Strength of Welded Thin-Walled SHS-CHS T-Joints under In-Plane Bending', Advances in Steel Structures, Vol. I, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, ICASS'02, Hong Kong.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X. and Grundy, P. (2001), 'Fatigue behaviour of thin-walled tube-to-tube T-joints under in-plane bending', Tubular Structures IX, Proceedings of The 9th International Symposium and Euroconference on Tubular Structures, ISTS9, Lisse.
  • Mashiri, F., Zhao, X., Grundy, P. and Munch, C. (2001), 'Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation in Thin SHS-to-SHS T-joints', Tubular Structures IX, Proceedings of The 9th International Symposium and Euroconference on Tubular Structures, ISTS9, Lisse.

Other Publications

  • 2023, 'The Unconventional Strength Towards STEM Cohort', Report

Fidelis' research interests are in fatigue and fracture mechanics. He specialises in the fatigue of welded steel connections and has published articles in journals and conference proceedings. Fidelis has worked on research projects that are applicable to the mining, road transport and agricultural industries. Fidelis is a referee of the Journal of Constructional Steel Research (JCSR) and the Thin-Walled Structures journal (TWS). He also regularly reviews papers for several other journals including the Journal of Structural Engineering - ASCE (USE), Journal of Bridge Engineering - ASCE (USA) and the Materials and Structures journal among others.

In 2009 Fidelis graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching. He also has interets in research in teaching and learning.

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Mashiri.

Previous Projects

Title: Fatigue Behaviour of Retrofitted Steel Structures using Innovative Materials
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Fidelis Mashiri, Xinqun Zhu and Olivia Mirza
Years: 2013-12-09 - 2016-06-30
ID: P00021816
Title: An Australasian facility for the automated fabrication of high performance bespoke components [via UNSW]
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (Other Research Grants)
Western Researchers: Kenny Kwok and Fidelis Mashiri
Years: 2014-02-21 - 2015-02-20
ID: P00021631
Title: Concrete Filled VHS-Plate Fabricated Columns
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Fidelis Mashiri and Brian Uy
Years: 2009-12-04 - 2012-03-30
ID: P00017773
Title: High Capacity Testing Machine for Prototype Structures
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Brian Uy, Yang Xiang, Fidelis Mashiri, Vivian Tam, Xinqun Zhu, Zhong Tao and Olivia Mirza
Years: 2009-09-22 - 2010-09-21
ID: P00017351
Title: Wheel and Rail Damage under Service Loads
Funder:
  • Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam
Western Researchers: Fidelis Mashiri and Xinqun Zhu
Years: 2017-03-08 - 2020-03-07
ID: P00023975
Title: The behaviour and design of composite columns coupling the benefits of high strength steel and high strength concrete for large scale infrastructure (via UNSW)
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Zhong Tao and Fidelis Mashiri
Years: 2012-07-01 - 2013-08-16
ID: P00020161
Title: Australian-Chinese Research Collaboration on dynamic behavior of steel beam to composite column joints
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Xinqun Zhu, Brian Uy, Fidelis Mashiri and Zhong Tao
Years: 2009-07-14 - 2010-07-13
ID: P00017089

Supervision

Associate Professor Mashiri is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Thesis Title: The Behaviour and Design of Composite Columns Coupling the Benefits of High Strength Steel and High Strength Concrete for Large Scale Infrastructure.
Field of Research:

Previous Supervision

Thesis Title: Fatigue Design of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular T- and K-joints
Field of Research: Other Engineering And Related Technologies; Civil Engineering

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