- Lu, W., Ayoub, A. and D'Mello, C. (2021). Effectiveness of coupled thermo-mechanical damage modelling in steel structural fire engineering. Fire Safety Journal, 121, pp. 103314–103314. doi:10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103314.
- Lu, W., D’Mello, C. and Ayoub, A. (2020). Coupled Thermomechanical Damage Modeling for Structural Steel in Fire Conditions. Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(7). doi:10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0002652.
- Huo, B.Y. and D'Mello, C.A. (2017). Shear Transferring Mechanisms in a Composite Shallow Cellular Floor Beam with Web Openings. Structures, 9, pp. 134–146. doi:10.1016/j.istruc.2016.11.003.
- Tsavdaridis, K.D., D'Mello, C. and Huo, B.Y. (2013). Experimental and computational study of the vertical shear behaviour of partially encased perforated steel beams. Engineering Structures, 56, pp. 805–822. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.04.025.
- D'Mello, C. and Yu Huo, B, (2013). Push-out Tests and Analytical Study of Shear Transferring Mechanisms in Composite Shallow Cellular Floor Beams. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 88 (2013) 191–205.
- Tsavdaridis, K.D. and D'Mello, C. (2012). Vierendeel bending study of perforated steel beams with various novel web opening shapes through nonlinear finite-element analyses. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 138(10), pp. 1214–1230. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000562.
- Tsavdaridis, K.D. and D'Mello, C. (2012). Optimisation of Novel Elliptically-Based Web Opening Shapes of Perforated Steel Beams. The Journal Construction Steel Research, 76, pp. 39–53.
- Tsavdaridis, K.D. and D'Mello, C. (2012). Vierendeel Bending Study of Perforated Steel Beams with Various Novel Web Opening Shapes, through Non-linear Finite Element Analyses. Journal of Structural Engineering American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Hamadi, D., Ounis, A. and D'Mello, C.A. (2011). Efficiency of the strain based approach compared to the displacement formulation for the analysis of structures. Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2011, WCE 2011, 1, pp. 57–62.
- Tsavdaridis, K.D. and D'Mello, C. (2011). Web buckling study of the behaviour and strength of perforated steel beams with different novel web opening shapes. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 67(10), pp. 1605–1620. doi:10.1016/j.jcsr.2011.04.004.
- D'Mello, C. and Venghiac, V-M, (2010). The Influence of the Thickness of the Slab and Concrete Grade on Composite Slabs. Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iasi LVI (LX)- Construction & Architecture Section, 2.
- D'Mello, C., McKinley, B. and Boswell, L.F. (2004). Jack-up platforms. Marine Structures Journal Special Issue, 17(3-4), pp. 163–163. doi:10.1016/j.marstruc.2004.08.001.
- D'Mello, C., McKinley, B. and Boswell, L.F. (2004). Editorial. Marine Structures, 17(3-4), p. 163. doi:10.1016/j.marstruc.2004.08.001.
- Wade, S.A., Grattan, K.T.V., McKinley, B., Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (2004). Incorporation of Fiber-Optic Sensors in Concrete Specimens: Testing and Evaluation. IEEE Sensors Journal, 4(1), pp. 127–134. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2003.820352.
- D'Mello, C.A., McKinley, B. and Boswell, L.F. (2004). Special Issue of Marine Structures Journal. Marine Structures.
- D'Mello, C., Wade, S.A., McKinley, B., Grattan, K.T.V. and Boswell, L.F. (2003). Incorporation of Fibre Optic Temperature And Strain Sensors In Concrete Specimens: Testing And Evaluation. IEEE Sensors Journal.
- D'Mello, C., Boswell, L F, and Etube L, (2001). Jack-up platforms. Marine Structures Journal Special Issue.
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell, L.F. (1999). Use of grout for the repair and strengthening of steel tubular members. Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 4, pp. 30–37.
- D'Mello, C., Boswell L F, and Etube L, (1999). The Jack-Up Platform. .
- et al., (1998). 'Jack-up platforms'. Marine Structures Journal Special Issue.
- et al., (1996). 'Jack-up platforms'. Marine Structures Journal Special Issue.
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1992). Recent developments in jack-up platforms: design, construction and operation. Recent developments in jack-up platforms: design, construction and operation.
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1992). Recent developments in jack-up platforms: design, construction and operation. .
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1992). Recent developments in jack-up platforms: design, construction and operation. .
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1992). Recent developments in jack-up platforms: design, construction and operation. Recent developments in jack-up platforms: design, construction and operation.
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell, L F, (1989). 'The jack up platform'. Marine Structures Journal Special Issue.
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1986). The fatigue strength of grouted repaired tubular members. IN: OTC '86 PROC. EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL OFFSHORE TECHNOL. CONF., (HOUSTON, U.S.A.: MAY 5-8, 1986), 4 , Richardson, U.S.A., Offshore Technol. Conf., 1986, Paper OTC 5307, pp. 147–152.
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1985). EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIOUR OF GROUTED CONNECTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. pp. 835–844.
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1985). The experimental behaviour of grouted connections for construction and repair. IN: BEHAVIOUR OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES, PROC. 4TH INT. CONF. BOSS '85, (DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS: JUL. 1-5, 1985), J.A. BATTJES (, 2 ) (ISBN 0-444-42513-6), pp. 835–844.
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About
Overview
Professor D’Mello is currently a Professor of Structural Engineering at City University London. He obtained his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Structural Engineering from the University of Sussex. His research work is largely in the area of very large scale testing, both in the laboratory and on location on oil rigs and large office buildings. The main focus is on composite structures, starting initially with grouted connections in offshore structures and currently on long span composite floors in buildings. All of the research work has been linked to industrial need and much of it has been supported by UK and European funding bodies and by industry. A further area of research has been in the area of dynamics of structures, particularly on the dynamics of long span floors. Professor D’Mello’s current research activity is on long span floors and particularly on the ultra slim floor beam, in which the floor slab is incorporated within the beam depth.
Professor D'Mello has held a number of senior appointments in the School and the University. He was the Associate Dean Education from 2009 to 2014, having previously been Head of Civil Engineering and later the Associate Dean Learning and Teaching in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. His role was to lead the strategic direction of education matters in the School and promote a positive learning and teaching environment. He was an elected member of University Senate until 2013.
Employment
2012 - to date City University London, Professor of Structural Engineering
2009 - 2014 City University London, Associate Dean for Education
2007 - 2009 City University London, Associate Dean for Learning & Teaching and UG Programmes
2002 - 2007 City University London, Assistant Dean for Civil Engineering Programmes
1999 - 2012 City University London, Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering
1987 - 1999 City University London, Lecturer/Teaching Fellow
1988 - 1990 OTEC (UK) Ltd, Associate Consultant
1981 - 1986 Ocean Engineering Research Centre, Postdoctoral Research Assistant
1980 - 1981 University of Sussex, Lecturer in Structural Engineering
1976 - 1980 University of Sussex, Research Assistant
Qualifications
- DPhil Structural Engineering, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, 1981
- BSc (Hons) Structural Engineering, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, 1976
Research
Research interests
Professor D’Mello’s research work is largely in the area of very large scale testing, both in the laboratory and on location on oil rigs and large office buildings. The main focus is on composite structures, starting initially with grouted connections in offshore structures and currently on long span composite floors in buildings. All of the research work has been linked to industrial need and much of it has been supported by UK and European funding bodies and by industry. A further area of research has been in the area of dynamics of structures, particularly on the dynamics of long span floors.
A major part of Professor D’Mello’s current research activity is on long span floors and particularly on the ultra slim floor beam, in which the floor slab is incorporated within the beam depth. Further research work on innovative opening shapes is also in progress and several papers have been published on these topics. He has also filed a patent on this work. The work on composite cellular beam floors also includes the dynamic behaviour of flooring systems and several reports on actual floors have been written. All of this work has been supported by industry. With the incorporation of the beam and services within the slab thickness and the resulting significant reduction in floor heights, the results of this research work will have a very large impact on building costs and sustainable construction.
In addition to the experimental work, Professor D’Mello has several projects involving numerical analysis. The work started with the FE analysis of ship structures and further numerical research work on fatigue of FPSOs was carried out through his PhD student. The current research investigating the behaviour of web opening shapes includes comprehensive FE analysis and parametric studies.
Research students
Eric Cheilletz
Thesis title: Structural Design of Earthquake-resistant RC Moment -resisting frames for Reliability and Sustainable Construction
Sam Tariverdi
Thesis title: LCCA and LCA for Green Refurbishment of Buildings
Publications
Publications by category
Books (3)
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell L F, (1995). The Jack-Up Platform. Bentham Press, London. ISBN 1-874612-22-6.
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell, L F, (1993). Dynamics of Structural Systems. Blackwell Scientific Publications. ISBN 0-632-02199-3.
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell, L F, (1990). The Jack-ups Drilling Platform, Design, Construction and Operation. Elsevier Applied Science. ISBN 1-85166-490-4.
Conference papers and proceedings (26)
- Ghezelbashan, A. and D'Mello, C. (2018). Assessment of the hydrodynamic forces for equivalent modelling of jack-up legs.
- Ghezelbashan, A. and D'Mello, C. (2017). Wave loading on a flexible offshore structure.
- (2013). Proceedings of the International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation. International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation.
- D'Mello, C. and Tsavdaridis, K.D., (2011). FE Modelling Techniques for Complex Web-Post Buckling Response of Perforated Steel Beams with Closely Spaced Web Openings of Various Shapes. 6th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures August, Budapest, Hungary.
- (2011). Proceedings of the International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation. International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation.
- D'Mello, C., Yu Huo, B, and Tsavdaridis, K.D., (2010). Experimental study and Finite Element Analysis of Innovative Shear Connectors of Ultra Shallow Floor Beam. 34th IABSE Symposium 22-24 September, Venice, Italy.
- D'Mello, C., Yu Huo, B, and Tsavdaridis, K.D., (2010). Experimental study and Finite Element Analysis of Innovative Shear Connectors of Ultra Shallow Floor Beam. 34th IABSE Symposium 22-24 September, Venice, Italy.
- Huo, B.Y., D'Mello, C. and Tsavdaridis, K.-.D. (2010). Experimental and Analytical Study of Push-out Shear Tests in Ultra Shallow Floor Beams. IABSE Symposium, Venice 2010: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas 22-24 September. doi:10.2749/222137810796024051
- Ma, Q., Yan, S., D'Mello, C. and Zhang, L. (2010). Numerical Investigation of Fully Nonlinear Interaction between Freak Waves and 2-D Submerged Cylinders. Conference/Proceeding of ISOPE 2009.
- Yan, S., Ma, Q.W., D'Mello, C. and Zhang, L. (2010). Numerical investigation of fully nonlinear interaction between freak waves and 2-D submerged cylinders.
- Tsavdaridis K. D, and D'Mello, C. (2009). Finite Element Investigation of Perforated Steel Beams with Different Web Opening Configurations. 6th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures 16-18 December, Hong Kong, China.
- D'Mello, C., Tsavdaridis, K.D, and Yu Huo, B, (2009). Experimental study of ultra-shallow floor beams with perforated steel sections. 16th Concrete Conference 21-23 October, Paphos Cyprus.
- D'Mello, C., Tsavdaridis, K.D, and Hawes, M, (2009). Experimental study of ultra-shallow floor beams with perforated steel sections. 11th Nordic Steel Construction Conference 2-4 September, Malmö Sweden.
- (2005). Proceedings of the International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation. International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation.
- (2003). Proceedings of the International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation. International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation.
- D'Mello, C., Gebremichael, Y.M, , McKinley, B, and et al., (2001). Comparative field study of fibre Bragg grating strain sensors and foil gauges for structural integrity monitoring.
- D'Mello, C., Wade, S.A., Grattan, K.T.V., Sun, T., Leng, J., Fernando, G.F. … Boswell, L. (2001). Applications of Optical Fibre Temperature and Strain Sensors for Structural Integrity Monitoring. Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy Australia.
- Gebremichael, Y.M., Li, W., Meggitt, B.T., Boyle, W.J.O., McKinley, B., Grattan, K.T.V. … Kvenild, L. (2001). Bragg grating based multi-sensor system for structural integrity monitoring of a large civil engineering structure: A road bridge in Norway. doi:10.1117/12.447364
- (2001). Proceedings of the International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation. International Conference The Jack-Up Platform – Design, Construction and Operation.
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell, L.F. (1999). The use of grout for the repair and strengthening of steel tubular members.
- D'Mello, C., Boswell L F, , Morris W, , Hancock M, and Bond I, (1996). Static Testing of Full Scale Turbine Blades up to 21m Long. Goteburg, Sweden.
- D'Mello, C., Boswell L F, , Morris W, and Jones W, (1993). Some Experiences of Fatigue and Static Testing of Full Scale Windmill Blades. European Union Wind Energy Conference Germany.
- D'Mello, C. (1987). Stability and Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Structures. Academy of Sciences Seminar Yugoslavy.
- D'Mello, C. and Morrell, P J B, (1986). Moment Shear Interaction of Hollow Section Steel Beams. Steel Structures conference Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.
- Boswell, L.F. and D'Mello, C. (1986). The fatigue strength of grouted repaired tubular members.
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell, L F, (1984). Model Analysis of Grouted Connections For Use In Construction and Repair of Offshore Structures. Institute of Structural Engineers Seminar.
Journal articles (29)
Patent
- D'Mello, C. STRUCTURAL BEAM. Patent no. 1112512.7
Report
- D'Mello, C. and Boswell, L F, (1990). Residual and Fatigue Strength of Grout Filled Damaged Tubular Members..