Doctor Ee Loon Tan

Lecturer - Concrete Structures,
Engineering

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Biography

Dr Ee Loon Tan joined the School of Engineering at University of Western Sydney as a Lecturer in February 2011 after he received his PhD degree from University of Western Sydney in 2010. His PhD was titled: "The effects of partial shear connection on composite steel-concrete beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion." Previously, he graduated from University of New South Wales with both a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering and a Master degree in Structural Engineering from 1999 to 2004. During his studies, he has worked for CPG Corporation Pte Ltd (Singapore) as an Engineering Trainee in the Civil and Structural Engineering Division from 2001 to 2002. Furthermore, he held a position as a Research Assistant to assist in an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project from 2009 to 2011 in University of Western Sydney under the supervision of Professor Brian Uy.

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Qualifications

PhD University of Western Sydney
MEngSc University of New South Wales
BEng University of New South Wales

Professional Memberships

Australian Steel Institute (2012)
Australian Association for Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (2016)
Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia (2016)
Engineers Australia (2012)

Interests

Finite Element Modelling
Lightweight Concrete

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Engineering

Contact

Email:	E.Tan@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone:	(02) 47360 991
Mobile:
Location:	XB.2.40 Penrith (Kingswood)

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Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

300730 Steel Structures, 2012
300736 Concrete Structures (UG), 2012
300964 Introduction to Engineering Practice, 2015

Publications

Journal Articles

Guo, J., Wang, Z., Tan, E. and Gao, Y. (2024), 'Flexural performance of round-ended concrete-filled steel tubular specimens', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 215 .
Shi, Y., Jia, Z., Wang, W., Xian, W. and Tan, E. (2021), 'Experimental and numerical study on torsional behaviour of steel-reinforced concrete-filled square steel tubular members', Structures, vol 32 , pp 713 - 730.
Wang, W., Jia, Z., Shi, Y. and Tan, E. (2020), 'Performance of steel-reinforced circular concrete-filled steel tubular members under combined compression and torsion', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 173 .
Tan, E., Varsani, H. and Liao, F. (2019), 'Experimental study on demountable steel-concrete connectors subjected to combined shear and tension', Engineering Structures, vol 183 , pp 110 - 123.
Denoord, L., Varsani, H., Tan, E. and Singh, B. (2017), 'Composite behaviour of headed stud shear connectors with BubbleDeck flooring', ce/papers, vol 1, no 2-3 , pp 2183 - 2189.
Ban, H., Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2015), 'Strength of multi-span composite beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 113 , pp 1 - 12.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2015), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to sagging bending and axial compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 110 , pp 29 - 39.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to negative bending and compression', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 79 , pp 34 - 47.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'The effects of axial tension on the sagging-moment regions of composite beams', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 72 , pp 240 - 253.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'The effects of axial tension on the hogging-moment regions of composite beams', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 68, no 1 , pp 20 - 33.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2011), 'Nonlinear analysis of composite beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 67, no 5 , pp 790 - 799.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2009), 'Experimental study on straight composite beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 65, no 4 , pp 784 - 793.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2009), 'Experimental study on curved composite beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 65, no 40794 , pp 1855 - 1863.

Conference Papers

Tan, E. and Sisay, J. (2019), 'Finite element modelling of push-out tests for bubble deck system incorporating into composite steel-concrete beams', International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures, University of Bradford, U.K..
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..
Tan, E., De Jesus, R., Tran, M. and Yu, X. (2019), 'Behaviour of headed shear connectors in BubbleDeck slab system', Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
Varma, R., Tan, E. and Singh, B. (2019), 'Study on steel-concrete composite structure incorporating BubbleDeck slab', International Conference on Advancements in Engineering Education, Sydney, N.S.W..
Singh, B., Tan, E., Pan, Z., Mirza, O. and Yu, X. (2018), 'Integration of green concrete in steel-concrete composite beams', International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction, Hong Kong, China.
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.
Singh, B., Tan, E., Pan, Z., Mirza, O. and Boncato, J. (2018), 'Experimental study of steel-concrete composite beams comprised of fly ash based geopolymer concrete', International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures, Valencia, Spain.
Singh, B., Tan, E., Pan, Z., Mirza, O. and Mamo, Y. (2018), 'Experimental analysis of composite push test integrating geopolymer concrete', International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures , Valencia, Spain.
Tan, E. and Varsani, H. (2018), 'Numerical study on innovative demountable shear connectors subject to combined shear and axial tension', International Symposium on Structural Engineering, Hangzhou, China.
Yu, X., Tao, Z., Wang, S. and Tan, E. (2018), 'Effects of different types of aggregates on the fire resistances of concrete-filled steel tubular columns', International Conference on Engineering Research and Practice for Steel Construction, Hong Kong, China.
Varsani, H., Tan, E. and Singh, B. (2017), 'Behaviour of innovative demountable shear connectors subjected to combined shear and axial tension', European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mamo, Y., Tan, E., Pan, Z., Mirza, O. and Singh, B. (2017), 'Experimental study on the behaviour of headed stud shear connectors for composite steel-concrete beams incorporating geopolymer concrete', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research, Sydney, N.S.W..
Singh, B., Pan, Z., Tan, E., Mirza, O. and Mamo, Y. (2017), 'Effect of seasonal weather on the properties of geopolymer mortar', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research, Sydney, N.S.W..
Huang, Q., Lin, L., Tan, E. and Singh, B. (2017), 'Mix design of recycled aggregate concrete using packing density method', International Conference on Structural Engineering Research, Sydney, N.S.W..
Tan, E. and Shanmugam, J. (2016), 'Finite element modelling of composite steel-concrete slab with bubble deck', International Symposium on Structural Engineering, Beijing, China.
Singh, B., Tan, E., Tam, V. and Tao, Z. (2016), 'Effects of coarse recycled aggregate on the strength and ductility of composite steel-concrete beams', International Symposium on Structural Engineering, Beijing, China.
Huang, Q., Murphy, T., Tan, E. and Wuhrer, R. (2016), 'Characterisation of recycled aggregate concrete through x-ray mapping', Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting, Columbus, Ohio.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2016), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to combined bending and axial forces', International Conference on Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete, Palm Cove, Qld..
Tan, E., Tam, V., Tao, Z. and Singh, B. (2015), 'Experimental study of sustainable recycled concrete aggregates in steel-concrete composite construction', International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ban, H., Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2015), 'Non-linear analysis of multi-span composite beams under combined flexure and torsion', International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures , Beijing, China.
Mclister, B., Tan, E. and Mirza, O. (2014), 'Behaviour of headed shear studs in lightweight aggregate concrete under elevated temperatures', European Conference on Steel Structures, Naples, Italy.
Nehaal Deo, V., Tan, E. and Tam, V. (2014), 'Behaviour of headed stud shear connectors for composite steel-concrete beams incorporating recycled concrete', International Symposium on Structural Engineering, Hefei, China.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2014), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams under generalised actions', Hellenic National Conference of Steel Structures, Tripoli, Greece.
Tan, E., Uy, B. and Hummam, G. (2013), 'Behaviour of multi-span composite steel-concrete beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion', International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2013), 'Finite element anaylsis of multi-span composite steel-concrete beams subjected to combined flexure and torsion', Pacific Structural Steel Conference, Singapore.
Tan, E., Thomas, C. and Siriviatnanon, V. (2013), 'Finite element modelling of nonlinear behaviour of headed stud shear connectors in foamed and lightweight aggregate concrete', International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams subjected to negative bending and axial compression', 10th International Conference on Advances in Steel Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Singapore.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2012), 'Behaviour and design of composite beams under bending and axial tension', International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Nanjing, China.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2011), 'Modelling semi-continuous composite beams for the determination of their flexural and rotational capacities', The 2011 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM11+), Seoul, Korea.
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2011), 'Steel-concrete composite beams behaviour under combined hogging moment and axial tension', Proceedings of Eurosteel 2011 - 6th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, .
Vasdravellis, G., Uy, B., Tan, E. and Kirkland, B. (2011), 'Behaviour of composite beams under negative bending and axial tension', Proceedings of 7th National Conference on Steel Structures, Volos, Greece.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2010), 'Nonlinear Analysis of Composite Steel Concrete Beams under Combined Flexure and Torsion Incorporating the Effects of Partial Shear Connection', 4th International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, Sydney.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2010), 'Parametric Study of Curved in Plan Composite Beams using 3D Finite Element Approach', The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Egnineering Conference, Sydney.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2008), 'Effects of partial shear connection of curved in plan composite steel-concrete beams under combined flexure and torsion', Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, ASEC2008, Melbourne, Australia.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2006), 'Effects of Partial shear connection on composite steel-concrete beam behaviour under combined flexure and torsion', 8th International Conference on Steel-Concrete Composite and Hybrid Structures, Harbin, China.
Tan, E. and Uy, B. (2004), 'Effects of partial shear connection on the strength and ductility of semi-continuous composite steel-concrete beams', Australian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Perth, Australia.

Dr Tan’s area of research is mostly concentrated on the behaviour and strength of composite steel-concrete structures subjected to combined loading actions such as axial, shear, flexure and torsion. These forms of structures can be found in highways, bridges and high-rise buildings. Therefore, by using both experimental testing and finite element modelling, design models and guidelines can be proposed to improve the existing Australian Standards for composite steel-concrete structures. In addition, Dr Tan has developed interests in the design of semi-continuous composite steel-concrete beams, which are commonly found in all frame systems. These semi-continuous beams consist of continuous beams connected by a semi-rigid composite joint such as a flush end-plate connection.