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Professor Andy Buchanan

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Department: Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Email: andy.buchanan@canterbury.ac.nz

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Language: English

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Fields of Research

  • Earthquake engineering
  • Fire engineering
  • Timber engineering

Researcher Summary

Main research is the development of innovative structural timber building systems, using post-tensioned large spans in single storey and multi-storey timber buildings. Related research interests include fire resistance of timber structures, connections in timber structures, structural fire design methods and earthquake engineering.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Engineering and Technology: Design; Earthquake Engineering; Fire Engineering; Structural; Timber
  • Resilience: Physical: Buildings; Infrastructure
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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

(Displaying research/scholarly/creative work for last six years)
Authored Books
  • Buchanan AH. and Abu AK. (2017) Structural design for fire safety. (Second Edition ed.). John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. i-416.
Journal Articles
  • Iqbal A., Pampanin S. and Buchanan A. (2021) A General Design Approach for Post-tensioned Timber Subassemblies. Journal of Earthquake Engineering 25(14): 2955-2970. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2019.1659880.
  • Buchanan AH., Dunn A., O'Neill J. and Pau D. (2018) Fire safety of CLT buildings in New Zealand and Australia. Wood and Fiber Science 50: 96-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.22382/wfs-2018-043.
  • Iqbal A., Fragiacomo M., Pampanin S. and Buchanan A. (2018) Seismic resilience of plywood-coupled LVL wall panels. Engineering Structures 167: 750-759. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.09.053.
  • Moroder D., Smith T., Dunbar A., Pampanin S. and Buchanan A. (2018) Seismic testing of post-tensioned Pres-Lam core walls using cross laminated timber. Engineering Structures 167: 639-654. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.02.075.
  • Buchanan A. and Moroder D. (2017) Log house performance in the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 225-236. http://dx.doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.50.2.225-236.
  • Lago BD., Dibenedetto C., Palermo A., Pampanin S., Giorgini S., Buchanan AH. and Carradine D. (2017) Structural behavior of longitudinally posttensioned timber beams under serviceability gravity loading. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States) 143(8) http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001800.
  • Moroder D., Pampanin S., Palermo A., Smith T., Sarti F. and Buchanan A. (2017) Diaphragm connections in structures with rocking timber walls. Structural Engineering International 27(2): 165-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/101686617X14881932435574.

Affiliations

  • Canterbury Structural Group (Professional Organisation): Committee Member
  • Engineers for Social Responsibility (ESR) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) (Professional Organisation): Distinguished Fellow (D.FIPENZ)
  • New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) (Professional Organisation): Fellow
  • New Zealand Timber Design Society (Professional Organisation): Past President
  • Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) (Professional Organisation): Fellow
  • Structural Engineering Society (SESOC) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Structural Timber Innovation Company Ltd (STIC) (Industry): Research Director

Research Groups

  • Fire Risk and Engineering
  • Resilience: Physical Research
  • Timber Engineering Group
  • Wood Technology Research Centre

Research Projects

  • Multi-storey timber buildings
  • Sustainability Project

Future Research

  • Earthquake resistance of timber structures
  • Fire resistance of timber structures
  • Sustainability of large timber structures

Key Methodologies

  • Computer modelling
  • Feasibility studies
  • Large scale experimental testing
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